Apple's latest software update, iOS 12, features tools to help users control the amount of time spent on devices, as well as new personalised 3D emojis and augmented reality effects. More about Apple's iOS 12 software update aims to help minimise screen time
A faux-sheepskin rug from IKEA and a "dolly wool" sofa from Anthropologie are among the winners in an awards programme by animal rights nonprofit PETA that celebrates the UK's best vegan design for the home. More about IKEA, Anthropologie and Habitat among winners of PETA Vegan Homeware Awards 2018
After disrupting our online activities, Google's parent company now wants to disrupt how cities work. Dezeen spoke to Rohit Aggarwala, head of urban systems at Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs, as it gears up to redevelop a major chunk of Toronto. More about "It takes 40 or 50 years to update an industrial landscape. We want to speed that up," says Sidewalk Labs urban planner
Time magazine has sent a fleet of drones into the Californian sky to create a 100-metre-tall version of its cover, for a special report on unmanned aerial vehicles. More about Time magazine recreates iconic cover using 958 drones
Writers Sam Jacob and Tom Dyckhoff have clashed over the way architects speak about their work, with Dyckhoff claiming obscure language is to blame for lack of public interest in the discipline and Jacob saying he is "sick" of people making this claim. More about "Poor communication skills" to blame for architecture's problems, says Tom Dyckhoff
Kanye West's first foray into architecture is expected to be a prefabricated concrete affordable-housing project, which has emerged a month after he announced a new arm of his Yeezy fashion label. More about Kanye West expected to begin Yeezy Home architecture venture with social-housing project
Eindhoven University of Technology has announced plans to 3D print a series of concrete houses that will be made available to rent. More about Eindhoven to build "world's first" 3D-printed houses that people will live inside
Researchers at US university Carnegie Mellon have created a new electrically conductive material that can repair itself, presenting new opportunities for soft robotics and wearable technology. More about Self-healing material could be a breakthrough for humanoid robots
A new architecture triennial launching in the United Arab Emirates next year will challenge "pernicious" western views of Asian, African and Middle Eastern architecture, according to curator Adrian Lahoud. More about Sharjah Architecture Triennial will seek to overturn "orientalist cliches"
This week on Dezeen, Zaha Hadid Architects caused a stir, as it revealed plans to build on the world's most expensive plot, and practice director Patrik Schumacher criticised the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about This week, Zaha Hadid Architects was back in the news
Architecture firm Morphosis has revealed its design for a swooping, striated building that will house an art museum in Southern California. More about Morphosis unveils new home for Orange County Museum of Art in California
A glucose-rich paper touted as an "energy drink for bees" could help prevent the endangered insects dying of exhaustion as they search for flowers. More about Bee Saving Paper could bring the bee population back from the brink
Schmidt Hammer Lassen has unveiled plans for a maritime education centre in Birkenhead, across the river from central Liverpool, which will be anchored by a 19th-century hydraulics tower. More about Schmidt Hammer Lassen to create maritime education hub near Liverpool
The London Festival of Architecture kicks off today. Dezeen's deputy editor Tom Ravenscroft reveals 10 of the best events and installations, featuring buildings with mistaken identities, data centres and a house in a skip. More about 10 of the best events at the London Festival of Architecture 2018
Herzog & de Meuron's plans to update Chelsea FC's Stamford Bridge stadium have been put on hold indefinitely due to an "unfavourable investment climate". More about Chelsea FC shelves plans for Herzog & de Meuron-designed stadium
Kengo Kuma and OODA have paired up to transform a disused slaughterhouse in Porto into a cultural centre, which will feature art galleries and a library beneath a sweeping ceramic-clad roof. More about Kengo Kuma to convert Porto slaughterhouse into cultural centre
Zaha Hadid Architects is set to build a 35-storey office tower on a £2.2 billion plot in Hong Kong, reportedly the most expensive site in the world. More about Zaha Hadid Architects to build "iconic" office on world's most expensive site
Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A museum in London, has defended the institution's decision to exhibit a section of the Robin Hood Gardens housing estate at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about V&A director defends Robin Hood Gardens display at Venice Biennale against claims of "art-washing"
Architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Weston Williamson and Hassell have teamed up to design five new metro stations in Melbourne, which will be constructed over the next seven years. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners unveils plans for five new train stations in Melbourne
Luxury fashion brand Balenciaga is causing a stir online with a T-shirt that features a long-sleeved shirt attached to its front, designed for its Fall 2018 collection. More about Balenciaga's T-shirt Shirt confuses the internet