French practice Moussafir Architectes have completed this refurbishment and extension of a house in the Parisian suburbs, adding deep larch wood window frames. More about Maison Leguay by Moussafir Architectes
Amsterdam architects UNStudio have completed a new headquarters for the Dutch national tax offices and the student loan administration in Groningen, the Netherlands. More about Education Executive Agency & Tax Offices by UNStudio
Helsinki studio Avanto Architects have completed this house with four wings overlooking four distinct views in Virrat, Finland. More about Four-Cornered Villa by Avanto Architects
This athletics track in Alicante by Spanish studio Subarquitectura has an alternative track that loops up over the roof of the changing room. More about 3D Athletics Track by Subarquitectura
Faceted wooden panels divide the interior of this house in Kyoto, Japan, by architects Alphaville. More about New Kyoto Town House by Alphaville
These twenty lakeside villas in the Qingpu district of Shanghai are designed by Atelier Feichang Jianzhu of Beijing. More about The Bay by Atelier Feichang Jianzhu
KINO Architects of Japan have completed this four-storey timber and concrete house in Tokyo with balconies on each level. More about Tokyo Balconies by KINO Architects
This house in Seto, Japan, by architects AUAU is wrapped in a faceted shell. More about Wear House by AUAU
This house in Fukuoka, Japan, by Masao Yahagi Architects snakes across its site to give every room a little sheltered garden. More about House with a Wall by Masao Yahagi Architects
Chilean architects Panorama have completed this compact cliff-top house in Matanzas, Chile. More about D House by Panorama
Earth is banked up to the ground floor windows of this residence in Hidaka, Japan, by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office. More about House in Hidaka by Suppose Design Office
Spanish firm Grupo Aranea have designed this apartment to sit on the roof of a house belonging to the client's mother. More about Casa Lude by Grupo Aranea
Family members can see into all rooms across the central courtyard of this Japanese house by Sapporo studio Archi LAB. t+m. More about CTYN Internal Garden House by Archi LAB. t+m
Brussels firm 51N4E have converted the industrial buildings at this former coal mine in Winterslag, Belgium, into a cultural centre. More about C-Mine by 51N4E
Helsinki firm Arkkitehdit NRT designed these workshop facilities for Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences in Finland. More about Kymenlaakso UAS Workshop by Arkkitehdit NRT
This house in Zellerndorf, Austria, by Vienna studio Franz Architekten comprises three separate units linked by glass passages. More about Streckhof Reloaded by Franz Architekten
The Serpentine Gallery in London has unveiled designs for this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion: a walled garden 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 atelierA5 have completed this four-storey house in Tokyo enclosed by a perforated metal screen. More about SN.House by atelierA5
Japanese architects Takeshi Hosaka have completed this office building in the Tokyo suburb of Yoyogi. More about Office building by Takeshi Hosaka
Peruvian, London-based architect Vladimir Kalinowski has completed two homes arranged round a shared courtyard in Lima, Peru. More about KH+DH House by Vladimir Kalinowski