A black box made from panels of moulded steel creates a rippling enclosure for the upper storeys of this Givenchy flagship store in Korea by Italian architects Piuarch (+ slideshow). More about Givenchy store in Seoul has an undulating moulded-metal facade
Menos é Mais Arquitectos and João Mendes Ribeiro slotted both light and dark structures among the stone buildings of an old warehouse complex to create this arts centre – one of 40 projects now on the shortlist for the Mies van der Rohe Award. More about Contemporary arts centre on a Portuguese isle contrasts volcanic stone with concrete
News: Brian MacKay-Lyons has been selected for Canada's most prestigious architecture award thanks to his "pure, dignified, poetic and beautiful" projects (+ slideshow). More about Brian MacKay-Lyons wins 2015 RAIC Gold Medal
News: the jury tasked with selecting the design for a new hotel adjacent to Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals spa in Switzerland has "dissociated itself" with the client's decision to appoint Los Angeles firm Morphosis. More about Jury distances itself from Morphosis appointment for Vals hotel
Tall red brick walls with softly scooped outlines frame the passageway that leads guests to their rooms, at this hotel in Thailand by architecture studio Onion (+ slideshow). More about Fluted brick walls frame scalloped views of the sky above Thai hotel by Onion
News: 40 projects have been shortlisted for the European Union's 2015 architecture prize – the Mies van der Rohe Award – including a woodland crematorium in Sweden and a rowing centre in a Portuguese wine region (+ slideshow). More about Mies van der Rohe Award 2015 shortlist announced
Evergreen foliage is printed onto the vinyl facade of this cabin on a Swedish island by Murman Arkitekter to create the illusion of a mirror reflecting the natural surroundings (+ slideshow). More about Swedish holiday home by Murman Arkitekter pretends to mirror a juniper grove
The four buildings that make up this house on Scotland's Isle of Skye were designed by Dualchas Architects to reference the shape and appearance of an old black shed found nearby (+ slideshow). More about Black-stained house by Dualchas Architects completed on the coastline of a Scottish island
Jean Nouvel's studio has extended a winery in south-west France, but instead of matching the traditional stone and timber architecture, the new structure is clad with vivid red metal (+ slideshow). More about Bright red mirrors clad Jean Nouvel's addition to a French wine-making estate
This concrete tower of interconnecting red staircases was designed by Thai firm Supermachine Studio for an elevated game of hide and seek (+ slideshow). More about Supermachine Studio adds labyrinthine staircase to seaside park in Thailand
Both curving and straight walls overlap inside this family home in Shiga Prefecture by architect Tsuyoshi Kawata, which was designed to frame views of a nearby park (+ slideshow). More about Curving walls eclipse glazed facade of park-side house in Japan by Tsuyoshi Kawata
News: the firm led by American architect Thom Mayne has been selected to design a new 100-suite hotel adjacent to Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals spa in Switzerland. Update: the competition jury has now "dissociated itself" from the decision. More about Morphosis chosen for hotel beside Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals spa
A black box looms over the rusty steel facade of this complex of artists' studios and apartments, created by architecture studio Featherstone Young on the former site of a board-game factory in north London (+ slideshow). More about Featherstone Young replaces board-game factory with apartments and artists' studios
Corrugated steel surfaces front most sides of this office building on an industrial estate in Mallorca, but glazed walls frame a public courtyard in one corner (+ slideshow). More about Glazed walls frame a corner courtyard at Mallorca office building by RipollTizon
Photo essay: British photographer Alastair Philip Wiper is documenting the construction of a new metro line in the Danish capital – one of the largest infrastructure projects in the city's history. More about Alastair Philip Wiper photographs construction of Copenhagen's new metro line
Behind the Georgian facade of a dilapidated house and workshop in west London, West Architecture has slotted in a new residence that pairs industrial fittings with period details (+ slideshow). More about West Architecture guts a Georgian townhouse and rebuilds with industrial fittings
A metal staircase twists though a triangular well in one corner of this six-sided timber cabin by ALT Architekti, which is raised on stilts over a hillside in Central Bohemia (+ slideshow). More about Stilted woodland cabin by ALT Architekti boasts a spiralling metal staircase
This low-cost concrete block house outside Monterrey was designed and built by its owners, with support from a non-profit social housing project led by local architecture office S-AR (+ slideshow). More about S-AR's Casa Caja is a prototype for low-cost homes that can be built by their owners
Two new structures have been erected by students amongst the trees of Hooke Park, England – a translucent pyramid suspended from the branches and a wooden burrow that nestles amongst the trunks (+ slideshow). More about Floating pyramid and wooden tunnel built in the woods by Architectural Association students
This house in Spain has triple-layer facades that allow varying degrees of light and privacy, and features a bedroom that can be hidden or revealed with the help of a sliding wall. More about SAU Taller de Arquitectura's Casa Migdia features sliding screens and a moveable wall