David Adjaye, Amanda Levete and Diller Scofidio + Renfro are among the six design teams shortlisted to create light installations for the bridges on London's River Thames. More about David Adjaye and Amanda Levete compete in London bridge lighting contest
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a product and furniture designer at Thomas Heatherwick's London studio, whose design for a Garden Bridge over the River Thames is pictured. Read more stories about Thomas Heatherwick or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Apple Watch wearers can now take photos with a flick of the wrist, using the CMRA watch band. More about Camera capability comes to Apple Watch with launch of third-party band
Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects has renovated and extended a former fort in West Flanders to create a home for an estate agent and his family. More about Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects transforms Belgian fort into home and guesthouse
British automotive company Charge has unveiled its vision for the "future of electric trucks", with an autonomous vehicle that can be assembled in four hours. More about Charge's electric truck can be built in just four hours
Bjarke Ingels Group has completed an office facility in the Philadelphia Navy Yard with a facade that curves like the bow of a ship. More about Philadelphia office building by BIG takes cues from old battleships
American architect Richard Meier has followed up teasers of a black tower planned for New York's East River with a wider set of images showing the firm's interiors for the building. More about Richard Meier releases more images of black tower for New York
The fire that killed one young boy and injured two adults at Tokyo Design Week on Sunday was likely started by an incandescent bulb. More about Incandescent bulb likely cause of Tokyo Design Week fire
Construction started today on a Singapore design school that will produce all of its own energy and more. More about National University of Singapore starts building zero-energy design school
The garish and self-indulgent buildings developed by Republican candidate Donald Trump reveal a lot about how he would run America if elected president tomorrow, says US architect Doug Staker in this Opinion column. More about "Trumpitecture stands as a sad but honest reflection of the values Trump proudly embodies"
A+Awards: next in our showcase of this year's Architizer A+Awards winners is a wooden artist's retreat on Vancouver Island by Toronto firm Agathom. More about Agathom builds artist's cabin in dense British Columbia forest
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec's latest piece for Galerie Kreo is a series of light chains made from links that can be "endlessly joined together". More about Bouroullec Brothers suspend chains of light from ceiling of Galerie Kreo
Hyperloop One has released a new teaser video revealing that its new high-speed transportation system designed by Danish firm BIG will connect Dubai and Abu Dhabi in just 12 minutes. More about BIG-designed Hyperloop to connect Dubai and Abu Dhabi in 12 minutes
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect to work on hospitality projects for private members club Soho House in New York. Read more stories about Soho House or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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A solid timber staircase is suspended from one side of a huge double-storey bookcase inside this sales office located on the outskirts of Shanghai. More about Giant bookcase forms centrepiece of Shanghai sales office by Team_Bldg
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tamara Orjola's Forest Wool stools and carpets are made from processed pine needles left over from the timber industry. More about Tamara Orjola makes furniture and textiles using pine needles
Parisian studio Karawitz has completed a housing block overlooking the Ourcq canal, which features balconies framed by light-grey boxes and an external corkscrew staircase. More about Boxy balconies and spiral staircase feature at Parisian apartment block by Karawitz
A long social space dotted with green elements forms one half of this apartment, located in a 1930s neighbourhood in Lisbon, Portugal. More about Atelier Data uses light and greenery to transform Lisbon penthouse into urban oasis
A five-year-old boy died and two men were injured when an installation caught fire at Tokyo Design Week on Sunday. More about Child dies after exhibit catches fire at Tokyo Design Week
Photo essay: photographer Anton Rodriguez has documented the interiors of 22 homes at the iconic Barbican Estate in London. More about Barbican residents offer a look inside their homes