Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has stated that Malaysia does not need more skyscrapers and that it should prioritise initiatives that "serve its people" instead. More about Skyscrapers no longer priority in Malaysia says prime minister
South Africa is set to host a new design week this October that will be split between Cape Town and Johannesburg to provide a platform for the cities' local design scenes. More about Design Week South Africa launches to showcase "a new wave" of local talent
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates has designed a boat-informed structure for Qatar's national pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. More about Kengo Kuma & Associates reveals design for Qatar Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
Vancouver studio Michael Green Architects has released plans for a development in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which includes a mass-timber skyscraper that would be the tallest in the world if completed. More about Michael Green Architecture designs world's tallest mass-timber skyscraper for Milwaukee
The Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art by Danish studio BIG, engineering firm Arts Group and architecture studio Front has topped out in China, with curved metal roofs designed as a "fifth facade". More about BIG tops waterfront art museum in Suzhou with swooping roof planes
Local architecture studio CookFox Architects has unveiled plans to renovate a former women's prison in Chelsea into "100 per cent" affordable housing. More about CookFox to convert former New York City prison into affordable housing
UK architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has revealed plans to redesign the Hanwha Galleria shopping centre in Seoul by introducing volumes that resemble "rippled hourglasses". More about Heatherwick Studio unveils plans for rippled-glass shopping centre in Seoul
According to reports, the city of Balneário Camboriú in Brazil has approved plans for what developers claim will be the world's tallest residential tower, which will reach over 500 metres in height. More about World's tallest residential skyscraper approved in Brazil
British studio RSHP has unveiled its design for The Zhongyuan International Convention Centre, which will have an almost two-kilometre-long elevated floor plane and include 16 exhibition halls. More about RSHP designs 1.7-kilometre-long convention centre in China
Louis Vuitton creative director Pharrell Williams wants to bring the arts competitions, which were last held in 1948, back to the Olympics. More about Pharrell Williams calls for architecture competitions to return to Olympics at LA 2028
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has revealed its masterplan to rebuild Antakya, Turkey, following the Turkey-Syria earthquakes last year. More about Foster + Partners unveils masterplan for rebuilding Antakya post-earthquake
The Royal Institute of British Architects has unveiled its shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize, made up of six British buildings that are "purposeful yet unassuming". More about RIBA unveils Stirling Prize 2024 shortlist
UK department store John Lewis has received planning approval to create 353 rental homes on its Waitrose supermarket site in Bromley, London. More about John Lewis set to build its first housing development in London
This week on Dezeen, we introduced Olympic Impact, our latest editorial series that investigates whether the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games can be the blueprint for sustainable major sporting events. More about This week we launched our Olympic Impact series
The union at New York studio Bernheimer Architecture has ratified a collective bargaining agreement, making it the first at a private sector architecture firm in the US. More about Bernheimer Architecture's union "unanimously ratifies" first collective bargaining agreement
Dutch studio OMA has announced that its long-standing partner Ellen van Loon is leaving after 26 years to "enter a new phase in her life". More about "Powerful force" Ellen van Loon steps down from OMA
The first images of the 115,000-seat Grand Stade Hassan II stadium, designed by architecture studios Oualalou + Choi and Populous for the 2030 World Cup, have been revealed online. More about First images revealed of world's largest football stadium planned for Morocco
Italian football club AS Roma has unveiled the design concept for a stadium that is planned for the Pietralata area in Rome. More about Populous set to design stadium "inspired by classical Roman architecture" for AS Roma
Architecture studio Urb is planning to convert a 64-kilometre-long arterial road in Dubai into the "world's greenest highway", designed as the emirate's answer to New York City's High Line. More about Dubai to convert 64-kilometre-long highway into "human-centric" Green Spine
Pentagram co-founder Kenneth Grange, whose playful and prolific product designs helped to define the face of modern Britain, has died aged 95. More about "Unparalleled" British industrial designer Kenneth Grange dies aged 95