News: the second proposal from Danish architecture firm BIG to extend the Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah, has been thrown out by planning authorities for failing to meet strict local preservation guidelines. More about BIG's second Kimball Art Center proposal rejected by city planners
News: a shopping centre that replaced an iconic Brutalist car park and a controversial tower beside the River Thames are among the six projects on the Carbuncle Cup 2014 shortlist for the UK's worst new building. More about Carbuncle Cup 2014 shortlist announced
Architectural Association graduate Zhan Wang has produced an animation depicting a fictional technotopian future in which China has built a giant port to distribute minerals mined from the moon (+ movie). More about Zhan Wang's animation imagines China as a trade leader in extra-terrestrial minerals
News: the school founded by Frank Lloyd Wright may lose its accreditation to award architecture degrees following a rule change from America's Higher Learning Commission. More about Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture may lose accreditation
Belgian firm ADN Architectures gave this wooden house extension in Brussels a V-shaped roofline that inverts the pointed gables of the existing property (+ slideshow). More about ADN Architectures adds V-shaped extension to Brussels bungalow
French studio LCR Architectes used gently patinated copper to give the exterior surfaces of this school near Toulouse a weathered, metallic appearance (+ slideshow). More about LCR Architectes clads French middle school with tarnished copper panels
This pop-up wooden theatre in Southampton, England, was designed by London architecture collective Assemble to look like a cross between a performance venue and a football stadium (+ slideshow). More about Assemble's latest pop-up theatre combines Tudor design with stadium architecture
This arching concrete bridge is the second of three structures designed by Austrian studio Marte.Marte Architects for a winding mountain road between two Alpine towns (+ slideshow). More about Schaufelschlucht Bridge by Marte.Marte Architects is second in trio of Alpine structures
Swedish architect Tommy Carlsson has completed an affordable prefabricated home near Stockholm that is clad in corrugated iron and resembles a cube with some of its corners cut off (+ slideshow). More about Happy Cheap house by Tommy Carlsson is a prototype for low-cost prefab homes
News: the OMA-designed Taipei Performing Arts Center – a theatre complex centred around a transparent cube – has topped out today in the Taiwanese capital (+ slideshow). More about OMA's Taiwan theatre complex hits construction milestone
Canadian architect Alain Carle added cedar panelling to selected parts of this black-painted brick house in Quebec, highlighting terraces, window reveals and entrances (+ slideshow). More about Sprawling Quebec house by Alain Carle contrasts black brick with warm cedar
For the new premises of German textile-printing company Textilmacher, Munich firm Tillich Architektur has completed a building with a concrete facade reminiscent of creased fabric (+ slideshow). More about Tillich Architektur adds folded concrete facade to textile company headquarters
Norwegian studio Jarmund/Vigsnæs AS Arkitekter created the self-service Rabot Cabin for hikers in Norway's Okstindan mountain range (+ slideshow). More about Remote mountain site hosts hikers' cabin by Jarmund/Vigsnæs Arkitekter
This cafe and sweet shop in Okamoto, Japan, was designed by architect Yuko Nagayama to look like two separate buildings with a small courtyard and tree sandwiched in the middle. More about Yuko Nagayama's cafe and sweet shop wraps around a tree
Japanese firm Suppose Design Office has replaced the roof of a 35-year-old family house, creating a lofty new living room that opens to the garden at both ends (+ slideshow). More about Suppose Design Office adds double-height dining room to House in Chiba
Following our special feature on skinny houses, we've put together a collection of some of the best examples of slimline residences from the pages of Dezeen. More about 10 super skinny houses
This Copenhagen playground building surrounded by road markings was designed by Danish architects MLRP to provide a place where children can learn about road safety and test skills on-site (+ slideshow). More about MLRP's Traffic House helps teach children about road safety
Boyarsky Murphy Architects sandwiched this glass-fronted family residence between two terraced houses in west London, on a site less than three metres wide at the front. More about Sliver House by Boyarsky Murphy Architects slots into a three-metre-wide space
Feature: narrow homes have become increasingly popular in Japan, but can these awkwardly shaped residences offer housing solutions to other cities around the world, asks Dezeen deputy editor Amy Frearson. More about Skinny houses: "it's amazing how important one inch of space becomes"
This zinc-clad warehouse in Germany by Ecker Architekten has gabled elevations on all four sides, creating a multi-faceted roof that helps the building to appear smaller than it really is (+ slideshow). More about A faceted roof conceals the size of Hangar XS warehouse by Ecker Architekten