Dezeen has teamed up with global technology company OPPO to present seven products designed by postgraduate Royal College of Art students that could help "integrate technology into our lives more seamlessly". More about RCA students collaborate with OPPO to design products focused on humanising technology
A ventilation shaft for the UK's new HS2 high-speed railway has been designed by British architecture practice Grimshaw to resemble a barn clad in zinc and bronze. More about Grimshaw unveils design for HS2 ventilation shaft disguised as barn
The Architectural Association's governing council should resign for its "inept and obviously prejudiced" sacking of director Eva Franch i Gilabert according to Elia Zenghelis, a former teacher at the London school who helped write its rulebook. More about AA council has put the school "in serious jeopardy" by dismissing director and should resign, says Elia Zenghelis
Swiss chocolate maker Milka cannot make square chocolate bars after Germany's highest court declared the distinctive confectionary configuration is the sole property of Ritter Sport. More about Ritter Sport wins exclusive right to square chocolate bars over Milka
OPPO x RCA Humanising Technology: Nect is an "air-charging" technology for mobile phones that Lilin Jiao has modelled on the behaviour of parasites. More about Lilin Jiao models Nect wireless charger on "parasitic relationships"
OPPO x RCA Humanising Technology: SmartKit is a set of three children's toys that are designed by Matthieu Muller to be used in tandem with smartphones. More about SmartKit by Matthieu Muller helps children "use technology in a healthy way"
OPPO x RCA Humanising Technology: Animate is a robotic toy-making kit by Matthieu Muller intended to make electronics fun and accessible for children. More about Matthieu Muller's Animate toy-making kit introduces children to electronics
OPPO x RCA Humanising Technology: Roc H Biel has developed a modular smartphone named Duo that can be fitted with different sized screens. More about Duo is a minimalist and modular smartphone by Roc H Biel
OPPO x RCA Humanising Technology: Fenics is a modular and customisable remote controller developed by Roc H Biel to cater for quick reaction times. More about Roc H Biel's modular remote controller Fenics is designed to be customised
OPPO x RCA Humanising Technology: ToolForm is a conceptual "self-service platform" by Jiarui Liao that introduces end-users into the fashion industry's manufacturing processes. More about Toolform by Jiarui Liao makes fashion manufacturing a "collaborative process"
OPPO x RCA Humanising Technology: Eric Saldanha's wall-mounted Wearloop device relies on airflow and UV light to clean dirty clothes. More about Wearloop by Eric Saldanha cleans clothes using only air and UV light
Dutch studio Unknown Architects used four oxide-red steel columns to open up the previously constricted interior of this apartment in Amsterdam. More about Unknown Architects overhauls Amsterdam apartment with red steel columns
Georgian designer Sandro Lominashvili has created an angular chair from 18 segments of wood, which are pieced together to form a structure that bears resemblance to the body of an insect. More about Sandro Lominashvili's ant-like Allo chair is constructed like a puzzle
Aurora Arquitectos has united two classroom blocks at the Artave music school in the village of Caldas da Saúde, Portugal, with a bright yellow extension and stair tower. More about Aurora Arquitectos connects classroom blocks with bright yellow stair tower
The United States Space Force has unveiled a black and silver logo, following an earlier design released by president Donald Trump that proved controversial. More about US Space Force unveils logo
Architects have designed these five houses for themselves in New York State to escape city life, including a Catskills home with concrete-block walls and a retreat on Shelter Island. More about Five New York houses architects have built for themselves
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes 12 back-garden offices ideal for working from home. More about Back-garden offices feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
US architecture firm Olson Kundig has connected three pavilions with covered glass walkways to form this house in Utah surrounded by mountains. More about Three pavilions form Wasatch House by Olson Kundig in Utah
Photographer Cristobal Palma has captured late Chilean architect Cristián Boza's cliffside retreat, which was built in the 1990s and features a winding yellow wall and circular swimming pool. More about Photographs reveal curved yellow wall wrapping rooftop terrace of Los Vilos House by Cristián Boza
Dezeen promotion: research conducted by Europe's largest roofing and waterproofing company BMI Group reveals the opportunities presented by "active" blue and green roofs. More about BMI Group showcases blue and green roofs that double as water reservoirs and gardens