Material-saving and reversible construction approaches are showcased in the spine-like Cadenza concrete spiral staircase, created by researchers at technology university ETH Zurich working with ROK Architects. More about ETH Zurich explores novel fabrication method for light and reusable concrete staircase
A wood-clad acute-care facility modelled on a town forms part of University Children's Hospital, which Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed in Zurich. More about Herzog & de Meuron unveils Swiss children's hospital that "functions like a town"
Translucent mesh informed by mosquito nets wraps the forms of Flickering Peak, an arts centre in Hainan, China, by architecture studio Wutopia Lab. More about Wutopia Lab wraps Chinese arts centre in translucent mesh
Slim openings and silver wallpaper bounce light around the interiors of this minimalist home in Japan, which local studio FujiwaraMuro Architects designed "to block noise and visibility from the outside". More about Blank walls control light and views at House in Kyobate by FujiwaraMuro Architects
The Frieze art fair in London has unveiled its biggest redesign in over a decade featuring a layout inspired by city planning by design office A Studio Between. More about A Studio Between takes cues from Jane Jacobs for Frieze London redesign
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Paddington Square, a contentious mixed-use building in London with curtain walls and an exposed steel structure completed by architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop. More about "Simple, elegant and taut in form and detail" says commenter
Economist Cris Ballester Parets has been awarded the 2024 Royal Academy Architecture Prize for her portfolio of sustainable social housing developments in the Balearic Islands. More about Four projects by RA Architecture Prize winner Cris Ballester Parets
Taiwanese studio Bio-Architecture Formosana followed the principles of a circular economy when designing the Taisugar Circular Village, a housing complex in Tainan, Taiwan. More about Bio-Architecture Formosana organises Taiwanese housing around urban farm
Mexican design studio Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has created a series of buildings in Jálpa de Mendez, Mexico, centred around a sports complex and baseball stadium shaded by monumental concrete umbrellas. More about CCA shades Mexican baseball stadium with concrete umbrellas
Architecture studio VATRAA has added an extension to a house in London that features a "brutalist cat flap" and is built with the bricks of the structure it replaced. More about VATRAA uses reclaimed bricks for London house extension
Francis Ford Coppola's bizarre new epic movie about a visionary architect has been panned by critics. Will Wiles asks what it all says about the profession's role within contemporary popular culture. More about "Megalopolis is a reminder that the heroic conception of the architect is an intoxicating one"
South African architect Sumayya Vally is collaborating with creative platform To.org to create a geometric wellness and fitness centre, designed for the refugee community in Kakuma, Kenya. More about Sumayya Vally references termite mounds for refugee wellness centre in Kenya
Mass rural-to-urban migration in India will put pressure on the country's architects in the coming years, Morphogenesis co-founder Sonali Rastogi tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Morphogenesis co-founder Sonali Rastogi "anxious" about future of Indian cities
Dezeen has announced the sustainability shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes designs by Mater, Tengbom, Kvadrat and Kirkby Design. More about Dezeen Awards 2024 reveals 35-strong sustainability shortlist
Local designers Andrea McLean Studio and the Airey Group have teamed up to create a light, urban beach house with open roof decks and a folding screened facade in Vancouver, British Columbia. More about The Airey Group and Andrea McLean open Vancouver beach house with folding facade
A stepped facade and a level almost completely wrapped in glass feature in the design of an arts and technology centre in New Mexico by architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro designs art centre with "super lobby" in New Mexico
Rows of arches and barrel vaults reference Shanghai's historic alleyways at New Bund Performing Arts Centre, completed by local architecture studio Neri&Hu. More about Neri&Hu captures "spirit of traditional alleyways" at Shanghai arts centre
Curtain walls and an exposed steel structure define Paddington Square, a contentious mixed-use building in central London by architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop. More about Renzo Piano Building Workshop completes "big cube" in Paddington
Architecture studio Snøhetta has revealed its design for Refuge de Barroude, a hiker stop with a curving form that will be nestled in the Pyrenees National Park in France. More about Snøhetta designs hikers' refuge in Pyrenees mountains with swooping grass roof
Local studio Delve Architects has added rear and side extensions to a pair of semi-detached houses for next-door neighbours in Surrey, UK. More about Delve Architects transforms pair of houses with light-filled extensions