This museum in Warsaw, Poland, by Finnish studio Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects has a deep, cavernous entrance hall that cuts right through the building (+ slideshow). More about Museum of the History of Polish Jews by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects
News: the completion of Art Nouveau architect Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona is simulated in this movie released to show the final stages of construction anticipated before 2026, 100 years after the death of the architect (+ movie). More about Animation shows completion of Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família
This bulky concrete school of art, design and architecture was completed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando at the University of Monterrey in Mexico and is one of over 300 projects being showcased this week for the World Architecture Festival in Singapore (+ slideshow). More about Centro Roberto Garza Sada de Arte Arquitectura y Diseño by Tadao Ando
World Architecture Festival 2013: we're reporting on the World Architecture Festival in Singapore this week. Category winners from the first day include a whirlpool-shaped aquarium and a sports college perforated with the shapes of athletes. More about World Architecture Festival 2013 day one winners announced
A smooth, curved concrete shell forms the exterior of this art studio in Boeotia, central Greece by Athens studio A31 Architecture (+ slideshow). More about Art Warehouse in Boeotia by A31 Architecture
This house in Saitama, Japan, by Naf Architect & Design looks like it's been chopped in two and split open. More about House Snapped by Naf Architect & Design
The long narrow bodies of snakes inspired the shapes of this pair of matching woodland hideaways that stretch out between the trees of a park in northern Portugal (+ slideshow). More about Tree Snake Houses by Luís and Tiago Rebelo de Andrade
Dutch studio KoningEllis Architects used a combination of grey slate, warm timber and shimmering aluminium for the walls of a new building at this school for children with learning disabilities in Haarlem, the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More about Daaf Geluk School by KoningEllis Architects
French architecture studio RAUM has arranged a cluster of holiday apartments in Brittany around terraces that are connected by small alleys (+ slideshows). More about Two Houses and Two Studios by RAUM
News: American firm Steven Holl Architects has begun construction of a new building for the University of Iowa's School of Art and Art History, adjacent to the award-winning Art Building West that the practice completed in 2006. More about Steven Holl begins construction of second arts building at the University of Iowa
Here's an exclusive set of images showing the inside of Zaha Hadid's Innovation Tower at the Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, sent to us by photographer Edmon Leong (+ slideshow). More about Innovation Tower by Zaha Hadid photographed by Edmon Leong
Three separate sections built in different cities make up this steel-framed house in Nara, Japan, by Tokyo architects Megumi Matsubara and Hiroi Ariyama (+ slideshow). More about House of 33 Years by Megumi Matsubara and Hiroi Ariyama
News: British television presenter Kevin McCloud's design-led housing development firm has broken the world record for equity crowdfunding by securing investments in excess of £1.9 million from members of the public via online platform Crowdcube. More about Design-led housing developer breaks world record for equity crowdfunding
Compact balconies puncture the solid white facade of this social housing block in Mallorca by Spanish architects RipollTizon (+ slideshow). More about Social Housing in Palma by RipollTizon
This 20-storey-high lift transports residents and visitors in the Maltese capital Valletta from the recently restored harbour to the top of the city's fortified walls (+ slideshow). More about Barrakka Lift by Architecture Project
In this movie by film studio Stephenson/Bishop, Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto explains how he tried to combine nature and architecture when designing this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, which is open for three more weeks in London's Kensington Gardens. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about "I tried to create something melting into the green"- Sou Fujimoto
Swedish firm Tengbom has designed a ten square-metre wooden house for students. More about Smart student unit by Tengbom
Perforated walls and sliding timber doors feature in this stable in Uruguay by architect Nicolas Pinto da Mota (+ slideshow). More about Caballeriza la Solana by Nicolas Pinto da Mota
In this movie by film studio Stephenson/Bishop, architect Carl Turner describes the importance of flexibility in the London house he designed for himself and his partner, which last night was awarded the RIBA Manser Medal 2013 for the best new house in the UK. More about "We're sharing the house with the studio" - Carl Turner on Slip House
News: Stirling Prize judge Tom Dyckhoff has spoken of being "punched in the gut" by the house-inside-a-castle that clinched the award last night, although its architects missed out on the usual £20,000 cash bounty, as organisers RIBA failed to find a sponsor. More about "Utterly magical" building wins top UK architecture prize - but no cash