Angular roof canopies frame terraces at the front and rear of this family house in Australia by Adam Dettrick Architects, allowing residents to enjoy both morning and evening sunshine (+ slideshow). More about Adam Dettrick's Narrabundah House angles towards view of an old eucalyptus tree
News: a pair of skyscrapers by Milan office Boeri Studio are nearing completion in the Italian city, featuring as many trees as could be planted in a hectare of forest. More about Stefano Boeri's "vertical forest" nears completion in Milan
News: Foster + Partners has completed its first Apple Store at a shopping centre in Istanbul, Turkey. More about Apple opens first Foster-designed store in Istanbul
Glazed and translucent walls create glowing boxes around the exterior of this holiday home by The Manser Practice that opens out to the shoreline of a sea inlet on the Isle of Wight (+ slideshow). More about The Manser Practice creates a house for a yachtsman on the Isle of Wight
News: a Snøhetta-designed pavilion marks the entrance to the memorial museum at the World Trade Centre site in New York, which will be inaugurated by US president Barack Obama tomorrow (+ slideshow). More about National September 11 Memorial Museum completed in New York
News: small business owners in the UK's architecture sector have more faith in their employees and are more concerned about the ethical behaviour of their suppliers than in any other industry, according to research published today. More about British architects run "most ethical" small businesses in UK
News: the second Berlin city centre proposal revealed today is a cluster of five towers by Graft and Kleihues + Kleihues Architekten, which will be connected on their upper levels by a chain of bridges. More about Graft unveils towers linked by bridges for Berlin's Holzmarkt
News: German studio J Mayer H has won a competition to design a shopping centre near Berlin's Alexanderplatz where shoppers will be able to indulge in skydiving or surfing. More about J Mayer H designs Berlin shopping centre offering indoor skydiving and surfing
Patterns referencing the footwork of figure skaters decorate the underside of a roof sheltering this ice rink in Brooklyn, New York, designed by American firm Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects. More about Tod Williams and Billie Tsien complete sheltered ice skating rink in Brooklyn
Boxy windows puncture grey brick walls at this Paris development by French architect Michel Guthmann, containing 57 social housing apartments, a hostel and a cinema (+ slideshow). More about Michel Guthmann pairs grey brick with larch for Paris housing block
Milan Expo 2015: Italy has become the latest nation to unveil proposals for the Milan Expo 2015, which include a pavilion with an air-cleaning facade designed by Roma studio Nemesi & Partners to resemble tree branches (+ slideshow). More about Italy unveils permanent Milan Expo pavilion that will "purify the atmosphere from smog"
Cities that float on water could offer an alternative to destroying the earth's valuable countryside according to architecture studio AT Design Office, who has developed a concept for an ocean metropolis (+ slideshow). More about Floating City concept by AT Design Office features underwater roads and submarines
News: a design team featuring architect Daniel Libeskind and artist Edward Burtynsky has triumphed in a competition to design a National Holocaust Monument for Ottawa, Canada. More about Libeskind trumps Adjaye in Canada's National Holocaust Monument contest
A barrel-vaulted roof sits atop this family holiday home, completed by architect Mats Fahlander over the rocky terrain of a Swedish national park (+ slideshow). More about Summer house on stilts by Mats Fahlander nestles into the landscape of a Swedish fjord
Perforated metal balconies project through the bowed concrete facades of this office building in Seoul, which were designed by local studio Archium to maximise floor space on the middle levels (+ slideshow). More about Swollen concrete facades increase floor area inside Archium's Gilmosery office block
This vertiginous viewing platform in the Canadian Rockies was designed by Calgary firm Sturgess Architecture with a strengthened glass floor that provides a view straight down to the valley below. More about Sturgess Architecture's Glacier Skywalk offers unique views of the Canadian Rockies
News: Foster + Partners' controversial proposal for a $300 million (£208 million) overhaul of New York Public Library's flagship branch on Fifth Avenue has been dropped following an onslaught of criticism. More about New York Public Library abandons Foster's contentious renovation plans
A vibrant turquoise door marks the entrance to this small asphalt-clad house in the Chilean countryside by local studio Mas Fernandez Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More about Maitencillo House by Mas Fernandez Arquitectos sits at the mouth of a Chilean valley
Slatted timber shutters fold back to reveal the boxy first-floor balcony of this family house in Portugal, designed by E348 Arquitectura to adapt to the changing climate (+ slideshow). More about Adjustable balcony animates the facade of E348 Arquitectura's Miramar House
Loyn & Co Architects has completed a home in a protected area of Welsh countryside, with old vernacular buildings sitting alongside modern additions featuring bare concrete and rusted steel (+ slideshow). More about Loyn & Co's Stormy Castle house pairs concrete and glass with traditional stone