Hoses hang inside an illuminated glass tower at this timber-clad fire station in western Austria by architects Dietrich Untertrifaller. More about Sulzberg-Thal Fire Station by Dietrich Untertrifaller
Slideshow: Danish studio NORD Architects have completed a cancer care centre in Copenhagen shaped like a cluster of houses. More about Healthcare Centre for Cancer Patients by NORD Architects
Slideshow: chunky chimneys bring natural light and ventilation inside the three adjoining blocks that comprise this dark grey house in Kildare, Ireland. More about C-House by Dot Architectureand Soc-Arc
The curved wings of this house in Kuwait converge around an outdoor swimming pool (photos by Nelson Garrido). More about Mop House by AGi Architects
Slideshow: the walls of this house in Tokyo by Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates stretch outwards around a secret balcony. More about Ring by Apollo Architects & Associates
Designed in Hackney: it's week four in our celebration of design from the London borough of Hackney and today's featured project is a modest glass extension to a house in Dalston by Shoreditch-based architects Platform 5. More about Designed in Hackney: Mapledene Road by Platform 5 Architects
Slideshow: Swedish architects Waldemarson Berglund were inspired by the slopes of a nearby ski resort to create these three slanted timber cabins in north Sweden. More about Åre Solbringen by Waldemarson Berglund
This dark red concrete enclosure in Scharans, Switzerland, contains a work studio for a poet and musician. More about Atelier Bardill by Valerio Olgiati
Slideshow: the modular fenestration of this school building in western Switzerland was inspired by shapes from 1980s computer game Tetris. More about ESGE Ecole Secondaire de Genolierby ipas
London architects Pernilla & Asif have unveiled designs for a pavilion that can be played like a musical instrument for the London 2012 Olympic Park. More about Coca-Cola Beatbox by Pernilla & Asif
Slideshow: this museum in Xinjin, China, by Japanese architects Kengo Kuma and Associates appears to be screened by rows of floating tiles. More about Xinjin Zhi Museum by Kengo Kumaand Associates
Designed in Hackney: today's featured designers in our London borough of Hackney showcase are Archer Architects, who inserted a Corten steel-clad hotel behind the facade of a derelict pub in Shoreditch. More about Designed in Hackney: Shoreditch Roomsby Archer Architects
Architects Sharon Neuman and Oded Stern-Meiraz have concealed a modern rectangular residence near Tel Aviv behind a brick wall shaped like a vernacular house with a chimney. More about House N by Sharon Neuman and Oded Stern-Meiraz
This asymmetric white building bridges the two existing halves of a town hall in the Belgian municipality of Harelbeke. More about City Hall Harelbeke by Dehullu & Partners
Slideshow: dozens of square windows are scattered across the facade of this crematorium in Lithuania with fortress-like concrete walls. More about Crematorium in Kėdainiai byArchitektu Biuras G.Natkevicius ir Partneriai
Slideshow: a visitor’s centre with an ornate herringbone facade by Bernard Tschumi Architects opens this weekend on an archaeological site in central France. More about Alésia Museum visitor’s centreby Bernard Tschumi Architects
Slideshow: the concrete walls of this church in Tenerife are roughly lined with crushed volcanic rocks. More about Church in La Laguna by Menis Arquitectos
Designed in Hackney: we're kicking off this week's set of iconic projects designed in the London borough of Hackney with a Stirling Prize-nominated museum of fine art in Denmark by Shoreditch firm Tony Fretton Architects. More about Designed in Hackney: Fuglsang Kunstmuseum by Tony Fretton Architects
Slideshow: the faceted copper envelope of this house extension near Sydney was designed by architects Innovarchi to resemble a roof. More about Balmain Archive by Innovarchi
Slideshow: this all-grey apartment block in Berlin by German studio BCO Architekten has five skewed bay windows that twist away from its facade. More about Linienstr. 23 by BCO Architekten