Sportswear brand Adidas has dropped its Yeezy collaboration with Kanye West, officially known as Ye, stating it "does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech" after the rapper posted offensive comments on social media. More about Adidas terminates partnership with Kanye West over antisemitic comments
Eight former presidents of the Royal Institute of British Architects have objected to Selldorf Architects' revamp of the National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing, calling it "insensitive". More about Former RIBA presidents say revamp will turn the Sainsbury Wing into "an airport lounge"
A network of autonomous cable cars transports people and goods around a city in this concept developed by transport design studio Half Company. More about Half Company designs Halfgrid transport network that combines cable cars with AI
Kanye West, now officially known as Ye, reportedly has plans to create his own mini-cities with Yecosystem-branded homes as the artist is dropped by fashion brand Balenciaga after making antisemitic comments. More about Kanye West reportedly plans to create "Yecosystem" of mini-cities
This week on Dezeen, drone footage by aerial photography company Ot Sky showed that work has begun on the construction of The Line in Saudi Arabia, which is part of the country's Neom development. More about This week drone footage revealed the construction of The Line megacity
UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed a supertall skyscraper in New York City as part of the Hudson Yards development in Midtown Manhattan. More about Foster + Partners' supertall 50 Hudson Yards skyscraper opens in NYC
Architecture studio Snøhetta has announced its plans to restore and modernise The Natural History Museum of Lille by adding a public-oriented extension that references the city's traditional architecture. More about Snøhetta to restore and renovate Lille's 19th-century Natural History Museum
New York studio Selldorf Architects has made changes to its revamp of the postmodern Sainsbury Wing at London's National Gallery, which had been criticised as "damagingly destructive". More about Selldorf Architects revises plans for National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing
Hotels and offices could improve the well-being of occupants by introducing "still rooms" says Cédric Etienne, co-founder of Belgian design office Studio Corkinho. More about "We've developed a movement towards silence" says Still Room designer
Labour abuses are still happening "on a significant scale" in Qatar despite "noticeable improvements" to migrant workers' conditions ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup, says Amnesty International. More about Qatar "turning a blind eye" to abuse of World Cup migrant workers says Amnesty
Rolls-Royce has unveiled its first all-electric car, the Spectre coupe, as the luxury brand promises to go fully electric by 2030. More about Rolls-Royce unveils its first fully electric car Spectre
Apple CEO Tim Cook has unveiled visuals of the tech giant's offices within Battersea Power Station, which it is designing with UK studio Foster + Partners. More about Apple reveals Foster + Partners-designed offices at Battersea Power Station
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Mexican architecture firm Estudio MMX's recently completed Progreso Museum of Geology and other top architecture and design stories. More about "A fantastic way to apply architectural history to a modern structure" says commenter
Footage released by aerial photography company Ot Sky shows work commencing on The Line megacity, which is being built as part of the Neom development in Saudi Arabia. More about Drone footage reveals The Line megacity under construction in Saudi Arabia
British studio Foster + Partners is designing "the world's first fully immersive experiential marine life centre" at the Amaala resort in Saudi Arabia, which will feature a large man-made reef. More about Foster + Partners unveils design for coral-reef-like Marine Life Institute in Saudi Arabia
Architecture studio Surman Weston has created a teaching space for children to learn about food in Hackney, London, which has been awarded the Stephen Lawrence Prize 2022 by the RIBA. More about Surman Weston uses architecture as "enabler for a great cause" at Hackney School of Food
Human rights organisation ALQST has reported that three men forcibly evicted from the Neom site in Saudi Arabia have been sentenced to death. More about Saudi Arabia reportedly sentences three men to death following Neom displacements
British company Seratech has won the architecture-focused Obel Award with its prototype carbon-neutral concrete, which it says is low-cost and easy to scale. More about Seratech carbon-neutral concrete wins Obel Award 2022
Architect Victoria Yakusha has revealed plans for a cultural complex in the village of Bolotnya, Ukraine, to house artworks by folk painter Maria Prymachenko that were recently saved from a building destroyed in the Ukraine war. More about Victoria Yakusha designs museum to preserve Ukrainian cultural heritage threatened by invasion
Danish maritime architecture studio MAST has developed Land on Water, a system for constructing floating buildings that aims to be more flexible and sustainable than traditional methods. More about MAST develops adaptable flat-pack system for building floating homes