Forty-two identical windows puncture the exterior of this house in Japan by Tato Architects, which also features a staircase that leads onto a piece of furniture (+ slideshow). More about A staircase lands on a desk inside House in Hikone by Tato Architects
Dutch designer Tim van de Weerd has created two steel plant pots resembling "creatures" with root-like legs. More about Tim van de Weerd's Monstera plant pots balance on spindly legs
Round pavilions dotted across the landscaped grounds of this expo centre for a grapevine breeding convention in China were designed to resemble giant grapes, with relief patterns in their concrete facades (+ slideshow). More about Archea Associati creates fruit-inspired buildings for Yanqing Grape Expo
Oriented strand board panels can slide back and forth to create a flexible floor plan whilst concealing utilities in this family apartment remodelled for a single inhabitant in Madrid by TallerDE2 Architects (+ movie). More about TallerDE2 Architects uses engineered wood to create adaptable Madrid apartment
News: Elizabeth Chu Richter has become the 2015 president of the American Institute of Architects following a ceremony in Washington DC. More about Elizabeth Chu Richter takes over as AIA president
A prototype protective suit for healthcare workers treating Ebola patients could lower the risk of transmission by peeling off without the wearer having to touch the outside (+ movie). More about Cocoon-like suit helps protect against Ebola by peeling away to minimise contact
News: parts of Zaha Hadid Architects' Library and Learning Centre in Vienna have been cordoned off after a piece of concrete cladding fell off. More about Cladding panel falls off Zaha Hadid's Vienna library
Milan Expo 2015: the entrance to the Russian national pavilion at this year's World Expo will be sheltered beneath a 30-metre-long cantilevered canopy that visitors can walk on (+ slideshow). More about Sergei Tchoban designs 30-metre-long cantilever for Russia's Milan Expo pavilion
Designed to offer a "landmark" in an otherwise mundane part of Paris, this sport and culture centre by Bruther features a multi-layered facade that varies in transparency to suit the various activities it contains (+ slideshow). More about Bruther slots curving community centre into crowded Paris neighbourhood
News: James Dyson, designer of the Dyson vacuum cleaner, has attacked the UK government's plans to force overseas students to return home after completing their studies, describing the idea as "short-sighted". More about Dyson attacks UK plans to expel foreign graduates
News: Herzog & de Meuron is reportedly working on plans to revamp the west London home of Chelsea Football Club to make room for as many as 60,000 spectators. More about Herzog & de Meuron in the frame for Chelsea FC stadium expansion
Young Japanese architect Cohta Asano created a new space for a hairdresser inside an existing building in Iwaki, adding a steel frame to support angular wooden shelves and partitions (+ slideshow). More about Cohta Asano divides Japanese hair salon with diamond-shaped partitions
A Suffolk house designed by Michael and Patty Hopkins in the 1970s has been overhauled by London studio Project Orange to create "a doughnut of living space" with a conservatory at its centre (+ slideshow). More about Project Orange reconfigures interior of Hopkins' Tracey House
The legs of this stool covered in a skin-tight coating of black rubber were formed using silicone moulds cast from raw cauliflowers (+ slideshow). More about Cauliflowers create moulds for "monster" stool by Studio Pasternak
Here's a look at the 10 tallest skyscrapers expected to complete around the globe this year, including China's new tallest building, Rafael Viñoly's super-skinny New York tower block and a pair of Russian high rises. More about Top 10 tallest skyscrapers completing in 2015
Architecture studio Lipton Plant has turned a small space at the side of a Victorian house in north London into the glazed entrance for a basement extension focused around an oak staircase (+ slideshow). More about Lipton Plant creates a nanny flat underneath a London home
A 64-metre-long wooden structure was designed by Threefold Architects to create secluded workspaces, staircases and informal meeting areas inside this shared office building in south-east London. More about Multi-level wooden structure frames meeting areas in London office by Threefold Architects
Tel Aviv-based Hilla Shamia Design Studio's Wood Casting collection is made by inserting lengths of tree trunk into a mould and filling the spaces with molten metal (+ slideshow). More about Hilla Shamia casts tree trunks with molten aluminium to form furniture
Huge green and purple fins shade the glass facades of this children's hospital in Brisbane, designed to match the colouring of native Bougainvillea plants (+ slideshow). More about Hospital by Lyons and Conrad Gargett features a vibrant facade and a tree-inspired layout
Our 10 must-see exhibitions opening around the world in 2015 include showcases of African architecture, Postmodern design and "definitive" bicycles. More about 10 architecture and design exhibitions we're looking forward to in 2015