Fashion brand Acne Studios has opened a "monolithic" store on Paris' Rue Saint Honoré, designed in collaboration with architecture studio Arquitectura-G, that references a Stockholm skatepark and its Parisian setting. More about Concrete infrastructure informs Acne Studios' limestone-clad Rue Saint Honoré store
Japanese designer Issey Miyake, founder of his eponymous fashion brand, has died in Tokyo aged 84 following a battle with liver cancer. More about Japanese designer Issey Miyake dies aged 84
Architectural photographer Iwan Baan has captured a selection of public artworks that will be on display in Qatar to provide outdoor museum experiences ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup. More about Iwan Baan photographs outdoor artworks by Richard Serra and Faye Toogood in Qatar
Electric vehicles have entered the mainstream, but while some manufacturers are developing futuristic concepts, others are looking to the past for their designs. Here is a roundup of eight electric cars with a retro design. More about Eight retro electric cars that are informed by motoring heritage
Dezeen has announced the longlist for the Dezeen Awards 2022 interiors categories, which feature over 280 of the world's best interior spaces. More about Dezeen Awards 2022 interiors longlist revealed
Local architect Clément Lesnoff-Rocard used clean lines, light colours and mirrors to create a bright interior within this skewed Parisian penthouse. More about Skewed apartment by Clément Lesnoff-Rocard Architect celebrates "edges"
Australian start-up Hoopsy has created a recyclable pregnancy test that is 99 per cent made out of paper, aiming to stop millions of single-use plastic versions ending up in landfill each year. More about Hoopsy is a paper pregnancy test designed to tackle plastic waste
Ukrainian architecture studio Zikzak Architects has designed a collapsible, modular school building that aims to restore infrastructure that was destroyed as a result of the Ukraine War. More about Revival is a concept for a demountable and scalable school in Ukraine
American artist Maya Lin has revealed a design for a spherical water fountain that will be installed in the Obama Presidential Center, a cultural complex in Chicago celebrating Barack Obama's presidency. More about Maya Lin designs oculus water fountain for the Obama Presidential Center
Chilean studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen has completed a house in the mountains outside Santiago that combines coloured concrete with a grid of partial circles. More about Pezo von Ellrichshausen opts for yellow concrete at Raem House
The landmark Taipei Performing Arts Center by Dutch architecture studio OMA has officially opened to the public in Taiwan, nine years later than originally planned. More about Taipei Performing Arts Center by OMA officially opens in Taiwan
Following the Saudi Arabian government's unveiling of plans for an enormous linear megacity in the desert, urban design experts have expressed skepticism about whether its utopian vision is realistic. More about Sustainability and liveability claims of Saudi 170-kilometre city are "naive" say experts
An otherwordly character explores the Chapel of Sound, a rock-like concert hall designed by Chinese studio Open Architecture, in this science-fiction-informed video by Xia Zhi. More about Chapel of Sound in China is given a "science-fiction vibe" in new video
Ukrainian fashion house DZHUS has created a series of fashion pieces that can morph into different types of garments for its Autumn Winter 2022 collection, which features the brand's last designs before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. More about DZHUS designs metamorphosing Pseudo clothing collection
Dezeen has revealed the architecture longlist for Dezeen Awards 2022, which feature over 300 of the world's best recently completed buildings. More about Dezeen Awards 2022 architecture longlist revealed
Design studio Yabu Pushelberg has completed a five-star hotel in London's Leicester Square where rooms are all dedicated to different members of a theatre or movie production's cast and crew. More about Yabu Pushelberg designs The Londoner hotel in the spirit of film and theatre
Design studio Space Available has worked with Indonesian architects Sidarta and Sandjaja to turn a Bali building into an institution dedicated to circular design, with a facade made of 200,000 recycled plastic bottles. More about Museum of Space Available opens in Bali to explore circular design
Architecture firm Studio B drew upon geometric paintings to design a low-lying, trapezoidal home in Colorado that features cedar cladding and large stretches of glass. More about Studio B creates trapezoidal Colorado home as "collage of form and light"
London studio Bell Phillips has completed a timber pavilion in a park in Elephant & Castle featuring an elevated viewing gallery nestled among the boughs of a mature plane tree. More about Bell Phillips creates The Tree House pavilion at London's Elephant Park
For our latest lookbook we've collected 10 projects that exemplify the organic modern design style, which combines minimalist interiors with natural textures and colours. More about Ten interiors with a natural and calming organic modern design