Beijing Design Week sees architects launch 'micro-interventions' in one of the capital's oldest neighbourhoods. But are their good intentions having the right effect?
A new building on London's skyline nicknamed the Walkie Talkie has been blamed for melted car parts due to the intense sunlight reflected from its glass exterior. In a broadcast for Sky News one reporter proves that it is possible to fry an egg in the reflected sunlight. Developers say they are working to rectify the problem
Every week, Observer New Review chooses a subject and picks 10 of the best examples. This week it's bridges and we'd like to you to send us pictures of your favourites
London's first Jewish centre and Zaha Hadid's Serpentine annexe cost roughly the same and are poles apart, writes Rowan Moore
Following the £550m regeneration of King's Cross station, we look at the history of the area
Jonathan Jones: Artist Spartacus Chetwynd has changed her name to Marvin Gaye. Find out what's going on, plus check out the fourth plinth contenders and a new April Ashley show – in your art dispatch
Zaha Hadid's £14.5m extension to a listed early-19th century gunpowder store in Kensington Gardens opens to the public on Saturday. From its wavy white roof to the inaugural exhibition of clay sculptures by Adrián Villar Rojas, it is nothing if not unconventional
Zaha Hadid's extension looms clumsily over a beautifully restored Georgian building in Kensington Gardens. It's not quite clear what function it serves, finds Oliver Wainwright
From kosher cooking to evenings with Kevin Spacey, JW3 focuses on Jewish culture without being expressly Jewish. And it is an ambitious space – once you get past the fortifications, writes Oliver Wainwright
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