London Design Biennale director Christopher Turner has been appointed to lead the architecture and design department at the V&A museum. More about V&A names Christopher Turner as new head of design, architecture and digital collections
The UK is set to ban the sale of all diesel and petrol vehicles from 2040, following in the footsteps of France. More about UK to ban sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2040
A huge ring-shaped walkway designed by architect George King is set to be built next to Flint Castle in Wales – but has been met with fierce opposition by locals, who see it as symbol of historic oppression. More about Controversial Iron Ring set to be submerged in landscape beside a Welsh castle
William Tozer Associates has overhauled a Victorian terraced house in north London, introducing a white, modern living area that faces out onto a neighbouring brutalist estate. More about Revamped London house features white surfaces and concrete details that match a brutalist neighbour
Nearly 2,000 pieces of plywood slot together like a puzzle in this staircase, which features in a London home that has been overhauled by local studio Tsuruta Architects. More about Tsuruta Architects designs staircase in London house from hundreds of plywood pieces
Architecture studio dRMM created a visitor centre clad in salvaged wooden boards as part of its overhaul of a seaside pier in Hastings, England – one of six projects in the running for this year's Stirling Prize. More about British seaside pier gets 21st-century update by dRMM
All privately operated drones in the UK will soon need to comply with new regulations, following a number of near-misses with planes in the skies over Britain. More about UK moves to regulate drones with registration scheme and safety tests
Getting paid on time, finding time to have children and dealing with long-hours culture were among topics discussed by executives from BIG, Zaha Hadid Architects and Design Haus Liberty at a business talk hosted by Dezeen in London last month. More about "Don't spend money you don't have" and "don't be afraid to be an asshole," architects advised
London studio Feix & Merlin lowered the floors and raised the ceiling inside this former warehouse to transform it from a cramped apartment into a spacious open-plan residence. More about Feix & Merlin remodels warehouse home on the banks of London's River Thames
One of the founders of 31/44 Architects has built his own London home, which is arranged around three courtyards to make it easy for domestic life to spill outdoors. More about 31/44 Architects builds grey-brick house around three small courtyards in London
A temporary secondary school is being built to accommodate students of Kensington Aldridge Academy, a school next to Grenfell Tower, which has been shut ever since the devastating fire last month. More about Portakabin builds temporary school for pupils of academy next to Grenfell Tower
The number of students applying for art and design degree courses in the UK this year fell by 14,000 compared to 2016, with applications from EU students falling five per cent. More about Applications for art and design degrees in UK fall by five per cent
A studio for photographer Juergen Teller, a new wing at the British Museum and a revived seaside pier are among the projects shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize. More about RIBA Stirling Prize 2017 shortlist announced
Confectionary giant Mondelez and British chain Poundland are locked in a feud over the discount store's new Toblerone-esque chocolate bar called Twin Peaks. More about Poundland's mountain-inspired chocolate bar sparks legal battle with Toblerone
The huge skeleton of a blue whale is now the centrepiece of the entrance hall at London's Natural History Museum – but unlike the dinosaur cast there before, it is suspended from the ceiling, freeing up space below for an information desk that doubles as a bar. More about Whale skeleton suspended over information kiosk and bar in revamped Natural History Museum foyer
A pair of interlocking volumes clad in pale brick and fronted by large, frameless windows extend the rear of this Victorian house in west London, which has been overhauled by McLaren Excell. More about McLaren Excell adds contrasting pale brick extension to black-painted Victorian house
Richard Pender was involved in every stage of this self-build project to create a sustainable and accessible house for his parents in rural Northumberland, which involved fabricating the wooden frame on site in a disused barn. More about Richard Pender and Dan Kerr combine local materials at self-built Shawm house
The homogenous red-brick facades and decorative tiled relief of this house tacked onto the end of a south-London terrace by 31/44 Architects reference details found on its older neighbours. More about 31/44 Architects adds contemporary red-brick house to traditional London terrace
Artist Camille Walala has used her signature colourful style to create a maze inside a southeast London gallery, imagined as a playground where visitors can "unleash their inner child". More about Camille Walala creates colourful labyrinth inside London's Now Gallery
French artist Daniel Buren has unveiled the final part of a permanent installation at London's Tottenham Court Road station, which sees the walls of the ticket hall covered in colourful shapes and monochrome stripes. More about Daniel Buren adds colourful shapes to Tottenham Court Road tube station