The US is to require the identification of cash buyers for high-end residential properties in New York City and Miami in an attempt to crack down on "dirty money" in real estate. More about US Treasury to ID cash buyers of super-luxury real estate in New York and Miami
Tinted and textured glass delineate areas inside this office and factory completed by V.oid Architecture for the Lima-based company that manufactures car windscreens for Tesla (+ slideshow). More about Tesla windscreen factory in Peru features fluted and coloured glass fittings
Pushing an umbrella into the top of this small cube by Japanese studio Nendo keeps it held up vertically without the need for additional support (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's squidgy Meji cube acts as an umbrella stand
US architecture firm SOM has released new images of the proposed Moynihan Train Hall expansion at Pennsylvania Station in New York City, which would turn an old post office into a grand waiting room for Amtrak. More about SOM reveals images of grand hall for New York's Penn Station
Designer Ron Arad has revealed plans to build a cancer treatment centre that will serve Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Druze communities in both Israel and Palestine. More about Ron Arad designs cancer hospital to serve both Israeli and Palestinian communities
Instagram users have captured dramatic images of 432 Park Avenue, the super-tall tower in Manhattan by Rafael Viñoly Architects that is set to open this year. More about Instagram photos reveal impact of Viñoly’s super-tall skyscraper on New York skyline
A Dallas art museum by Thom Mayne, a spiritual retreat at Stanford University and Jeanne Gang's Chicago boathouse are among the 18 recipients of prestigious design awards given by the American Institute of Architects (+ slideshow). More about AIA reveals winners of 2016 Honor Awards for the year's best American architecture
This polygonal black form is actually a sports car, which Dutch footwear brand United Nude designed by simplifying a classic Lamborghini (+ slideshow). More about United Nude abstracts a Lamborghini to create faceted Lo Res sports car
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has launched an online shop to sell its collection of design objects, including coat hangers, stools and lighting. More about Herzog & de Meuron launches Objects shop to sell its furniture and homeware
Astronauts piloting Virgin Galactic's commercial space flights will suit-up in these one-piece uniforms by Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas' brand Y-3 (+ movie). More about Y-3 creates flight suits for Virgin Galactic pilots on world's first commercial space flights
American artist Janet Echelman has suspended a billowing woven sculpture based on data captured from the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami above London's busy Oxford Circus junction (+ slideshow). More about Janet Echelman's illuminated 1.8 installation billows above London's Oxford Circus
The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are refusing to pay Zaha Hadid for her scrapped stadium design until she gives up all copyright on the project and signs a gagging order. More about Zaha Hadid refuses to hand over copyright for unpaid Japan stadium designs
Demolition isn't the only solution to the problem of the UK's troubled housing estates according to architect Alex Ely, whose firm Mae Architects is renovating a series of 1960s slab blocks in Norfolk (+ slideshow). More about Mae Architects gives second life to unloved Hillington Square housing estate
A team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a transparent film that could be applied to windows or clothing to store energy from sunlight, then later release it as heat. More about MIT team creates transparent film that stores solar energy and releases it on demand
New American carmaker VLF Automotive has unveiled its Force 1 supercar in Detroit, a week after its designer filed a $100 million lawsuit against luxury British auto brand Aston Martin. More about VLF Automotive unveils Force 1 supercar amid legal battle with Aston Martin
The warm glow of traditional light bulbs could return to homes and replace cold-looking LEDs, thanks to research conducted by a team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). More about MIT researchers develop energy-efficient incandescent light bulbs
Exclusive interview: universities are failing to give architects the training that will enable them to find solutions for an imminent global housing crisis, says 2016 Pritzker Prize laureate Alejandro Aravena. More about Architects "are never taught the right thing" says 2016 Pritzker laureate Alejandro Aravena
Following the news that Alejandro Aravena will receive this year's Pritzker Prize, here is a look at some of the buildings designed by the Chilean architect during his 22-year career (+ slideshow). More about Key projects by 2016 Pritzker Prize laureate Alejandro Aravena
Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena has been named as the 2016 recipient of the Pritzker, architecture's equivalent of the Nobel prize, ahead of curating this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Alejandro Aravena named as 2016 Pritzker Prize laureate
This movie by film studio Carniolus shows how the Slovenian army used a helicopter to airlift the various components of an Alpine cabin to its mountainside location. More about Movie: Alpine Shelter by OFIS and Harvard students airlifted onto Slovenia's Skuta Mountain