News: images have emerged of a replacement for the stalled Pinnacle skyscraper in London, which will now be demolished following a deal believed to be worth £300 million. More about Leaked designs reveal replacement for London's part-built Pinnacle skyscraper
News: Ferrari has released images of a concept racing car that the Italian manufacturer envisions as a possible future for Formula One. More about Ferrari unveils "aggressive-looking" Formula One concept car
Business news: the UK government has finally set a date for the introduction of its new copyright protection law, making it illegal to manufacture or sell copies of mass-produced designs after 2020. More about UK government sets 2020 deadline to end replica furniture production
News: Google's self-driving car, Frank Gehry's Fondation Louis Vuitton building (pictured) and Konstantin Grcic's Man Machine furniture are among the 76 projects nominated for the Designs of the Year awards 2015. More about Designs of the Year 2015 nominees announced
Business news: architecture critic Ellis Woodman has been appointed director of the London-based Architecture Foundation. More about Architecture Foundation names critic Ellis Woodman as new director
News: Sony has announced that it will make its augmented reality eyewear prototype available for developers, following news that Google pulled sales of its own headset last month (+ movie). More about Sony to release SmartEyeglass devices next month
News: Foster + Partners has released photographs of its new Apple store in Hangzhou – one of five new shops that the company is opening in China ahead of Chinese New Year (+ slideshow). More about Foster + Partners completes Apple store in Hangzhou, China
News: Apple has been granted a patent for a wireless headset that mounts an iPhone in front of the eyes, hinting at the company's expansion into virtual reality. More about Apple wins patent approval for wireless virtual reality headset
News: the first image showing the "super-strength" copper-nickel skin that will clad Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge has been unveiled, just 24 hours after the £175 million project was threatened by a legal challenge. More about New image shows "super-strength" cladding for Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge
News: a "zero-emission" electric black taxi design has been approved to operate on London's roads and could replace the city's famous diesel-fuelled cabs (+ slideshow). More about London's first electric black cab approved for fare-paying passengers
News: electronics company LG has unveiled an updated version of its G Watch R smartwatch that is designed to look like a luxury timepiece (+ slideshow). More about LG targets luxury market with metal smartwatch
News: Japanese firm Kengo Kuma + Associates has unveiled plans to replace an ageing Tokyo medical centre with a louvre-clad hospital built around a landscaped garden. More about Kengo Kuma designs Tokyo hospital wrapped around a garden
News: Herzog & de Meuron has revealed the latest images of its design for M+, the new museum of visual culture that recently broke ground in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District (+ slideshow). More about Herzog & de Meuron unveils updated design for Hong Kong M+ museum
News: Studio Fuksas has been selected to design a major new convention centre in Canberra, with a proposal that features wavy floors and a bulging, elliptical roof. More about Studio Fuksas to design Australia Forum convention centre in Canberra
News: construction is now underway on the 66-storey Telus Sky Tower designed by Bjarke Ingel's firm for Calgary, Canada (+ slideshow). More about BIG's curvaceous Calgary skyscraper breaks ground next to Foster's Bow tower
News: technology giant Apple is designing an electric vehicle that could revolutionise automobiles and challenge electric car manufacturer Tesla, according to reports that emerged over the weekend. More about Apple rumoured to be working on an electric car
News: Foster + Partners has unveiled its design for a new National Museum of Marine Science and Technology in northern Taiwan, which has now begun construction. More about Marine science museum by Foster + Partners starts on site in Taiwan
News: Columbia Engineering researchers have developed a smartphone accessory that can simultaneously detect HIV and syphilis within minutes. More about Smartphone-powered dongle tests for HIV in 15 minutes
News: supercar brand McLaren is exploring ways of developing shape-shifting "transformer" vehicles that morph from self-driving city cars to low-slung racers in the countryside, according to chief designer Robert Melville. More about McLaren investigates driverless supercars that change shape
News: updated footage of construction work on the Foster + Partners-designed Apple Campus 2 in California has been published on YouTube by another amateur videographer using a drone-mounted GoPro video camera (+ movie). More about Drone movie shows progress on Apple Campus construction