Architects Zeller & Moye and artist Katie Paterson have installed a public artwork in the grounds of Bristol University, England, which is made up of samples from more than 10,000 tree species. More
New York 2016: US atelier Ladies & Gentlemen Studio has designed a series of lighting pendants with glass spheres that change colour once the light is turned on (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen promotion: Spanish brand Sancal has launched a "retro-futuristic" collection of furniture, featuring tables, chairs and ornaments that reference 1960s science fiction films (+ movie). More
Studio MDA and Studio Christian Wassmann have collaborated to create the first US outpost for Lisson Gallery, which has a roster of contemporary artists that includes Ai Weiwei and Marina Abramović (+ slideshow). More
One of the world's biggest elevator manufacturers has unveiled plans to build a 270-metre-high skyscraper in Shanghai that will be dedicated to testing lifts. More
Steven Holl Architects has revealed designs for a Pennsylvania arts centre with a sculptural, white form that references a kite. More
Substandard UK schools are wasting millions, fostering bad behaviour in pupils, and causing one in five teachers to consider leaving their post, claims a new report from the Royal Institute of British Architects. More
OMA and Allies and Morrison have completed the redevelopment of the former Commonwealth Institute in London, adding three blocks of private housing that have helped fund the transformation of the protected building into a new home for the Design Museum (+ slideshow). More
Mirrored blocks, neon lights and tropical plants are combined to form this "prismatic oasis" by Rafael de Cárdenas, who has been named Designer of the Year at the Maison&Objet Americas 2016 fair (+ slideshow). More
Different cladding materials distinguish three separate homes in this New York property, which was designed by O'Neill Rose Architects for an extended family (+ slideshow). More
New York 2016: Anderssen & Voll, Kristine Five Melvær and Lars Beller Fjetland are among the designers exhibiting in a showcase of Norway's established and up-and-coming talent this week. More
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: the Australian pavilion at this year's Venice Biennale will make a convincing argument for the swimming pool as the Antipodean answer to the piazza – a public space that deserves protection, says Dan Hill. More
Robots are the future of the construction industry, according to architects including Wolf D Prix and BIG's Kai-Uwe Bergmann. We've rounded up a selection of projects that suggest what the robot-made buildings of the future might look like (+ slideshow). More
New York 2016: Chinese designer Zhoujie Zhang has created a series of mirrors, using the results of computer algorithms based on the natural movements of water (+ slideshow). More
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with lighting brand Luceplan to give away three pairs of tickets to an exclusive design talk in New York, plus one Tivedo lamp designed by Sebastian Bergne. More
Comments update: the developer of New York's Two World Trade Center tower is torn between BIG's design and the original proposal by Foster + Partners, prompting readers to take sides. More
New York 2016: the annual NYCxDesign festival is underway, and Dezeen's Dan Howarth has selected seven of the showrooms and exhibitions not to miss during the citywide event. More
A trio of volumes are stacked one on top of each other to form this hillside residence near Tehran by New Wave Architecture, but each one is angled towards a different view (+ slideshow). More
RIBA International Prize: David Chipperfield, Bjarke Ingels, Vo Trong Nghia and the late Zaha Hadid are among the architects whose buildings are included on the 30-strong longlist for the first RIBA International Prize (+ slideshow). More
Angled screens of perforated brick provide ventilation and shade for this housing block in Tehran by CAAT Studio, providing its residents with relief from the city's hot and dry climate (+ slideshow). More