Oslo-based architectural practice Vardehaugen uses a low-tech, striking method to evoke the contours of future projects—by drawing real-scale chalk drawings of floor plans in the office parking lot.

Last week marked the close of Design Week Lagos, a 10-day festival celebrating contemporary African design in Nigeria’s creative and commercial capital.

A new exhibit at Matthew Rachman Gallery pays homage to Mies van der Rohe, a pioneer of modernist architecture and design, while also benefiting one of his historic buildings. “Mies van der Rohe ...