Richard Meier unveils black tower for Manhattan at 685 First Avenue
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
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Dezeen's top 10 picks for the London Festival of Architecture 2016
London Festival of Architecture 2016: a month-long programme of events and installations begins in the UK capital next week. Dezeen architecture editor Amy Frearson has picked out the highlights. More
Foster + Partners unveils Apple Union Square store in San Francisco
Apple has rethought its approach to retail and debuted a series of new interior features at its latest store on San Francisco's Union Square, designed with UK architecture firm Foster + Partners (+ slideshow). More
Threat to Pomo buildings could wipe out "whole chapter of architectural history"
Important examples of Postmodern architecture in the UK are under threat, warns heritage campaign group the Twentieth Century Society, which is holding a conference this weekend to kickstart a wider movement to protect them. More
Heatherwick, Chipperfield and Adjaye among high-profile architects and designers opposing Brexit
EU referendum: David Chipperfield, Ron Arad, Richard Rogers, David Adjaye and Thomas Heatherwick are among the architects and designers that have signed a letter backing the Remain campaign for the UK's EU referendum. More
Uber is testing a driverless taxi on the streets of Pittsburgh
Taxi app Uber is the latest company to explore driverless car technology, confirming it is testing a self-navigating vehicle that could force its drivers out of their jobs. More
MAD unveils Parisian housing block with curvy floors and balconies
Beijing studio MAD has revealed plans for a Parisian housing block surrounded by undulating balconies, which is set to become the firm's first residential project in Europe (+ slideshow). More
Penda combines stepwells with water mazes for Indian garden design
The design features of Indian stepwells and water mazes are combined in this proposal for a landscaped garden by architecture studio Penda (+ slideshow). More
Milton Glaser designs Get Out The Vote graphic for US election
Graphic design legend Milton Glaser is among the designers who have created posters encouraging Americans to head to polling stations and vote in this year's presidential election. More
Five must-see installations at this year's Clerkenwell Design Week
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: with Clerkenwell Design Week just around the corner, Dezeen reporter Alice Morby has picked out the things to look forward to, including a Tom Dixon installation inside a church and a timber temple in a historic archway. More
Rogers Stirk Harbour unveils own studio inside its recently completed Leadenhall Building
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has revealed its new home inside the so-called Cheesegrater tower, featuring brightly coloured furnishings, exposed steelwork and a big central meeting space (+ slideshow). More
Fabric-cast concrete is the construction method of the future, say designers
Designers Ron Culver and Joseph Sarafian have developed a method of casting concrete in Lycra stretched by robotic arms, which they believe could be used to create radical new architectural forms (+ movie). More
Key projects by Paulo Mendes da Rocha photographed by Leonardo Finotti
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: with Paulo Mendes da Rocha set to receive the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice Architecture Biennale, here's a look at some of his best projects, shot by photographer Leonardo Finotti (+ slideshow). More
Critics compare Snøhetta's SFMOMA extension to a "gigantic meringue" and a "cruise ship"
Critics have had mixed reactions to the Snøhetta-designed extension of Mario Botta's San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, with descriptions ranging from a "good citizen" to a "baked alaska slumped on the skyline". More
Benjamin Hubert's 3D-printed wheelchair to launch during Clerkenwell Design Week
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: Benjamin Hubert's London studio Layer has unveiled photographs and a movie of its made-to-measure, 3D-printed wheelchair, ahead of its launch next week. More
Seven key topics for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: the world's biggest architectural exhibition kicks off next week. Dezeen's architecture editor Amy Frearson examines some of the key themes already emerging ahead of the event, ranging from the housing crisis to robotic construction. More
Robotically fabricated carbon-fibre pavilion opens at the V&A
A robotically woven carbon-fibre pavilion developed by a team from the University of Stuttgart has been erected in the courtyard of London's V&A museum as part of a season of engineering events (+ slideshow). More
BAK Arquitectos nestles exposed concrete holiday home in forest glade
Slabs of board-marked concrete form the walls, floors and roof of this holiday home designed by architects by Luciano Kruk and María Victoria Besonías for a coastal forest near Buenos Aires (+ slideshow). More
Space Copenhagen selects natural materials for New York's 11 Howard hotel interior
Danish studio Space Copenhagen has created bespoke furniture using stone, wood and leather to complement its interiors for this hotel in Manhattan's SoHo district (+ slideshow). More
"Railroad stations are our contemporary architecture of democracy"
Opinion: the golden age of airports is over, says Aaron Betsky. Railways have trumped air travel with better-designed terminals that are the epitome of contemporary democracy. More