London-based architecture studio JAA has revealed a proposal to encase the burnt-out shell of Grenfell Tower in a sarcophagus of black concrete as a memorial to the victims of the fire. More
DJI, the world's largest drone manufacturer, says it has limited ability to control how its technology is used, following a reported assassination attempt on the Venezuelan president using the company's drones. More
IKEA has enlisted the help of Dutch design duo Scholten & Baijings to create fresh takes on its Klippan sofa and Poäng armchair by adopting the widespread trend of hacking. More
The Space Needle observation tower in Seattle has reopened to the public following an extensive overhaul by American firm Olson Kundig Architects, which involved adding "the world's first and only revolving glass floor". More
Venezuelan officials have claimed a thwarted assassination attempt was made against President Nicolás Maduro using explosives strapped to drones. More
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed visualisations of a 112 metre-high tower, planned for Paceville on the northern coast of Malta, which would be the country's tallest building. More
Illustrations of electronic musician Aphex Twin's logo have been spotted in locations across the world, to announce his new EP Collapse. More
Artist and activist Ai Weiwei took to Instagram to show Chinese authorities knocking down his studio in Beijing, with many of his artworks still inside. More
This week, images of Europe's tallest building, the Lakhta Centre in St Petersburg were revealed, and video footage showed a Chinese skyscraper that incorporates a 108-metre high water feature. More
The 1970s are back, according to an interior-design report by online furniture platform Clippings. More
IKEA is rolling out a series of furniture collections incorporating relaunched pieces from the 1950s to the 2000s, in celebration of its 75th birthday. More
Leading names such as MAD and Fuseproject, as well as rising stars like Sigve Knutson and Penda, are among those named on the longlist for the studio awards. More
British graphic designer Peter Saville, best known for his iconic album cover creations, has developed a new graphic identity for fashion brand Burberry. More
Philip Johnson's postmodern AT&T Building has been awarded landmark status, halting Snøhetta's controversial renovation plans for the Midtown Manhattan skyscraper. More
A huge balloon controlled by brain waves will fly around the atrium of the Design Museum during this year's London Design Festival. More
Over 70 architects, critics and preservationists have signed a petition to prevent the "tremendous mistake" of demolishing parts of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, to make way for an expansion by Selldorf Architects. More
Russian artist Alexander Shtanuk has launched a crowdfunding campaign to turn NASA's metallic emergency blankets into an enormous artwork at this year's Burning Man festival. More
New video footage reveals the latest incredible skyscraper being constructed in China, which incorporates a giant waterfall into its facade. More
Pritzker Prize-winner Shigeru Ban has joined the disaster relief effort in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, personally setting up his Paper Partition System for evacuees. More
Washington DC's African American history museum and a leisure centre designed by Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha are among the six finalists for this year's Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize. More