A self-build project in London and a level-access home for retirees in Sussex are among the "breathtaking pieces of architecture" vying for the Royal Institute of British Architect's House of the Year 2024. More about RIBA reveals top six British homes of 2024
Spanish architecture studios DataAE and Xavier Vendrell have balanced two rows of social housing on a hillside in Barcelona overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. More about DataAE and Xavier Vendrell balance Barcelona housing block on steep site
A series of viewpoints clad in charred-timber shingles have been perched throughout the largest nature park in Copenhagen by Danish studios LYTT Architecture and ADEPT. More about ADEPT and LYTT Architecture elevate lookouts within Amager Nature Park
The Warren Technical Center in Michigan, the first solo project by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, showcased the unity of mid-century architecture, design and engineering in the United States. More about Mid-century designers and engineers "envisioned the future" at GM's Tech Center
Zaha Hadid Architects' twisting Mercury Tower is a symbol of Malta's confused urban priorities and raises questions about how much influence individual buildings should have over a place, writes Ann Dingli. More about "Is Mercury Tower a saviour or symptom of Malta's urban fate?"
Photographs shared exclusively with Dezeen show the twisting facade of Malta's tallest building, recently completed by British studio Zaha Hadid Architects. More about Photos reveal Zaha Hadid Architects' completed Mercury Tower in Malta
Shopping centres are a fascinating and under-appreciated aspect of urban architecture, according to British journalist Art Anthony, who films himself walking around malls that have fallen on hard times. More about Dead Mall Walking captures the "kenopsia" of fading shopping centres
Chinese landscape architecture studio Turenscape has transformed a concrete sea wall on an abandoned fish farm into a public space in Haikou City, Hainan. More about Turenscape transforms concrete sea wall into "resilient public space"
An 88-storey supertall skyscraper by architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox that pays homage to New York City's beaux-arts architecture has topped out in Midtown Manhattan. More about "Beaux-arts" supertall skyscraper by KPF tops out in Manhattan
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a rural retreat in Greece designed by Invisible Studio. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "simple, strong and poetic" retreat in Greek countryside
Canada-based designer Omer Arbel has unveiled designs for a series of homes in Washington State made from concrete and covered in wooden balls intended to cultivate ecosystems over time. More about Omer Arbel proposes surrounding Washington houses with "cedar orb clouds"
Timber columns and a mesh facade are intended to emulate "a screen of trees" at this sports centre in Canada by Toronto studio MJMA Architecture & Design. More about MJMA Architecture & Design marries wood and mesh for Canadian sports centre
Danish architecture studio BIG has completed its own concrete headquarters on an industrial harbour in Copenhagen. More about BIG wraps Copenhagen headquarters with 140-metre-long concrete staircase
Parametric forms topped with greenery define this preschool in Andhra Pradesh, India, which has been completed by architecture firm Andblack Design Studio. More about Andblack Design Studio designs undulating preschool to "foster creativity and play"
Researcher Tavs Jorgensen has created a method of extruding cob into brick shapes, in an effort to make the low-carbon biomaterial more accessible. More about Tavs Jorgensen develops cob bricks for low-carbon construction
Mexican studio Elías Rizo Arquitectos has balanced a concrete house with a steep gabled roof on a hillside in Tapalpa, Mexico near Guadalajara. More about Elías Rizo reinterprets vernacular Mexican cabin in concrete
British studio John Puttick Associates has refurbished a Grade II-listed church in Hove, East Sussex, introducing a 4.5-metre-tall timber extension that acts as an entrance porch. More about John Puttick Associates expands St Leonard's Church with glulam porch
Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Masterpieces is a book of "landmark architecture" built around the world between the 1950s and 70s. For our mid-century modern series, its author Dominic Bradbury picks out eight lesser-known buildings that encapsulate the era. More about Eight lesser-known examples of mid-century modern architecture
Sindalah, an island resort in the Red Sea designed by Italian studio Luca Dini Design and Architecture, has become the first Neom region to be completed in Saudi Arabia. More about First Neom region completes as "luxury island" Sindalah opens in Saudi Arabia
Canadian studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects has expanded a thermal spa and baths complex in Quebec, adding a concrete plinth that houses an outdoor swimming pool and a hidden relaxation room. More about MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects adds concrete extension to Quebec spa