Zaha Hadid has created a swooping canopy for New York's High Line – in an area of the elevated park abutting the construction site for a building designed by the architect. More
A glass "sky pool" is planned to be suspended between apartment blocks in London's new Nine Elms quarter, close to Battersea Power Station. More
Berlin crowdsourcing platform Jovoto has launched an open design competition to repurpose a defunct railway bridge spanning the Danube river in Linz. More
A masterplan by Ennead Architects and RAFT Landscape Architecture for a nonprofit farm in New York aims to address two problems in the US: high unemployment among military veterans and a shortage of agricultural workers. More
Bjarke Ingels has become the latest architect to use crowdfunding to finance a project, launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for development of a power plant chimney that will blow smoke rings (+ movie) More
The Finnish Association of Architects has revealed the five buildings competing for the second Finlandia Prize for Architecture, including a pre-weathered steel arts centre, a timber-framed apartment block and a waterside housing complex (+ slideshow). More
New York practice John Puttick Associates has won the competition to redevelop the Brutalist 1960s bus station in Preston, England, with a design that features a rooftop football pitch, a climbing wall and a skate park. More
This week on Dezeen: New Zealand unveiled 40 potential flag designs (pictured) by residents this week, while the National Museum of Qatar challenged the public to create its new graphic identity. More
Amos Goldreich Architecture and Jacobs-Yaniv Architects have unveiled plans for a purpose-built shelter for women and children suffering domestic abuse in Israel. More
The National Museum of Qatar is taking suggestions for its new logo and branding as part of a nationwide competition encouraging public involvement in design. More
British architect Richard Rogers says Japan "lost its nerve" in abandoning Zaha Hadid's Olympic stadium design, adding that the decision could damage the country's credibility. More
This concept by architecture studio Populous for a new stadium in San Diego, California, features a sculptural facade clad in a kinetic screen that moves with the wind (+ slideshow). More
Construction is now underway on a twisted tower designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma for Rolex in Dallas, Texas. More
James Corner Field Operations – one of the studios behind New York's popular High Line – has designed a new park for downtown Miami that would be constructed beneath an elevated rail line (+ slideshow). More
Architect Frank Gehry is designing a masterplan for the revitalisation of the Los Angeles River, a barren canal-like waterway that weaves through the California city. More
Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller has created a new limited-edition banknote for the Brixton Pound, a currency that supports south London's local economy. More
New Zealanders are to get a chance to vote on a new flag for their country, which could replace its existing graphic featuring the Union Jack. More
This week on Dezeen: beleaguered Brutalist housing estate Robin Hood Gardens (pictured) hit the headlines this week as a last-ditch attempt to save it from demolition failed, and Tokyo's 2020 Olympics faced further controversy. More
Kenjiro Sano, who unveiled his logo design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last month, has denied allegations that he copied the design from an emblem for a Belgian theatre. More
The latest bid to grant listing status to the Brutalist Robin Hood Gardens estate in east London has failed and the local MP has called for it to be "brought down ASAP". More