Opinion: the Chicago Architecture Biennial stands out from an avalanche of pointless events by doing things its own way, says Sam Jacob. But can it be sustained? More about "Chicago boldly imagines its own definition of what a biennial might be"
The rooflines of this house and coffee shop in Chiang Mai, Thailand, are slanted at different angles to ensure all rooms offer clear views of a canal in front (+ slideshow). More about Ekar Architects completes canal-side house in Thailand with adjoining cafe and music room
Stools made from woven birch bark and plant pots that double as bird feeders featured in an exhibition that brought together 15 Russian designers (+ slideshow). More about Naturalist exhibition in Russia features products that reconnect city dwellers with nature
Movie: gallery director Julia Peyton-Jones remembers the challenges involved in creating Álvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura's complicated, column-less Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. More about Siza and Souto de Moura's 2005 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion was "hugely complicated"
This small commercial building in Portland, Oregon, designed by Works Partnership Architecture has an engineered timber frame that is visible behind a glass curtain wall (+ slideshow). More about Glass facade reveals timber structure of Frame Work building in Portland
A brown cashmere coat, a pair of sand-coloured shoes and a piazza in Rome influenced Note Design Studio's renovation of this 1930s loft apartment in Sweden. More about Note Design Studio rejects white in renovated Stockholm apartment
Danish homeware brand Lyngby Porcelain has put a 1978 blown-glass lamp design by Dutch designer Gijs Bakker back into production. More about Lyngby Porcelain reissues Gijs Bakker's glass Tripod lamp
Refugee camps are the "cities of tomorrow", according to one of the world's leading aid experts. Explore more approaches to humanitarian architecture on our new Pinterest board, including Ikea's "unusually sensitive" flat-pack shelters and an earthquake-resistant school in Thailand.
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