Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind plans to explore "architecture and emotion" as the first guest editor of CNN Style, a new online publication that covers art, architecture and design (+ movie). More about Daniel Libeskind to be first guest editor for new CNN publication
Iranian-American designer Nader Tehrani has been made dean of architecture at The Cooper Union in New York, one of the most prestigious art and design universities in the United States. More about Nader Tehrani appointed architecture dean at The Cooper Union
Designing a building is "exactly the same" as designing a Christmas card according to designer Thomas Heatherwick, amid signs that designers are encroaching on architects' territory. More about Products and buildings are the same says Heatherwick, as designers turn to architecture
These official images show 22 Bishopsgate: the skyscraper planned to replace London's part-built Pinnacle and become the tallest building in city’s central financial district. More about London's huge 22 Bishopsgate skyscraper revealed by developers
An office building designed by Bjarke Ingels' firm BIG is now under construction at the Philadelphia Navy Yard – an industrial site being transformed into a mixed-use district. More about BIG-designed office building breaks ground at Philadelphia's Navy Yard
Paris is to get its first skyscraper for over 40 years after Herzog & de Meuron won planning permission for its 180-metre-high Tour Triangle. More about Paris to get first skyscraper since the 70s as Herzog & de Meuron's triangle tower approved
Bjarke Ingels' firm has won a competition to design a 185-metre-high skyscraper in Frankfurt, with a proposal it describes as both classical and sculptural (+ slideshow). More about BIG's experiments in skyscraper design continue with Frankfurt win
Artist David Shrigley has spoken about the "astonishing" reaction to Kingsley, the angry-faced mascot he designed for Scottish football club Partick Thistle. More about David Shrigley's "not so cuddly" football mascot triggers global reaction
Design brand Hem is to launch its online furniture customisation service in the USA, amid signs that mass customisation is becoming big business. More about Mass customisation takes off as Hem launches online service in USA
The 3D-printing industry "is choking off its own revolution" with a combination of toy-like machines, over-priced materials and legal wrangles according to Francis Bitonti, the designer behind the printed dress for Dita von Teese (+ interview). More about 3D printing has stagnated, says pioneering designer Francis Bitonti
Snøhetta has unveiled plans to build the first official market building in Portland, Oregon, for over 70 years. More about Snøhetta reveals design for Portland's first city market since 1942
Creators of the proposed Lowline in New York, billed as the world's first underground park, have launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund development of the project (+ slideshow). More about Lowline creators launch Kickstarter campaign for underground park in New York
A group of UK schoolchildren has won an award for a conceptual condom design that would change colour when it comes into contact with a sexually transmitted infection. More about Colour-changing condoms proposed to detect sexual infection
Car brand MINI has relaunched its visual identity, unveiled a new version of the MINI Clubman estate and embraced the "sharing economy" by offering every customer the chance to rent their vehicle to others when they don't need it (+ slideshow). More about MINI relaunches its brand and offers Airbnb-style sharing to car owners
Philippe Starck has spoken about the pros and cons of technology, saying that designers are morally obliged to use the latest materials to create more efficient products – but warned that dependence on screen-based devices is "sick" (+ transcript). More about LED technology means designers are "obliged to redesign all lights" says Philippe Starck
French firm Moreau Kusunoki Architectes has been named as the winner of the Guggenheim Helsinki competition (+ slideshow). More about Moreau Kusunoki Architectes wins Guggenheim Helsinki competition
Microdevices that replicate the functions of human organs have beaten Google's self-driving car and a concrete innovation centre to be crowned Design of the Year 2015 by London's Design Museum. More about Human Organs-on-Chips wins Design of the Year 2015
An Australian office with 26 different types of working environment, a house for an art collector in Singapore and a red-hued sushi bar in Italy are included in the shortlist for the Inside Awards 2015 (+ slideshow). More about Shortlist announced for Inside Awards 2015 World Interior of the Year
World Architecture Festival 2015: a ribbon-like chapel in Japan, a cavernous wooden grotto in Canada and an Australian house designed to look like a village are among the 338 projects shortlisted for awards at this year's World Architecture Festival (+ slideshow). More about World Building of the Year 2015 shortlist announced
New construction images show this year's colourful Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Spanish architects José Selgas and Lucía Cano, which is rapidly nearing completion ahead of its opening next week (+ slideshow). More about SelgasCano's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion nears completion