Design
Design
Colour-changing condoms proposed to detect sexual infection
A group of UK schoolchildren has won an award for a conceptual condom design that would change colour when it comes into contact with a sexually transmitted infection. More
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Design
Design
MINI relaunches its brand and offers Airbnb-style sharing to car owners
Car brand MINI has relaunched its visual identity, unveiled a new version of the MINI Clubman estate and embraced the "sharing economy" by offering every customer the chance to rent their vehicle to others when they don't need it (+ slideshow). More
Lighting
Lighting
LED technology means designers are "obliged to redesign all lights" says Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck has spoken about the pros and cons of technology, saying that designers are morally obliged to use the latest materials to create more efficient products – but warned that dependence on screen-based devices is "sick" (+ transcript). More
Architecture
Architecture
Moreau Kusunoki Architectes wins Guggenheim Helsinki competition
French firm Moreau Kusunoki Architectes has been named as the winner of the Guggenheim Helsinki competition (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Human Organs-on-Chips wins Design of the Year 2015
Microdevices that replicate the functions of human organs have beaten Google's self-driving car and a concrete innovation centre to be crowned Design of the Year 2015 by London's Design Museum. More
Interiors
Interiors
Shortlist announced for Inside Awards 2015 World Interior of the Year
An Australian office with 26 different types of working environment, a house for an art collector in Singapore and a red-hued sushi bar in Italy are included in the shortlist for the Inside Awards 2015 (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
World Building of the Year 2015 shortlist announced
World Architecture Festival 2015: a ribbon-like chapel in Japan, a cavernous wooden grotto in Canada and an Australian house designed to look like a village are among the 338 projects shortlisted for awards at this year's World Architecture Festival (+ slideshow). More
Pavilions
Pavilions
SelgasCano's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion nears completion
New construction images show this year's colourful Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Spanish architects José Selgas and Lucía Cano, which is rapidly nearing completion ahead of its opening next week (+ slideshow). More
Residential
Residential
MAD designs hilltop village for Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills
Chinese architecture office MAD has unveiled designs for a residential project resembling a hilltop village for Beverly Hills in Los Angeles. More
Architecture
Architecture
Álvaro Siza's first US project to be a luxury residential tower in Manhattan
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has been commissioned to design a luxury condominium tower in New York City – his first American project. More
Architecture
Architecture
New York's Cornell Tech campus will include buildings by Morphosis and Weiss/Manfredi
Work has begun on the new "School of Genius" campus in New York City, which aims to boost the city's burgeoning tech industry (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Richard Rogers calls for architects to help save "exceptional" Robin Hood Gardens
Architect Richard Rogers has urged the architectural community to support the preservation of the Brutalist Robin Hood Gardens estate, which he has described as post-war Britain's most important social housing development. More
Architecture
Architecture
RIBA awards the best British architecture projects of 2015
The Royal Institute of British Architects in London has revealed 37 winners of its 2015 awards, including a shoe-polish factory converted into offices, a sculptural swimming pool and a waterside distillery (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
MoMA adds Rainbow Flag to permanent design collection
New York's Museum of Modern Art announced today that it has added the Rainbow Flag, the universal symbol of gay pride, to its permanent design collection. More
Design
Design
Tom Cridland proposes alternative to throwaway fashion with The 30 Year Sweatshirt
UK menswear designer Tom Cridland has launched a unisex sweater that comes with a 30-year guarantee, to promote sustainable fashion. More
Architecture
Architecture
Indian architect Charles Correa dies aged 84
Charles Correa, described as "India's greatest architect", has died following a short illness. More
Architecture
Architecture
Daniel Libeskind plans three angular skyscrapers for Rome
After the Walkie Talkie, here is a trio of Trimphones: New York-based architect Daniel Libeskind has unveiled designs for three towers to be built near the new AS Roma football stadium, with the tallest reaching 220 metres in height (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Investindustrial adds B&B Italia to its growing portfolio of design brands
Business news: Investindustrial, the Italian investment firm that last year bought a controlling stake in lighting brand Flos, has acquired a majority share of furniture company B&B Italia. More
Architecture
Architecture
Zaha Hadid proposes a pair of tapered towers for Australia's Gold Coast
Zaha Hadid has designed her second set of skyscrapers for Australia – a pair of sinuous towers that will be constructed beside the harbour in Gold Coast, Queensland. More
Design
Design
Didier Faustino captures Cuba's ruined School of Ballet using cage-mounted device
French artist Didier Faustino is staging a month-long performance around Havana's Modernist School of Ballet, strapping a camera rig to a local resident who is exploring the ruins during the city's art biennial (+ slideshow). More