David Barr Architects has added a bright and roomy two-floor extension to a cottage near Perth, Australia so that its owners can have their grown-up children come to stay. More about Wood and white brick feature in Perth extension by David Barr Architects
Twelve Architects has designed the 60-holiday-home Escapade Silverstone development that will directly overlook the race track at Silverstone – home of the British Grand Prix. More about Twelve Architects designs holiday homes to overlook Silverstone race track
Bamboo doors let sunlight and fresh air into this clothing factory in rural Colombia, designed by architecture studio Ruta 4. More about Ruta 4 builds clothing factory from bamboo in rural Colombia
Architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro has arranged the galleries of the US Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado, which opens this week, around a spiralling ramp to make it one of the most accessible museums in the world. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro wraps US Olympic and Paralympic Museum in diamond scales
In this week's comments update, readers are debating car makers rebranding with flat versions of their logos and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "Less is not always more" say commenters
Argentinian architecture firm V2 Arquitectos has stacked a charred wood volume on top of a concrete structure to form a residence outside of Buenos Aires. More about Black House by V2 Arquitectos contrasts charred wood with concrete
Zaha Hadid Architects, Grimshaw and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners are among 17 major UK-based architecture studios that have signed an open letter to software company Autodesk criticising the rising cost and lack of development of its Revit application. More about Zaha Hadid Architects and Grimshaw among architects to criticise Autodesk's BIM software
Planks of wood reclaimed from an old barn were used to clad this house in Hampshire, England, designed by Pad Studio. More about Pad Studio clads house in Hampshire with reclaimed timber from old barn
Beijing studio DnA_Design and Architecture has built a tofu factory from wood in the mountains of Songyang in eastern China. More about DnA_Design and Architecture builds wooden tofu factory in Chinese mountains
Architecture firm PPAA has designed a black house atop a sloped site in Mexico's Valle de Bravo region with a swimming pool that meets the tree canopy. More about Matte-black house Las Golondrinas is a sanctuary for retirement in Valle de Bravo
Brazilian architecture firm Studio Arthur Casas has used grass to top this holiday home in Brazil, comprising two interlocking volumes that face a golf course. More about Green roof blends Brazilian house by Studio Arthur Casas with nearby golf course
This holiday home in New Zealand by Fearon Hay Architects hides from neighbouring properties while having uninterrupted views of the mountainous landscape. More about Black shutters and concrete wall conceal Te Pakeke retreat in New Zealand
Cottrell and Vermeulen Architecture has combined grey brick with bright-yellow polycarbonate to create a distinctive identity for Bellenden Primary School in Peckham, south London. More about Grey brick and yellow polycarbonate contrast to create striking Peckham primary school
Tropical plants, glass and chunks of rock feature in this holiday home in Guarujá, Brazil, designed by local studios Zalc Arquitetura and Rua 141. More about Glass walls reveal lush greenery around House NK in Brazilian beach town
Architecture collective Frankie Pappas has hidden the 3.3-metres-wide House of the Big Arch within the Bushveld nature reserve in the north of South Africa. More about Frankie Pappas threads skinny house through South African forest
Architecture student David Guambo has built himself a small studio in rural Ecuador with a straw roof and wood framing. More about David Guambo builds his stilted studio Kusy Kawsay in Ecuadorian hillside
House in Fontaínhas by architecture studio Fala Atelier is a home in Porto, Portugal, featuring a striped concrete roof accented with pops of sugar-pink and powder blue. More about Fala Atelier renovates house in Porto with candy-coloured accents
White-brick walls enclose gardens and outdoor walkways of this house in Amatepec, Mexico, designed by Manuel Cervantes Estudio to create "a game between light and shadows". More about White brickwork encloses gardens of Mexican house by Manuel Cervantes Estudio
A ventilation shaft for the UK's new HS2 high-speed railway has been designed by British architecture practice Grimshaw to resemble a barn clad in zinc and bronze. More about Grimshaw unveils design for HS2 ventilation shaft disguised as barn
The Architectural Association's governing council should resign for its "inept and obviously prejudiced" sacking of director Eva Franch i Gilabert according to Elia Zenghelis, a former teacher at the London school who helped write its rulebook. More about AA council has put the school "in serious jeopardy" by dismissing director and should resign, says Elia Zenghelis