News: the Australian Institute of Architects has announced 38 winners of this year's National Architecture Awards, including a pointy artists' studio in Japan, a bright blue stadium in Perth and a Melbourne university building covered in scales. More about Australian National Architecture Awards 2013 winners announced
News: architect Frank Gehry is designing new offices for social network Facebook in London and Dublin. More about Frank Gehry-designed Facebook offices planned for London and Dublin
News: 3D-printed human cells could replace the need for animal testing of new drugs within five years, according to a pioneering bio-printing expert at the 3D Printshow in London, which opens today. More about 3D-printed human cells could "replace animal testing"
News: trainers with rubber loops on the soles to give extra spring have won the product design prize at a Swiss design awards (+ slideshow). More about Running shoes with rubber loops on the soles win Swiss design prize
News: a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939 but never built has been realised 74 years later at the campus of Florida Southern College. More about Unbuilt Frank Lloyd Wright house realised 74 years after it was designed
London designer Matthew Plummer-Fernandez has developed a piece of software that allows users to visually corrupt 3D-print files so they can't be recognised on file-sharing sites. More about Software developed to disguise 3D printing files shared online
News: an island in the Venetian Lagoon used as a landfill site could be transformed into a huge theme park under controversial plans by Italian fairground designers Zamperla. More about Venice theme park proposed for abandoned landfill island
News: Dutch studio NEXT Architects has won a competition to design a pedestrian bridge for Changsha, China, with plans for a wavy structure based on the continuous form of a Möbius strip. More about Sinuous structure by NEXT Architects wins Chinese bridge competition
News: biohacker Tim Cannon has taken wearable technology to a new extreme by implanting a device into his arm so he can monitor his biometric data on a tablet. More about "DIY Cyborg" implants body-monitoring device under his skin
News: British designer Thomas Heatherwick has revealed new images of his proposed Garden Bridge across London's River Thames, which is now scheduled for completion in 2017 (+ slideshow). More about New images released showing Heatherwick's Garden Bridge across the Thames
News: New York architect Steven Holl has won a competition to design four museums in Qingdao, China, with a concept for a series of "art islands" linked by a looping route of galleries and pathways (+ movie). More about Steven Holl to design four museums for new complex in China
News: visitors to the museum at the Dessau campus of the Bauhaus can now spend the night in the dormitories of the former German Modernist design school (+ slideshow). More about Bauhaus opens its dorms to paying guests
News: Google-owned communications company Motorola is working with Design Academy Eindhoven graduate and Phonebloks creator Dave Hakkens to develop open-source modular mobile phones. More about Motorola teams up with Phonebloks to create modular mobile phones
News: Chicago firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has seen off competition from Zaha Hadid, UNStudio, Snøhetta and more to land the design commission for the World Expo 2017 exhibition in Astana, Kazakhstan. More about Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture to design Astana Expo 2017
News: Greater Manchester Police have issued a new statement following earlier claims that they had seized "component parts for what could be the UK's first ever 3D gun" after the 3D-printing community pointed out they may be harmless printer upgrade parts. More about Doubts emerge over police "first ever 3D gun" claims
News: a stadium designed by Zaha Hadid as the centrepiece for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is set to be downsized following criticisms from a band of Japanese architects over its scale and cost. More about Zaha Hadid's Tokyo Olympic stadium to be scaled back
News: police have seized parts of a suspected 3D-printed gun during a raid on a property in Greater Manchester, England. More about "3D-printed gun parts" seized by police in Manchester
News: Apple has announced that its latest Mac Pro desktop computer will be available worldwide from December, after the sale of its predecessor was banned in the EU earlier this year due to safety regulations. More about Apple reveals latest Mac Pro launch date
News: architect Norman Foster has revealed how late Apple CEO Steve Jobs called him "out of the blue" in 2009 to invite him to design the Apple Campus 2 with the words "Hi Norman, I need some help." More about How Steve Jobs hired Norman Foster: "Hi Norman. I need some help"
News: two Portuguese architects want to transform Porto's iconic Maria Pia Bridge, built in 1877 by Gustave Eiffel, into a monument by moving the disused structure from its present location on the River Douro to the city centre. More about Portuguese architects want to relocate Porto's Maria Pia Bridge