British practice Studio Weave has converted a barn on the Isle of Wight, creating a home with countryside views and a spacious living area for hosting large gatherings. More about Studio Weave designs kitchen as "piece of public realm" at South Barn in England
Stone makes up the facade, frame, foundations and floor slabs in the Stone Demonstrator, a project by London's Design Museum aimed at getting the British construction industry to embrace the "ultra-low-carbon" material. More about Design Museum pushes for stone construction in the UK with Stone Demonstrator
A video of London's Olympic velodrome, designed by local studio Hopkins Architects, has gone viral on social media for echoing fart-like sounds while fireworks exploded nearby. More about Viral video captures London's Olympic velodrome "reflecting fireworks as farts"
Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for The Grand Ballroom, a sports arena in Tirana, Albania, held within a 100-metre-wide sphere modelled on a sports ball. More about MVRDV designs giant sphere for sports arena in Tirana
Emirati studio Some Kind of Practice presented a palm-clad pavilion with a central courtyard at this year's Dubai Design Week, exploring how this architectural feature has been shaped by climate and communities over time. More about Dubai courtyard installation examines how "architecture evolved in the region"
Promotion: ceramics manufacturer Fiandre has unveiled its latest collection of tiled surfaces, which it describes as "an architectural language built around eight carefully selected materials". More about Fiandre's latest collection features "carefully selected materials"
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has unveiled the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City, ahead of its opening later this week. More about Adjaye Associates designs Studio Museum in Harlem based on "familiar local architectural tropes"
French architecture studios Atelier 9.81 and Perrot & Richard have renovated the Palais Rameau exhibition hall in Lille, inserting a modular and demountable timber frame into its heritage-protected steel shell. More about Demountable timber structure reinvigorates Palais Rameau in Lille
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron and local studio PBDW Architects have completed a "quasi-invisible" renovation of Marcel Breuer's brutalist 945 Madison Avenue for auction house Sotheby's. More about Herzog & de Meuron transforms Breuer Building into Sotheby's Manhattan headquarters
While Neom struggles to create ground-breaking urbanism, it is having more success replicating suburbia in the desert, writes Tom Ravenscroft. More about "Neom promised radical urbanism but is delivering sterile desert suburbia"
Satellite photography has revealed the numerous settlements containing thousands of identical housing blocks that have been built for those working on Neom in the northwest of Saudi Arabia. More about Aerial photos reveal repetitive housing of Neom workers camps
Undulating bamboo roofs modelled on seashells, fish and manta rays provide shelter for facilities across this wellness retreat in Indonesia, designed by Balinese practice Pablo Luna Studio. More about Sea creatures inform sweeping bamboo roofs of Intaaya Retreat in Indonesia
Swedish studio White Arkitekter has completed the renovation of Feskekôrka, a historic seafood market in Gothenburg, celebrating the timber-framed structure of its church-like hall. More about White Arkitekter restores Gothenburg's fish church
A barn in rural England and a lakeside cottage in Poland feature in this roundup of homes with highly textured facades, finished with scaly-looking shingles. More about Seven scaly-looking houses that are sheathed in shingles
Promotion: Estonian timber supplier Thermory has announced the winners of its annual wooden architecture design awards, including a villa clad with vernacular lace-like timber, and a home influenced by Japanese wabi-sabi principles. More about Thermory Design Awards 2025 winners highlight "enduring beauty of wood"
Architecture studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen has built a concrete structure that looks like a temple, but is actually a shed for storing beekeeping equipment in central Chile. More about Pezo von Ellrichshausen installs Miel beekeepers pavilion in Yungay forest
Architecture studio Atelier Xi has completed the AYDC Public Art Centre in Guiyang, China, dividing its spaces across three sculptural stone-clad pavilions set in a landscaped park. More about Atelier Xi creates cave-like pavilions for Chinese arts centre
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a circular house designed by Fernanda Canales in a remote area outside Valle de Bravo, Mexico. More about "The final effect is nothing short of poetic" says commenter
A 16th-century tower house by architecture studio Simpson & Brown that has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award is featured in this video by Jim Stephenson. More about Simpson & Brown revives 16th-century Fairburn Tower in Scottish Highlands
Promotion: following the completion of The Shard and The News Building in London, Shard Quarter presents its third and final landmark, Shard Place, a 27-storey glass building dedicated to luxury rentals. More about RPBW trilogy at Shard Quarter completes with Shard Place apartments