Tasked with designing a house that doesn't take over its whole site, Swiss architect Christian von Düring created a timber-clad upper storey that straddles two smaller ground-level structures (+ slideshow). More about Christian von Düring completes a house designed to function like a bridge
Photo essay: Canadian photographer Christopher Forsyth has spent the last seven months shooting the subterranean stations that make up Montreal's four-line metro system (+ slideshow). More about Christopher Forsyth embarks on a project to document all of Montreal's metro stations
British artist Steve Messam has installed a weight-bearing bridge across a stream in the UK's Lake District using 20,000 sheets of bright red paper (+ slideshow). More about Steve Messam creates crimson bridge from 20,000 sheets of paper
A concrete staircase with a granite surface is suspended inside the atrium of this house in Porto Alegre, Brazil, which is divided into two parts connected by a bridge (+ slideshow). More about Casa 2V by BR3 Arquitetos features a bridge, a courtyard and a granite-topped staircase
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Frame publishers to offer readers the chance to win one of five new books that explore the use of craftsmanship in "postdigital" design. More about Competition: five Postdigital Artisans books by Jonathan Openshaw to be won
To celebrate opening our New York office, we've gathered together some of the most impressive examples of American residential architecture from the pages of Dezeen and added them to a new Pinterest board.
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