Plants and polished-metal staircases will animate the exterior of the MoLo entrance building and multi-storey car park that Chinese studio MAD is designing for a neighbourhood near Milan, Italy. More about MAD designs car park as "monumental gateway" for Milano Innovation District
Architect Muyiwa Oki has been elected to become the next president of the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about Muyiwa Oki elected first Black president of the RIBA
Australian studio Kennon is designing a commercial office tower in Melbourne called 550 Spencer that will feature more than 1,000 glass-like solar panels across its facade. More about Kennon designs office tower with "solar facade" for Melbourne
Architecture studio Arney Fender Katsalidis has released visuals of a proposed 60-storey-skyscraper named 55 Bishopsgate for a site close to Foster + Partners' Gherkin in the City of London. More about Skyscraper that "takes inspiration from nature" proposed for City of London
German automotive company Volkswagen has launched its ID Buzz van – an update to its iconic hippie-era T1 Transporter that brings it into the electric vehicle age. More about Volkswagen starts production on 1960s-informed all-electric ID Buzz van
This week on Dezeen, we revealed the Saudi Arabian government's plans to build a 170-kilometer-long city, which will be called The Line. More about This week Saudi Arabia unveiled a mirrored megacity for nine million people
Musician Ye, who is also known as Kanye West, has launched his latest collection with retailer Gap and fashion brand Balenciaga at a series of dumpster-style pop-ups designed in collaboration with Niklas Bildstein Zaar. More about Yeezy Gap collection launched in bins at Herzog & de Meuron Miami car park
Doreen Adengo, founder of Ugandan architecture firm Adengo Architecture, has passed away following a long-term illness at the age of 45. More about Ugandan architect Doreen Adengo dies aged 45
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a way of using algae to create carbon-neutral or even carbon-negative concrete. More about Algae-grown limestone provides route to carbon-negative concrete
International studio Atkins is set to renovate the central station in Nairobi, Kenya, adding canopies that were informed by central African Boma enclosures. More about Atkins reveals design for Nairobi Central Station informed by defensive enclosures
A mixed-use development by architect Frank Gehry, which has been almost a decade in the making, has been granted final approval to be built in Santa Monica, California. More about Frank Gehry's long-awaited Ocean Avenue Project in Santa Monica finally approved
Climate action group Architects Climate Action Network has accused RIBA of placing buildings that exaggerate their sustainable credentials on the shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize. More about Stirling Prize shortlist "promotes architecture that pollutes the planet" claims ACAN
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the recently unveiled visuals of a 500-metre-tall linear city named The Line, which will be built in Saudi Arabia and other top stories. More about "If this gets built I will eat everybody's hat" says commenter
The Pratt Institute School of Architecture in New York has announced that British architect and academic Harriet Harriss will not be continuing as dean after three years in the post. More about Harriet Harriss to leave role as dean of Pratt Institute School of Architecture
The Saudi Arabian government has unveiled visuals of a 500-metre-tall linear city named The Line, which will be built near the Red Sea as part of Neom. More about Saudi Arabia reveals 170-kilometre-long mirrored skyscraper to house nine million people
This week on Dezeen, RIBA revealed the shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize, which was dominated by projects in London. More about This week the Stirling Prize shortlist was revealed
Three housing projects have been shortlisted for RIBA's 2022 Neave Brown Award for Housing including a hybrid scheme in east London encompassing a primary school by Henley Halebrown. More about RIBA reveals UK's three best affordable housing schemes
The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced the shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize, which includes buildings by Niall McLaughlin Architects, Hopkins Architects and Henley Halebrown. More about RIBA reveals 2022 Stirling Prize shortlist
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the Happy Cow collection of conceptual sex toys as well as other top architecture and design stories. More about "This is the craziest thing I've ever heard," says commenter
Architect Frank Gehry did not consider himself to be part of the deconstructivism movement and was told by philosopher Jacques Derrida that his work was not deconstructivist. More about Frank Gehry "never considered himself a deconstructivist"