Californian company Oru Kayak has designed a foldable kayak that can be carried on one's back for easy transportation and use. More about "First origami tandem kayak" folds down to suitcase size
Dezeen has been named Digital Service of the Year at the International Building Press Awards, while editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs won the Multi-Media Journalist of the Year title. More about Dezeen wins two more awards and is praised for "great journalism"
Amsterdam-based design platform What Design Can Do has unveiled 13 campaigns against the sexual exploitation of underage children, as part of a design competition called No Minor Thing. More about What Design Can Do campaigns combat sexual exploitation of children in Netherlands
Billion-pound projects are perverting architecture warns David Adjaye, who says architects should be champions for the cities they build projects in. More about Crazy money has "corrupted" architecture says David Adjaye
Google's new California headquarters, designed by the studios of Bjarke Ingels and Thomas Heatherwick, is captured in this aerial footage that shows its "circus tent" roof well underway. More about Movie shows BIG and Heatherwick's Google HQ taking shape
Rough concrete forms the walls of Levensstrijdweg, an office designed by Rink Tilanus to blend into its nature-reserve setting in Zierikzee, the Netherlands. More about Textured concrete gives rocky appearance to office in a nature reserve by Rink Tilanus
The UK government has released details of its ban on combustible building materials in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, revealing that it will limit the use of cross-laminated timber in construction. More about UK ban on combustible building materials will "slow down use of engineered timber"
Two hundred drones, a digital LED floor and a flying yellow Ferrari were among the visual tricks used by creative director Willo Perron in the production of Canadian rapper Drake's latest tour. More about Drake's "super democratic" tour features 200 drones and a flying Ferrari
Funding platform Kickstarter has launched an information hub, the Environmental Resources Center, to help users create environmentally friendly projects, and encourage them to commit to sustainable practices. More about Kickstarter unveils resource centre to nudge users towards launching sustainable products
The new Nike capsule collection by fashion designer Samuel Ross has been unveiled in London against a landscape of 4,000 tiny terracotta pyramids. More about Architectural Association creates terracotta floor show for Samuel Ross' Nike collection
Italian bioengineer Giuseppe Scionti from Spanish startup Novameat has invented the "world's first" 3D-printed meat-free steak made from vegetable proteins, which mimics the texture of beef. More about Novameat develops 3D-printed vegan steak from plant-based proteins
A seaside retreat, a restaurant slotted between heritage buildings and replacements for earthquake-ruined structures in Christchurch are among the best new architecture projects from New Zealand. More about New Zealand Architecture Awards 2018 winners announced
Canadian architect Alain Carle seems to have a thing for black. Here are six of his studio's minimalist residential projects clad in charred wood, dark metal or painted brick. More about Six black houses in Canada by Alain Carle Architecte
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Industrial finishes "resistant to animal wear and tear" are used across this veterinary clinic, which occupies the ground and basement floors of an extended building in Montreal. More about TBA's vet surgery in Montreal includes exposed bricks and concrete
Sleeping spaces are suspended from the ceiling, and accessed by wooden steps and a walkway, at this 18th-century home renovated by Ecuadorian firm Al Borde Arquitectos. More about Al Borde turns old property in Ecuador into House of the Flying Beds
It's a shame that, although colour theory was taught at the Bauhaus, it wasn’t significantly applied to architecture, says Michelle Ogundehin in this Opinion as part of our Bauhaus 100 series. More about "Appreciating the role of colour in architecture is a great missed opportunity of the Bauhaus"
IKEA has teamed up with British designer Tom Dixon to launch an urban farming project that encourages city-dwellers to grow food locally. More about IKEA and Tom Dixon announce urban farming collection
The UK government is recruiting for a head of architecture to "champion the importance of good design" and "raise the design standards of new housing schemes". More about UK to appoint national head of architecture
Architects need be more "nutty" in their designs according to architect Peter Cook, who claims that there isn't enough drama in the new London tower proposed by Foster + Partners. More about The Tulip by Foster + Partners is "not spooky enough" says Peter Cook