Business news: designer Janne Kyttanen has left the "overrated" 3D-printing industry to launch a venture capital fund that will design and launch new companies. More
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Spain has been awarded the Golden Lion for best pavilion at the Venice Biennale, while Gabinete de Arquitectura has been awarded the prize for best exhibition. More
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
British graphic design legend Peter Saville is behind the Tate Modern art gallery's updated graphic identity, a colourful model of the complex that includes the new Herzog & de Meuron extension. More
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: architects need to work in non-democratic countries to help improve conditions for the people that live there, says Snøhetta co-founder Kjetil Trædal Thorsen. More
Google has used its Jacquard technology to weave conductive threads into a Levi's jacket, turning its sleeves into touch-sensitive panels that can be used to control electronic devices (+ movie). More
The University of Chicago has approved a preliminary design by New York architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro for a facility devoted to hosting talks and events. More
US technology giant Google has demonstrated a current prototype of its modular smartphone Project Ara and announced it will begin shipping developer editions later this year (+ slideshow). More
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: a resurgence of handmade architecture is one of the biggest themes to emerge from this year's Venice Biennale, according to Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. More
The bereaved will be able to find the location of their loved ones' graves using GPS in this cemetery without headstones, proposed by Australian firms CHROFI and McGregor Coxall for Sydney (+ slideshow). More
Food trucks and a sports facility are included in these conceptual schemes by Buro Koray Duman for a derelict space under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, a major elevated highway in New York (+ slideshow). More
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort has announced plans for a month-long celebration of textiles in New York, saying that "not enough attention" is being paid to fabric innovation. More
Architect Alejandro Zaera-Polo has filed a lawsuit against Princeton University for libel and breach of contract, after he was asked to step down as head of its architecture school over allegations of plagiarism. More
New virtual reality tools will allow architects and designers to create buildings and products intuitively in 3D space around them, according to the director of visualisation studio VRtisan (+ movie). More
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Dutch office MVRDV has designed a completely see-through glass kitchen that aims to inspire a "more healthy, if not sexy" approach to food (+ slideshow). More
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia has revealed that he makes his staff meditate every day to help them "resist cravings and improve concentration". More
David Chipperfield Architects has made additional revisions to its plans for the Nobel Center in Stockholm, which were presented to the city earlier today (+ slideshow). More
Too many architects only talk to other architects that share the same views, and are becoming increasingly irrelevant as a result, according to OMA founder Rem Koolhaas. More
American architect Richard Meier has unveiled the design for an apartment block on New York's East River, eschewing his signature white palette for black glass facades. More
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