Photo essay: French photographer Ann Ray provides a personal insight into the life and career of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, in this essay written exclusively for Dezeen to accompany a selection of photographs acquired by the V&A. More about Ann Ray shares intimate behind-the-scenes photographs of Alexander McQueen
Egypt is to unveil plans for a vast new privately funded administrative capital for seven million residents that would extend Cairo eastwards to the coast of the Red Sea. More about Egypt plans new capital city covering 700 square kilometres
The zigzagging rooflines, handmade-brick walls and golden balconies of these Greater London housing blocks by Duggan Morris Architects are all references to the canalside setting (+ slideshow). More about Duggan Morris uses simple brickwork and golden steel for canalside housing
Stockholm designer Monica Förster has created wooden furniture and accessories for Bosnian company Zanat, using a hand-carving technique that could soon become protected by UNESCO (+ slideshow). More about "Bosnian handicraft meets Scandinavian design" in Monica Förster's range for Zanat
Japanese firm Suppose Design Office has completed a car showroom near Tokyo, featuring a simple wooden facade and a glazed wall that fades from black to transparent (+ slideshow). More about Mazda Showroom by Suppose Design Office pairs streamlined glazing with wood
Architect and designer Michael Graves has died at his home in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 80, his office has announced. More about Michael Graves dies aged 80
British sculptor Antony Gormley has filled a Parisian gallery with an impenetrable structure made from grids of steel, and an army of figures made from stacked metal cubes (+ slideshow). More about Antony Gormley occupies French gallery with monumental metal sculptures
Business news: Chinese technology company Huawei has named French designer Mathieu Lehanneur as the head of its new design research centre in Paris. More about Mathieu Lehanneur appointed chief designer at Huawei
British architecture firm Foster + Partners has revealed plans to build an 80-storey skyscraper that is set to become Canada's tallest habitable building. More about Foster + Partners to create Canada's tallest habitable building in Toronto
Dezeen promotion: entries are open for architects, designers and manufacturers to submit projects for this year's Iconic Awards, organised by the German Design Council. More about Call for entries to Iconic Awards 2015
Will.i.am's predictions for the future of 3D printing, the 2015 Pritzker Prize laureate and Thomas Heatherwick's newly completed university building (pictured) feature in this week's Dezeen Mail newsletter issue 244. Click through for all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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The exhibition of work by fashion's late enfant-terrible Alexander McQueen first shown in New York has been expanded for London's V&A museum (+ slideshow). More about Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty opens at London's V&A
Oklahoma firm Kinslow, Keith & Todd has presented its vision to build a skyscraper shaped like a tornado on top of a Tulsa parking garage. More about Proposal unveiled for tornado-shaped skyscraper with a revolving rooftop restaurant
Prolific Japanese design studio Nendo has produced a line of T-shirts aimed at making the Hello Kitty cartoon character palatable for a male audience. More about Nendo rethinks Hello Kitty for men's T-shirt range
British architect David Chipperfield has been selected to design a new wing for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. More about David Chipperfield chosen to extend the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Stirling Prize-winner Haworth Tompkins has revamped a former warehouse to create rehearsal and office spaces for one of London's most important theatre companies (+ slideshow). More about Haworth Tompkins transforms an old brick building for the Donmar Warehouse
Milan 2015: Paris-based designer Arik Levy will present a seating range supported by split wooden legs in Milan next month (+ slideshow). More about Arik Levy's colourful chairs for TON have legs that split in two
A school that was destroyed during the 2010 Chile earthquake has been rebuilt by Santiago studio LAND Arquitectos using simple white-painted pine (+ slideshow). More about LAND Arquitectos rebuilds school devastated by Chilean earthquake
Zaha Hadid has paid tribute to "inspirational and enlightening" late German architect Frei Otto, while Norman Foster said Otto's "extraordinary structures altered the nature of architectural form in the 20th century". More about Hadid and Foster lead tributes to "great architect, inventor and gentleman" Frei Otto
China's days as a major producer of fake designer goods are numbered, according to Design Shanghai's creative director Ross Urwin. More about "China's copying days are coming to an end" says Design Shanghai creative director