Un.Box Studio converts neglected stone building into progressive Austin hostel
Daniel Arsham bases all-white Adidas trainers on archaeological artefacts
“It’s not a swastika it’s a pinwheel”
10 of the most ground-breaking uses of plywood in architecture and design
Nendo designs Tokyo store interior to look like “melted ice cream cake”
Poundland’s mountain-inspired chocolate bar sparks legal battle with Toblerone
Wine-tasting pavilions by Walker Warner perch on ridge overlooking Napa Valley
Renzo Piano designs top-heavy arts centre for Columbia University
Stefano Boeri unveils latest tree-clad tower project for Utrecht
Last chance to enter Dezeen and Samsung’s €30,000 competition to rethink the TV stand
AART designs pop-up train carriages to rejuvenate an old railway in Aarhus
Opendesk launches shelf and desk that can both be assembled tool-free
“Call us dull, call us sellouts, call us gentrifiers – just don’t call us copycats”
Louis Kahn’s floating concert hall may go to scrap
MAD unveils “extraterrestrial” campus for electric car brand Faraday Future
Apple’s new emojis include a breastfeeding mother and a woman in hijab
Atelier NL calls for sand samples from all over the world to make region-specific glass
Job of the day: architect at RCKa
Brandless trademarks white space for minimal packaging
Whale skeleton suspended over information kiosk and bar in revamped Natural History Museum foyer
Zaha Hadid’s 520 West 28th condo building in New York nears completion
Asian cities overtaking “impossible” London and “terrible” New York in urban design, says Winy Maas
Job of the day: architect at John McAslan + Partners