Over 350 species of bird have made their home at this wetland centre, built by local firm X Architects on a former rubbish dump in the United Arab Emirates (+ slideshow). More about X Architects creates facility for bird watchers at a UAE nature reserve
Important examples of Postmodern architecture in the UK are under threat, warns heritage campaign group the Twentieth Century Society, which is holding a conference this weekend to kickstart a wider movement to protect them. More about Threat to Pomo buildings could wipe out "whole chapter of architectural history"
EU referendum: David Chipperfield, Ron Arad, Richard Rogers, David Adjaye and Thomas Heatherwick are among the architects and designers that have signed a letter backing the Remain campaign for the UK's EU referendum. More about Heatherwick, Chipperfield and Adjaye among high-profile architects and designers opposing Brexit
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Danish studio EFFEKT has designed a self-sustaining, off-grid village of greenhouse properties, which it will present inside the Danish Pavilion during the Venice Biennale. More about EFFEKT designs ReGen Villages that could produce all their own food and energy
Beijing studio MAD has revealed plans for a Parisian housing block surrounded by undulating balconies, which is set to become the firm's first residential project in Europe (+ slideshow). More about MAD unveils Parisian housing block with curvy floors and balconies
Faceted window frames project from the slatted timber and stained-glass facade of this apartment block in Tehran, designed by Iranian studio Keivani Architects (+ slideshow). More about Tehran apartment block by Keivani Architects features faceted window frames and stained glass
The design features of Indian stepwells and water mazes are combined in this proposal for a landscaped garden by architecture studio Penda (+ slideshow). More about Penda combines stepwells with water mazes for Indian garden design
Kennerly Architecture & Planning has completed a San Francisco residential building with a number of distinctive features, including a perforated metal gate, white plastic cladding and lush landscaping (+ slideshow). More about Kennerly clads San Francisco townhouse in glass and white plastic
Walter Segal-inspired cottages, co-living and custom-built terraces are among the solutions to Britain's housing crisis proposed in an exhibition at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London (+ slideshow). More about Architects including Mecanoo and Studio Weave propose solutions to Britain's housing crisis
John Puttick Associates has significantly revised its designs for a new youth centre at Preston Bus Station, a transport hub in northern England that has become an icon of Brutalist architecture (+ slideshow). More about Dramatically overhauled plans unveiled for Preston Bus Station
Hungarian firm Napur Architect has been selected ahead of BIG, OMA and Zaha Hadid Architects to design a major new museum in Budapest's City Park (+ slideshow). More about Napur Architect wins Budapest museum contest with huge skateboard-ramp design
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: with Paulo Mendes da Rocha set to receive the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice Architecture Biennale, here's a look at some of his best projects, shot by photographer Leonardo Finotti (+ slideshow). More about Key projects by Paulo Mendes da Rocha photographed by Leonardo Finotti
This multi-storey parking garage in Des Moines, Iowa, by local firm Substance Architecture features a yellow-coloured aluminium screen that permits air flow while blocking views of cars (+ slideshow). More about Substance Architecture clads Iowa car park in a golden screen
Critics have had mixed reactions to the Snøhetta-designed extension of Mario Botta's San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, with descriptions ranging from a "good citizen" to a "baked alaska slumped on the skyline". More about Critics compare Snøhetta's SFMOMA extension to a "gigantic meringue" and a "cruise ship"
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: the world's biggest architectural exhibition kicks off next week. Dezeen's architecture editor Amy Frearson examines some of the key themes already emerging ahead of the event, ranging from the housing crisis to robotic construction. More about Seven key topics for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016
A robotically woven carbon-fibre pavilion developed by a team from the University of Stuttgart has been erected in the courtyard of London's V&A museum as part of a season of engineering events (+ slideshow). More about Robotically fabricated carbon-fibre pavilion opens at the V&A
Bing Thom Architects has completed a library near Vancouver featuring angled concrete walls, curved windows and a pointy corner that resembles a ship's bow (+ slideshow). More about Bing Thom combines curves and points with library in British Columbia
Slabs of board-marked concrete form the walls, floors and roof of this holiday home designed by architects by Luciano Kruk and María Victoria Besonías for a coastal forest near Buenos Aires (+ slideshow). More about BAK Arquitectos nestles exposed concrete holiday home in forest glade
This weekend retreat on the Australian coastline was designed by Melbourne firm Open Studio to peep over the tree canopy, offering views of a creek that runs alongside the beach (+ slideshow). More about Open Studio completes coastal retreat on Australia's Mornington Peninsula
Opinion: the golden age of airports is over, says Aaron Betsky. Railways have trumped air travel with better-designed terminals that are the epitome of contemporary democracy. More about "Railroad stations are our contemporary architecture of democracy"