British inventor Clive Sinclair has launched a crowdfunding campaign to produce an electric version of his lightweight foldable A-Bike, with wheels that are just 13 centimetres in diameter (+ slideshow). More about Clive Sinclair launches "world's lightest and most compact electric bike"
Architect Bjarke Ingels has unveiled plans to turn the chimneys at Battersea Power Station in London into giant sparking Tesla coils, powered by pedestrians passing through a public square beside the historic building. More about Bjarke Ingels could turn Battersea Power Station's chimneys into sparking Tesla coils
The city council of St Petersburg, Florida, has signed off the demolition of a historic pier and approved plans for its replacement – a hybrid pier and park designed by New York studio Rogers Partners. More about Rogers Partners team moves ahead with new Pier Park in Florida's St Petersburg
Every 11-year-old child in the UK is to be given a programmable pocket-sized device designed by Technology Will Save Us to help them express their creativity through technology (+ slideshow). More about One million UK children to get free BBC Micro Bit designed by Technology Will Save Us
The flow of creative people from New York to Los Angeles is "a cautionary tale for London" according to Rohan Silva, former senior policy advisor to UK prime minister David Cameron. More about London could follow New York and lose its creative class, warns Rohan Silva
The Royal College of Art's dean of architecture Alex de Rijke has become the latest staff member to announce their departure from the London institution. More about Alex de Rijke resigns as Royal College of Art's dean of architecture
British architect Amanda Levete will attempt to recreate the experience of being in a forest with this year's MPavilion – the annual project billed as Australia's answer to the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion (+ slideshow). More about Amanda Levete unveils forest canopy design for second Melbourne MPavilion
Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo has revised its competition-winning design for the renovation of Mies van der Rohe's Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington DC. More about Mecanoo scales back additions to Mies van der Rohe's Washington DC library
Architecture charity Article 25 has launched an urgent appeal for donations to avoid insolvency, after discovering a £200,000 hole in its accounts. More about Article 25 faces insolvency following £200,000 of unaccounted spending
French designer Samy Rio has received the highest honour at this year's Design Parade festival in Hyères for his products that incorporate bamboo. More about Bamboo hairdryer and speakers win Grand Prix at Design Parade 10
Populous has revealed designs for an elliptical stadium for London football club Tottenham Hotspur, boasting a retractable pitch that will allow it to also host American football games. More about New Tottenham Hotspur football stadium by Populous to feature "world's first sliding pitch"
British architect David Adjaye has been commissioned to design a new home for the Studio Museum in Harlem – an institution dedicated to promoting the work of artists of African descent. More about David Adjaye designs new home for Harlem's Studio Museum
A team headed up by British firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has been selected to design a new conservation and storage centre for the Musée du Louvre, housing 250,000 works of art. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour to design conservation facility for Musée du Louvre
Rio 2016: the 2016 Olympic torch by São Paulo studio Chelles & Hayashi has been revealed ahead of next year's games in Rio de Janeiro. More about Expanding torch for Rio 2016 Olympic Games unveiled
Fans of Bubble Wrap are up in arms after its American manufacturer unveiled a new variety of inflatable packaging that doesn't pop under pressure. More about Bubble Wrap redesigned to create pop-less packaging material
The education system is "obsolete" and fails to reflect the way creative people work, according to trend forecaster Li Edelkoort, who is introducing a new department of Hybrid Design Studies at Parsons School of Design in New York (+ interview). More about Li Edelkoort introduces hybrid design to Parsons "to loosen things up"
Australian firm Elenberg Fraser has won planning approval for a 226-metre-high Melbourne skyscraper that will feature a curvaceous form taken from a music video by Beyoncé (+ slideshow). More about Beyoncé-inspired skyscraper to be built in Melbourne
Herzog & de Meuron dominated the headlines this week as the Swiss firm's proposed skyscraper for Paris (pictured) was approved, images of its Chelsea FC football stadium design emerged and the company's mountain-top restaurant completed. Click through for more of the biggest architecture, interiors and design stories from the past seven days. More about This week on Dezeen
Dezeen has won the Commercial Partnership category at the AOP Digital Publishing Awards 2015 for Dezeen and MINI Frontiers – the third major award the collaboration has won this year. More about Dezeen wins digital publishing award for "truly creative and innovative" partnership with MINI
The first images of Herzog & de Meuron's proposed revamp of Chelsea FC's London stadium have emerged as part of a three-day public consultation. More about Images emerge of Herzog & de Meuron's Chelsea football stadium transformation