Bjarke Ingels' firm has unveiled designs for a major residential development in downtown Toronto, reminiscent of the experimental housing complex built by Moshe Safdie in the 1960s (+ slideshow). More about BIG designs "Habitat 2.0" for Toronto
Berlin is to extend the refugee camp at the decommissioned Tempelhof Airport, making room for 7,000 people in and around one of the German capital's most iconic buildings. More about Berlin's Tempelhof Airport to become Germany's largest refugee camp
China has released a directive that could put an end to the country's trend for bombastic architecture. More about China moves to prevent "oversized, xenocentric and weird" architecture
Via 57 West, the tetrahedron-shaped Manhattan apartment tower by BIG, is preparing to welcome its first group of tenants next month. More about New York "courtscraper" by Bjarke Ingels set to open in March
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has unveiled plans to build a mile-high observation tower, envisioned as a vertical alternative to New York's Central Park. More about Carlo Ratti designs mile-high observation tower with a park on top
The World Trade Center Transportation Hub, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, is scheduled to partially open next week in Lower Manhattan, more than a decade after work began. More about Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center transit terminal to quietly open next week
Architecture is a fundamentally humanitarian profession according to Swiss architect Jacques Herzog, who believes a building's success should be judged on whether it is filled with people. More about All architecture needs a humanitarian approach, says Jacques Herzog
Design Indaba 2016: industrial designer Benjamin Hubert has explained why he shifted his energy away from furniture design, saying "everyone seems to be designing the same thing" in the sector. More about Furniture and lighting design is "saturated" says Benjamin Hubert
The Serpentine Gallery has unveiled the designs for four Summer Houses that will accompany this year's Bjarke Ingels-designed Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London's Kensington Gardens (+ slideshow). More about Serpentine Summer Houses include looping wooden pavilion and inverted replica building
French designer Ora ïto has revealed his tram designs for the Mediterranean city of Nice, which will be charged through the ground rather than via overhead cables (+ movie). More about Ora ïto and Alstom unveil trams for Nice's expanded public transport system
Bjarke Ingels' firm BIG has unveiled its design for this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, featuring a tall pointed structure made of interlocking fibreglass "bricks". More about Bjarke Ingels' Serpentine Gallery Pavilion conceived as an "unzipped wall"
A design technique used on feature films including Minority Report, The Terminal and Man of Steel is being applied to the development of future cities in the face of huge refugee migrations. More about Minority Report designer Alex McDowell applies filmmaking techniques to refugee-camp design
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Tadao Ando, Peter Zumthor, David Chipperfield and SANAA are among the star-studded list of contributors announced for the Alejandro Aravena-curated Venice Architecture Biennale 2016. More about Aravena rounds up architecture's biggest names for Venice Biennale 2016
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: socially minded architecture is a choice not a responsibility according this year's Venice Biennale curator Alejandro Aravena, who has called for "professional quality, not professional charity" to deal with the world's issues. More about Architects have no moral obligation to society says Alejandro Aravena
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is working with architecture firm Gensler to develop a branch of the private Arts Club on Hollywood's Sunset Strip. More about Gwyneth Paltrow enlists Gensler to design Hollywood members-only club
Designer Jonathan Schwinge has created a conceptual superyacht with a pyramid-shaped body that would lift itself above the water at high speeds. More about Schwinge unveils futuristic pyramid-shaped Tetra superyacht concept
A group of University of Tokyo students overseen by architect Kengo Kuma have developed a 3D-printing pen that can be used to create complex architectural structures out of plastic sticks. More about Tokyo university students create "drawn-in-place" architecture using a 3D-printing pen
Design Indaba 2016: the 1996 ad campaign that encouraged British housewives to throw away their fussy furnishings helped transform attitudes to design, according to ad executive Naresh Ramchandani (+ movie). More about IKEA's "Chuck out your chintz" ads changed British taste, says the man who wrote the slogan
Milan 2016: Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has designed this year's Milan design week installation for fashion brand COS, which will feature cones of light created by spotlights. More about Sou Fujimoto to create "forest of light" for COS installation in Milan
Design Indaba 2016: the car industry is so obsessed with new technology that it is forgetting about people, according to Dutch designers Miriam van der Lubbe and Niels van Eijk. More about Car brands are dazzled by technology and neglecting users, say van der Lubbe and van Eijk