Herzog & de Meuron has completed its school of government and public policy at the University of Oxford, which is being officially unveiled to the press next week. More about Instagram users offer a preview of Herzog & de Meuron's Oxford University building
Rotterdam studio MVRDV has revealed its design for a shopping centre with a pearlescent facade, which is on target to complete this summer in central Beijing. More about MVRDV unveils pearlescent shopping centre nearing completion in Beijing
An exhibition opening this May at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will examine how computer modelling, 3D printing, laser cutting and other "machine-based" fabrication methods are impacting high-end fashion. More about The Met museum's Manus x Machina exhibition to explore technology's impact on fashion
Crowdsourcing site DesignCrowd has revealed the winner of a contest to find an alternative logo for taxi app Uber, after the company unveiled a controversial rebrand earlier this month (+ slideshow). More about Designers create alternatives to controversial Uber rebrand
Stockholm 2016: design duo Barber & Osgerby have said they "never accept" standard royalties from the brands they work for and always push for a better deal. More about "People want designers to be starving artists" say Barber & Osgerby
David Chipperfield Architects' proposal for a new east London home and studio for British artist Tracey Emin has been refused planning permission. More about Chipperfield's plans for Tracey Emin residence and studio rejected
New York architect Robert A M Stern has revealed designs for a condominium building in Lower Manhattan that references the massive warehouse buildings of Tribeca, and the Art Deco buildings of the Financial District and Midtown. More about Robert A M Stern to design luxury condo building influenced by Manhattan's industrial past
Bořek Šípek, the Czech architect and designer known for his flamboyant glassware and furniture, has died in Prague aged 66. More about Czech architect and designer Bořek Šípek dies aged 66
This week on Dezeen: Danish architect Bjarke Ingels and his firm BIG dominated headlines this week, as they proposed a New York skyscraper wrapped by gardens and were selected to design the next Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. More about This week, Bjarke Ingels was selected for the Serpentine and also featured in a rap video
Stockholm 2016: acoustics are the hot topic at this week's Stockholm Furniture Fair, with designers and brands launching products aimed at making interiors quieter. More about Noise reduction has become a "major preoccupation" in Scandinavian interiors
Business news: design brand Tom Dixon has been sold by its Swedish owners to a British investment company, it has emerged. More about Tom Dixon sold to British investment firm Neo Investment Partners
Google's self-driving car system has been officially recognised as a driver in the US, paving the way for the legalisation of autonomous vehicles. More about Google's artificial intelligence becomes first non-human to qualify as a driver
COBE has unveiled its masterplan for Christiansholm, an artificial island in Copenhagen harbour formerly occupied by the Danish press (+ slideshow). More about COBE wins contest to redevelop Copenhagen's Christiansholm island
Influential names from the fashion industry, including Vanity Fair's Virginie Mouzat and British Fashion Council ambassador Sarah Mower, have criticised the interiors of Pininfarina's Eurostar redesign, referring to the Standard Premier carriage as "a disaster". More about New Eurostar carriage design slammed by fashion's elite
The Guggenheim Foundation has admitted that work has still not started on its new Abu Dhabi museum by architect Frank Gehry. More about Construction of Gehry's Guggenheim Abu Dhabi yet to start
Global architecture firm HOK and Barcelona-based TAC Arquitectes have won a competition to design a 10,000-seat sports arena next to FC Barcelona's Camp Nou football stadium. More about Basketball arena by HOK will be built in the shadow of FC Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium
A pavilion designed by architects SelgasCano and Helloeverything for a Copenhagen art museum is being transported to a Nairobi slum, where it will serve as a school for 600 pupils. More about SelgasCano's Louisiana Pavilion to be reused as a school in Kenya's Kibera slum
French department store chain Galeries Lafayette has selected Danish architect Bjarke Ingels to design its new flagship shop on the Champs-Élysées. More about BIG to design Galeries Lafayette flagship on Paris' Champs-Élysées
Business news: open-source furniture brand Opendesk has launched a service aimed at disrupting the contract furniture industry, allowing businesses to order locally manufactured products that can be delivered and installed in just 14 days. More about Opendesk Express launches "desks on demand" service for London's workplaces
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has joined forces with Mexican firm Legorreta + Legorreta to form LegoRogers, which has completed a 50-storey office block for a bank in Mexico City (+ slideshow). More about Legorreta and Rogers team up to complete Mexico City bank headquarters