Architecture
Grimshaw submits plans for Australian skyscraper
News: London firm Grimshaw has submitted plans for a 90-storey skyscraper in a suburb of Sydney, Australia. More about Grimshaw submits plans for Australian skyscraper
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Architecture
Rick Mather 1937-2013
News: American architect Rick Mather, whose projects included the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, UK, and the masterplan for London's Southbank, has died aged 75. More about Rick Mather 1937-2013
Design
Dutch Design Week announces new director
News: Dutch Design Week has announced its new director as business manager and consultant Martijn Paulen. More about Dutch Design Week announces new director
Design
Storm Thorgerson 1944-2013
News: Storm Thorgerson, the British graphic designer who created the iconic album sleeve for Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, has died aged 69. More about Storm Thorgerson 1944-2013
Architecture
Libeskind's peace centre at former Belfast prison given go-ahead
News: planning permission has been granted for Daniel Libeskind's proposed peace centre on the site of the notorious former Maze prison in Belfast. More about Libeskind's peace centre at former Belfast prison given go-ahead
Architecture
Shenzhen Stock Exchange by OMA nears completion
Here are the latest photographs of the OMA-designed Shenzhen Stock Exchange, set to complete next month in the Chinese city (+ slideshow). More about Shenzhen Stock Exchange by OMA nears completion
Architecture
BIG to design leisure district on Paris outskirts
News: Danish firm BIG has been selected to design an 80-hectare shopping and leisure complex with a park on its roof to serve a business district between two Paris airports. More about BIG to design leisure district on Paris outskirts
Architecture
OMA hired for Bordeaux masterplan
News: Dutch firm OMA is to masterplan a new urban development south of Bordeaux based around the extension of the local tram system. More about OMA hired for Bordeaux masterplan
Architecture
Calatrava "must pay" to replace leaking winery roof
News: the owners of the Santiago Calatrava-designed Ysios winery in Spain have launched legal action against the Spanish architect demanding he pays part of the £1.7 million needed to fix the building's leaky roof. More about Calatrava "must pay" to replace leaking winery roof
Design
Design of the Year winner is "boring", says Mail Online
News: Mail Online - the world's most popular news website and the winner of a design effectiveness award - has described the gov.uk site that yesterday won the Design Museum's Design of the Year award as "boring" and "basic-looking". More about Design of the Year winner is "boring", says Mail Online
Architecture
Dutch city launches catalogue of architect-designed homes
News: Dutch city Nijmegen has launched a catalogue of affordable architect-designed housing kits for first-time buyers. More about Dutch city launches catalogue of architect-designed homes
Design
UK government website wins Designs of the Year 2013
News: the UK government's redesigned website has been named the Design of the Year in a ceremony at the Design Museum in London this evening (+ movie). More about UK government website wins Designs of the Year 2013
Architecture
Construction begins on Bordeaux stadium by Herzog & de Meuron
News: work has started on a football stadium in Bordeaux, France, by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. More about Construction begins on Bordeaux stadium by Herzog & de Meuron
Architecture
Arup unveils world's first algae-powered building
News: the world's first building to be powered entirely by algae is being piloted in Hamburg, Germany, by engineering firm Arup. More about Arup unveils world's first algae-powered building
Design
Boston invites designs for new public transport map
News: Boston's public transport authority has launched a competition to redesign the city's subway map. More about Boston invites designs for new public transport map
Software and web design
Gehry shares digital system for "paperless buildings"
News: Frank Gehry has launched his studio's paperless system for sharing and collaborating on drawings as a scaled-up product for the architecture industry. More about Gehry shares digital system for "paperless buildings"
Architecture
Melnikov House at risk of collapse, warn architects and heritage experts
News: the iconic 1920s Moscow home of Russian avant-garde architect Konstantin Melnikov is showing signs of serious structural damage as work continues on a large complex next door, warn heritage experts and international architects including Rem Koolhaas and Álvaro Siza. More about Melnikov House at risk of collapse, warn architects and heritage experts
Architecture
MoMA to demolish Williams and Tsien folk art museum
News: the Museum of Modern Art in New York is to raze the former American Folk Art Museum next door just 12 years after its completion by US architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien. More about MoMA to demolish Williams and Tsien folk art museum
News
Internet more important than water, say householders
News: the internet has become a more vital resource in the home than water, heating or television, according to a survey of Londoners. More about Internet more important than water, say householders
Architecture
AIA Small Project Awards winners announced
News: the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named the ten winners of its annual Small Project Awards, including a concept for a house in the desert with four bedroom towers (above) and a concrete playground pavilion with hidden chimneys (below). More about AIA Small Project Awards winners announced