This week, a museum opened in Palestine and Renzo Piano completed an art gallery
This week on Dezeen, a museum dedicated to Palestinian culture opened in Birzeit and Renzo Piano finished a sail-covered art gallery in a French winery. More
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This week, Peter Zumthor spoke out about his "destroyed" Therme Vals and his mysterious reputation
This week on Dezeen, Swiss architect Peter Zumthor told Dezeen he is trying to change his reputation as a "reclusive mountain-dwelling hermit" and claimed his renowned thermal baths in Vals have been ruined. More
This week, Kapoor targeted Trump and Obama's presidential library was revealed
This week on Dezeen, Anish Kapoor called for artists to engage with issues such as nationalism, Brexit and Donald Trump, and the first images of the Obama Presidential Library in Chicago were revealed. More
This week, safety issues with IKEA's refugee shelters emerged and Turkey built a Syrian border wall
This week on Dezeen, Turkey completed phase one of its Syrian border wall and IKEA revealed that deployment of its award-winning refugee shelters has been put on hold due to safety risks. More
This week, Balenciaga paid tribute to IKEA and Times Square was transformed
This week on Dezeen, Balenciaga launched its own version of IKEA's iconic blue tote bag, and Snøhetta completed its transformation of New York's Times Square. More
This week, Dezeen revealed the winner of our Brexit passport design competition
This week on Dezeen, we revealed the winner of our unofficial Brexit passport competition after the nine shortlisted designs were featured on the BBC Daily Politics. More
This week, Milan hosted the world's largest design event
The design world descended on Milan this week, where we've been reporting on the best installations, products and events at the city's annual celebration of creativity. More
This week, Karim Rashid was held at the US border and Hillary Clinton's logo designer spoke out
This week on Dezeen, Karim Rashid revealed his difficulties trying to enter the US and Hillary Clinton's logo designer expressed regret over the election result. More
This week, supertall skyscraper proposals for Manhattan and an orbiting asteroid were unveiled
This week saw the reveal of a Manhattan tower by Zaha Hadid Architects for the family of Donald Trump's son-in-law and a proposal to suspend the world's tallest skyscraper from an asteroid. More
This week, Dubai got a new building by OMA and the city's Frame tower edged closer to completion
This week on Dezeen, OMA completed its first project in Dubai while the city's controversial Dubai Frame neared completion despite an ongoing lawsuit. More
This week, IKEA introduced snap-together furniture and BIG launched an engineering department
This week on Dezeen, IKEA revealed its new furniture that can be assembled without screws and BIG launched its own in-house engineering department. More
This week, Pritzker Prize announced a surprise winner for 2017
This week on Dezeen, little-known Catalan firm RCR Arquitectes won this Pritzker Prize 2017 and we rounded up the firm's key projects. More
This week, architects were announced for the Serpentine Pavilion and the MPavilion
This week on Dezeen, Diébédo Francis Kéré was revealed as the first African architect to design the Serpentine Pavilion, while the Australian equivalent of the commission went to OMA. More
This week, Calatrava told women to "wait" for equality after survey showed gender pay gap is widening
This week on Dezeen, Santiago Calatrava responded to the 2016 Women in Architecture survey, which showed broadening pay disparity, by telling women to "just wait a second" for equality. More
This week, Bjarke Ingels popped up on Netflix and Mies van der Rohe was lined up for the silver screen
This week on Dezeen, Jeff Bridges was revealed to playing Mies van der Rohe in a forthcoming movie, while Netflix launched its new design documentary series, starring designers including Bjarke Ingels. More
This week, architects and tech companies protested Donald Trump's travel restrictions
This week on Dezeen, American designer Tucker Viemeister designed a Nazi-style logo for Donald Trump, while high-profile architects and tech companies spoke out against the new US president's so-called Muslim ban. More
This week, IKEA won design of the year and the UK holocaust memorial shortlist was revealed
This week on Dezeen, IKEA's flat-pack refugee shelter won Design of the Year 2016 and the shortlist for a new UK holocaust memorial was revealed. More
This week, designers and architects responded to Donald Trump's inauguration
This week on Dezeen, Shepard Fairey adapted Obama's Hope poster to portray an anti-fear message for Donald Trump's inauguration, while architects urged the new US president to take action on climate change. More
This week, a Niemeyer hotel reopened its doors and Herzog & de Meuron got a win at Chelsea
Herzog & de Meuron won planning permission to completely overhaul Chelsea FC's London stadium this week, while a hotel designed by Oscar Niemeyer reopened in Rio after being closed for 20 years. More
This week, new launches at CES brought the future closer
As the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas got underway this week, BMW and Toyota revealed futuristic concept cars, a "cute" home robot became a reality and Lego launched a kit for teaching children how to code. More