News: BIG and Heatherwick Studio are collaborating on a new headquarters building for Google in Mountain View, California. More about Bjarke Ingels and Thomas Heatherwick to design Google's new California HQ
News: Zaha Hadid Architects director Patrik Schumacher has called for the abolition of state-funded arts schools, branding them "an indefensible anachronism". More about "Stop all public funding" for arts schools says Patrik Schumacher
News: a concert hall with a spiky roof in Poland and a terracotta winery buried beneath an Italian vineyard are among the five finalists in the running for the European Union's 2015 architecture prize – the Mies van der Rohe Award (+ slideshow). More about Mies van der Rohe Award 2015 finalists announced
Waterfalls, rainbow-coloured latticework and bright red cycle lanes feature among proposals for a new bridge across London's River Thames to rival Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge (+ slideshow). More about Over 70 designs unveiled for another new bridge across London's River Thames
Design Indaba 2015: the design industry has lost touch with its social and cultural values and is producing "too much shit design", according to Hella Jongerius. More about Hella Jongerius calls for "new holistic approach to design"
This extension to a Victorian house in London features a decorative wooden ceiling, exposed brickwork and a dining space that opens out to a garden filled with bushy plants (+ slideshow). More about Gort Scott adds timber-framed extension to 19th century Victoria Park house
Stockholm 2015: a trio of designers created this armchair for Swedish furniture brand Blå Station that can be wheeled around on small castors. More about Blå Station launches mobile Morris Jr chair
Bright white shutters concertina across the glazed facade of this Porto home designed and occupied by local architects Cláudia Monteiro and Vitor Oliveira. More about Folding shutters create varying levels of privacy for Porto townhouse
Italian designer Massimo Faion has created a set of bespoke falconry stands for a live performance at this year's Design Days Dubai fair. More about Massimo Faion's Posa Project reinterprets falconry perches
Models wearing hazard-striped garments stood still as conveyor belts transported them past guests at House of Holland's London Fashion Week presentation (+ slideshow). More about Travelator catwalk carries models around House of Holland fashion show
News: a new smartwatch from Pebble that promises seven days of battery life has reached its $500,000 Kickstarter goal in less than 20 minutes. More about Pebble Time smartwatch breaks Kickstarter records with Morem funding in one hour
News: Swedish car manufacturer Volvo has revealed plans to test 100 self-driving vehicles on city streets with members of the public by 2017. More about Volvo announces "one-of-a-kind" public tests for self-driving cars
Comments update: a fire that ripped through one of the world's tallest residential skyscrapers dominated the conversation this week, as readers discussed the safety features of tall buildings. More about "Great architects, engineers and designers make the 21st century a safer place"
News: Bjarke Ingel's firm has unveiled plans for a recycling facility in Copenhagen, encased within a manmade hill that could double as a running track, picnic area or even a snowboarding slope (+ slideshow). More about BIG reveals sunken recycling centre below terrain for joggers and snowboarders
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Not Another Bill to give readers the chance to win one of five three-month subscriptions to its service that delivers limited-edition gifts. More about Competition: five Not Another Bill subscriptions to be won
Openings in the walls of this wooden shelter in Austria create display compartments where children can show off treasures collected from the trails of the surrounding forest (+ slideshow). More about Bernd Riegger's see-through timber cabin provides shelter for a forest kindergarten
Squishy foam spikes featured on garments and the catwalk at fashion designer Mary Katrantzou's Autumn Winter 2015 show during London Fashion Week. More about Mary Katrantzou contrasts Modernist shapes with "horror vacui" details for Autumn Winter 2015
News: a proposal to carve a cultural centre out of the landscape has won the UNESCO design contest for a Bamiyan Valley site where two seventh-century statues of Buddha were destroyed by Taliban militants. More about UNESCO unveils winning cultural centre design for heritage site in war-torn Afghanistan
The glass facade of this Tokyo accessories store is imprinted with a chevron pattern based on a motif from the lining of an Hermès handbag (+ slideshow). More about Chevron-patterned glass fronts Tokyo handbag store by Hiroshi Nakamura
The quilted back of this chair by Spanish studio Muka Design Lab can be stood up straight or folded down. More about Muka Design Lab's Reves Chair has a backrest "like a shirt collar"