This week on Dezeen: sportswear brand Nike unveiled its Back to the Future-style shoes this week and Thomas Heatherwick's controversial Garden Bridge moved one step closer to reality despite calls for the project to be scrapped.
The Nike Hyperadapt 1.0 shoes, first conceived in sci-fi film franchise Back to the Future, contain tiny electric motors that tighten and loosen the laces. Other products launched by the sports giant in New York this week included mud-resistant football boots and sweat-resistant clothing.
Heatherwick's Garden Bridge moves towards construction despite ongoing controversy
A building contractor was selected to deliver Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge project for London's River Thames in a move that angered many. BIG and Heatherwick rework Google HQ design for smaller Mountain View site
Heatherwick Studio also hit the headlines as new designs were revealed for Google's California campus, which the British firm is working on in collaboration with BIG.
BIG's new stadium for the Redskins could offer abseiling, surfing and kayaking
Bjarke Ingels' firm released images of its stadium design for American football team the Washington Redskins and Kengo Kuma showcased plans for his first building in Australia.
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