News: American furniture manufacturer Herman Miller has announced plans to buy contemporary furniture retailer Design Within Reach as part of its ongoing efforts to become "a premier lifestyle brand". More about Herman Miller to buy contemporary furniture retailer Design Within Reach
News: Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron has designed a research and development facility and corporate headquarters for pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca in Cambridge, UK (+ slideshow). More about Herzog & de Meuron unveils plans for drug research centre in Cambridge
News: Eurostar's new creative director Christopher Jenner has ditched the contemporary styling of predecessor Philippe Starck for a retro look, with the new London Ticket Hall combining Art Nouveau and Victorian Gothic to evoke the "golden age of travel" (+ slideshow). More about Christopher Jenner brings "craft" to Eurostar with London Ticket Hall redesign
Google Maps has now added London to an impressive roster of 3D-mapped cities that also includes Paris, Rome, New York and Los Angeles (+ slideshow). More about Google adds London to its growing list of 3D-mapped cities
News: Airbnb has come under fire from designers for the similarity between its new logo and existing branding for other companies, while social media users have been quick to draw comparisons with human genitalia. More about New Airbnb logo: "someone didn't do their homework"
News: the six buildings shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize have been announced, including The Shard by Renzo Piano, Zaha Hadid's Olympic Aquatics Centre, and Europe's largest public library by Mecanoo (+ slideshow). More about RIBA Stirling Prize 2014 shortlist announced
News: plane manufacturer Airbus has applied for a patent on folding chairs for commercial aircraft with saddles instead of seat cushions. More about Airbus files patent for folding airplane seats
News: London branding agency DesignStudio has created a new identity for home-rental website Airbnb, including a logo "that can be drawn by anyone". More about Airbnb rebrand by DesignStudio aims for visual consistency
News: modern architecture professor Martino Stierli has been announced as MoMA's chief curator of architecture and design, the latest in a spate of appointments at New York institutions. More about New York's Museum of Modern Art names new head of architecture and design
News: Steven Holl has been named as the architecture laureate for the 2014 Praemium Imperiale arts prize from the Japan Art Association. More about Steven Holl awarded Praemium Imperiale arts prize
News: the final aluminium panel has been fixed to the latticed roof structure of Foster + Partners' Crossrail Station in London – part of Europe's biggest infrastructure project (+ slideshow). More about Foster's Canary Wharf Crossrail station nears completion
News: design duo Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby have been appointed to design the trains for Europe's biggest railway and infrastructure project. More about Barber and Osgerby to design trains for London's Crossrail
News: Frank Gehry has unveiled his masterplan to overhaul and expand the Philadelphia Museum of Art by adding underground galleries that won't disturb the architecture of the existing Beaux Arts building (+ slideshow). More about Frank Gehry reveals "under the radar" refurb for Philadelphia Museum of Art
Milan Expo 2015: a proposal by Vo Trong Nghia Architects to build towering bamboo structures modelled on lotus pods has been selected for Vietnam's pavilion at the World Expo 2015 in Milan (+ slideshow). More about Vo Trong Nghia plans bamboo "lotus pods" for Vietnam's Milan Expo pavilion
News: the Royal College of Art is investigating claims that one of its graduates plagiarised an existing design after a Finnish company complained that its reusable packaging concept had been copied. More about Royal College of Art investigates plagiarism claim
News: not content with playing host to the tallest building in the world, Dubai has unveiled plans for the world's first indoor city – a temperature-controlled mega resort featuring a retractable glass roof and the world's largest shopping centre. More about World's first climate-controlled city set for construction in Dubai
News: these new renders of the controversial Tokyo Olympic stadium by Zaha Hadid Architects show changes to the shape of the building, which has been altered following a budget cut (+ slideshow). More about New images of Zaha Hadid's modified Tokyo Olympic stadium design
News: visitors to the National Building Museum in Washington DC can now get lost inside a concave wooden maze installed by Danish architecture firm BIG (+ slideshow). More about Bjarke Ingels' "BIG Maze" opens at Washington's National Building Museum
News: one of the world's biggest architecture practices has split in two so it can focus on bringing Asian-style high-density urban design to Seattle, New York, LA and London (+ interview). More about Aedas dumps UK business to focus on "high-density urban high-rise"
News: following online retailer Fab's acquisition of Scandinavian design brand One Nordic, the two companies have announced the creation of a new furniture brand called Hem that will sell products by Form Us With Love. More about Fab and One Nordic announce new design brand Hem