Foster + Partners has completely overhauled its plans for an Apple Store in Melbourne's Federation Square, but critics claim it has "simply swapped a Pizza Hut pagoda for an oversized iPad". More about Foster + Partners plans new Federation Square Apple Store to replace "Pizza Hut pagoda" design
Designer Nikolas Bentel is trying to pass off his naked body as a furniture collection, posing in a variety of ways so his arms can be used for hanging clothes or his tummy forms a coffee table. More about Nikolas Bentel files patent for furniture series formed by his naked body
Americans will be able to 3D-print their own guns next month, after a court ruled that blueprints for printable firearms could be made available online again. But their creator and distributor says this won't "break the dam" and cause mass weapon uptake. More about Downloadable files for 3D-printed guns to be made publicly accessible
Construction of a timber-framed high-rise building for Portland's Pearl District, which would have become one of the USA's tallest wooden structures, has been postponed indefinitely. More about Plans for "pioneering" Portland wooden high-rise put on hold
ÉCAL graduate Sebastian Maluska has created a simple rooftop tent that can be fitted to the roof of any car. More about Sebastian Maluska's pop-up tent can fit on the roof of any car
In this week's comment update, seats designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and Oksana Bondar divide readers' opinions. More about "My stool has been biodegradable since birth"
Düsseldorf-based Ingenhoven Architects and Australian practice Architectus have won a competition to design a 79-storey skyscraper for Sydney, set to become the city's tallest building. More about Ingenhoven Architects and Architectus to build Sydney's tallest tower
South African firm SAOTA has completed its first project in Los Angeles, which involved converting a 1970s Spanish-style residence into a more minimal dwelling. More about SAOTA turns Spanish-style house into Stradella villa in Bel Air
The Distillery is a co-working space in Brno, Czech Republic, featuring unfinished walls, ageing ceiling beams and a drinks bar in a disused elevator shaft. More about Kogaa converts crumbling Czech distillery into fuss-free co-working space
Architects and designers can take an activist approach to instigate social change, according to participants in this year's Beirut Design Week. More about Beirut-based designers advocate new uses for the city's overlooked public spaces
ÉCAL graduate Alexandre Picciotto collaborated with French technology firm Oledcomm to design a LiFi emitting lamp for libraries. More about C-224 lamp uses LiFi technology to transmit data through light
Space-saving oak furniture and white-washed walls feature in this minimalist apartment in Moscow renovated by architecture studio Ruetemple. More about Ruetemple creates small spartan apartment in Moscow
Latvian designer Arthur Analts has created a €5 coin with a tessellating honeycomb shape, to highlight the abundant natural resources of his home country. More about Arthur Analts designs honeycomb coin in tribute to Latvia
This residential building containing two apartments, in the Iranian city of Yazd, has an angular form influenced by vernacular cottages. More about AWE Office creates apartment building with angular stone-clad facade in Iran
Detroit is taken over by Amazon in architecture student Cody Seipp's conceptual project, which envisions the US city in 2051 following a major redevelopment orchestrated by the retail giant. More about Cody Seipp imagines Detroit as Amazon's "hyper-designed" headquarters
The curators of MoMA's recently opened exhibition about the architecture of former Yugoslavia have chosen their favourite pieces from the show, including Kenzo Tange's masterplan for Skopje and a giant war monument in Croatia. More about MoMA curators select highlights from Towards a Concrete Utopia
Curving walls, fluted columns and golden touches are among features that Californian firm MBH Architects added to an old TV studio in Los Angeles, while converting it into a gym for luxury fitness brand Equinox. More about Equinox Miracle Mile gym opens in former LA television studio
Bennetts Associates and Allford Hall Monaghan Morris are both designing buildings in London's King's Cross to house the offices of tech giant Facebook. More about Bennetts and AHMM design Facebook's new London headquarters
British aerospace company Rolls-Royce is developing a personal electric flying vehicle that it says could be on the market by the early 2020s. More about Rolls-Royce reveals concept for electric flying vehicle with vertical takeoff and landing
Curved slats of laminated wood cover the walls and ceiling of a Chinese restaurant in New York's East Village by design firm New Practice Studio. More about Wooden arches traverse Hunan Slurp noodle shop by New Practice Studio