From tiny mountain cabins to vast modernist-influenced beach villas, US editor Dan Howarth has selected the 10 best American houses of 2016, as we continue our year in review. More about Dezeen's top 10 US houses of 2016
Uber's fleet of self-driving cars has been ordered off the streets of San Francisco until the company acquires the necessary permit, as footage emerged of two of the vehicles running red lights. More about Self-driving Ubers ordered off streets hours after launch
Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang has released a teaser image of a high-rise for St Louis, Missouri, made up of four-storey tiers with faceted slanted sides. More about Studio Gang reveals tiered residential tower for St Louis
Heliotrope, a firm based in the US Pacific Northwest, has completed a contemporary dwelling that features a double-height art studio, a Japanese garden and a wooden soaking tub. More about Heliotrope creates cedar-clad home and studio in Seattle
As of today, Uber app users in San Francisco have the option of hailing a self-driving taxi. More about Fleet of driverless Uber cars takes to the streets
American studio Gould Evans has completed a creative facility in Kansas City that houses an array of digital fabrication tools, including eight different types of 3D printer. More about Gould Evans creates black metal studio building for Missouri art school
US architects disillusioned by the AIA's post-election sentiment should use critical speculation to help reimagine the country's built environment and remain hopeful, suggests Mimi Zeiger in this Opinion column. More about "Design strategies robust enough to resist this new political climate have yet to emerge"
Danish-American furniture designer Jens Risom – one of the first to introduce Scandinavian design to the US – has died aged 100. More about Mid-century modern designer Jens Risom dies aged 100
Italian architect Antonio Citterio has been tapped to conceive a luxury residential building in Miami Beach, marking his first architectural project in America and the latest in a string of residential developments in the area. More about Antonio Citterio unveils design for glass Arte tower on Florida beach
Bjarke Ingels Group has released plans for a mixed-use scheme in Los Angeles, which will incorporate housing, offices and public spaces within a giant concrete framework. More about BIG unveils huge 670 Mesquit complex for LA Arts District
Car brand MINI has backed the conversion of a Greenpoint warehouse into a creative workspace, restaurant and design store, featuring a "periscope" that reflects the Brooklyn and Manhattan skylines. More about A/D/O creative space completes in Brooklyn building overhauled by nArchitects
New York design studio General Assembly has added a pool house to a property on Shelter Island, cladding the exterior of the small structure with blackened timber siding. More about Charred wood boards clad New York pool house by General Assembly
Architects Hollwich Kushner and Handel Architects have completed an apartment tower in New Jersey, with a rectangular form and gridded windows similar to the 432 Park Avenue skyscraper in nearby Manhattan. More about Hollwich Kushner and Handel Architects complete Jersey City skyscraper with gridded white facades
New York is losing its character to a new wave of skyscrapers according to architect Richard Meier, who has also revealed he would consider working for US president-elect Donald Trump. More about New York's latest skyscrapers are "disrespectful to the whole city" says Richard Meier
The American Institute of Architects has this year bestowed its highest honour on the late Paul Revere Williams, who is the first African American to receive the award. More about Paul Revere Williams becomes first black architect to receive AIA Gold Medal
The next piece to be unveiled as part of the vast Hudson Yards development in New York is a glass office tower by architecture firm Foster + Partners. More about Foster + Partners skyscraper joins line-up at New York's Hudson Yards
US studio Clive Wilkinson Architects sought to eliminate traditional work boundaries in its design of a new headquarters for the global adverting agency Publicis. More about Clive Wilkinson creates cubicle-free Manhattan office with cosy nooks and communal tables
Work has commenced on the development set to include San Francisco's second-tallest building, designed by UK firm Foster + Partners. More about Foster-designed Oceanwide Center breaks ground in San Francisco
New York studio S9 Architecture has conceived a 16-storey office building for a waterfront site that is intended to house 4,000 employees working for tech and creative startups. More about S9 Architecture designs huge co-working building for Brooklyn Navy Yard
American studio Weiss Manfredi has used glass, brick and concrete to form a new home for the architectural and environmental design programs at Kent State University in Ohio. More about Weiss Manfredi drapes jagged brick sash over facade of Ohio architecture school