Tree-like structures designed to recreate the humidity of a rainforest have been installed by German-Chilean office Gun Architects outside the Architectural Association (AA) in London's Bedford Square (+ slideshow). More about Gun Architects unveils Rainforest pavilion at London's Architectural Association
Skylights puncture the gabled roof of this suburban house in Montreal by Canadian studio Naturehumaine, while a sheltered terrace overlooks a wooded garden (+ slideshow). More about Naturehumaine's steel-clad Sorel House designed to stand out from its neighbours
Corners appear to have been sliced away from the cantilevered concrete upper floor of this house in Indonesia by Jakarta studio SUB. More about Indonesian house by SUB features chiselled edges and a grassy courtyard
News: a political party has been ordered to pay Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava over £24,000 in damages after being found guilty of defamation with a website that accused him of "bleeding Valencia dry". More about Santiago Calatrava wins legal battle against "insulting and degrading" website
Milan Expo 2015: New York-based architect Daniel Libeskind has proposed a twisted reptilian structure for the first ever expo pavilion for a stand-alone Chinese company (+ movie). More about Daniel Libeskind designs Milan Expo pavilion for Chinese developer Vanke
Two light-filled courtyards and a private parking space are concealed behind the metal-clad facade of this small house in Osaka, Japan, by local firm Arbol Design (+ slideshow). More about House in Otori by Arbol Design hides courtyards behind slatted metal walls
Paris studio R-architecture has added a visitors' centre with mirrored walls to Flaine – the French ski resort completed by Modernist architect Marcel Breuer in 1969 (+ slideshow). More about R-architecture adds mirror-clad visitor centre to Marcel Breuer's Flaine ski resort
These new images by photographers Hufton + Crow reveal the pairing of angular and curved concrete volumes at the art and music complex completed by French architect Christian de Portzamparc in Rio de Janeiro (+ slideshow). More about Christian de Portzamparc's Cidade das Artes adds curving concrete fins to the Rio skyline
Clerkenwell Design Week 2014: London-based Studio Weave pays tribute to Clerkenwell's historic blacksmiths, leather makers and bookbinders with this pavilion that will host craft workshops during the three-day festival. More about Studio Weave celebrates old London trades with Clerkenwell Design Week pavilion
French architecture studio Marion Bernard Agency added a geometric concrete structure into the back yard of a Marseille townhouse to transform the neglected space into an outdoor living room (+ slideshow). More about Garden room added to Marseille townhouse by Marion Bernard Agency
This house in Mexico by Japanese architect Tadao Ando boasts a swimming pool that projects from a hillside and concrete walls that frame views of the Sierra Las Mitras mountains (photos by Edmund Sumner + slideshow). More about Tadao Ando's Casa Monterrey nestles against a hillside in Mexico
News: rebuilding the World Trade Center site has revitalised the architectural scene in New York according to architect Craig Dykers of Snøhetta, who designed a recently opened pavilion on the memorial site (+ interview). More about Snøhetta architect says 9/11 attacks led to "a reawakening of architecture in New York"
Here's the design that didn't win: architect David Adjaye and designer Ron Arad have revealed their shortlisted entry for Canada's National Holocaust Monument competition, which was beaten by a star-shaped design from Daniel Libeskind (+ movie). More about David Adjaye and Ron Arad reveal defeated National Holocaust Monument design
A layer of perforated brass wraps over the walls and around the roof of this 1960s building in Copenhagen that Danish studio BBP Arkitekter has converted into a headquarters for jewellery firm Trollbeads (+ slideshow). More about Trollbeads jewellery moves into a golden headquarters by BBP Arkitekter
News: Herzog & de Meuron has completed an open-air gymnasium in Natal, Brazil – the flagship project for the Swiss firm's regeneration of the Mãe Luiza neighbourhood (photos by Leonardo Finotti + slideshow). More about Herzog & de Meuron completes Arena do Morro gymnasium in Brazil
Japanese architect Makiko Tsukada has completed a house in Yokohama with a cave-like interior that opens out to one of two rooftop lawns (+ slideshow). More about Makiko Tsukada's Grass Cave House features rooftop lawns and a dark interior
French architect Noémie Meney retained as much of the original structure as possible when converting this 1930s garden building into a summer guesthouse. More about Noémie Meney creates modern summer house inside French garden pavilion
Small triangular windows puncture the faceted roof and walls of this Italian restaurant in Japan designed by Kyoto studio Geneto (+ slideshow).
More about Geneto adds pointed roofline to Italian restaurant in Japan
Australian studio Welsh + Major has converted a 19th century police station in Sydney into a restaurant with a glazed extension and louvred entrance projecting beyond the old brick walls. More about Welsh + Major transforms an old Sydney police station into a restaurant
News: US architects including Richard Meier and Daniel Libeskind have attacked British proposals to suspend Israeli architects from architecture's international governing body over the construction of settlements in the West Bank. More about Libeskind and Meier attack UK architects over Israel boycott
