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
Rio 2016: Adidas has unveiled its kits for the Team GB athletes competing in the Rio 2016 Olympics, designed by fashion designer Stella McCartney around a new coat of arms. More about Adidas unveils Team GB kits for Rio 2016 by Stella McCartney
Shigeru Ban has travelled to Ecuador to help with disaster relief, following a major earthquake that has caused the death of over 650 people. More about Shigeru Ban joins disaster relief effort following Ecuador earthquake
New York-based Studio Dror has proposed adding another huge domed structure to Montreal's Expo 67 site on Île Sainte-Hélène, where Buckminster Fuller's Biosphere has sat for almost 50 years (+ movie). More about Studio Dror imagines second giant dome for Montreal's Expo 67 island
Zaha Hadid Architects has been selected to design a building for a technology park near Moscow, the first major project the firm has secured since the death of its founder last month. More about Zaha Hadid Architects wins contest for new addition to "Russia's Silicon Valley"
EU referendum: German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans has designed a set of posters to encourage UK residents to vote to stay in the European Union, after branding the official Remain campaign "lame" (+ slideshow). More about Wolfgang Tillmans designs posters opposing Brexit vote
New York's Museum of Modern Art has issued a letter to quell speculation over the closure of its architecture and design galleries. More about Claim that MoMA will abolish architecture and design galleries "absolutely not true" says curator
In memory of musician Prince, who died suddenly last week, LACMA has used purple lighting to turn the popular Rain Room installation into a tribute based on one of the musician's most famous tracks. More about LACMA pays tribute to Prince with Purple Rain Room
Anders Berensson Architects has unveiled conceptual plans for Stockholm's tallest building – a 133-metre wooden skyscraper covered in numbers, which would be erected on top of a 1960s car park in the city centre. More about Anders Berensson proposes wooden skyscraper with decorative facade for Stockholm
A pair of chequerboard designs by Japanese artist Asao Tokolo have been unveiled as the new official logos for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games, after the original designs were ditched amid claims of plagiarism. More about New logos chosen for Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games
Milan 2016: the old model of working for royalties is "completely dead" according to Stefano Giovannoni, the latest designer to turn entrepreneur and launch his own brand. More about Furniture designers ditch "dead" royalty system and launch their own brands
This week on Dezeen: Zaha Hadid Architects announced it will continue to practice without its founder following her sudden death in the same week as the company's proposal for a car park in Miami Beach was rejected. More about This week, Zaha Hadid Architects vowed to carry on but its Miami Beach car park was rejected
Design studio We Like Today has unveiled plans to "revive and repopulate" an area of Brighton and Hove's sea front, with a brightly coloured scheme made from a series of hut-like structures (+ slideshow). More about We Like Today's Sea Lanes aims to reconnect Brighton and Hove residents with the sea
Business news: Molteni has become the latest Italian design brand to appoint a non-Italian creative director, signing up Belgian architect and designer Vincent Van Duysen for the role. More about Molteni&C appoints Vincent Van Duysen as creative director to get "more sophisticated look"
Architecture firm ODA New York has conceived three glass towers for Brooklyn that feature setbacks and protrusions to ensure tenants are afforded expansive views. More about ODA designs trio of irregularly stacked towers for Williamsburg waterfront
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has unveiled plans for a new Hans Christian Andersen Museum in the Danish city of Odense, which will revolve around the writer's popular fairy tales (+ slideshow). More about Kengo Kuma reveals plans for Hans Christian Andersen Museum in Odense
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has been named as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2016, with a citation written by his former employer Rem Koolhaas that compares Ingels to a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. More about Bjarke Ingels embodies "fully fledged new typology" in architecture says Rem Koolhaas
OMA's New York office is almost doubling the size of Quebec's Musée National des Beaux-Arts with a new building in the city's Parc des Champs-de-Bataille (+ slideshow). More about Major art museum extension by OMA underway in Quebec
American musician Prince has died suddenly aged 57. By changing his name to a graphic symbol for a period, the artist elevated himself to icon status that would last a lifetime, according to the logo's designer. More about "Prince was the Nike swoosh before Nike was" says musician's symbol designer
Renderings of a sculptural Manhattan residential skyscraper by Kohn Pedersen Fox have been unveiled to entice buyers to purchase units costing up to $18.5 million (+ slideshow). More about New images released of luxury condo tower by KPF in New York