Claim that MoMA will abolish architecture and design galleries "absolutely not true" says curator
New York's Museum of Modern Art has issued a letter to quell speculation over the closure of its architecture and design galleries. More
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Jasper Morrison adds armchair to Alfi seating collection for Emeco
Dezeen promotion: American furniture brand Emeco has launched a new armchair by British designer Jasper Morrison at this year's Milan design week, as part of his Alfi collection made using reclaimed materials (+ slideshow). More
Bureau SLA updates former naval base in Amsterdam with flag-inspired window screens
Geometric screens based on flag designs flank the windows of this former marine base in Amsterdam, which Bureau SLA has converted into offices to mark the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union (+ slideshow). More
Andreas Engesvik's toothbrush for Hay features two-tone bristles
Milan 2016: Norwegian designer Andreas Engesvik has created a minimal toothbrush for Danish brand Hay. More
Eight-kilometre-long mountain walkway captured in new photographs by Nelson Garrido
Portuguese photographer Nelson Garrido has used both a handheld and drone-mounted camera to capture the zigzagging paths of the Paiva Walkways, an eight-kilometre-long trail through the wild mountain landscape of Arouca, Portugal (+ slideshow). More
Marc Fornes uses over 1,000 perforated aluminium shingles for Texas park sculpture
Designer Marc Fornes has completed his first permanent installation in the US: an arching structure made of more than 1,000 perforated aluminium shingles (+ slideshow). More
Oeuffice presents collection of solid marble stools at Neoclassical Milanese hotel
Milan 2016: London design studio Oeuffice has updated its collection of stools based on Greek column capitals with white marble versions, and displayed them in a black courtyard in Milan (+ slideshow). More
Glas Italia enlists prominent designers to create glass furniture for 2016 collection
Milan 2016: Glas Italia's 2016 range of glass furniture features pieces from designers including Tokujin Yoshioka, Nendo, and Philippe Starck, who designed a table with mouth-blown borosilicate legs. More
LACMA pays tribute to Prince with Purple Rain Room
In memory of musician Prince, who died suddenly last week, LACMA has used purple lighting to turn the popular Rain Room installation into a tribute based on one of the musician's most famous tracks. More
Anders Berensson proposes wooden skyscraper with decorative facade for Stockholm
Anders Berensson Architects has unveiled conceptual plans for Stockholm's tallest building – a 133-metre wooden skyscraper covered in numbers, which would be erected on top of a 1960s car park in the city centre. More
Crafting Plastics designs plastic sunglasses that are biodegradable
Milan 2016: this eyewear collection by Crafting Plastics was created from test samples of new biodegradable plastics (+ slideshow). More
New logos chosen for Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games
A pair of chequerboard designs by Japanese artist Asao Tokolo have been unveiled as the new official logos for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games, after the original designs were ditched amid claims of plagiarism. More
Zaha Hadid Architects completes "oyster-like" ferry terminal in Salerno
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its first completed building since the death of its founder, a new maritime terminal for ferries and cruise liners in Salerno, Italy (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma completes Chinese spa resort with pixellated stonework
The pieces of multi-tonal stone used to construct this spa resort in southwest China by Kengo Kuma give the complex a pixelated appearance (+ slideshow). More
Link Arkitektur extends Norwegian farmhouse with contemporary gabled structure
Link Arkitektur has added a gabled extension to a 19th-century Norwegian farmhouse, featuring a wooden facade designed to age with the building (+ slideshow). More
Normann Copenhagen adds flat-pack lounge furniture to its collection
Milan 2016: Normann Copenhagen has become the latest brand to release flat-pack furniture, working with Danish designer Hans Horneman on a range of self-assembly lounge chairs (+ slideshow). More
Four concrete towers make up Metro's BN House in São Paulo
Courtyards, balconies and roof terraces all features in this São Paulo house by local studio Metro, which is made up of four separate but connected concrete towers (+ slideshow). More
FHHH Friends creates "rough and ready" concrete tea-fermentation facility in South Korea
This tea-fermentation facility by South Korean office FHHH Friends features a combination of opaque and perforated concrete walls, which also screen a cafe, restaurant and a house (+ slideshow). More
DSDHA's Corner House boasts a hidden roofscape adorned with "crystalline pavilions"
Architecture office DSDHA has completed an apartment block in London's Fitzrovia, which has a pair of faceted glass volumes concealed behind its austere grey brick facades. More
I/O Architects makes classic car focal point of timber-clad house in Sofia
A glass wall frames a vintage Mercedes parked inside this timber-clad residence in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia by I/O Architects, which is partially submerged into a sloping site (+ slideshow). More