The latest contender in the fight to create the world's blackest black is a paint originally developed for NASA and now made available to the public. More about Nanolab releases own extremely black paint to rival Anish Kapoor's Vantablack
Kanye West, IKEA, OMA and David Adjaye are among the nominees for this year's Designs of the Year awards, which were announced by London's Design Museum today. More about Kanye West and IKEA among Designs of the Year 2017 nominees
A private island located 47 miles north of New York City and complete with a home conceived by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright is currently on the market. More about Frank Lloyd Wright-designed private island on sale for .9 million
IKEA has shared instructions for turning its rugs into luxurious fur capes, following revelations that Game of Thrones costume designers used the brand's home accessories to dress their actors. More about IKEA instruction manual shows how to make your own Game of Thrones cape
Zaha Hadid Architects has released a series of black-and-white photographs showing construction of the vast atrium inside its 207-metre skyscraper in Beijing. More about Zaha Hadid Architects reveals progress on Beijing skyscraper with "world's highest atrium"
Pantone has unveiled a new purple colour in honour of pop icon Prince – a dark purple in keeping with his signature shade. More about Pantone releases purple shade in memory of Prince
A London cabbies' shelter, a turf-covered home in Yorkshire and a Royal Navy intelligence-gathering station in Durham are among five new building listings made by Historic England to mark the 70th anniversary of "The List". More about Historic England lists London cabbies' hut and Yorkshire "hobbit's home"
Waymo, Google's self-driving car spin-off, has been granted a patent for a design that would see its vehicles automatically soften if they collide with a pedestrian. More about Waymo's self-driving cars could soften if they hit a pedestrian
The final nail in the coffin for the controversial Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge has come today, as the trust behind the project announced its closure following lack of support by London mayor Sadiq Khan. More about Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge officially scrapped
A safety test carried out on a variation of the aluminium cladding blamed for the spread of the fire at Grenfell Tower has shown the design complies with current building regulations. More about Cladding passes fire safety test ordered following Grenfell Tower blaze
This week on Dezeen, BIG released plans for a pair of residential towers in Copenhagen, while two new high-rises were approved for Liverpool, putting the stats of the city's docks as a World Heritage Site at risk. More about This week, BIG unveiled spiky towers and Liverpool defied UNESCO
New renderings have been released of American-German architect Helmut Jahn's tower for Chicago's South Loop, as preparations for construction begin and sales of its luxury condominiums get ready to open. More about Helmut Jahn's 1000M skyscraper poised to rise in Chicago
The demolition of a brutalist-era car park behind London's Oxford Street has been approved to make way for a hotel designed by Eric Parry Architects. More about "Stunning" car park will be demolished to make way for Eric Parry-designed hotel
The thriving creative scene in east London is leaving the west of the city starved of culture, according to Rohan Silva, who is preparing to launch a new Holland Park branch of his workspace community Second Home. More about West London needs cultural investment, says Second Home co-founder Rohan Silva
Some Apple workers hate the open-plan layout of their new Foster + Partners-designed campus so much they might quit, according to reports circulating around Silicon Valley. More about Apple Park employees revolt over having to work in open-plan offices
Thomas Heatherwick's studio has revealed its own video and photographs of its tree-covered development in Shanghai, following the release of drone footage earlier this week. More about Heatherwick Studio releases new video of 1000 Trees under construction in Shanghai
Simon Smithson, the son of the architects behind the soon-to-be-demolished Robin Hood Gardens, has attacked politicians for tampering with the heritage-listing system, to erase prime examples of the UK's post-war architecture. More about Robin Hood Gardens demolition is an "act of vandalism" says Simon Smithson
Driverless-vehicle testing usually involves some level of autonomous technology, but Virginia Tech university's recent experiment involved disguising a human driver as a car seat. More about Virginia Tech's "driverless" van is steered by a man dressed as a car seat
Liverpool's docks may lose their UNESCO World Heritage status following the approval of a pair of high-rise residential blocks facing the city's River Mersey. More about Liverpool gives go-ahead for towers despite UNESCO warnings
British architect David Chipperfield describes the UK's departure from the European Union as a "shocking loss" in our final video interview filmed at the RIBA International Conference in London. More about David Chipperfield: "Brexit will isolate the UK"