Opinion: despite tweaks and refinements, car design has been restricted by mechanics for over 100 years. Now the development of driverless and electric technologies offers a bewildering array of possibilities, explains branding expert Dylan Stuart. More about "The car industry is on the verge of its biggest design opportunity ever"
Japanese firm Kengo Kuma & Associates has won a competition to design the Gare Saint-Denis Pleyel, one of three key stations that will be built to serve a new stretch of the Paris Metro. More about Kengo Kuma wins bid to design station for new Paris Metro line
Comments update: Dezeen readers have been discussing design's role in challenging idealised perceptions of the female body this week. More about "Design has an important role to play in changing people's view of what women should look like"
Dezeen promotion: Milan's Ventura Lambrate design district has announced its list of exhibitors for 2015 and published a map of the show that is now available to download. More about Ventura Lambrate announces exhibitors for Milan 2015
A small wooden shed constructed from stacks of timber planks in a Bavarian field forms a home for a herd of goats owned by German architect Michael Kühnlein (+ slideshow). More about Michael Kühnlein builds a timber barn for his herd of pygmy goats
IKEA is producing 10,000 of its flat-pack temporary shelters designed for refugees made homeless by conflict and natural disasters (+ slideshow). More about IKEA's flat-pack refugee shelters go into production
Driving a vehicle is too dangerous for humans and will be outlawed when autonomous cars are proven to be safer, claims Elon Musk, billionaire founder of electric car company Tesla. More about Driving cars could be outlawed says Tesla founder Elon Musk
Perforated metal panels create a semi-opaque surface around this elevated playground structure in Bordeaux, which contains slides, climbing nets and a trampoline (+ slideshow). More about BASE adds a metal-clad playpark to a Bordeaux housing estate
Caterina Moretti and Ana Saldañan of Mexican design studio Peca have used dark grey volcanic stone to create this collection of plates. More about Peca's Lava plates are made from half-polished volcanic stone
A grassy lawn grows on top of this board-marked concrete farm building by Spanish architect Arnau Vergés, which is set into a slope beside an old stone house in rural Catalonia (+ slideshow). More about Arnau Vergés builds concrete outbuilding for 17th-century Spanish farmhouse
Interview: Hélène Binet is one of the world's leading architectural photographers, but after 25 years in the industry, she still refuses to shoot in digital. With an exhibition of her work now open in LA, Dezeen spoke to the photographer about her devotion to film and why drone-mounted cameras are "a bit of a shock". More about Digital photographs of buildings can be "disturbing", says Hélène Binet
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed a new movie showing the studio's proposal for a sand-dune-inspired building that will be the new headquarters for Middle Eastern environmental company Bee'ah (+ movie). More about Zaha Hadid reveals animation of desert HQ for waste management company
Underwear adorned with artificial pubic hair and a skirt padded to look like love handles feature in this collection of garments by design student Debora Dax. More about Debora Dax turns body taboos into fashion statements
Margo Konings, co-founder of Dutch design agency Organisation in Design and co-organiser of Milan's Ventura Lambrate design district, has left the company. More about Ventura Lambrate co-founder Margo Konings resigns
Dezeen promotion: the Brand New World exhibition will showcase new pieces by international design studios at the Dušan showroom in Milan from 14 to 19 April. More about Brand New World to exhibit work by design entrepreneurs in Milan
A concept for "shadowless" skyscrapers that redirect sunlight to public spaces could work for tall buildings anywhere in the world, say the London designers behind the proposal. More about Shadow-free skyscrapers would redirect the sun's rays to public plazas
Swedish studio Tham & Videgård Arkitekter has unveiled plans for a row of high-rise apartment blocks constructed from timber that will tower over an old harbour in Stockholm. More about Tham & Videgård designs wooden residential towers for Stockholm waterfront
Actor Antonio Banderas has become the latest celebrity to express an interest in becoming a designer, with plans to study fashion at London's Central Saint Martins. More about Antonio Banderas reveals plans to study fashion design
Design March 2015: Reykjavík designer Unnur Valdís Kristjánsdóttir has produced a set of floatation devices to keep users' bodies just below the surface of the water while soaking in the country's hot springs (+ slideshow). More about Icelandic designer creates floatation caps and armbands for bathing in geothermal water
This eight-storey tower covered in golden louvres and raised up on pilotis accommodates new academic and research facilities for Deakin University in Melbourne (+ slideshow). More about Woods Bagot adds elevated golden tower to Melbourne's Deakin University