Architecture office MLZD has built a sports hall with a sculptural concrete wall below ground level to preserve views of a heritage-listed converted monastery in Wettingen, Switzerland. More about MLZD adds subterranean sports hall to school in a former monastery
Dutch architecture studio GG-loop has built a pair of prefabricated apartments in Amsterdam with timber louvres positioned to regulate the levels of light entering the building. More about GG-loop wraps Freebooter apartments with cedar louvres
Chinese architects must gain the confidence to develop China's rural areas sustainably, not just turn them into urban sprawl, says architect Li Xiaodong. More about Chinese architects must find a new way to "urbanise the countryside" says Li Xiaodong
An elephant, giraffe and crocodile are among the animals that Federico Babina has illustrated in these zoomorphic floor plans. More about Federico Babina merges animals with architecture for Planimals floor plans
In this movie, artist Matthew Mazzotta says the success of The Storefront Theater, which won him Architecture Project of the Year at the inaugural Dezeen Awards, comes down to the way the local community has made use of it. More about The Storefront Theater is successful because "the community takes it and makes it their own"
This architecture movie shows Atelier Chen Hung's compact Keperra House, located in a post-war suburb of Brisbane, Australia. More about Take a video tour of Atelier Chen Hung's tiny Keperra House
Indian architecture office Nudes has developed a concept for a secondary school in Malawi, with a modular wooden structure and curved walls made from straw bales. More about Stacked straw bales form walls for conceptual school in Malawi by Nudes
Chunky columns covered in aggregate puncture through galleries in Sotheby's New York headquarters, which has just re-opened to the public following a major overhaul designed by OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu. More about OMA completes renovation of Sotheby's New York galleries
American firms Wade Design Architects and Geremia Design took cues from "modern farmhouse architecture" to create a wood-clad home in northern California's wine country for a retiring couple. More about Calistoga Residence in Napa Valley draws on local barns and farmhouses
A courtyard divides this house that Pitsou Kedem Architects has built in the Savyon district of Israel, but elevated walkways and ramps connect the two sides. More about Bridges link two sides of Split House in Israel by Pitsou Kedem Architects
Architecture studio Fala Atelier has converted a former clothing factory in the town of Abragão, Portugal, into a block of six bare apartments. More about Fala Atelier strips back former factory to create "naked" apartments
The rooftop swimming pool at Casa B, a concrete house in Malta, is visible from both the street and from inside the living space below. More about Glass-sided rooftop pool tops concrete Maltese house by Architrend Architecture
Our new Pinterest board is dedicated to buildings that are raised above the ground on stilts, including a house extension over a lake in England and a bulbous polyurethane home that stands in an orchard in the Czech Republic. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Mexican firm PPAA Arquitectos has used board-marked concrete to frame a patio on the rooftop of this house in Mexico City, where residents can lounge in a hammock. More about Gardens surround board-marked concrete house in Mexico City by PPAA Arquitectos
A geometric pattern of square-shaped rooms connected by rhombus-shaped circulation areas forms House in Hokusetsu, Osaka, by Japanese firm Tato Architects. More about House in Hokusetsu by Tato Architects is designed as a labyrinth
This residence in the Pacific Northwest by US firm Stephenson Design Collective features exterior walls clad in weathering steel and black-stained cedar, along with large windows that offer sweeping views of the mountains and sea. More about Stephenson Design Collective designs House on the Cove to blend with coastal Washington setting
Neri&Hu cofounder Lyndon Neri explains how the studio referenced traditional Chinese courtyard homes in its design for a hotel, in this interview Dezeen filmed at the AHEAD Asia awards ceremony. More about Neri&Hu looked to "traditional courtyard house typology" for Tsingpu Yangzhou Retreat
New photos reveal the Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre nearing completion in China. More about Zaha Hadid Architects' lakeside cultural centre nears completion in Changsha
Miysis Studio has proposed combining a reconstruction of Notre-Dame's spire with a modern glazed roof to "find the right balance between history and future" for the cathedral. More about Miysis Studio envisions Notre-Dame with a reconstructed spire and glass roof
We're all to blame for the gentrification of Ernö Goldfinger's brutalist Balfron Tower, says Owen Hatherley, so stop getting angry at the architects. More about "We couldn't stop Balfron Tower from being privatised. In fact we probably helped it along"