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American musician Prince has died suddenly aged 57. By changing his name to a graphic symbol for a period, the artist elevated himself to icon status that would last a lifetime, according to the logo's designer. (more…) View the full article

In this movie made as part of our print-on-demand project, Blurb founder and CEO Eileen Gittins explains how new technology is transforming book and magazine publishing and we visit the Dutch factory where our Print Shift magazine is produced. (more...) View the full article

Michael Renard, executive vice president of bioprinting company Organovo, explains how 3D printing could one day be used to produce replacement tissue, vessels and organs in this interview conducted for our print-on-demand magazine Print Shift (+ transcript). (more...) View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are concerned for the planet, and festival goers at Burning Man. Read more View the full article

Opinion: in the first of two columns about the impact of digital culture on design, Sam Jacob asks what America's Prism surveillance program tells us about design thinking. (more...) View the full article

Opinion: in his latest column, Kieran Long argues that product designers should learn from architects and tackle civic issues like surveillance and security rather than "hide in their studios making something lovely." (more...) View the full article

Opinion: the Turkish government's attempt to move protestors from Taksim Square to a new public space – nicknamed the "third testicle" – on a piece of reclaimed land at the edge of Istanbul was a failure from day one, says Justin McGuirk. (more...) View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are angered by designs proposed to replace Notre-Dame Cathedral's destroyed spire. Read more

Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind, Jean Nouvel and Wolf D Prix are among the architects paying tribute to Claude Parent, creator of Oblique Architecture, who has died aged 93. (more…) View the full article

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…) View the full article

Awarding the Pritzker Prize to little-known RCR Arquitectes is a quiet rebuke against the superficiality and greed that has dominated architectural culture around the world, says Catherine Slessor in this Opinion column. Read more View the full article

Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has exhibited a plastic water bottle he used for three months at an exhibition promoting recycled plastic objects in Milan. Read more

Opinion: Glasgow's Commonwealth Games is the latest major international sports event to be mired in controversy over the relocation of residents to make way for grand urban projects and "regeneration", says Neil Gray. (more...) View the full article

News: there aren't enough opportunities in Europe for talented young architects, according to Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey, winners of this year's RIBA Royal Gold Medal (+ interview). (more…) View the full article

The Met's Comme des Garçons exhibition demonstrates how forward-thinking designers like Rei Kawakubo are using new digital crafts to manipulate both the body and architectural space, says Aaron Betsky in his latest Opinion column. Read more View the full article

Nike is testing a host of tech-driven shopping features at a new store in Los Angeles, as part of the sports brand's major plans to "disrupt" retail. Read more View the full article

Following the death of Robert Venturi, Charles Holland reflects on the American architect's career of revered research, trailblazing projects and witty demeanour. Read more View the full article

Opinion: from drones to driverless buses, robots are seen as a replacement for workers who do society's "dirty, dangerous and dull" jobs. But robotic infrastructure has much wider implications for how our cities work, says Dan Hill. (more…) View the full article

Comments update: when Apple's Jonathan Ive took to the stage at London's Design Museum, he probably didn't expect his comments on education to become the most hotly debated topic in design this week. (more...) View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: this year's biennale avoids contemporary architecture and has "nothing to do with design," curator Rem Koolhaas said yesterday while conducting a preview tour.(more...) View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are debating Patrik Schumacher's suggestion that architecture teachers use students to advance their own agendas rather than teach skills for the real world. Read more

Comments update: readers are discussing Thomas Heatherwick's controversial Garden Bridge this week after the British designer suggested that ditching the project so soon after Britain's vote to leave the European Union would be a step "backwards" for the country. (more…) View the full article

CHROFI and McGregor Coxall have completed a gateway building to frame a new public space and reconnect the town of Maitland, Australia, with the adjacent riverbank. Read more

Dezeen and MINI World Tour: architect Alex de Rijke of dRMM talks to Dezeen about his practice's Escher-inspired installation of staircases in this movie filmed outside Tate Modern in London. (more...) View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are debating whether a fashion student who deliberately failed to present a collection at her graduate show deserves to pass. Read more