Developer Barratt Homes has promised to cover £2 million of work on a high-rise block in Croydon, south London, which failed cladding safety tests after the Grenfell Tower fire. More about Developer to replace dangerous cladding on Croydon tower block
New York studio The Extrapolation Factory has won this year's Lexus Design Award, with a project that encourages communities to speculate on the future of cities and daily life. More about Future-focused community initiative wins Lexus Design Award 2018
A memorial and museum dedicated to the legacy of racial violence and injustice in America are set to open in Montgomery, Alabama. More about Memorial in Alabama acknowledges violence against African Americans
A road that recharges the batteries of electric vehicles as they drive has opened on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden. More about New road in Sweden charges electric cars as they drive along it
This week, we provided extensive coverage of the best installations, product launches and events from the world's biggest design fair, Milan design week. More about This week, Dezeen reported from the world's biggest design fair
American firm Studio Gang has unveiled plans for a tower in Los Angeles with a curvy exterior evocative of a rolling wave. More about Studio Gang designs curvaceous tower for LA's Chinatown
Elizabeth Diller is the only architect named on Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people of 2018, with philanthropist Eli Broad calling her a "visionary". More about Elizabeth Diller named world's most influential architect by Time magazine
Scientists have discovered an enzyme that can "digest" plastic and revolutionalise recycling, but environmentalists warn the "miracle" breakthrough should not make designers complacent about the need to reduce use of the material. More about Plastic-eating enzyme could aid recycling
Milan is becoming a major cultural destination that could attract creative businesses away from London, according to leading figures in the city for its design week. More about Milan "will benefit from Brexit" as the city grows in confidence and status, say designers and critics
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled plans for a primary school in China's mountainous Jiangxi province, which will feature a series of barrel-vaulted classrooms built in part by robots. More about Zaha Hadid Architects will use robots to build barrel-vaulted school in rural China
US firm Studio Gang has revealed a 51-storey residential tower in Brooklyn, featuring scooped concrete windows and a curved elevated park. More about Studio Gang unveils scalloped concrete condo tower for Brooklyn
British architect, critic and educator Kenneth Frampton will receive the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at the Venice Architecture Biennale next month. More about Kenneth Frampton to receive Golden Lion at Venice Architecture Biennale
Milanese design gallerist Rossana Orlandi is launching a project aimed at changing the perception of plastic and ensuring the material is used responsibly. More about Rossana Orlandi to launch initiative to create "guiltless plastic"
Dutch architecture firm OMA has completed its Qatar National Library building in Doha, which features tiers of marble bookcases set within a single open-plan space. More about OMA's Qatar National Library opens in Doha
This fly-through video created for the NLA's annual London Tall Buildings Survey shows how over 500 towers currently proposed for London will affect the capital's skyline. More about Fly-through video shows impact of 500 tall buildings planned for London
Robots have finished 3D printing the structure of a steel pedestrian bridge devised by technology startup MX3D, which is set to span a canal in Amsterdam. More about Robots complete span of 3D-printed bridge for Amsterdam canal
Dutch practice Mecanoo is putting the finishing touches to an arts centre in the Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung, which plays host to a selection of opera houses, concert halls and an open-air theatre set into its bulging roof. More about Mecanoo's performing arts centre nears completion in Taiwan
"Deficiencies" introduced during renovation works at Grenfell Tower contributed to fire deaths, according to a leaked report by fire safety experts. More about Renovation works at Grenfell Tower added "fuel" to fire, reveals leaked report
Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné and Dimitri Roussel have won the competition to build a new mixed-use development in Paris with their design called Vertical Village. More about "Vertical village" by Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné and Dimitri Roussel to be built in Paris
Chinese authorities have announced that the 55-kilometre bridge between Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland and Macau is on track to open, despite concerns that parts of the structure have been washed away by the sea. More about Hong Kong bridge prepares to open amid fears over structural integrity