This week on Dezeen: beleaguered Brutalist housing estate Robin Hood Gardens (pictured) hit the headlines this week as a last-ditch attempt to save it from demolition failed, and Tokyo's 2020 Olympics faced further controversy. More about This week, Tokyo Olympics suffered identity crisis and Robin Hood Gardens faced demolition
Kenjiro Sano, who unveiled his logo design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last month, has denied allegations that he copied the design from an emblem for a Belgian theatre. More about Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo designer refutes plagiarism accusations
The latest bid to grant listing status to the Brutalist Robin Hood Gardens estate in east London has failed and the local MP has called for it to be "brought down ASAP". More about Politician calls for immediate demolition of Robin Hood Gardens after listing bid fails
Thomas Heatherwick has unveiled more images of his plant-covered design for a Maggie's cancer-care centre in Yorkshire, England, which has now been granted planning permission (+ slideshow). More about Thomas Heatherwick gets the green light for Maggie's Centre modelled on pot plants
British writer and curator Justin McGuirk – a regular columnist for Dezeen – is joining London's Design Museum as chief curator this month. More about Justin McGuirk appointed chief curator at London's Design Museum
British architect Atkins has started work on a 460-metre-high skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City, which is set to become the tallest building in Vietnam on completion. More about Atkins starts building Vietnam's tallest skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City
Images have emerged revealing previously unreported plans for a visitor centre, including a rooftop observation deck and a shop, at the Foster + Partners-designed Apple Campus 2 in California. More about Plans unveiled for visitor centre with rooftop viewing terrace at new Apple campus
Bblur Architecture has won approval to wrap a giant slide around the Anish Kapoor-designed ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. More about "World's longest and tallest tunnel slide" to wrap Anish Kapoor sculpture in London's Olympic park
Studio Libeskind has won planning permission to build a 105-metre-high pointed skyscraper in the centre of Jerusalem – set to become the city's second-tallest building. More about Daniel Libeskind gets green light for pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Jerusalem
Dutch airline KLM and Delft University of Technology have released concept designs for an aircraft with a "blended wing body", which could transport passengers non stop from Europe to Australia. More about KLM and TU Delft propose long-distance aircraft featuring wings that merge with its body
Proposals by SHoP Architects, Dattner Architects and Present Architecture have informed a concept design for New York's LaGuardia airport – completely replacing the existing terminals (+ slideshow). More about New York's LaGuardia Airport to be demolished and rebuilt using three different designs
Zaha Hadid Architects says its design for the Tokyo stadium design should be revised rather than scrapped, to avoid missing the immovable deadline of the 2020 Olympics. More about Zaha Hadid says Japan ignored warnings over Olympic stadium construction costs
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has released new images of its design for a six-storey building that will house the International Spy Museum in Washington DC. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners unveils design for International Spy Museum
Converse has redesigned its iconic canvas basketball shoe – the Chuck Taylor All Star – to appeal to a growing audience of non-sports-playing sneaker fans in the music, fashion, arts and design industries (+ slideshow). More about Converse unveils first redesign of classic Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers since the 1930s
OMA has unveiled its design for a new sports and science facility at Brighton College, England – a historic school campus made up of buildings by George Gilbert Scott and Thomas Graham Jackson. More about OMA to create new sports and science facility at historic English college
This week we reported on the latest controversy to hit Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie skyscraper (pictured) and Pharrell Williams and Zaha Hadid's collaboration for Adidas, and published the first piece in our summer-long series on Postmodernism. Click through for more of the biggest architecture, interiors and design stories from the past seven days. More about The biggest architecture and design stories on Dezeen this week
The logos for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games by Japanese graphic designer Kenjiro Sano have been unveiled by the event organisers. More about Tokyo unveils 2020 Olympics logo by Kenjiro Sano
Construction work has started on a new concert hall by Mexican firm Rojkind Arquitectos in Boca del Rio, Mexico, featuring a bold geometric form that references the jagged outline of an adjacent jetty. More about Concrete concert hall by Rojkind Arquitectos will overlook the Gulf of Mexico
Architecture firm Snøhetta has designed a pair of ring-shaped platforms linked by a cable car, which will offer expansive views of the Alps to residents and visitors in Bolzano, Italy. More about Snøhetta wins competition for cable car and Alpine viewing platform in Italy
Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London has once again become a subject of controversy, following reports that its curved facade is channelling gusts of wind strong enough to knock people over. More about Walkie Talkie blamed for powerful downdraught on London streets