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Tech giant Apple has been granted a patent for a keyboard that abandons traditional keys in favour of a "force-sensitive" sheet that could function like an oversized trackpad. (more…) View the full article

French artist Daniel Buren has covered the glass sails of Frank Gehry's Fondation Louis Vuitton building in Paris with an array of multicoloured filters (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Perforated steel panels create private enclosures around the balconies that front this compact housing development in Tokyo by local architect Hiroyuki Moriyama (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Brussels production studio Villa Eugénie designed a looping rollercoaster studded with multicoloured lights for Dior Homme's Summer 2017 catwalk show (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

London's Design Museum has commissioned a series of films showing classic objects from its collection making their own way to its new building, including a Vespa Clubman and an Anglepoise lamp (+ movies). (more…) View the full article

Aiming to make this white apartment feel warmer, interior designer Maayan Zusman used wooden herringbone flooring and soft pastel furnishings (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Comments update: Zaha Hadid Architects' new headquarters for Antwerp's Port Authority is the controversial talking point this week, with readers both decrying and praising the building's visual impact on its surroundings. (more…) View the full article

Brooklyn studio AlexAllen has entirely revamped a family home in New York State, trading its outdated plywood siding for a modern finish composed of cement panels and blackened timber. Read more View the full article

Montreal firm Appareil Architecture has combined two dwellings in the city, which involved removing walls to bring in more natural light and creating a new sunken lounge space. Read more View the full article

Monolithic volumes against gradated backgrounds and staircases that lead to nowhere are depicted in the architectural paintings of Iranian artist Mehdi Ghadyanloo, which are set to go on show in London next month. Read more View the full article

Estonia's e-residency programme suggests how passports could more accurately reflect the rich and complex nature of identity, says Dan Hill, following the launch of our Brexit passport design competition. Read more View the full article

Wilsonart has added six new solid surface designs to its collection based on the theme of "timeless luxury". Read more View the full article

Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo has won a competition to masterplan a commercial district in Shenzhen, China, with its design for 12 stepped skyscrapers built around a park featuring a raised path and pools. Read more View the full article

Dezeen has launched a trailer for ELEVATION, a forthcoming film exploring how transport, deliveries, construction and architecture will be transformed by drones. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Awards has now closed for entries, and we want to thank everyone for entering! Read more View the full article

Brooklyn firm Hatchet Design Build has enlisted New York studios Coil + Drift and Cold Picnic to choose textiles, furniture and lighting for a 19th-century residence in the borough. Read more View the full article

Roger Scruton, chair of the UK government's Building Better Building Beautiful Commission, says that bad design was behind the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people. Read more

Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs has tapped Thomas Heatherwick's studio and architecture firm Snøhetta to develop proposals for the smart, mass-timber city that the company is developing on Toronto's waterfront. Read more

IKEA's research lab Space10 has crafted a miniature wooden village to demonstrate how communities could create their own circular clean energy system. Read more

Italian designer Nicola Golfari has created a series of household objects that make everyday tasks easier for people with disabilities, including a folding shower seat and a tilting mirror. Read more

Brooklyn studio Commoncraft has designed this eatery in the borough's Williamsburg neighbourhood, which is intended as a playful tribute to the owner's grandmother. Read more

Brett Holts, vice president of Nike Running Footwear, and runner Paula Radcliffe explain the new Nike ZoomX Vaporfly NEXT% shoe worn by London Marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge in this movie produced by Dezeen. Read more

New York studio Champalimaud has transformed a 1920s residence that was destroyed by a hurricane into a luxury holiday home on a resort in Dorado, Puerto Rico. Read more

Chinese design studio Neri&Hu has topped a tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with a hotel arranged around a rooftop pool. Read more

Bentley looks to the future with the EXP 100 GT concept car that pairs artificial intelligence with sustainable materials such as recycled rice-husk textiles made from wine-production waste. Read more