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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. Read more View the full article

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. Read more View the full article

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. Read more View the full article

The late Will Alsop wasn't always right, nor was his work always great – but his wild imagination and generous spirit were much needed in British architecture, says Sam Jacob. Read more View the full article

Large openings in the corrugated-metal facades of this boxy building in Shizuoka, Japan, frame views of the neighbourhood from a shop on the ground floor and residence above. Read more View the full article

Design firm Crosby Studios has created a playful series of purple furniture and home accessories, which is launching as part of the NYCxDesign festival this month. Read more View the full article

Architect Steven Holl has completed a concrete and glass art school at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, where students can relax in an outdoor sculpture park and a ramped roof garden. Read more View the full article

New York designers Bec Brittain and John Hogan have worked together to update her Aries lighting series with sculptural glass pieces, on show during this month's NYCxDesign festival. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: hotels on the shortlist for this year's AHEAD Americas awards include a retro retreat in Napa Valley, an eco-friendly luxury hotel in Brooklyn and boutique escape on Mexico's west coast. Read more View the full article

Brooklyn design brand Good Thing has launched a collection of furniture and lighting designed for those who live and work in the same place, including a stackable table for snacking and a dimmable light to create different moods. Read more View the full article

In this week's comments updated readers discussed whether American rapper and designer Kanye West's plan to move into architecture would be a catalyst for change in the industry, or just a marketing ploy. Read more View the full article

Instagram is rolling out a service allowing designers to sell their products direct to their followers, according to the platform's head of design Ian Spalter. Read more View the full article

Architecture firm In Situ Studio used concrete blocks and warm-toned wood to form the exterior walls of this family residence, which occupies a sloped site dotted with trees. Read more View the full article

Black and white living spaces feature in this 1930s Sydney home designed by Australian studio Arent & Pyke, to let the owner's extensive art collection take centre stage. Read more View the full article

The fate of 17 of the UK's postmodern buildings has been secured by preservation body Historic England, in a bid to "stem losses of this important style of architecture". Read more View the full article

London-based studio Ab Rogers Design has designed a range of furniture for student accommodation company Scape. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: a 9,000-year-old axe imprints the dark concrete panels that clad this storage and research centre for the Tyrolean State Museum in Austria, designed by architecture studio Franz&Sue. Read more View the full article

MINI has created a special-edition car to celebrate the marriage of Prince Harry and Megan Markle, featuring a bespoke graphic print and 3D-printed details. Read more View the full article

Foster + Partners is masterplanning the new state capital of Andhra Pradesh in India, which will centre on a governmental building with a needle-like roof. Read more View the full article

Pink, purple and yellow walls divide up the Casa TEC 205 residence in Monterrey, which architecture studio Moneo Brock designed as an "homage" to the work of the country's legendary architect Luis Barragán. Read more View the full article

An intricately decorated Persian box provided a starting point for the latest range of designs from New York studio Apparatus. Read more View the full article

New York studio Egg Collective has followed up its Designing Women exhibition last year with a second edition for this year's NYCxDesign festival, featuring furniture and homeware pieces from a new roster of female designers. Read more View the full article

British architect Will Alsop, who passed away this week, challenged established architectural norms throughout his career. Here's a look at 10 of his most striking designs, from a vision for the Pompidou to the bright turquoise Peckham Library. Read more View the full article

Stout cylindrical towers that cars can fly inside and stacked landing pods are among the proposals that architects and engineers have imagined for Uber's fleet of taxi aircrafts, as plans for UberAir push ahead for 2020 launch. Read more View the full article