Lebanon's first design week for five years, We Design Beirut, will be postponed until March as a result of fresh violence in the region. More about We Design Beirut postponed due to Israel-Gaza conflict
Stockholmsmässan, the venue for and organisation that runs annual tradeshow Stockholm Furniture Fair, is set to be sold and demolished as the city of Stockholm plans to create a new city district on its grounds. More about Stockholm Furniture Fair to be sold and venue demolished
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has taken aim at the "cult of modernist architecture" in a new BBC radio series. More about Le Corbusier responsible for architecture's "global blandemic" says Thomas Heatherwick
Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari has said the RIBA was "brave" to award her the Royal Gold Medal earlier this year. More about RIBA Royal Gold Medal award was "brave move" says Yasmeen Lari
Italian architect and designer Andrea Branzi, who was one of the founders of influential studio Archizoom Associati and the Domus Academy, has died aged 84. More about "Giant of radical thinking" Andrea Branzi dies aged 84
Architecture studio WilkinsonEyre has unveiled designs to turn London's Kingsway Exchange Tunnels into an experience centre, revealing their wartime history as a secret government communications exchange. More about WilkinsonEyre set to open London's secret world war two tunnels to the public
A circular wooden structure with a diameter of 700 metres is under construction off the coast of Japan as part of architect Sou Fujimoto's masterplan for Expo 2025 Osaka. More about Construction begins on Expo 2025 Osaka masterplan by Sou Fujimoto
The MSG Sphere Las Vegas opened its doors for the first time this weekend with a concert by U2 featuring visuals by designer Es Devlin, artist John Gerrard and more on a 15,000-square-metre wrap-around screen. More about MSG Sphere in Las Vegas opens with bespoke artworks by Es Devlin and John Gerrard
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled plans to stop councils in the UK from creating 15-minute cities, as part of a wider scheme to "back drivers" and slam the brakes on "anti-car measures". More about UK prime minister launches plan "to stop councils implementing" 15-minute cities
Dutch studio OMA has unveiled visuals of the geometric Dhaka Tower, its first project in Bangladesh, which "expresses the aspirations of a dynamic nation". More about OMA reveals geometric Dhaka skyscraper as first Bangladesh project
Conservation groups including the Twentieth Century Society and World Monuments Fund have called for the 1960s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, to be saved from demolition. More about Conservation groups call for Charles Correa's under-threat modernist stadium to be saved
Italian lighting brand Flos has promoted Barbara Corti from chief marketing officer to become its first-ever chief creative officer, leading its creative and design team. More about Flos appoints Barbara Corti to new CCO role
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has created a prototype for a temporary house that he plans to roll out in Morocco following this month's devastating earthquake. More about Shigeru Ban brings Paper Log House to Morocco in wake of earthquake
Rental website Airbnb has designed Shrek's Swamp, a grass-and-mud-covered hut underneath a tree in the Scottish Highlands. More about Shrek and Donkey invite guests to stay in mud-laden Shrek's Swamp
Nonprofit New York City Economic Development Corporation has launched New York City Mass Timber Studio, an assistance program for the development of mass-timber construction within New York City. More about New York City incentivises mass-timber construction with assistance program
Danish toymaker Lego has abandoned its pilot programme to make recycled plastic bricks from discarded bottles after projections suggested that, adopted at scale, the material would ultimately have a higher carbon footprint. More about Lego ditches plans to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles
L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude's last work, is being recycled by Parley for the Oceans, which will turn it into tents and sun shades for use during the 2024 Olympics and other events in Paris. More about Parley for the Oceans to recycle Christo and Jeanne-Claude's L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped
This week on Dezeen, we reported on the top installations shown at London Design Festival, including furniture made from a car and innovative biomaterial designs. More about This week we showcased the best installations from London Design Festival
Construction work has resumed on Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia, a skyscraper designed by Chicago-based studio Adrian Smith + Gill Gordon Architecture, which is expected to become the world's tallest building. More about World's tallest skyscraper restarts construction in Saudi Arabia
Delegates from the Global South were denied visas to attend Copenhagen's UIA World Congress of Architects this summer by the Danish government, despite the event's stated goal being "leave no one behind". More about Global South delegates blocked from attending UIA World Congress of Architects