Friday, September 12:

• Vincent Scully Prize 2014 awarded to journalist and TV host Charlie Rose: The prize was established by the National Building Museum in 1999, and is named after the famed Yale art history and architecture professor who helped establish Louis Kahn and Robert Venturi. Rose was distinguished by his interviews of leaders in urban design and development.

Thursday, September 11:

• Toronto set to unveil first museum of Islamic culture in North America: The museum is backed by Aga Khan, a "lesser-known royal" and spiritual leader of an estimated 15 million Ismaili Muslims, approximately 100,000 of which now live in Canada. The museum is designed by Pritzker winner Fumihiko Maki, and opens September 18.

Wednesday, September 10:

• The long-lost design bible of the New York subway is (briefly) back in print: In 1967, the New York City Transit Authority asked designers Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda to create a solution to the subway system's inconsistent and confusing identity. Their resulting NYC Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual defined the subway's look today, and is a design classic.
• Los Angeles funds $213M policy to end chronic homelessness: The county is trying to focus its homeless services on the people who need it most, by improving a tracking and mapping system that connects people with housing and health resources.
• 'Internet Slowdown' Campaign Aims to Raise Awareness of Threats to Net Neutrality: As part of September 10's #InternetSlowdown Day, major websites such as Reddit, Netflix and Etsy posted "loading" icons on their landing pages to protest the FCC's threats to net neutrality. Learn more about how cities are responding to a changing internet here.

Tuesday, September 9:

• Life in Ulaanbaatar's tent city is hard – but Mongolians won't give up their gers: A city of gers, the circular yurt common in central Asian nomadic cultures, persists on the brink of Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, curbing plans for urban expansion.
• A New Concept for Shape-Shifting Architecture That Responds to Heat: Students from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalunya are experimenting with responsive environments by using malleable materials that can return to their original forms when exposed to a stimulating light, heat or humidity.

Monday, September 8:

• China is busy building islands in the South China Sea: China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Malysia all lay claim to parts (if not all) of the South China Sea, and territorial disputes have motivated China to literally draw lines in the sand by building artificial islands. One such island is reportedly going to serve as an air base for fighter jets.
• World Cup ‘slaves’ scandal: Qatar holds 2 UK rights researchers over ‘emigration violations’: Representing the Global Network for Rights and Development (GNRD), the researchers were initially detained over reportedly faulty emigration paperwork, but have since been released.
• First SketchUp, now Gehry Technologies - Trimble makes another big acquisition: The move is reportedly part of Trimble's plan to "transform the construction industry", and comes after previously acquiring SketchUp in 2012.