Artist Christo will finally realise plans to envelop Paris' Arc de Triomphe in 25,000 square metres of silvery recyclable fabric and 7,000 metres of red rope. More about Christo to wrap silver fabric around the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
Dezeen promotion: architect Michele De Lucchi will turn Poltrona Frau's flagship store into a futuristic workplace during Milan design week. More about Michele De Lucchi to debut his Earth Stations workplace in Milan
With Milan design week kicking off next week, design editor Augusta Pownall picks the best shows to take in, from an installation built from bio-bricks to a multi-room exploration of neuroaesthetics from Google. More about 15 exhibitions and installations not to miss at Milan design week 2019
The Royal Academy of Arts has unveiled a series of installations that show how virtual and augmented reality technologies can change the experience of buildings and spaces. More about Invisible Landscapes installations explore how virtual reality will change architecture
A gabion wall supports this hillside residence in Washington, which local architect David Coleman has perched above a steep, grassy mound. More about David Coleman's Hill House cuts into Washington hill "like a rusty blade"
Last year's Dezeen Awards winners have shared the transformative impact the accolade has had on their studios, with one victor describing it as "a very important moment in our career". More about "Winning has opened doors to another level of business" say Dezeen Awards 2018 winners
Neri Oxman's Mediated Matter Group at MIT has designed an installation using melanin — and says the skin pigment will inevitably be used in architecture. More about Neri Oxman builds with melanin for Totems project
Swedish design studio Form Us With Love has created a range of affordable, minimal chairs based on a single wooden shell for French furniture brand Alki. More about Form Us With Love designs minimal Atal chairs to be affordable and stackable
Dezeen promotion: Samsung has launched a minimalist monitor that has no untidy wires and can fit flat against the wall to increase desk space. More about Samsung's minimalist Space Monitor can free up your desk
A gallery, interpretation space, restaurant and shop designed by Feilden Fowles has opened at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in northern England. More about Feilden Fowles unveils The Weston visitor centre at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
This week we've selected four of the best roles for interior architects available on Dezeen Jobs, including positions at luxury department store Harrods and Design Haus Liberty. More about Four new jobs for interior architects including roles at Harrods and Design Haus Liberty
Dutch designer Richard Hutten has enlisted nine leading designers, architects and artists from the Netherlands, including himself, to create an eclectic collection of rugs. More about Richard Hutten brings together Dutch creatives to create Freedom rug collection
Young Georgian designer Lado Lomitashvili has completed a bookstore-cum-cafe in Tbilisi, which he hopes will "raise the quality of taste" in the city. More about Lado Lomitashvili creates cultural hub in Tbilisi with They Said Books shop
Architecture firm BIG has unveiled a proposal to overhaul a portion of New York City's Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, known as the BQE, with a public park that covers a subterranean roadway. More about BIG unveils park-covered highway for Brooklyn's waterfront
Husband and wife design duo Jon and Maša Kleinhample drew on dinner parties held in their Belgium home to create the homey aesthetic of this restaurant in Los Angeles. More about Rustic and homey restaurant Auburn opens on LA's Melrose Avenue
Icelandic design studio Flétta turns disused trophies into totemic tables and lighting, in an attempt to restore junked items to their former glory. More about Flétta launches totemic table and lighting collection made of trophies
This time-lapse movie shows the installation of street artist JR's paper trompe l'oeil at the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France. More about Watch JR construct a giant optical illusion around IM Pei's Louvre Pyramid
Designs by Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier and Rei Kawakubo feature in this fashion exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which aims to explore and question assumptions about gender-specific clothing. More about Gender Bending Fashion exhibition in Boston challenges notions about clothing
At 320 metres high, the Bestseller Tower, designed by Danish firm Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter for the small town of Brande in Denmark, will be the tallest in western Europe. More about Dorte Mandrup wins approval for tallest tower in western Europe
Snøhetta has revealed visuals for a major new opera house in Shanghai, featuring a spiralling stepped roof that will connect the upper levels of the building with a riverside plaza. More about Snøhetta to build Shanghai Grand Opera House with spiral staircase roof