Architecture firm Allies and Morrison has revealed an alternative to Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge for London – planting trees on the existing Thames crossing at Blackfriars. More about Allies and Morrison proposes alternative Garden Bridge at existing Blackfriars crossing
Our job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs is for a 3D visualiser at Benthem Crouwel Architects, which led the remodelling of Rotterdam Centraal station (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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LP2 Architecture Studio has used rotating panels and recessed openings to create flexible spaces for this office block in Tehran, where contemporary architecture is experiencing a boom (+ slideshow). More about LP2 completes Tehran office block with louvred wooden facades
Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek has revealed the first products from his ongoing collaboration with IKEA – a collection of furniture and homewares based on traditional Indonesian and Vietnamese crafts. More about Piet Hein Eek unveils first collection with IKEA
New York studio Architensions has enlarged a Brooklyn townhouse by adding two boxy volumes clad in vertical slats of burnt wood (+ slideshow). More about Architensions clads rear facade of historic Brooklyn townhouse in charred wood
One-minute movie: Rolls-Royce has designed its first ever concept car with a built-in "red carpet", as a vision for a future of driverless luxury vehicles. More about Rolls-Royce unveils its first driverless concept car design
Scandinavian firm White Arkitekter has won a competition to design a sustainable housing development on a sloped, uninhabited hillside in the Faroe Islands. More about White Arkitekter wins housing design contest for the Faroe Islands
Design Miami/Basel 2016: late architect Zaha Hadid has been honoured with a floral installation by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec inside her first major completed building (+ slideshow). More about Bouroullec brothers install floral Zaha Hadid tribute at Vitra Fire Station
Car brand Rolls-Royce has designed its first ever concept car, billed as a vision for a future of driverless luxury vehicles with a built-in "red carpet" and lighting system that announces its arrival to bystanders (+ slideshow). More about Rolls-Royce unveils its first concept car design for future of driverless VIP transport
EU referendum: A survey carried out by the British Fashion Council has revealed that 90 per cent of British fashion designers say they will vote to remain in the European Union. More about 90 per cent of British fashion designers oppose Brexit
Dezeen competition: Dezeen has teamed up with the Royal Academy of Arts to give away five pairs of tickets to this year's Annual Architecture lecture, which will be delivered by Chinese architects Lu Wenyu and Wang Shu. More about Competition: win tickets to the Royal Academy's Annual Architecture Lecture
Opinion: on the Brexit battleground, fluffy design nostalgia is being pitched against the EU's bland passports, forgettable glass buildings and uninspiring flag. This could all have been avoided, says Will Wiles. More about "EU design displays the best and the worst of doing things by scrupulous consensus"
These visualisations show the swathe of skyscrapers set to spring up across New York by 2020. More about New York's 2020 skyline shown in new visualisations
Examples of Iran's booming architecture scene, a tear-resistant condom and reaction to the collapse of Kunlé Adeyemi's award-winning Makoko Floating School feature in this week's Dezeen Mail.
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David Adjaye's firm has been selected to design a major new art museum in Riga, Latvia (+ slideshow). More about Adjaye Associates chosen for Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art
IKEA has unveiled furniture and homeware made from recycled wood, plastic and glass as part of its latest PS collection aimed at young urban dwellers (+ slideshow). More about IKEA's PS 2017 collection includes "no waste" products made from recycled materials
The beehive-inspired pavilion created by artist Wolfgang Buttress for the Milan Expo 2015 reopens in London's Kew Gardens this weekend (+ slideshow). More about Wolfgang Buttress' beehive-inspired Expo pavilion relocates to Kew Gardens
Dezeen promotion: more than 600 entries have been submitted by designers, architects and students for a competition aiming to discover projects that can improve the lives of refugees around the world. More about What Design Can Do Refugee Challenge receives more than 600 entries
Rio 2016: Brazilian studio Rua Arquitetos has completed the golf venue for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which features a tree-like canopy that collects rainwater to irrigate the course (+ slideshow). More about Rio 2016 Olympic Golf Course includes rainwater-collecting canopy by Rua Arquitetos
Design Miami/Basel 2016: the late Zaha Hadid's sculpted plastic Kuki chair has been relaunched in carbon fibre at Design Miami/Basel. More about Zaha Hadid's folded Kuki chair redesigned using carbon fibre