New York studio Architecture + Information aimed to create an environment that is "playful, not childish" for this school in Manhattan. More about A+I designs New York City school with colourful panels and tiered seating
Researchers have created a series of 4D-printed plastic objects that fold themselves into predetermined shapes when heated, which they believe could be scaled up to create flat-pack furniture. More about 4D-printing method could allow flat-pack furniture to be assembled with heat alone
A stainless steel fireplace surround and "hacked" IKEA cabinets are among the features that architecture duo BoND have added during the overhaul of their apartment in New York's Chelsea. More about BoND turns dark, divided Chelsea apartment into light-filled home
British designer Es Devlin has rethought the typical residential sales gallery, using a trio of installations to promote a pair of twisting towers that architecture firm BIG has designed for New York. More about Es Devlin presents BIG's The XI towers in installation triptych
Dezeen is giving away five copies of a map that pinpoints Chicago's concrete buildings, including iconic brutalist structures and university projects, in this competition. More about Competition: win a map of Chicago's concrete architecture
A skyscraper by architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill is set to rise next to Chicago's historic Tribune Tower and become the second-tallest building in the city. More about Chicago's second-tallest skyscraper planned beside Tribune Tower
Retailer Amazon has teamed up with car companies Volvo and General Motors to deliver packages directly to users' vehicles. More about Amazon partners with Volvo and General Motors to provide in-car deliveries
IKEA is considering plans to transform a concrete structure by modernist architect Marcel Breuer in New Haven into a hotel, according to reports. More about Brutalist Breuer building owned by IKEA could become hotel in Connecticut
Indiana, home to some of America's best mid-century-modern architecture, is the next stop in our series of roundups highlighting impressive houses from each US state. More about Five of the best houses in Indiana on Dezeen
Architect Elizabeth Diller has praised her inclusion on this year's Time 100 list as a positive step towards gender parity in architecture, but voiced concern that too many female architecture students are not making it into the workplace. More about Male-dominated architecture industry is undergoing "dramatic change" says Elizabeth Diller
A series of matching stoneware designs by French designers Francesco Balzano and Valeriane Lazard is on display at Studio Twenty Seven gallery in Miami. More about Studio Twenty Seven showcases furniture made entirely from Italian limestone
BIG has released new renderings of the pair of towers it is building beside New York's High Line, which architect Bjarke Ingels says are shaped out of "mutual courtesy" for one another's views. More about The XI towers in New York will "dance" with each other, says Bjarke Ingels
The razing of notable brutalist buildings from the 1960s and 1970s, including work by architects Paul Rudolph and Alison and Peter Smithson, is the subject of a photography exhibition at a Boston art gallery. More about Destruction of brutalist buildings shown at Boston photography exhibition
IKEA has launched its first skateboard, as part of a series of furniture and clothing items influenced by street culture in Southern California. More about IKEA releases first skateboard in SoCal-inspired collection
New atria and glazed rooftop pavilions are among the alternations to a historic educational building on Princeton's campus in New Jersey, as part of a project overseen by Canadian studio KPMB. More about KPMB updates gothic-style academic building on Princeton University campus
A memorial and museum dedicated to the legacy of racial violence and injustice in America are set to open in Montgomery, Alabama. More about Memorial in Alabama acknowledges violence against African Americans
Updated interior finishes and a new guest house are among the modifications that US studio Butler Armsden Architects has made to a 44-year-old, wood-clad residence that overlooks the Pacific Ocean. More about Butler Armsden overhauls 1970s coastal home in northern California
Barker Freeman Design Office has completed the renovation of a townhouse in Brooklyn, demolishing some sections and adding others to make better use of the space. More about BFDO adds extensions and skylights to Brooklyn townhouse
American firm Studio Gang has unveiled plans for a tower in Los Angeles with a curvy exterior evocative of a rolling wave. More about Studio Gang designs curvaceous tower for LA's Chinatown
A low-lying slender form, an overhanging roof and sliding glass doors are among the modernist-influenced features at this Indianapolis residence by architecture studio Deborah Berke Partners. More about Deborah Berke Partners channels modernism with long and low Indiana house