Google Maps launches AR walking directions
Google has released a beta feature for its Google Maps service called Live View, which uses augmented reality to show users which direction to walk in. More about Google Maps launches AR walking directions
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Google Doodle celebrates Bauhaus school's 100th anniversary
Today's Google Doodle celebrates the centenary of the founding of influential German design school the Bauhaus. More about Google Doodle celebrates Bauhaus school's 100th anniversary
Google offers "scientific proof that design is important" with A Space for Being
Google has partnered with scientists on a Milan design week exhibition that shows how different aesthetic experiences can impact our health and wellbeing. More about Google offers "scientific proof that design is important" with A Space for Being
ZGF converts historic LA airplane hangar into Google Spruce Goose office
American studio ZGF Architects has transformed the interior of a 1940s hangar in Los Angeles into a Google office, featuring open workspaces, elevated walkways and exposed timber beams. More about ZGF converts historic LA airplane hangar into Google Spruce Goose office
Movie shows BIG and Heatherwick's Google HQ taking shape
Google's new California headquarters, designed by the studios of Bjarke Ingels and Thomas Heatherwick, is captured in this aerial footage that shows its "circus tent" roof well underway. More about Movie shows BIG and Heatherwick's Google HQ taking shape
Carlo Ratti and Sidewalk Labs collaborate to build reconfigurable Dynamic Street
Italian architect Carlo Ratti and Alphabet company Sidewalk Labs have worked together on a modular paving system that can change the use of a street throughout the day. More about Carlo Ratti and Sidewalk Labs collaborate to build reconfigurable Dynamic Street
"It takes 40 or 50 years to update an industrial landscape. We want to speed that up," says Sidewalk Labs urban planner
After disrupting our online activities, Google's parent company now wants to disrupt how cities work. Dezeen spoke to Rohit Aggarwala, head of urban systems at Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs, as it gears up to redevelop a major chunk of Toronto. More about "It takes 40 or 50 years to update an industrial landscape. We want to speed that up," says Sidewalk Labs urban planner
"The tech world is jumping on the design world" says Google's head of hardware design
Technology firms are increasingly looking to designers to help them shape the future and create objects with greater sensory appeal, according to Google's head of hardware design Ivy Ross. More about "The tech world is jumping on the design world" says Google's head of hardware design
Google fixes burger emoji
Google CEO Sundar Pichai began the company's annual developer conference, I/O, by correcting its burger and beer emojis. More about Google fixes burger emoji
Artists create relief sculptures of Google and Apple headquarters
The headquarters of Facebook, Apple and Google feature in this series of relief sculptures by artists Ben Langlands and Nikki Bell. More about Artists create relief sculptures of Google and Apple headquarters
Watch Dezeen's talk with Google and Li Edelkoort on technology and lifestyle design
Dezeen spoke to Google's head of hardware design Ivy Ross, trend forecaster Li Edelkoort and The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond about how technology and lifestyle design can become more integrated. More about Watch Dezeen's talk with Google and Li Edelkoort on technology and lifestyle design
Li Edelkoort and Google explore how digital devices can be more sensorial
Dezeen promotion: trend forecaster Li Edelkoort is teaming up with Google to investigate how electronic devices of the future could become more tactile. More about Li Edelkoort and Google explore how digital devices can be more sensorial
BIG and Google team up for terraced offices in Sunnyvale
Architecture firm BIG is working on yet another project for Google, this time a pair of offices blocks with ramping roofs in Sunnyvale, California. More about BIG and Google team up for terraced offices in Sunnyvale
Google releases library of 3D clip-art for use in virtual and augmented reality
Google has launched a digital library of user-created 3D objects that can be used to populate virtual- and augmented-reality worlds. More about Google releases library of 3D clip-art for use in virtual and augmented reality
"Design language sets us apart" from Apple and Samsung, says Google's head of hardware
Google's expanded line of tech-focussed products is distinct from its competitors for the way the items integrate with the body and home, according to the company's head of hardware design Ivy Ross. More about "Design language sets us apart" from Apple and Samsung, says Google's head of hardware
Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs to create high-tech "future city" on Toronto waterfront
Google's parent company Alphabet has revealed plans to build a new district along the eastern waterfront of Toronto, which will use cutting-edge technology to pioneer a model for future urban developments. More about Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs to create high-tech "future city" on Toronto waterfront
Google's new camera knows when to automatically take a picture
Google has launched a new hands-free camera named Clips, which uses artificial intelligence
to learn when to take a good shot. More about Google's new camera knows when to automatically take a picture 
Google's new headphones double as a personal translator
Google has launched a pair of wireless headphones that incorporate its voice assistant feature, meaning they can translate 40 languages in real time. More about Google's new headphones double as a personal translator
Google Assistant comes to third-party smart speakers
The voice assistant from Google's Home smart speaker has been unleashed in third-party devices, with the launch of a new product from Panasonic that promises better sound quality. More about Google Assistant comes to third-party smart speakers
Waymo's self-driving cars could soften if they hit a pedestrian
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