Lifelike robots could be a step closer to reality with a new development from the University of Tokyo, where scientists have made a prototype with living skin capable of a "natural smile". More about Scientists use living skin to create robot that smiles
Dezeen Showroom: from aluminium stools to rugs with colourful motifs, we've selected seven accessories and items of furniture created by brands and designers based in the USA. More about Seven furnishings that contribute to America's furniture-making heritage
A post-tensioned stone frame by engineering firm Webb Yates is among the exhibits in the architecture rooms of this year's Royal Academy of Arts summer exhibition, curated by London studio Assemble. More about Webb Yates creates structural stone frame for Royal Academy summer exhibition
Design studio Halleroed has combined rustic, earthy tones with bold colours and glossy finishes for online retailer Boygar's first store in Tbilisi, Georgia. More about Halleroed contrasts colour and texture inside Boygar's Tbilisi store
Promotion: design school Istituto Europeo di Design is running a master's course in retail design at its Florence campus, aiming to equip students with the skills to create brand-recognisable shop interiors. More about IED launches master's degree in future store design at its Florence campus
Polish design studio Nicer Design has created the Numbird collection of digit-shaped nesting boxes for small birds in urban areas. More about Nicer Design creates bird-box house numbers to encourage urban birdlife
Arkansas architecture studio Marlon Blackwell Architects has unveiled designs for an air traffic control tower for Columbus Municipal Airport in Indiana. More about Marlon Blackwell Architects unveils "sentinel" design for air traffic control tower in Columbus
Cabinets of curiosity and miniature tools based on Shaker furniture were among the works on view at New York design gallery Colony for its second Designer's Residency, showcasing four up-and-coming talents. More about Designers showcase work "meant to be lived with" at Colony in New York
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the UK's youngest listed building. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features the UK's youngest listed building
Brazilian studio Estúdio Campana has created a park near São Paulo that includes pavilions made with live plants on land once farmed by the founders' grandfather. More about Estúdio Campana adds living plant pavilions to São Paulo park
Dezeen School Shows: a lighting collection made from glass and aluminium that explores memory is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Vilnius Academy of Arts. More about Thirteen student design projects from students at Vilnius Academy of Arts
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has added an angular white-concrete extension to the Monastery of Leça do Balio in Porto to provide "a new landmark" for the site. More about Álvaro Siza adds angular concrete extension to renovated monastery in Porto
Adjaye Associates New York CEO Pascale Sablan has spoken about the impact of sexual misconduct allegations levelled against founder David Adjaye on the studio in an interview outlining its recent restructuring. More about Misconduct allegations "big surprise" says Adjaye Associates New York CEO
London studio SPPARC has overhauled a Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse in Fitzrovia to create a homely four-story office featuring a honeycomb-shaped roof. More about SPPARC transforms London townhouse into office with "honeycomb" roof
This week sees the start of Glastonbury festival. As summer begins, we have rounded up 10 unique pavilions installed at outdoor music festivals. More about Ten outdoor music festival installations and pavilions
Grafton Architects is one of the world's most decorated architecture studios. In this interview, founders Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara explain how they stay motivated after 46 years in practice. More about Architecture is "stressful, painful and terrifying" say Grafton Architects founders
Biodesign startup Re:Right Design has reprised its demountable Hayes Pavilion for this year's Glastonbury festival, cladding it in a biomaterial made from seaweed to demonstrate how sets can be built without plastic. More about Glastonbury's Hayes Pavilion "pushes the boundaries" of what bioplastic can do
Type foundry British Standard Type has developed a custom typeface for British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori that blends rounded and square shapes to reflect his dual heritage. More about British Standard Type creates "bright and playful" font family for Yinka Ilori
Neurodiversity meets found objects, crochet and weaving in the Interwoven project, created by British artist and designer Christopher Kelly to explore his experiences of living with neurological differences. More about Christopher Kelly explores neurodiversity through textiles in Interwoven
Designs by studios Foster + Partners, Arup and Page & Turnbull have been unveiled for the first four train stations of the California High-Speed Rail line, slated to be the first high-speed rail system in the US. More about Renovation of historic station among designs unveiled for California's high-speed rail