Here's a look at one of the standout projects from Designs of the Year 2014 - a floating school on a Nigerian lagoon by architecture studio NLÉ (+ slideshow). More about NLE's floating school casts anchor in Lagos Lagoon
Slideshow feature: following the news that Shigeru Ban will receive this year's Pritzker Prize, here is a look back at some of the buildings designed by the Japanese architect across his 30-year career. More about Key projects by 2014 Pritzker Prize laureate Shigeru Ban
Japanese studio NI&Co. Architects has built a small sound-proofed cabin in Nagoya where its owners can retreat to play the piano. More about Piano House by NI&Co. Architects offers a secluded spot for making music
Canadian studios Dan Hanganu Architectes and Côté Leahy Cardas Architectes have revamped the tent-like structure of a church in Quebec to create a modern library featuring coloured glazing, spiral staircases and lofty ceilings. More about Quebec church transformed into a library by Dan Hanganu and Côté Leahy Cardas
News: Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been named as the 2014 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. More about Shigeru Ban wins Pritzker Prize 2014
A rooftop extension fronted by a grid of metal mesh and glass contrasts with the original brick facade of this building in east London renovated by Duggan Morris Architects (+ slideshow). More about Duggan Morris injects new life into Georgian office block in Shoreditch with metal mesh
This conceptual design for a family home by postgraduate architecture student Gonzalo Vaíllo Martínez features a fluid structural frame, a skeletal staircase and a skin incorporating blinds that open and close like gills (+ movie). More about Futuristic family home by Gonzalo Vaíllo Martínez based on biogenetic forms
Amongst the bustling 24-hour shopping district of South Korea's capital city, Zaha Hadid has completed a 38,000-square-metre cultural complex with a twinkling aluminium facade (+ movie). More about Zaha Hadid's Dongdaemun Design Plaza opens in Seoul
Belgian architect Karel Verstraeten has transformed an abandoned construction-site trailer into a quiet retreat at the end of a family garden in Ghent. More about Abandoned trailer converted into garden hideaway by Karel Verstraeten
Recent Norwegian projects including a sinuous hotel and a landscape intervention have been popular with readers, so we've collected together some spectacular examples of Norwegian architecture on our new Pinterest board. See our new Pinterest board»
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An angular metal-clad canopy now projects over a public square at the entrance to Rotterdam Centraal station, which reopened last week following an extensive remodelling by a team including Dutch firm Benthem Crouwel Architects (+ slideshow). More about Rotterdam Centraal station reopens with a pointed metal-clad entrance
The facades of well-known buildings in Paris, New York and Brisbane have been reduced to patterned surfaces and silhouettes in this series of images by French photographer Alexander Jacques (+ slideshow). More about Alexander Jacques transforms architectural facades into abstract patterns
Irish studio GKMP Architects added glazed white tiles to the angular walls of this extension to a semi-detached house in Dublin to help direct sunlight into the interior (+ slideshow). More about Tile-covered walls reflect light into Dublin house extension by GKMP Architects
Opinion: Patrik Schumacher's viral-friendly outburst against political correctness in architecture this week illustrated a dark symmetry between the TED talk and the rant, says Mimi Zeiger. More about "You need to know someone is looking in order to publicly tantrum"
Bamboo poles were used to clad the facade and surrounding walls of this house in the Philippines by Swiss-Filipino studio Atelier Sacha Cotture (+ slideshow). More about Bamboo cladding surrounds house in the Philippines by Atelier Sacha Cotture
A grid of chunky timber beams criss-crosses a void between the ground and first floors to allow light to circulate in this Studio Aula-designed house in Shiojiri, Japan (+ slideshow). More about Criss-crossing wooden beams fill a void inside Studio Aula's Cocoon House
British studio Jonathan Tuckey Design worked with a small team and a tight budget to build this timber-lined gatehouse for a west London primary school. More about School gatehouse built on a strict budget by Jonathan Tuckey Design
Landscape architecture firm Martha Schwartz Partners references Bedouin carpets and sand dunes in teardrop-shaped landscaping for a green retreat in the centre of an Abu Dhabi business district (+ slideshow). More about Abu Dhabi plaza by Martha Schwartz Partners features teardrop-shaped landscaping
Opinion: a Le Corbusier design for a customisable house inspired by the devastation of Flanders during the First World War has haunted architecture ever since, says Justin McGuirk. More about "The perfect architectural symbol for an era obsessed with customisation and participation"
A wall of windows winches up and down to reveal the interior of this gallery renovation in Los Altos, California, by Seattle architect Tom Kundig (+ slideshow). More about Tom Kundig hoists California gallery facade using gears and pulleys