Panels of oxidised steel provide cladding and a colonnade for this Brisbane community centre by local architecture firm Kirk, referencing the rusty car wrecks once dumped on its site (+ slideshow). More about Pre-rusted metal panels clad Kirk's Fitzgibbon Community Centre in Brisbane
The sixth movie in our exclusive series profiling the buildings of MVRDV focuses on Silodam – a polychromatic apartment building on Amsterdam harbour that studio co-founder Nathalie de Vries describes as a "big block lying in the water" (+ movie). More about MVRDV's Silodam block contains a cross-section of Amsterdam society says Nathalie de Vries
Proposals by SHoP Architects, Dattner Architects and Present Architecture have informed a concept design for New York's LaGuardia airport – completely replacing the existing terminals (+ slideshow). More about New York's LaGuardia Airport to be demolished and rebuilt using three different designs
Comments update: the latest controversy to hit Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London has prompted calls for city planners to face a public enquiry. Read on for more on this and don't forget to explore our new comments page to keep up to date with the latest discussions on Dezeen. More about "Somebody should be held accountable for this monstrosity"
Zaha Hadid Architects says its design for the Tokyo stadium design should be revised rather than scrapped, to avoid missing the immovable deadline of the 2020 Olympics. More about Zaha Hadid says Japan ignored warnings over Olympic stadium construction costs
Architects are beginning to rediscover the potential of handmade bricks, which offer wider variations of colour and texture than their industrially produced cousins. Recent examples include an asymmetric house in Belgium, a canal-side development in London and a housing complex in Rwanda. Explore more handmade brick architecture »
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Stone from a local quarry was used for the cladding, paving and retaining walls of this cluster of buildings by DVA Arhitekta, built on a sprawling site in Bosnia and Herzegovina (+ slideshow). More about Holiday "village" for an ex-footballer comprises seven cuboids with stone walls
Steel sections form triangular frames for mirrors and matching furniture at a minimal hairdressers in Zurich by local studio Raum404 (+ slideshow). More about Raum404 creates freestanding mirrors and furniture for Zurich hair salon
Brazilian studios BCMF and MACh have added a cantilevered bar and sunken gallery to a private residential complex on the outskirts of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, which perches on a hillside overlooking the surrounding valleys (+ slideshow). More about Cantilevered concrete box houses poolside bar at weekend retreat in Belo Horizonte
Israeli illustrator Noma Bar has created a wooden pavilion shaped like a bird with a leafy back among the trees of a wood in central Japan (+ slideshow). More about Noma Bar's bird-shaped treehouse provides a vantage point over a Japanese woodland