The Royal Academy of Arts in London has unveiled ambitious plans for a new architecture centre and awards programme "to deepen the public's understanding of architecture and to inspire the profession", thanks to a seven-figure donation. More about Royal Academy announces new "permanent home" for architecture as part of Chipperfield renovation
Architecture photographer Simone Bossi honed in on just the skylights and staircases of the newly opened underground gallery at the V&A museum, which was designed by Stirling Prize-winning architect Amanda Levete and her firm AL_A. More about Photographs by Simone Bossi captures glimpses of light in Amanda Levete's new V&A gallery
Trails of smoke form an ever-changing black flag in this video footage, created by Irish artist John Gerrard to highlight the threat posed by increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere. More about John Gerrard creates simulated flag of black smoke as a symbol of climate change
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an urban designer to join London-based Weston Williamson + Partners, which recently revealed a housing concept that aims to resolve the lack of affordable housing in Palestine. More ›
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Wolfgang Tillmans, Anish Kapoor and Ai Weiwei are among the six artists that have designed covers for ES Magazine celebrating the "resilience of London" in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire and recent terror attacks. More about Artists including Anish Kapoor and Ai Weiwei create magazine covers dedicated to recent London tragedies
California architect Lloyd Russell and developer Surfside Projects have teamed up to create a low-slung residence in a coastal California town, which takes cues from mid-century modern architecture. More about Southern California beach home features angled roof with crescent cutout
Melbourne interior design studio The Stella Collective has designed this Sydney office interior to resemble a luxury penthouse or boutique hotel rather than a corporate workspace. More about The Stella Collective creates Sydney office that resembles luxury penthouse
A shade of teal inspired by the landscape surrounding Scotland has been named the World's Favourite Colour, following an international survey carried out by paper company GF Smith. More about Marrs Green revealed by GF Smith as "world's favourite colour"
From 2019, all new Volvo cars will have electric or hybrid engines, the Swedish auto manufacturer announced today. More about Volvo becomes first major car company to switch to only electric and hybrid vehicles
This kids' clothing line designed by Royal College of Art graduate Ryan Mario Yasin has a pleat system that lets garments stretch to fit even after growth spurts. More about Petit Pli clothing expands to fit children as they grow
Dezeen promotion: holidaymakers can rent architect-designed buildings around the world through rental site BoutiqueHomes, including a stone-walled Mexican house and a hilltop house in Portugal with a missing corner. More about BoutiqueHomes website offers holidays in architect-designed homes
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed new visuals of its proposed 185-metre tower in Melbourne, which will be made up of four stacked blocks with white filigree facades. More about Zaha Hadid Architects unveils new visuals for "stacked vases" hotel tower in Melbourne
The different qualities of water and air informed Iris van Herpen's latest collection, which was presented at this week's Paris couture shows accompanied by a group of underwater musicians. More about Iris van Herpen explores the contrasts between water and air for Aeriform couture collection
Dezeen is now among the 5,000 most popular websites in the world, according to web ranking firm Alexa. More about Dezeen is one of the world's 5,000 most popular websites
In a bid to solve the UK's housing crisis, Estonian design collective Kodasema has launched its prefabricated 25-square-metre micro home that takes less than a day to build and can be relocated to make use of vacant sites. More about Kodasema launches tiny prefab home for £150k in UK
For her graduate work at the Royal College of Art, Dani Clode created a wearable third thumb that can help its user carry more objects, squeeze lemons or play complex chords on the guitar. More about Controllable Third Thumb lets wearers extend their natural abilities
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for architectural assistants to join London-based Ron Arad Architects, which recently unveiled images for an office complex expected to become the tallest building in Israel. More ›
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Spanish architecture studio SelgasCano has unveiled its first commission in France – a vast pavilion of translucent waves that fills the courtyard of the Fondation d'entreprise Martell in Cognac. More about SelgasCano creates undulating pavilion from sheets of corrugated plastic in Cognac courtyard
American studio Desai Chia Architecture wanted to capture the "intellectually playful aspects" of Quartz in the design of the digital media outlet's new headquarters in Manhattan. More about Desai Chia captures "quirky" character of media brand Quartz for its New York office
London's Design Museum has become the latest institution to start collecting newsworthy items and pop-culture icons, buying a Rainbow Flag, a David Bowie CD and a Frisbee. More about Design Museum adds the Rainbow Flag and a Frisbee to its permanent collection