London firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has put the finishing touches to the World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre – a new £135 million wing at the British Museum in London (+ slideshow). More about Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners completes new conservation and gallery wing at British Museum
Mole Architects based the shape and proportions of this rural home in Suffolk on the classical vicar's residences that are typically found in English countryside towns (+ slideshow). More about Cedar-clad Stackyard by Mole Architects is a house based on old rectories
News: these new renders of the controversial Tokyo Olympic stadium by Zaha Hadid Architects show changes to the shape of the building, which has been altered following a budget cut (+ slideshow). More about New images of Zaha Hadid's modified Tokyo Olympic stadium design
These new images by architecture photographer Edmon Leong show the undulating contours and glittering surfaces of Zaha Hadid's Dongdaemun Design Plaza complex in Seoul, South Korea (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid's Dongdaemun Design Plaza captured in new photographs
Designers at Swedish fashion brand COS have created limited-edition shoes for its partnership with this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion (+ slideshow). More about COS launches The Serpentine Shoes to coincide with pavilion opening
News: Zaha Hadid Architects has confirmed it is adapting its design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium, following budget changes and ongoing criticism – including a 500-person street protest last weekend. More about Zaha Hadid modifies controversial Tokyo Olympic stadium design
A recital hall covered in aluminium mesh projects from one corner of this timber-clad music and communications centre designed by Mitchell Taylor Workshop for a college in the south of England. More about Mitchell Taylor Workshop pairs timber with aluminium at Berkshire music college
Royal College of Art graduate Sungsin Eo has designed a foam display and seating system for museums to present information to children in an engaging and playful way (+ movie). More about Sungsin Eo designs foam display system for child-friendly exhibitions
A fluted fibreglass wall surrounds this temporary Maggie's Centre in Merseyside, England, designed by London studio Carmody Groarke to offer support to those affected by cancer. More about Maggie's Merseyside by Carmody Groarke features a fluted facade
An immersive exhibition demonstrating creative uses of computer coding – from vintage video games to animated robots – opens today at the Barbican Centre in London (+ slideshow). More about Barbican's Digital Revolution exhibition celebrates creative computer coding
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: designer and inventor Dominic Wilcox explains why he is making a stained-glass driverless car for our Dezeen and MINI Frontiers exhibition in September. More about Dominic Wilcox to build driverless car made out of stained glass
This conceptual project by Royal College of Art graduate Johanna Schmeer builds on developments in nanotechnology to create synthetic foods for feeding the world's burgeoning population (+ movie). More about Johanna Schmeer imagines the future of food with Bioplastic Fantastic
News: the Design Museum in London has defended its decision to give its Designs of the Year top prize to a Zaha Hadid building in Azerbaijan, following widespread criticisms of the award on human rights grounds. More about Designs of the Year prize "about architecture rather than politics" says Design Museum director
Architect Zaha Hadid has described her Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan as an "incredible achievement" while project architect Saffet Kaya Bekiroglu said the project expressed the "soft, romantic side" of Azeri culture (+ interview + movie). More about Heydar Aliyev Center was "an incredibly ambitious project" says Zaha Hadid
London Design Festival 2014: crystal brand Swarovski and organisers of the London Design Festival have cancelled an installation of flying drones planned for this year's event over fears for "safety of members of the public". More about Drone installation for London Design Festival cancelled due to safety concerns
Two Mercedes-Benz cars appear to soar through the sky in British designer Gerry Judah's latest installation for the Goodwood auto show (+ movie). More about Gerry Judah's arcing sculpture suspends Mercedes cars above Goodwood crowds
News: architect Zaha Hadid's undulating Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku has been named Design of the Year by London's Design Museum this evening. More about Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center wins Design of the Year 2014
Royal College of Art graduate Yu-Chang Chou has developed a "return and reuse" packaging system to help online retailers reduce waste (+ movie). More about Yu-Chang Chou develops a reusable packaging service for sustainable online shopping
Corrugated concrete and polycarbonate panels have been used to create the textured and translucent facade of this youth and community centre in London by RCKa Architects (+ slideshow). More about London youth centre by RCKa features a translucent polycarbonate facade
London firm Stanton Williams has transformed the training facility it designed for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games into a major sporting venue for the UK's hockey and tennis organisations (+ slideshow). More about Stanton Williams converts Olympic training venue into hockey and tennis centre