News: Korean architect Seung H-Sang is set to be officially named as Seoul's first city architect this week, in a move to re-establish the city's "architectural identity" after decades of unchecked development (+ interview). More about Seoul names Seung H-Sang as its first city architect
Gianni Botsford Architects has added a subtle extension to a London townhouse, which is partly submerged in the garden and has transparent walls to help camouflage it from sight (+ slideshow). More about Gianni Botsford sinks "invisible" extension into the garden of a London house
News: "I don't want to go where I'm not wanted," says architect Frank Gehry as his design for a performing arts centre on the World Trade Center site in New York is dropped. More about Frank Gehry axed from World Trade Center project
Raw concrete was used to build this combined house and library in the South Korean countryside, designed by Seoul-based Studio GAON (+ slideshow). More about Studio GAON completes concrete home and library in the South Korean countryside
Perforated brick walls front this Seoul office block by Wise Architecture, flanking staircases that lead up to a rooftop terrace with views of a nearby historic park (+ slideshow). More about Perforated brick stairwells front Wise Architecture's ABC office block
This water-sports facilities building by THE Architectes has been built into the side of a grassy dune to minimise its visual impact on the coastline (+ slideshow). More about THE Architectes conceals nautical sports base under a grassy beach dune
Seven house-shaped blocks are sheltered beneath the large asymmetric roof of this house in Japan by Y+M Design Office (+ slideshow). More about Y+M Design Office envelops seven blocks under one roof with Rain Shelter House
Architect Jamie Fobert combined pale brick walls with a sunken concrete floor and bronze embellishments to create this south-west London home – one of six projects shortlisted to receive the RIBA Manser Medal for best house of 2014 (+ slideshow). More about Jamie Fobert's Luker House makes the most of its site with subtle detailing
London studio Sam Tisdall Architects has incorporated Victorian-style criss-cross ceiling struts into the contemporary interior of this new house. More about Sam Tisdall subtly recreates period details with modern Dorset Road house
A latticed canopy overhangs the zigzagging glass facade of this riverside community hall near Stuttgart by German studio Ackermann + Raff (+ slideshow). More about Criss-crossing timber canopy extends over Ackermann + Raff's glass-fronted festival hall
An irregular formation of geometric volumes and voids were designed by architecture firm Saraiva + Associados to break down the scale of this police headquarters building in Lisbon (+ slideshow). More about Lisbon police headquarters given monochrome geometric facades by Saraiva + Associados
News: Zaha Hadid Architects has designed three residential towers to sit on a riverfront site in Brisbane, Australia, as part of a AUS$420 million development (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid reveals trio of skyscrapers for Brisbane's riverfront
Nickisch Sano Walder Architects has deconstructed an Alpine log cabin to create the framework for a stark concrete hideaway with the same footprint and form as its predecessor (+ slideshow). More about Concrete house by Nickisch Sano Walder Architects built from remnants of a log cabin
This Melbourne home by local studio Edwards Moore narrows down to less than four metres at its centre to make room for a narrow patio along the southern boundary (+ movie). More about Bow House by Edwards Moore has a narrow middle that frames a patio
A huge terrace appears to have been carved out of the pixelated body of this mixed-use building in Oslo by Norwegian firm by A-Lab – one of the buildings that make up the city's waterfront Barcode Project (+ movie). More about A-Lab adds pixelated tower with a hollow centre to Oslo's new waterfront development
News: Norman Foster and Mexican architect Fernando Romero have won a competition to design one of the biggest airports on earth for Mexico City, which the British architect says will be "like nothing else in the world". More about Foster teams up with Fernando Romero on new Mexico City airport
Dutch firm Wiel Arets Architects has completed a water-traffic control centre in the town of Maasbracht with a curved glass upper storey that offers panoramic views over the surrounding waterways (+ slideshow). More about Rounded glass facades improve views from Wiel Arets' water-traffic control centre
News: the six houses shortlisted for this year's RIBA Manser Medal have been announced, including a cliffside home on Scotland's Isle of Skye, an angular house extension in London and a Welsh countryside residence near the remains of a Celtic fort (+ slideshow). More about RIBA reveals shortlist for best British house of the past year
The most private rooms of this house by Japanese studio Airhouse Design Office are concealed within massive columns, leaving the surrounding double-height space to become an area for socialising (+ slideshow). More about Airhouse Design Office creates a hierarchy of rooms inside House in Ohno
Architect Simon Astridge employed a varied material palette of plywood, concrete, brick and stone to create this extension to a Victorian terraced house in London (+ movie). More about Simon Astridge opts for a variety of raw materials in Balham House extension