A glass-walled pavilion sandwiched between historic buildings is the leading feature of an Oregon art museum revamp, which was designed by US studios Hennebery Eddy Architects and Vinci Hamp Architects to improve the visitor experience. More about Glazed pavilion with "distinctly modernist character" added to Portland Art Museum
Plans unveiled by architecture studio Buckley Gray Yeoman for offices, homes and a data centre near Brick Lane in London have been approved. More about Data centre approved as part of Truman Brewery masterplan in east London
Irregularly placed and mismatched openings puncture the terracotta-toned, double-layered exterior of 100 Windows, a multigenerational home in Vietnam designed by local architecture practice Inrestudio. More about Inrestudio uses double-layered envelope to create "in-between spaces" for Vietnamese home
Work has begun on the demolition of the never-opened Rike Concert Hall in Tbilisi, which was designed by Italian practice Studio Fuksas. More about Demolition of Studio Fuksas concert hall underway in Tbilisi
Scottish architect Ruairidh Moir has launched a campaign to rebuild the fire-torn Mackintosh Building at the Glasgow School of Art, calling on "an independent body to own and take forward the project". More about Scottish architect launches campaign to rebuild Mackintosh Building
Plans for a large new building in Rotterdam intended to encourage people to lead more environmentally friendly lifestyles are wrong-headed and should be scrapped in a blaze of publicity, writes Barnabas Calder. More about "Plants on a building doesn't make it sustainable, any more than a basil leaf on a steak makes it vegan"
Exhibitions Architecture's Inscriptions, Maggie's: Architecture That Cares and Wellbeing in the City are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this August. More about Six architecture and design events in August from Dezeen Events Guide
The UK government has announced the arrival of plug-in solar panels that can be fitted onto balconies to reduce household energy costs. More about Plug-in solar panels to be available in UK by end of summer