Tel Aviv architect Ron Fleisher has designed a house in an Israeli-Arab village that combines traditional Palestinian and Islamic architecture with modernism. More about Agbaria House by Ron Fleisher Architects
Beneath a wide skylight, a white spiralling staircase descends the three storeys of this high school in Lille by French architects Tank. More about College Levi-Strauss by Tank Architectes
Scottish architects Page\Park have completed a centre for blinded sailors, soldiers and airmen in Wilkieston, Scotland. More about Centre for Scottish War Blinded by Page\Park
Paris landscape designers TN Plus and architects Beckmann N’Thépe have won a competition to design a zoological park on a series of artificial islands for the outskirts of St Petersburg. More about Zoological Park of St Petersburg by TN Plus and Beckmann-N'Thépé
Mark Nixon of London studio CZWG has turned a bridge in Aarhus, Denmark, into a musical instrument by hanging metal pipes from the underside. More about Chimecco by Mark Nixon
Steven Holl Architects have collaborated with Brazilian architect Solange Fabião on this wave-shaped museum of the sea in Biarritz, France, which opened this week. More about Cité de l’Océan et du Surf by Steven Holl and Solange Fabião
Spanish architects bgstudio have completed this looping bridge that links the historic city of Alicante to the beach, crossing a busy road. More about Pasarela del Postiguet by bgstudio
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor talks about his design for this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in this movie filmed by Dezeen at the preview yesterday in London. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Interview with Peter Zumthor at the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011
Architecture student Ben Kirk has designed conceptual towers to replace the fast-declining bee population by shooting artificial pollinators into the air. More about London Without Bees by Ben Kirk
Here are the first official photographs of the completed 2011 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, which was unveiled today by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 by Peter Zumthor
Japanese architects Akinari Tanaka, POI, Nawakenjimu and Lapin have completed this diamond-shaped house in Kokura, Japan, with a ledge in one corner for climbing up to the roof terrace. More about Kokura Tanaka House by Akinari Tanaka, POI, Nawakenjimu and Lapin
Rectangular voids are carved out of the stone facade of this monolithic pavilion in the Netherlands by Rotterdam-based Shift Architecture Urbanism. More about Faculty Club by Shift
Our fourth featured pavilion from Mexican pilgrimage route La Ruta del Peregrino is a precariously balanced viewing platform by Chilean architects Elemental. More about Ruta del Peregrino: Crosses Lookout Point by Elemental
Behind a glass facade, a basket weave of timber encases the living and dining areas of this house in Nara, Japan by Japanese studio Tadashi Yoshimura Architects. More about Wood Block House by Tadashi Yoshimura Architects
Curving metal forms frame the glass facade of this market hall in Barcelona by Spanish firm MiAS Architects. More about Barceloneta Market by MiAS Architects
This Tokyo house by Japanese architects Key Operation has been designed around the movements of the client's pet cat, writes Yuki Sumner. More about The Cat House by Key Operation
Photographer Roland Halbe has sent us some images of this town hall in Spain composed of overlapping cylinders, designed by Madrid architects Mansilla+Tuñón. More about Lalìn Townhall by Mansilla+Tuñón
Following our previous story about a labia-like staircase, these images by French photographer Stefan Tuchila illustrate the womb-like orbs created by artist Anish Kapoor in the Grand Palais, Paris. More about Leviathan by Anish Kapoor
Around 6000 holes puncture the concrete exterior of this library in Kanazawa, Japan, by Kazumi Kudo and Hiroshi Horiba of Japanese firm Coelacanth K&H Architects. More about Kanazawa Umimirai Library by Kazumi Kudo and Hiroshi Horiba / Coelacanth K&H Architects
The zig-zagging doors of this mausoleum in Murcia by Spanish studio Clavel Arquitectos can only be opened in one specific order. More about Panteón Nube by Clavel Arquitectos