Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has been chosen to create the United Arab Emirates' national pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020, with a design modelled on bird's wings (+ slideshow). More about Santiago Calatrava selected to design UAE Pavilion for Dubai Expo 2020
An installation by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama originally created for the 1966 Venice Biennale has been reconstructed near Philip Johnson's iconic Glass House in Connecticut (+ slideshow). More about Yayoi Kusama installs 1,300 floating steel balls at Philip Johnson's Glass House estate
Swiss architect Mario Botta, whose San Francisco Museum of Modern Art building reopens next week with a Snøhetta-designed extension, has put his stamp on the iconic Fixpencil tool for architects. More about Mario Botta adds chequered pattern to architects' Fixpencil
Designers are losing the understanding of the nature and potential of materials gained from creating things by hand, according to Apple's Jonathan Ive. More about "Fewer designers seem to be interested in how something is actually made" says Jonathan Ive
British designer Thomas Heatherwick's elevated park over the Hudson River has been given the go ahead by planners and will start construction this summer. More about Heatherwick's Pier 55 to begin construction over New York's Hudson River
With just over a month to go before London's Tate Modern opens its new Herzog & de Meuron-designed wing, Instagram users have been sharing images of the angular brick structure. More about Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern extension nears completion
IKEA has launched its new indoor gardening product into stores, bringing home hydroponics to a larger market (+ slideshow). More about IKEA moves into indoor gardening with hydroponic kit
Architect Sean Griffiths has unveiled plans to add a shed-inspired roof extension to the Blue House, one of the best-known projects of his former studio FAT. More about FAT's seminal Blue House set for rooftop extension
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: Patrik Schumacher has paid tribute to the "empowering" and "unprecedented" architectural moves developed by his former partner Zaha Hadid, who died unexpectedly in March following a heart attack. More about Zaha "delivered an unprecedented expansion" of architectural style says Patrik Schumacher
A collective of designers and artists in New York has proposed transforming a shipping barge into a verdant floating farm, with berry bushes, lime trees and swaths of lavender, among many other plants. More about "Floating food forest" proposed for New York's waterways
Three fantasy house plans have been selected as the winners of the Design a Beautiful House competition: a marble-clad mansion, a subterranean lakeside dwelling and a linear property with faceted bays. More about Winners in beautiful house contest include marble walls and underground rooms
This week on Dezeen: fashion designer Stella McCartney revealed her kit designs for British athletes competing at this year's Olympics, while a new logo for the Tokyo 2020 games was finally selected after the original design was ditched. More about This week, Stella McCartney unveiled kits for Rio 2016 and a new logo was chosen for Tokyo 2020
The Australian Institute of Architects has this year awarded the country's most prestigious architecture award to "controversial and contentious" studio ARM Architecture (+ slideshow). More about ARM Architecture wins 2016 Gold Medal from the Australian Institute of Architects
Denmark's Normann Copenhagen is set to become the latest furniture brand to launch a range of stationery and accessories, echoing strategies used by the fashion industry with its Daily Fiction collection (+ slideshow). More about Normann Copenhagen to launch Daily Fiction range of accessories and stationery
MVRDV and COBE pay tribute to the trashy glamour of rock and roll with this rock music museum in Denmark, which features a golden studded exterior and an auditorium that appears to defy gravity (+ slideshow). More about MVRDV and COBE complete Roskilde rock museum dressed with golden studs
The American Institute of Architects has pulled out of hosting a conference in Wilmington, North Carolina, in a protest against the state's new anti-LGBT law. More about AIA cancels North Carolina conference over anti-LGBT law
The four competing proposals for the revamp of LA's Pershing Square have been finalised and revealed, by designers including Morphosis and James Corner Field Operations (+ slideshow). More about Four competing designs unveiled for Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles
Reebok has been criticised for only releasing male sizes of the boot-like sneakers worn by actress Sigourney Weaver in 1986 sci-fi film Aliens. More about Reebok blasted for releasing Alien Stomper trainers exclusively in male sizes
Residents of the world's largest co-living block will have so many services to hand they may never have to leave the building, according to the entrepreneur behind the London project (+ slideshow). More about World's largest co-living complex promises residents "everything at their fingertips"
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has revealed plans for his first tall building in North America – a residential tower in Vancouver with a curved silhouette (+ slideshow). More about Kengo Kuma unveils plans for curved apartment tower in Vancouver