OMA and Morphosis have unveiled their visions for Unicorn Island, a new technology hub proposed for Chinese city Chengdu, which are competing against two other yet-to-be-revealed designs. More about OMA and Morphosis unveil competing designs for island of unicorn startups in Chengdu
Ignorance, indifference and inadequate regulation led to the Grenfell Tower disaster, not its cladding alone, claims a new report, which does not recommend a ban on the combustable building materials blamed for the fire. More about "Siloed thinking" not cladding to blame for Grenfell Tower fire claims report
My First Pritzker is an animation by Andrea Stinga that reimagines the works of architecture's Pritzker Prize-winners as children's building blocks. More about Pritzker Prize-winners' best buildings transformed into animated toy blocks
The four-legged Boston Dynamics robot that became an internet star when it featured in a series of viral videos is set to go on sale next year. More about Boston Dynamics to start selling SpotMini robot as soon as 2019
To coincide with New York's International Contemporary Furniture Fair, which starts this weekend, we've selected seven of the best roles in the city available on Dezeen Jobs right now, including with Aesop and Karim Rashid. More about Seven architecture and design opportunities available in New York
A vaulted brick extension is amongst a host of features that Renato D'Ettorre has introduced to this Sydney home during a renovation that takes note of traditional Italian villas. More about Renato D'Ettorre Architects references Italian villas for overhaul of Sydney home
A gang of ghouls embarks on a motorcycle journey to a castle in this 1980s-style music video, created for Toronto band Cancer Bats by designer Stevie Gee. More about Biker ghouls feature in retro-style music video for new Cancer Bats track Gatekeeper
Architecture studio Kientruc O has designed a kindergarten in Ho Chi Minh City, which is made up of a stack of gabled brick blocks and features a curving cantilevered staircase leading to a roof garden. More about Chuon Chuon Kim Kindergarten by Kientruc O looks like a cluster of brick houses
Japanese furniture brand Kamarq has launched in New York with a collection of products that users can rent monthly, but pulled a design shortly afterwards amid plagiarism accusations. More about Kamarq launches colourful rentable furniture but pulls item after copying claims
Airbnb has launched a new versatile brand typeface in collaboration with international type foundry Dalton Maag, designed to provide good readability across digital and print media. More about Airbnb debuts new scaleable typeface designed by Dalton Maag
Women's rights activists like Eleanor Roosevelt, Frida Kahlo and Rosa Parks lend their names to designs in this series of hacked IKEA cabinets, created by New York City furniture start-up Norse. More about Norse's hacked IKEA cabinets are named after women's rights activists
British architectural heavyweights Norman Foster and Richard Rogers have written tributes to Will Alsop, who passed away earlier this week. More about Norman Foster and Richard Rogers pay tribute to "genius" Will Alsop
British studio United Visual Artists has installed a set of gold-mirrored columns in a courtyard in Brooklyn, which spin around to reflect light patterns, visitors, and the surrounding brick walls. More about United Visual Artists fills A/D/O courtyard with rotating mirrors for Spirit of the City installation
Dezeen promotion: Furniture company Henge has created a dining table with a handmade "micro-mosaic" wooden top standing on bronze sand-casted legs. More about Henge creates walnut-topped table using wooden fusion technique
The design of the £5 billion development set to transform the northern docks of Liverpool, England, has been revised in response to concerns from the UNESCO conservation committee. More about New visuals emerge of development risking Liverpool's UNESCO World Heritage status
Canadian studio Diamond Schmitt Architects has completed a new home for the Emily Carr University of Art & Design, which features white facades that are meant to evoke a blank canvas. More about Diamond Schmitt creates white facades with pops of colour for Vancouver art school
UK prime minister Theresa May has pledged £400 million to remove and replace dangerous cladding on social-housing blocks, one year after the Grenfell Tower fire. More about UK government will foot £400 million bill to replace Grenfell-style cladding
British architect David Chipperfield has upgraded the Royal Academy of Arts in London, with a concrete bridge that connects two buildings, a new auditorium and renovated galleries. More about David Chipperfield completes major expansion of London's Royal Academy of Arts
Construction is underway on the Shimao Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Centre, a 668-metre-high megatall skyscraper in Shenzhen, China. More about Work begins on world's second-tallest skyscraper in Shenzhen
Tetrahedral concrete forms used to prevent coastal erosion provided the design cues for this soap, which would look at home in any brutalist bathroom. More about Brutalist soap imitates concrete coastal barriers so it won't slip out of your hands