UK prime minister Theresa May has highlighted the importance of creativity to the nation on a day when over 100 leading artists claimed government policies were putting the creative industries at risk. More about Theresa May praises UK architects at 10 Downing Street reception as artists slam schools policy
UK architecture office Eckford Chong has renovated and extended an end-of-terrace property in east London, adding a garden studio that evokes traditional Japanese tea houses. More about Eckford Chong adds blackened-timber garden studio to refurbished London house
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to purchase the Stirling Prize-winning pier on England's south coast, which was redesigned by architecture studio dRMM. More about Community bid launched to buy Stirling Prize-winning Hastings Pier
The Fearless Girl statue that faces down Wall Street's Charging Bull and the environmentally minded Palau Pledge tourist visa are among the big winners from this year's D&AD Awards, which recognise the best in communication design. More about D&AD Awards 2018 celebrate designs for gender diversity and environmental protection
Height restrictions, space standards and rent controls should be scrapped in order to solve the housing crisis, according to Zaha Hadid Architects' principal Patrik Schumacher. More about Unfettered capitalism "can solve the housing crisis" says Patrik Schumacher
Architects including Adjaye Associates have presented ideas for the refurbishment of the Lancaster West Estate in London, site of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. More about Architects reveal ideas for £15 million refurbishment of Grenfell Tower estate
Niall McLaughlin Architects has refurbished a 1970s building at Jesus College, Cambridge, adding a new facade with a vertical composition of stone and timber elements. More about Niall McLaughlin Architects updates Cambridge college using historically appropriate materials
Forensic Architecture, the investigative team shortlisted for the Turner Prize for art, has expressed ambivalence about the accolade, which came in a week when it suffered several setbacks in its cases. More about Forensic Architecture has "mixed feelings" about Turner Prize nomination in week of setbacks
Atmos Studio has completed a flowing staircase made from laminated oak that is the centrepiece of a recently opened restaurant in Mayfair, London. More about Sinuous timber staircase by Atmos Studio spirals up through London restaurant HIDE
Dezeen promotion: entries are now being accepted to this year's Wood Awards, which recognise the UK's best timber architecture, furniture and products. More about Call for entries to Wood Awards 2018
Investigative agency Forensic Architecture has been shortlisted for this year's Turner Prize, the UK's most important art award. More about Forensic Architecture shortlisted for Turner Prize 2018
Visitors to Somerset House in London have been experiencing the air pollution of different global cities, inside a series of domes created by artist Michael Pinsky. More about Pollution-filled domes installed at London's Somerset House
Porthole windows with brightly coloured frames, a soaring spiral staircase and waterfall gutters are among the playful touches MUMA Architects has included in this community centre in Cambridge, England. More about Porthole openings connect community centre and kindergarten in Cambridge
Studio Ben Allen has inserted a spiralling plywood staircase in the centre of an office in Birmingham, England, which is designed to get workers moving. More about Sweeping staircase forms centrepiece of engineering office by Studio Ben Allen
Foster + Partners has completed a new headquarters for BBC Cymru Wales in Cardiff, which features a broad metal canopy supported on slender columns. More about Foster + Partners completes BBC headquarters in Cardiff
Developer Barratt Homes has promised to cover £2 million of work on a high-rise block in Croydon, south London, which failed cladding safety tests after the Grenfell Tower fire. More about Developer to replace dangerous cladding on Croydon tower block
Architects Tom and James Teatum designed this co-living space in Hammersmith to include informal work and living spaces that they hope will encourage millennials to spend more time at home. More about Noiascape's west London co-living space targets home-avoiding millennials
This school by Studio Weave features a scalloped roofline and double doors that slide back to connect the classrooms with a woodland setting on the outskirts of London. More about Sliding doors connect school building by Studio Weave to playground and woods
Optical illusions including a trompe l'oeil painting and mirrored walls alter the perception of space inside this extension to a south London house by architect Sean Griffiths. More about Sean Griffiths uses visual trickery inside London house extension
This fly-through video created for the NLA's annual London Tall Buildings Survey shows how over 500 towers currently proposed for London will affect the capital's skyline. More about Fly-through video shows impact of 500 tall buildings planned for London