News: Berlin design studio Blond and Bieber's project that uses algae to create colourful dyes for textile printing has won a competition for young designers organised by Lodz Design Festival (+ movie). More about Blond and Bieber's Algaemy coloured dyes win Lodz Design Festival prize
Comments update: after a short animation simulating the completion of Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família basilica went viral on social media, readers revisited the story to question the logic of such a long-term project. More about "Why don't they give up building this thing?"
News: architect David Adjaye has submitted plans to overhaul a house in Hackney – made famous by its former resident who dug a warren of tunnels underneath the property – to create a home for artist couple Tim Noble and Sue Webster. More about David Adjaye to transform "Mole Man" house in London into home for artists
Dezeen promotion: book publisher Laurence King is giving Dezeen readers a 35 per cent discount on its Detail series to celebrate the addition of two new titles to the collection. More about Laurence King offers 35% off architecture and design books to Dezeen readers
News: French architect Marc Mimram has been selected to create a new train station in Montpellier – a building that will bridge over the railway line and feature an intricate pleated roof (+ slideshow). More about Marc Mimram designs "delicate pleated roof" for Montpellier's new TGV station
A freestanding concrete staircase spirals between the floors of this timber-frame and stone building remodelled by the founders of A1 Architects to form their own home and studio in Prague (+ slideshow). More about Charred-timber extension by A1 Architects transforms an old cottage into a home and studio
Japanese studio Nendo has spliced together traditional office furniture pieces to create simple combined desks and storage units (+ slideshow). More about Nendo reconfigures office furniture elements into hybrid designs for Kokuyo
Sports brand Nike has combined elements from its previous running and basketball footwear designs to create a "SneakerBoot" with a pleated sole and a neoprene cover. More about Nike combines parts from existing trainers to create "SneakerBoot" mash-up
This giant cube that appears to have landed on its side in the mountains is a proposal by Czech studio Atelier 8000 for a facilities building in Slovakia's High Tatras peaks (+ slideshow). More about Proposed mountain hostel by Atelier 8000 looks like it has crashed into the Earth
News: Tesla's newly launched Model SD electric car could be "summoned" by owners to pick them up autonomously using the car company's new Autopilot function, potentially eliminating the need for taxi services. More about Tesla's "insane" self-driving Model SD could replace taxis
Ahead of what would have been the 100th birthday of Brazilian Modernist Lina Bo Bardi, photographer Leonardo Finotti has documented eight of the architect's most important buildings (+ slideshow). More about Lina Bo Bardi's architecture honoured in new photography series by Leonardo Finotti
This skeletal furniture by Dutch design studio Tjep. is made from bronze in an effort to create a collection of objects "totally opposite to the technology-driven trends" in design (+ movie). More about Tjep creates Bronze Age furniture in opposition to 3D printing
Three small-scale timber and glass cabins on the Norwegian coast form a holiday home designed by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter for three generations of the same family. More about Reiulf Ramstad creates three glass-fronted cabins as Norwegian holiday home
Canadian design collective Les Astronautes has lined a disused alley in Quebec with hundreds of protruding pool noodles. More about Les Astronautes fills Quebec passageway with swimming pool toys
Following the unveiling of designs for London Underground's first fleet of driverless tube trains by Priestmangoode, we've rounded up seven of the most intriguing and disruptive driverless vehicles from the pages of Dezeen. More about Coming soon: driverless trains, planes and automobiles
Genesin Studio has designed a pale wood and antique marble interior behind a dusky-green Victorian shopfront for skincare brand Aesop's new Adelaide store (+ slideshow). More about Genesin Studio renovates Victorian shop in Adelaide for Aesop
News: Chinese architect Li Xiaodong has become the first recipient of the Moriyama Prize – a new award launched by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and architect Raymond Moriyama to rival the Pritzker and Stirling prizes. More about Li Xiaodong wins inaugural Moriyama Prize for "modest" Liyuan Library
News: American architect Richard Meier has unveiled his design for a 163-metre-high skyscraper that is already under construction in the Taiwanese city of Taichung. More about Richard Meier reveals 163-metre skyscraper underway in Taiwan
Competition: Dezeen has partnered with UK designers Dorothy to give readers the chance to win one of five prints of forgotten architectural monuments. More about Competition: five Lost Destination prints by Dorothy to be won
The silhouettes of architects including Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright and Zaha Hadid are each depicted within a window from one of their buildings in these new illustrations by Federico Babina. More about Architect silhouettes pose inside iconic windows for Federico Babina's Archiwindow series