Graduate shows 2016: Vilnius Academy of Arts graduate Austeja Platukyte has designed a range of packaging using a material made from algae, which could replace non-biodegradable forms of plastic (+ slideshow). More about Austeja Platukyte's packaging is made from biodegradable algae-based plastic
Music: Religious rituals and 90s dance movements inspired the thousands of dancing men in De Staat's Witch Doctor music video (+ movie). More about Studio Smack creates army of dancing men for De Staat's Witch Doctor music video
Argentinian studios Marcelo Del Torto and Torrado Arquitectos have arranged a family home around a group of mature trees in a gated community in Buenos Aires Province (+ slideshow). More about Concrete home in Argentina is arranged around mature trees and plunge pool
Glass walls slides and fold open to completely reveal the living spaces of this house in Brazil by Studio Arthur Casas, allowing residents to look out on their swimming pool and over the golf course beyond (+ slideshow). More about Casa MS by Studio Arthur Casas features both opaque and transparent facades
This week on Dezeen: Renzo Piano Building Workshop released new images of its 30-storey Soho Tower in New York this week, while the firm revealed a scaled-down version of its skyscraper proposed for London. More about This week, Renzo Piano teased images of his NY tower and sliced the height of the Paddington Pole
World heritage Corb: one of French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier's lesser-known buildings among the 17 recently added to UNESCO's World Heritage List is a concrete museum in Tokyo, which holds a collection dedicated to western thought and art. More about Le Corbusier's National Museum of Western Art is his only building in the Far East
Health technology company Withings has teamed up with French design company Elium Studio to create a thermometer that uses non-invasive methods to take children's temperatures (+ movie). More about Thermo thermometer measures temperature with just a swipe across the forehead
Idaho-based architect Paul Hirzel has completed a house raised high above the ground to avoid surging waters and snake infestations in the rural town of Juliaetta (+ slideshow). More about Paul Hirzel lifts home above Idaho river to evade flooding and snakes
Global architecture firm HOK has created a conceptual proposal for a fleet of drones that would serve as a portable hotel, enabling access to far-flung locales (+ slideshow). More about HOK envisions flying hotel pods that can access remote holiday destinations
Our US job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs website is for a designer or architect to join the Merge Architects in Boston, which used pre-rusted steel to clad a family home (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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World Heritage Corb: Le Corbusier's Dominican monastery in France is considered one of his most important works, and is next in our series revisiting the 17 buildings by the architect that have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List (+ slideshow). More about Le Corbusier's La Tourette monastery is among his iconic buildings on the World Heritage List
Global smartwatch sales have seen their first drop, caused by a significant fall in Apple Watch purchases as customers wait for a new model to be released. More about Smartwatch sales experience first decline as Apple Watch popularity dives
Designer Ron Arad has created bespoke seating for his overhaul of the hotel in Washington DC made famous by the Watergate scandal. More about Ron Arad and Moroso create curvy chairs for Watergate Hotel renovation
Opinion: designers need to stop thinking about business as a dirty word and consider the legacy of their company, says Paul Priestman, chairman of transport design firm PriestmanGoode. Here, he explains why he has effectively sold his company to his employees. More about "The idea of succession is not discussed enough in the design industry"
Toronto firm Reigo and Bauer has created a three-bedroom home in the city, which features a hot pink entrance and is otherwise clad in black shingles (+ slideshow). More about Bright pink doorway marks the entrance to Reigo and Bauer's Winona House in Toronto
Italian brands create "too many products that look the same", says Giulio Cappellini, whose furniture company is making a comeback under new owner Haworth (+ slideshow). More about Italian design needs to go back to its origins, says Cappellini
Italian studio Pedevilla Architects has used red pigmented concrete to give an Alpine fire station in South Tyrol a muted yet distinctive colouring (+ slideshow). More about Pedevilla Architects creates rose-hued fire station for an Alpine village
The team behind London's controversial Garden Bridge have released a short film that allows viewers to experience the project in virtual reality (+ movie). More about Virtual reality movie offers a preview of Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge
American architect Tom Kundig has spent decades creating buildings that celebrate rough-and-ready materials and mechanics. In this exclusive interview, he explains how the rise of digital fabrication has affected his design philosophy (+ slideshow). More about "I grew up in a hot-rod culture" says Tom Kundig
Our job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs is for an architect at Adjaye Associates in London, which designed a zig-zagging concrete stand for Valextra at department store Harrods (pictured). Visit the ad for full details of the position or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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