Madrid studios Mi5 Arquitectos and PKMN Architectures have built a half-submerged culture and leisure centre in the middle of a public square in Teruel, Spain (+ slideshow). More about Teruel-zilla! by Mi5 Arquitectos, and PKMN Architectures
Dezeen Wire: architects Broadway Malyan have unveiled plans to build a city for 100,000 inhabitants in Brazil. More about Broadway Malyan design city for 100,000 inhabitants
Slideshow: architects Cristian Panaite and Katrien Devreese have inserted a stark, geometric doctor's surgery into a row of traditional brick houses in a quiet village in rural Belgium. More about Doctor's Surgery in Dudzele by Cristian Panaite and Katrien Devreese
Movie: Thomas Heatherwick talks to Dezeen about designing the UK pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai in 2010 in this interview filmed by Dezeen at his exhibition at the V&A museum in London. More about Movie: Thomas Heatherwick on designing the UK pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010
A white concrete extension flows over the top of a former brewery in Zurich to give Swiss arts organisation the Kunsthalle Zürich its first permanent home. More about Kunsthalle Zürich by Gigon/Guyer Architects and Atelier WW
The craggy rocks of the nearby Mediterranean shore inspired the faceted form of this auditorium building in Alicante, designed by Spanish architect Francisco Mangado. More about Municipal Auditorium of Teulada by Francisco Mangado
Designers Rikkert Paauw and Jet van Zwieten of Foundation Projects transform refuse skips and their contents into small buildings. More about Straatlokaal by Rikkert Paauw and Jet van Zwieten
Slideshow: stairs might be perfectly practical but moving from room to room via a skateboard, slide or climbing wall is far more exciting so here's a roundup of homes and offices from the pages of Dezeen that feature extreme ways of getting around. More about Stairs are so last year
Slideshow: a swimming pool, spa, cinema and games room will be hidden in the rock beneath the main cluster of buildings at this Norwegian hunting lodge and hotel by London architects Haptic. More about Mountain Lodge on Sognefjorden by Haptic
Slideshow: architectural photographer Leonardo Finotti has sent us images of this house for a couple of art collectors and their children designed by São Paulo architect Isay Weinfeld. More about Yucatan House by Isay Weinfeld
Layers of sediment left by the gradual shift of the Yellow River inspired the facade of this arts museum that will be built near Yinchuan, China. More about Yinchuan Art Museum by WAA
Skyscrapers in Seoul: here's yet another skyscraper proposal for the architectural zoo that is the Yongsan International Business District of Seoul - this time a 385-metre-high tower by architects Kohn Pedersen Fox with a vertiginous swimming pool sticking out two thirds of the way up. More about Block H by Kohn Pedersen Fox
Slideshow: this art gallery in Seoul by New York architects SO-IL is draped in a veil of chain mail. More about Kukje Gallery by SO-IL
This chicken coop by Swedish architect and designer Torsten Ottesjö is designed to look like the protective wing of a mother hen. More about Hönshus-1 by Torsten Ottesjö
Slideshow: architect Frank Gehry has inserted a theatre into the base of tower in New York City (photographs by James Ewing/OTTO). More about Signature Center by Frank Gehry
Slideshow: here are some photos by Julien Lanoo of this year’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei, including more pictures of the cork-covered interior plus dusky night shots.
More about Slideshow: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei
Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti have added a bleached larch extension onto the side of a 1930s house in Ljubljana designed by modernist architect Josip Costaperaria. More about Villa T-Extension by OFIS Arhitekti
A deal has been struck by two Malaysian property companies to redevelop London's Battersea Power Station. The proposal will preserve the power station's iconic chimney stacks and facade, while transforming it into a multi-use development including 3,400 homes – The Telegraph More about "Battersea Power Station set to be saved by Malaysian deal" – The Telegraph
Movie: Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was unable to attend last week's opening of the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion that he designed in collaboration with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron so he made this movie about the project instead. More about Movie: Ai Weiwei on the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Skyscrapers in Seoul: Renzo Piano Building Workshop have sent us the first image of a 620-metre-tall tower they are designing for Seoul, South Korea. More about Triple One by Renzo Piano Building Workshop