Here are some images of an inflatable concert hall designed by architect Arata Isozaki and artist Anish Kapoor to tour parts of Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year. More about Ark Nova by Arata Isozaki and Anish Kapoor
The roof of this Malibu house is made from the wings of an aeroplane. More about 747 Wing House by Studio of Environmental Architecture
In this exclusive movie, architect Rafael Viñoly talks to Dezeen about Firstsite, a visual arts centre wrapped in golden metal that he has completed in Colchester, England. More about Firstsite by Rafael Viñoly Architects
French studio Explorations Architecture have completed a sports hall in Tours, France, with a curving timber roof that sags in the middle. More about Monconseil Sports Hall by Explorations Architecture
London Design Festival 2011: architect David Chipperfield has installed two metallic glass pavilions outside the Royal Festival Hall in London as part of the London Design Festival More about Size + Matter by David Chipperfield
Strips of glazing wrap the walls and roof of a timber waterside summerhouse in Aure, Norway. More about Naust paa Aure by TYIN Tegnestue
The students and tutors of a design and build workshop in Istanbul have constructed a seaside temple from oriented strand board. More about Chapel by Breathnach Donnellan O'Brien and MEDS students
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has completed a concrete house on the edge of a cliff in southern Sri Lanka, writes Yuki Sumner. More about House in Sri Lanka by Tadao Ando photographed by Edmund Sumner
A scooping concrete roof cantilevers over the rear entrance to a house by the Ganges River in northern India. More about Rishikesh House by Rajiv Saini + Associates
Rough grey slate and red-stained wood panels infill a zig-zagging stone frame on the exterior of a house in Venlo, the Netherlands. More about Villa van Lipzig by Loxodrome
A cross-shaped window in the sliding door of this Belgian pharmacy transforms into a green sign during opening hours. More about Pharmacy M by CAAN Architecten
A group of disused grain silos near Christchurch in New Zealand are being fitted out as motel rooms. More about Silo Stay Little River by F3 Design
HENN have won a competition to design a 450-metre tower for Haikou on the Chinese island of Hainan. More about Haikou Tower by HENN
Grey plaster walls contrast with tan-coloured window frames at a hillside holiday house in Střekov by Czech architects 3+1 Architekti. More about House in Střekov II by 3+1 Architekti
Swiss architects HHF and French architects AWP have won a competition to design a series of follies for a new park outside Paris. More about Parc des Bords de Seine by HHF Architects and AWP
A bare cliff face is visible through the abutting glass walls of a Jerusalem house. More about Barud House by Paritzki & Liani Architects
A chunky timber shell wraps over the north facade and roof of a woodland retreat near Berlin by German architects Scheidt Kasprusch. More about Minimumhouse by Scheidt Kasprusch Architekten
The six shortlisted entries in the RIBA competition to design new electricity pylons for the UK have been announced. More about Pylon for the Future competition shortlist announced
Copper louvres shade the glazed upper storeys of a police station in France that emerges from behind a cobbled stone wall. More about Police Station of Provins by Ameller, Dubois & Associés
When you stand inside one of these riverside pavilions in Turku, Finland, you can hear what’s going on beneath the water’s surface. More about Sonic Seascape Terrace by Decoster-Taivalkoski, Haaslahti and Montes de Oca