More than 100 leaders in the field of robotics have signed an open letter calling on the United Nations to prevent a global arms race in autonomous lethal weapons. More about Elon Musk among tech leaders urging ban on killer robots
The latest football stadium for the 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar has been unveiled, featuring a diamond-patterned exterior based on the knitted white cap traditionally worn by Arab men. More about Ibrahim M Jaidah unveils cap-inspired stadium for Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup
Self-contained micro homes are being installed inside vacant buildings across London as part of an initiative called The SHED Project, which features in the latest movie from our Dezeen x MINI Living video series. More about The SHED Project offers micro-homes inside vacant London properties
Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Cassidy Reid has designed a concept for a high-speed transport network based on Hyperloop to create infrastructural and cultural corridors across Europe, and shrink travel time between cities. More about Cassidy Reid devises Hyperloop network to "make Europe great again"
Motorola's future phones could be equipped with a self-repair function, which would enable users to fix their damaged screens. More about Motorola files patent for phone that can repair its own screen
Chiangmai Life Architects and Construction modelled the segmented and undulating roof of this bamboo sports hall at a school in Chiang Mai in Thailand on the petals of a lotus flower. More about Arched bamboo trusses left exposed in Chiang Mai sports hall to create a "feast to the eye"
A long bright corridor punctuated by three wood-lined skylights spans this apartment in Lisbon, Portugal, which was been refurbished by local office Aurora Arquitectos. More about Aurora Arquitectos opens up 1970s apartment in Lisbon with angular skylights and folding walls
This delicately ridged pendant light by Australian designer Tom Fereday and artist Susan Chen takes two and a half hours to 3D print from one piece of extruded clay. More about Tom Fereday's Pelo light is made from a single coil of extruded ceramic
Tel Aviv-based designer Yael Perry renovated this apartment in the Israeli region of Sharon into a "cool, contemporary" space with unexpected colourful accents. More about Yael Perry includes flashes of colour in otherwise muted apartment in Israel
Spanish architects Adrian Elizalde and Clara Ocaña broke down walls to create an open-plan layout for this apartment in Barcelona's Eixample neighbourhood, and lined its new light-filled rooms in warm-toned wood. More about Adrian Elizalde and Clara Ocaña eschew tiles for timber in Barcelona apartment renovation
London-based Studio Moross has created maps, icons, posters and an entire set of food truck logos for Margate's recently reopened Dreamland theme park. More about Studio Moross designs "slightly weird" posters for relaunched Dreamland theme park
Following the popularity of Fernando Abellanas's self-made studio under a bridge, our new Pinterest board is filled with more self-designed studios, including Masquespacio's Memphis-inspired space in Valencia and Invisible Studio's woodland workshop in Bath. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
More about See spaces designers have created for themselves on our latest Pinterest board
New York firm EL Studio has placed a contemporary box-shaped extension on top of this suburban home in Maryland to more than double its size. More about Cuboid extension by EL Studio sits atop a Maryland bungalow
Located near Dublin's docklands, this three-storey Georgian terraced house has been converted from three bed-sits into one light-filled "upside-down house" with a charred-larch extension at the back. More about Scullion Architects adds charred-larch tower to terraced home in Dublin
Photographer Jade Doskow has spent the last decade documenting crumbling and thriving World's Fairs sites across North America and Europe for her Lost Utopias series. More about Jade Doskow's Lost Utopias photo series documents past World's Fair sites
French designers Marion Pinaffo and Raphaël Pluvinage have designed a set of 13 electronic toys that are cut, folded and assembled from paper printed in special ink. More about Papier Machine booklet features electronic toys that are made from its pages
Today is World Photography Day, and to mark the occasion we've rounded up 10 of the best photo series published on Dezeen over the past year – including 360-views of the Tate Switch House, an insight into Pyongyang's unique architecture, and a look inside the flats of the Barbican estate. More about 10 of the most captivating photo series to celebrate World Photography Day
This week on Dezeen, the trust behind London's Garden Bridge announced its closure, while new fire safety test results of aluminium cladding blamed for the Grenfell Tower blaze were released. More about This week, the Garden Bridge was scrapped and controversial cladding passed fire safety tests
Petite Friture's Abstraction collection includes lighting and wallpaper featuring geometric patterns based on optical illusions and modernist buildings. More about Petite Friture borrows modernist architectural details for Abstraction collection
Montreal architect Paul Bernier has completed a home clad in blackened timber and weathering steel on the shores of a lake in rural Quebec. More about Canadian lake house by Paul Bernier features dark wood and rusted metal cladding