Architecture studio BVN has retrofitted the 1970s brutalist Sirius building in Sydney, Australia, and extended it with a series of copper-clad pods. More about BVN tops Sydney's brutalist Sirius building with copper-pod extensions
We continue our series on mid-century modernism with a profile on Danish architect Arne Jacobson, whose ethos of total design saw him craft buildings down to the smallest details. More about Whether "teaspoons or a national bank", Arne Jacobsen designed things down to the last detail
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for the Alisher Navoi International Scientific Research Centre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. More about Weaving brick forms define Uzbek cultural centre by Zaha Hadid Architects
Swedish designer Gustaf Westman displayed existing and new objects including a colourful "puzzle" shelf during a three-day pop-up event in New York City. More about Gustaf Westman hosts Brooklyn pop-up modeled on "museum experience"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a lime-render home in Cornwall by Hugh Strange Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features Cornish courtyard home that "exudes simplicity"
International studio MAD Architects has unveiled the One River North apartment block in Denver, Colorado, which has a large, canyon-like opening breaking open its main facade. More about MAD "cracks open" facade of Denver residential building
Sphere Entertainment and Abu Dhabi's department of culture and tourism have announced that the second version of the dome-like Sphere venue will be built in the UAE. More about World's second Sphere set to be built in Abu Dhabi
Architecture studio LMN Architects and landscape studio Field Operations have opened a wood-clad aquarium extension topped with a public park that acts as a bridge between the city and Seattle's waterfront. More about LMN Architects and Field Operations open aquarium extension and park in Seattle
Archaeological remains of Shakespeare's 16th-century Curtain Playhouse have been uncovered and integrated into the Museum of Shakespeare in Shoreditch, east London, by Perkins&Will. More about Museum of Shakespeare protects archaeological remains of Curtain Playhouse
Clementine Blakemore Architects founder Clementine Blakemore describes her shock at her "first proper building commission" being shortlisted for the Stirling Prize in this exclusive interview. More about Stirling shortlisting shows "even modest buildings can be really good" says Clementine Blakemore
This week, leading figures in space architecture will descend on Milan to formally establish the discipline for the first time. Ellen Eberhardt explores what's at stake. More about Space architects are preparing for humanity's return to the moon
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed the Far Rockaway Library in New York, which is wrapped in fritted, orange ombre glass covered with thin, white script by Brooklyn artist José Parlá. More about Snøhetta wraps Queens library in orange ombre glass covered with script
Copenhagen studio Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter has extended Skylab at the Danish Technological University with a cluster of gold blocks arranged around a skylit workshop. More about Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter clads Danish university extension in gold-toned metal
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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