Fibre-cement tiles have been used to create a latticed surface on the facade and roof of this house by Belgian studio NU Architectuuratelier (+ slideshow). More about Fibre-cement tiles create a latticed facade for Leeuw House by NU Architectuuratelier
Photo essay: photographer Rebecca Litchfield has toured former Soviet countries to document the once-monumental structures around the Eastern Bloc that have fallen into decay. More about Abandoned Soviet architecture photographed by Rebecca Litchfield
Five cliff-top buildings feature walls that fold in on themselves to frame views and offer privacy in this South Korean holiday resort by Atelier Chang (+ slideshow). More about Atelier Chang designs angular cliff-top buildings for Knot House resort
French architecture firm VI.B Architecture has designed a cluster of giant concrete silos to house the headquarters for a cement distribution centre on the outskirts of Paris (+ slideshow). More about Monolithic concrete silos by VI.B Architecture form Parisian cement company HQ
A visitor centre designed by local firm Maber Architects in Leicester, England, includes a glass floor that provides views of a 3D-printed replica of the remains of notorious English king Richard III on the spot where his bones were discovered (+ slideshow). More about Maber Architects designs visitor centre for grave of Richard III
Opinion: officials are racing to bring big architectural names like Zumthor, Gehry and Piano to Los Angeles' Museum Mile, but the lack of an overarching masterplan is leaving the street itself sad and neglected, says Mimi Zeiger. More about "A blob, a bridge, a tower, and a subway stop"
Four red cedar-clad boxes are positioned to form courtyards and gardens in-between the living spaces at this house in a Tokyo suburb by Japanese studio Architect Cafe (+ slideshow). More about Offset timber volumes create courtyards at House in Komae by Architect Cafe
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: architect Carlo Ratti claims the heating system he developed with MIT, which uses motion sensors to focus beams of infrared radiation on people as they move through a building, can be "one order of magnitude more efficient" than traditional methods. More about Personalised "bubbles of heat" could replace inefficient central heating
Japanese studio Sugawaradaisuke mixed powdered iron with plaster to give this Tokyo house a rusted exterior that will weather over time (+ slideshow). More about Transustainable House by Sugawaradaisuke features a rusted facade to reflect the climate
Timber frames that resemble traditional fish-drying racks by Norwegian studio Rintala Eggertsson Architects have been constructed on an island in Norway to host events during a cultural festival (+ slideshow). More about Rintala Eggertsson Architects' wooden structures will host concerts on a Norwegian beach
News: social rights activist and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has used his closing message at the International World Union of Architects Congress to call for the suspension of the Israeli architects association. More about Desmond Tutu calls for suspension of Israel from international architecture body
News: structural work has completed on A House for Essex, the holiday home designed by British artist Grayson Perry and London architecture firm FAT for Alain de Botton's Living Architecture project. More about First photographs of Grayson Perry and FAT's house for Alain de Botton
This cedar-clad Vancouver house by Canadian studio Splyce Design features a lopsided roof that follows the line of the staircase (+ slideshow). More about East Van House by Splyce Design features an asymmetric sloping roof
Berlin's Tchoban Foundation museum for architectural drawing is showing an exhibition of futuristic sketches by late experimental architect Lebbeus Woods. More about Tchoban Foundation exhibits fantastical drawings by Lebbeus Woods
Artist Emily Mannion and architect Thomas O'Brien have created a thatch-roofed pavilion overlooking the sea and sand dunes on the edge of a forest park in Ireland (+ slideshow). More about Jeffry's House by Emily Mannion and Thomas O’Brien is a thatched folly by the sea
News: Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has completed work on a large curved office building for the Shihlien Chemical Industrial Jiangsu Co in an industrial park in China's Jiangsu province (+ slideshow). More about Alvaro Siza’s first major project in China floats in an industrial park
Movie: in this exclusive video interview filmed in Venice, Ma Yansong of Chinese architects MAD explains his concept for a "shan-shui city", a high density urban development inspired by traditional Chinese paintings of mountain ranges. More about MAD wants to "invent a new typology" for high-rise architecture, says Ma Yansong
News: this year's Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban has completed work on a new art gallery in American ski resort Aspen (+ slideshow). More about Shigeru Ban's Aspen Art Museum opens
A glazed wall faces out towards the Pacific Ocean at this house in the Japanese resort town of Shirahama by Osaka firm Okuwada Architects Office (+ slideshow). More about Hillside house by Okuwada Architects Office overlooks the ocean
Danish architecture studio CEBRA has combined standardised corrugated metal roof sheets with translucent plastic panels to construct this sports hall in the town of Løgstør like a Meccano model (+ slideshow). More about CEBRA's Løgstør sports hall is built like Meccano