The harsh sunlight in the Moroccan desert casts dramatic shadows across the sandy red walls of this university by architects Saad El Kabbaj, Driss Kettani and Mohamed Amine Siana. More about Taroudant University by Saad El Kabbaj, Driss Kettani and Mohamed Amine Siana
Argentinian architects Adamo-Faiden have completed a building in Buenos Aires that could either be used for offices or apartments. More about Once Building by Adamo-Faiden
Architects Carmody Groarke have transformed an abandoned canal-side petrol station in north London into a temporary restaurant and events space with fluted walls. More about The King’s Cross Filling Station by Carmody Groarke
This house for a pianist and a violinist in Leiden, the Netherlands, is the latest in a series by Dutch architects Pasel Kuenzel on the site of a former slaughterhouse. More about V12K0709 Piano House by Pasel Kuenzel Architects
Dezeen archive: this week we reported on the tiny mobile theatre (top right) that staged performances in a couple of locations during Clerkenwell Design Week last week, so here's a reminder of all the other mobile buildings we've featured. See all the stories »
Slideshow: a layer of perforated aluminium cloaks the bright yellow and green exterior of this Shanghai youth centre by Chinese firm Atelier Deshaus. More about Qingpu Youth Centre by Atelier Deshaus
Movie: earlier today, Jacques Herzog of architects Herzog & de Meuron gave us an exclusive, impromptu tour of the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, which opens tomorrow in London. More about Movie: Jacques Herzog at the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Here are some photographs of the completed 2012 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, which opens to the public in London tomorrow. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei photographs
The press preview of this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei is today. See some photos of this morning's preparations on our Facebook page.
See the designs for the pavilion in our earlier story »
See all our stories about the annual Serpentine Gallery Pavilions »
See all our stories about Herzog & de Meuron »
See all our stories about Ai Weiwei »
Clerkenwell Design Week 2012: a tiny mobile theatre with chimneys made from coal scuttles played host to audiences of up to six during Clerkenwell Design Week in London last week. More about Tiny Travelling Theatre by Aberrant Architecture
Slideshow: Dutch studio Rocha Tombal have completed a primary school in The Hague that winds around its site like a crocodile. More about Galjoen School by Rocha Tombal
This Tokyo house by Japanese architects Aida Atelier comprises a cluster of four white-rendered blocks that support an elevated fifth block above a central patio. More about Portico by Aida Atelier and Kuno Lab
Slideshow: a curved concrete facade wraps around the front of this house by A2+ Arquitectos in Leiria, Portugal, with a large hole revealing the rectilinear house behind (photos by Fernando Guerra). More about Casa Xieira II by A2+ Arquitectos
Plans have been unveiled for a 425-metre-high skyscraper designed by architect Rafael Viñoly for New York’s Park Avenue, which will become the tallest residential tower in the USA if built - The Wall Street Journal. More about "Details revealed for supertall tower in New York" - Wall Street Journal
Slideshow: oak-lined boxes create study rooms along the corridors of this school in southern Germany by Stuttgart architects Klumpp + Klumpp (photos by Zooey Braun). More about Mörike Gymnasium by Klumpp + Klumpp
This red concrete house outside Stuttgart by German firm Finckh Architekten has an oversized middle floor that cantilevers across the driveway (photos by Zooey Braun). More about Haus Ostfildern by Finckh Architekten
Slideshow: German architects modulorbeat and students from the Münster School of Architecture constructed a glittering golden pavilion to exhibit the techniques of medieval goldsmiths in Münster's central market square. More about Golden Workshop by modulorbeat and Münster School of Architecture students
David Chipperfield Architects have won a competition to design a museum of fine arts in the city of Reims, France with proposals for a building clad in translucent white marble and glass. More about Musée des Beaux-arts in Reims by David Chipperfield Architects
Construction has begun on the new OMA-designed headquarters for fashion brand G-Star RAW in Amsterdam, which will feature a facade that slides open. More about G-Star RAW Headquarters by OMA
Kanye West's first short film was shown on seven cinema screens surrounding the audience inside a pyramid designed by architects OMA at the Cannes Film Festival in France yesterday. More about Seven-screen pavilion by OMA for Kanye West