Japanese design studio Nendo will create an immersive environment for more than 160 prints and drawings by Dutch artist MC Escher at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne this December. More about Nendo to recreate the world of Escher for exhibition at NGV Melbourne
Architect Elizabeth Diller has praised her inclusion on this year's Time 100 list as a positive step towards gender parity in architecture, but voiced concern that too many female architecture students are not making it into the workplace. More about Male-dominated architecture industry is undergoing "dramatic change" says Elizabeth Diller
A series of matching stoneware designs by French designers Francesco Balzano and Valeriane Lazard is on display at Studio Twenty Seven gallery in Miami. More about Studio Twenty Seven showcases furniture made entirely from Italian limestone
Visitors to Somerset House in London have been experiencing the air pollution of different global cities, inside a series of domes created by artist Michael Pinsky. More about Pollution-filled domes installed at London's Somerset House
BIG has released new renderings of the pair of towers it is building beside New York's High Line, which architect Bjarke Ingels says are shaped out of "mutual courtesy" for one another's views. More about The XI towers in New York will "dance" with each other, says Bjarke Ingels
High-tech architecture is not on the verge of a comeback. It actually never went away, says Owen Hatherley. More about "High-tech never went away, though many wish it had"
Japanese studio Nendo explored the relationship between people and objects with its Milan design week exhibition, which featured unconventionally shaped hourglasses, flexible container lids and alternatives to the traditional zipper. More about Nendo asks whether objects can convey motion with Forms of Movement exhibition
The razing of notable brutalist buildings from the 1960s and 1970s, including work by architects Paul Rudolph and Alison and Peter Smithson, is the subject of a photography exhibition at a Boston art gallery. More about Destruction of brutalist buildings shown at Boston photography exhibition
Twin slides loop through a Renaissance palace created as part of an installation by Carsten Höller and neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso, which explores emotional effects of people on plants. More about Carsten Höller installs slide experiment in Florentine palazzo
This supertall tapered skyscraper designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox for the China Resources export company in Shenzhen is nearing completion ahead of its opening later this year. More about KPF's bullet-shaped skyscraper nears completion in Shenzhen
Milan design week 2018 may be over, but it's not too late to see which exhibitions were most successful. Using our #milanogram2018 hashtag, we've picked out the 10 that proved most popular with Instagram users. More about Ten of the most instagrammable exhibitions from Milan design week 2018
Industrial designer Ron Arad has created a set of vases that slot inside one another, just like a nest of tables, for glass brand Nude. More about Ron Arad uses Turkish glassmaking techniques to create nesting vases
Porthole windows with brightly coloured frames, a soaring spiral staircase and waterfall gutters are among the playful touches MUMA Architects has included in this community centre in Cambridge, England. More about Porthole openings connect community centre and kindergarten in Cambridge
Madrid-based Mayice Studio created this sculptural lamp using a single piece of curving glass, as a study into how light travels through concave and convex forms. More about Mayice Studio creates sculptural lamp from undulating glass tube
Studio Ben Allen has inserted a spiralling plywood staircase in the centre of an office in Birmingham, England, which is designed to get workers moving. More about Sweeping staircase forms centrepiece of engineering office by Studio Ben Allen
IKEA has launched its first skateboard, as part of a series of furniture and clothing items influenced by street culture in Southern California. More about IKEA releases first skateboard in SoCal-inspired collection
In this week's comments update, a concept for a collapsable tower to be used in disaster zones starts a debate about unrealistic architectural ideas. More about "These kinds of proposals are almost the fake news of our industry"
London studio PearsonLloyd has unveiled an aeroplane seating concept that would give more space to passengers flying economy class. More about PearsonLloyd redesigns economy-class aeroplane seating to make better use of space
New atria and glazed rooftop pavilions are among the alternations to a historic educational building on Princeton's campus in New Jersey, as part of a project overseen by Canadian studio KPMB. More about KPMB updates gothic-style academic building on Princeton University campus
Dezeen promotion: Shigeru Ban, Lucy McRae and Carlo Ratti are among speakers taking part in the first and& conference in Belgium, which will explore the impact of health, technology and creativity on cities. More about Inaugural and& summit will explore technology, health and design