This week on Dezeen: architecture and design stories about this year's summer Olympics flooded out as the event commenced in Rio de Janeiro this week, while Kanye West hit the headlines after declaring his desire to work with furniture giant Ikea. More about This week, Kanye West asked Ikea to collaborate and the Rio 2016 Olympics kicked off
This week on Dezeen: the countdown to this year's Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro entered its final stages this week, with images of completed venues and news of unfinished facilities both emerging. More about This week, anticipation mounted ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics
This week on Dezeen: Renzo Piano Building Workshop released new images of its 30-storey Soho Tower in New York this week, while the firm revealed a scaled-down version of its skyscraper proposed for London. More about This week, Renzo Piano teased images of his NY tower and sliced the height of the Paddington Pole
This week on Dezeen: the launch of the Pokémon GO augmented reality video game changed the way players interacted with cities and buildings, and brands began releasing products to help players "catch 'em all". More about This week, Pokémon GO became a cultural phenomenon
This week on Dezeen: this week it emerged that architects are among the people most likely to take their own life, according to a recent study. More about This week, the architecture profession was linked to high suicide rates
This week on Dezeen: experts spoke out about the damaging effects the Brexit vote could have on the UK's creative sector this week as political uncertainty continued to grip the nation. More about This week, the Brexit crisis rumbled on
This week on Dezeen: architects and designers were left reeling this week following the UK's dramatic decision to sever ties with the European Union in Thursday's referendum. More about This week, UK creatives reacted to the EU referendum
This week on Dezeen: Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas took a swipe at campaigners advocating Britain's exit from the European Union this week, while a proposal to replace Thomas Heatherwick's controversial Garden Bridge design was tabled (pictured). More about This week, Koolhaas hit out at Brexit campaigners and a Garden Bridge alternative was unveiled
This week on Dezeen: Danish brand Hay revealed its redesign of Ikea's iconic blue and yellow bag this week, as part of a new collaboration with the Swedish furniture giant, while BIG founder Bjarke Ingels showcased his huge undulating Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London (pictured). More about This week, Ikea teamed up with Hay and Bjarke Ingels revealed his Serpentine Pavilion
This week on Dezeen: discount supermarket Aldi triggered a debate about copyright laws in furniture design this week after it emerged the company was selling replica versions of a classic chair design by Ray and Charles Eames. More about This week, budget supermarket Aldi hit the headlines for selling replica Eames chairs
This week on Dezeen: photo and video sharing app Snapchat transformed the way journalists and visitors explored the world's biggest architecture exhibition in Venice this week. More about This week, Snapchat stole the show at the Venice Architecture Biennale
This week on Dezeen: with the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016 just around the corner, we examined some of the key themes already emerging from the world's biggest architectural exhibition, including robotic construction (pictured) and the housing crisis. More about This week, we looked ahead to the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale
This week on Dezeen: leading architects including Norman Foster, Bjarke Ingels, Richard Rogers and Daniel Libeskind paid tribute to the late Zaha Hadid this week in an exclusive Dezeen movie. More about This week, world-famous architects paid tribute to Zaha Hadid in an exclusive Dezeen movie
This week on Dezeen: Apple's Jonathan Ive (pictured) accused contemporary designers of losing interest in how things are made this week, while the United Arab Emirates revealed plans for a manmade mountain in an attempt to increase the country's rainfall. More about This week, Jonathan Ive took a swipe at designers and the UAE planned to build a mountain
This week on Dezeen: fashion designer Stella McCartney revealed her kit designs for British athletes competing at this year's Olympics, while a new logo for the Tokyo 2020 games was finally selected after the original design was ditched. More about This week, Stella McCartney unveiled kits for Rio 2016 and a new logo was chosen for Tokyo 2020
This week on Dezeen: Zaha Hadid Architects announced it will continue to practice without its founder following her sudden death in the same week as the company's proposal for a car park in Miami Beach was rejected. More about This week, Zaha Hadid Architects vowed to carry on but its Miami Beach car park was rejected
This week on Dezeen: the Dezeen team were in Milan this week to cover product launches, events and installations from the world's biggest and most important design fair. More about This week, the design world flocked to Milan
This week on Dezeen: Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena used his Pritzker Prize ceremony to announce plans for combatting the global housing crisis this week, and the Dezeen team looked ahead to the world's biggest and most important design fair. More about This week, Aravena received his Pritzker Prize and buzz mounted for Milan's design fair
This week on Dezeen: the architecture community paid tribute to Zaha Hadid this week after the Pritzker Prize-winning architect died unexpectedly. Read all our stories about the passing of Zaha Hadid. More about This week the world mourned the loss of Zaha Hadid
This week on Dezeen: Apple's new iPhone came under fire this week, while MIT researchers proposed a system for driverless cars that could spell the end for traffic lights. More about This week, researchers planned the "death of traffic lights" and Apple downsized its iPhone