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
Taxi app Uber is the latest company to explore driverless car technology, confirming it is testing a self-navigating vehicle that could force its drivers out of their jobs. More about Uber is testing a driverless taxi on the streets of Pittsburgh
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
Our job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-III architect at London's Heatherwick Studio, whose elevated park over New York's Hudson River will begin construction this summer (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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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
New York 2016: 11 international designers and studios have produced a range of simple furniture and homeware based on the American Shaker movement (+ slideshow). More about Designers reinterpret Shaker artefacts for Furnishing Utopia exhibition
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
Graphic design legend Milton Glaser is among the designers who have created posters encouraging Americans to head to polling stations and vote in this year's presidential election. More about Milton Glaser designs Get Out The Vote graphic for US election
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
A renovated Barcelona apartment with barrel-vaulted ceilings (pictured), 3D-printed fur and MVRDV's huge staircase in Rotterdam city centre feature in this week's Dezeen Mail.
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Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: with Clerkenwell Design Week just around the corner, Dezeen reporter Alice Morby has picked out the things to look forward to, including a Tom Dixon installation inside a church and a timber temple in a historic archway. More about Five must-see installations at this year's Clerkenwell Design Week
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
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has revealed its new home inside the so-called Cheesegrater tower, featuring brightly coloured furnishings, exposed steelwork and a big central meeting space (+ slideshow). More about Rogers Stirk Harbour unveils own studio inside its recently completed Leadenhall Building
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
Designers Ron Culver and Joseph Sarafian have developed a method of casting concrete in Lycra stretched by robotic arms, which they believe could be used to create radical new architectural forms (+ movie). More about Fabric-cast concrete is the construction method of the future, say designers
British designer Tom Dixon has used his furniture and lighting to kit-out a co-working space for freelancers and small businesses, which opens today in London (+ slideshow). More about Tom Dixon's Atrium co-working space opens in London
Over 2,000 litres of wine and apple juice will be dispensed from giant "udders" designed by French studios Barreau et Charbonnet and Metalobil for a festival at a vineyard in Pays de la Loire. More about Giant shingle-clad "udders" will dispense white, rose or red wine in French vineyard installation
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