Architects have designed these five houses for themselves in New York State to escape city life, including a Catskills home with concrete-block walls and a retreat on Shelter Island. More about Five New York houses architects have built for themselves
US architecture firm Olson Kundig has connected three pavilions with covered glass walkways to form this house in Utah surrounded by mountains. More about Three pavilions form Wasatch House by Olson Kundig in Utah
Photographer Cristobal Palma has captured late Chilean architect Cristián Boza's cliffside retreat, which was built in the 1990s and features a winding yellow wall and circular swimming pool. More about Photographs reveal curved yellow wall wrapping rooftop terrace of Los Vilos House by Cristián Boza
Swiss studio Manuel Herz Architects has designed a brick facade for a hospital in eastern Senegal that has been turned into a school by local contractor Magueye Ba. More about Perforated-brick school created from hospital test facade in Senegal
Dutch architect MVRDV attempted to reconcile its commitment to sustainability by proposing a wooden headquarters for Russian fossil-fuel producer Gazprom Neft, co-founder Winy Maas has revealed. More about MVRDV proposed timber office for oil giant to uphold "dedication to sustainable design"
A fireman's pole lets children slide down between floors in this house that Aurora Arquitectos has created in Lisbon, Portugal. More about Aurora Arquitectos transforms ruined Lisbon building into fun family home
Rhode Island School of Design president Rosanne Somerson has announced a series of initiatives to address the racism that has "pervaded systems and structures at RISD for decades", following pressure from students and staff. More about RISD president announces plan to tackle school's "multiple racist issues"
The interiors of Studio Gang's Mira residential building have been revealed in these new photographs, as the project is finished in San Francisco. More about Studio Gang completes twisting Mira tower in San Francisco
Farnsworth House, the glass house designed by Mies van der Rohe in Illinois, has been redecorated for an installation to feature furnishings and personal belongings of its original client Edith Farnsworth. More about Farnsworth House installation replicates Edith Farnsworth's original decor
Swiss designer Yves Behar has unveiled his design for French ocean conservationist Fabien Cousteau's underwater pressurised research station that will be "the ocean's equivalent to the International Space Station". More about Proteus is an underwater habitat with a greenhouse designed by Yves Behar
Hong Kong studio Rocco Design Architects has created the folded facades of the iADC Design Museum in Shapu to be a visual representation of Shenzhen's "design spirit". More about Folded facades invite visitors into iADC Design Museum in Shenzhen
The Architectural Association must reinvent itself following the dismissal of its director Eva Franch i Gilabert or risk becoming irrelevant in the modern world, writes Owen Hopkins. More about "The AA has reinvented itself before and is capable of doing so again"
UK architecture studios have been cutting pay and illegally making staff work while furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic, the Section of Architectural Workers union alleges. More about Architecture workers are being exploited during pandemic, warns union
Architecture dedicated to people affected by Alzheimer's disease features alongside a conceptual home for "Disney's unloved" in this VDF school show by the Bartlett School of Architecture. More about Bartlett School of Architecture spotlights 10 standout student projects
The UK government's plans to extend permitted development rights will produce tiny "sub-standard homes" warns the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about Law allowing conversion of shops to homes without planning permission "truly disgraceful" says RIBA
In this week's comments update, readers are debating whether Foster + Partners should pull out of designing a controversial new private airport in Saudi Arabia and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "Foster + Partners withdrawing will not solve climate change" say commenters
Designer Omer Arbel's Vancouver studio has made a film documenting the concrete forms of House 75.9, which is being built on a hay farm near Surrey in British Columbia, Canada. More about Omer Arbel Office films concrete tree-like forms that will become House 75.9
US studio SHoP Architects and local studio Nutall Smith have released a set of photos showing their innovation hub and HIV research laboratory almost complete in Gaborone, Botswana. More about SHoP Architects reveals Botswana Innovation Hub nearing completion in Gaborone
Architecture practice Fraher & Findlay has renovated and extended a home in east London, adding a small courtyard that offers glimpses of old and new parts of the property. More about Tsubo House in Hackney features tiny Japanese-style courtyard
A road tunnelling through mountains in South Tyrol has been given undulating concrete portals and sculptural chimneys of weathering steel by MoDus Architects. More about MoDus Architects builds curving concrete tunnel entrances in South Tyrol