Rem Koolhaas' firm OMA is to build its first major public building in the UK after winning an international competition to design The Factory in Manchester. More about OMA wins competition to design huge Manchester arts venue The Factory
Paris-based ARRO Studio has transformed a 19th-century warehouse into the design studio for British shoe brand Clarks, adding factory-shaped volumes that house meeting rooms and offices (+ slideshow). More about ARRO Studio creates Clarks Originals headquarters within historic warehouse
Self-driving cars could disrupt the airline and hotel industries within 20 years as people sleep in their vehicles on the road, according to a senior strategist at Audi. More about Driverless cars could spell the end for domestic flights, says Audi strategist
Apollo Architects & Associates named this Tokyo house after Noah's Ark because it features a symmetrical floor plan and a pointed wooden roof. More about Ark-inspired house by Apollo Architects features a symmetrical layout
London studio reForm Architects has revealed plans for an opening bridge that would allow both pedestrians and cyclists to travel across the River Thames between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe (+ movie). More about London's first opening pedestrian and cycle bridge proposed for Canary Wharf
Dutch Design Week 2015: Dutch designer Emilie van Spronsen harvested feathers and bones from the corpses of bird flu-infected chickens to create this stool and urn. More about Slaughtered bird flu-infected chickens transformed into furniture by Emilie van Spronsen
Paris-based JUNG Architectures has converted a former French leper colony into a gallery, adding an zinc-clad extension that can be used for wine tasting (+ slideshow). More about JUNG Architectures adds zinc-clad extension to former leper hospital
Barcelona design studio Goula/Figuera has created a collection of hanging lights that are based on thousands of drawings. More about Goula/Figuera's modular lights resemble geometric ink illustrations
This house in Mexico is made up from a series of concrete boxes, which are staggered across a steep site to take in views of Lake Avándaro (+ slideshow). More about Concrete house in Mexico by Taller Hector Barroso cascades towards a lake
Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has unveiled designs for his first New York project: a high-end residential building in the Chelsea neighbourhood (+ slideshow). More about Isay Weinfeld's first New York project is a luxury housing development
Writing implements shaped like paintbrushes and squeezable tubes of paint feature in a collection of pencils designed by students from the Holon Institute of Technology. More about Holon Institute of Technology students create alternative pencil designs
Danish metalware brand Georg Jensen has shaken off its "dusty" reputation and now has high-profile designers queuing up to collaborate on products, according to creative director and CEO David Chu (+ slideshow). More about Running Georg Jensen is "like being the most beautiful girl at the party" says CEO David Chu
Architects and designers including David Chipperfield, Richard Rogers, Jasper Morrison and Tom Dixon have joined a campaign against plans to move The Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design and cut 19 of its courses. More about Chipperfield and Rogers protest against "destruction" of London design school
Comments update: the poor design of refugee camps was thrust into the spotlight this week after we interviewed one of the world's leading authorities on humanitarian aid. More about "The biggest challenge architects have faced in a generation"
Dezeen promotion: cognac brand Martell has compiled a list of the most influential emerging creative talent from France, which includes architecture studio Triptyque and designer Philippe Nigro. More about Martell reveals list of 300 influential French creatives
Mottled grey tiles envelop this angular house in the Swiss Alps, which was designed by Milanese firm JM Architecture to look "like a stone in the landscape" (+ slideshow). More about Faceted home in the Swiss Alps by JM Architecture is covered in dark grey tiles
After a spate of luxury developments with private suspended swimming pools, developer Guildhouse has announced plans for a Croydon skyscraper with a glass-bottomed pool on the 14th floor that would be open for everyone. More about London's first public suspended swimming pool planned for Croydon
Studio Libeskind has unveiled plans for a contemporary arts centre in Vilnius, which will house a unique collection of modern and contemporary art by Lithuanian artists (+ slideshow). More about Daniel Libeskind designs angular white concrete and glass museum for Lithuanian art
Moscow studio Arch Group has designed a concept for an operations control centre for handling emergency situations in Russia, featuring a domed room filled with mobile seat pods. More about Arch Group proposes dispatch centre for Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations
Portuguese firm Ribeiro de Carvalho Arquitectos has completed a winery at an estate in Alentejo, featuring a wide balcony facing out over the vineyards (+ slideshow). More about Ribeiro de Carvalho updates century-old Portuguese winery with new metal-clad building