Canadian studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects used concrete, glass and wood to form an austere pool house in southern Quebec that references Mies van der Rohe's seminal Barcelona Pavilion. More about Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion informs minimal Quebec pool house
Concrete-lined living spaces extend out onto angular balconies at this low-cost housing block in Zurich, designed by locally based studio Gus Wüstemann. More about Gus Wüstemann creates affordable apartment block almost entirely from concrete
3XN has unveiled its design for a multipurpose sports arena with a green roof that will merge into the landscape of Munich's Olympic park. More about 3XN designs ice hockey and basketball arena in Munich's Olympic park
The Arvo Pärt Centre, which is dedicated to the Estonian composer, is deep in an pine forest and has no main entrance or exit. More about Arvo Pärt Centre by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos is surrounded by Estonian forest
Italian architect and designer Alessandro Mendini, famed for designs including the Proust armchair and the Groninger Museum, has passed away aged 87. More about Italian designer and theorist Alessandro Mendini dies
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Glenn Murcutt is designing this year's MPavilion. Here's a look at seven of his most significant projects. More about Seven key projects by MPavilion 2019 architect Glenn Murcutt
New images of BIG's Amager Bakke waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen, taken by Danish photographer Rasmus Hjortshøj, show that the artificial ski slope on the roof is coloured in vibrant shades of green. More about Photos reveal green ski slope on BIG's waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen
Colorado firm Studio B has created a dwelling in the Rocky Mountains that features black wooden cladding, sharply pointed roofs and cosy rooms awash in natural light. More about Studio B's V-Plan House in Aspen comprises black gabled forms
Human impact on the planet is forcing Sweden to relocate the town of Kiruna. The urban planners and architects behind the project say the biggest challenge isn't moving the buildings, it's bringing the community with them. More about Biggest challenge of relocating Swedish town Kiruna is "moving the minds of citizens"
Australian architect Glenn Murcutt has been appointed to design this year's MPavilion, an annual commission in Melbourne that follows the model of London's Serpentine Pavilion. More about Glenn Murcutt to design sixth MPavilion for Melbourne
Young Belgian studio Atelier Janda Vanderghote has transformed the interior of one of Ghent's historic houses with a new concrete frame and brilliant blue furniture. More about Atelier Janda Vanderghote turns historic Ghent house into modern B&B
Chasper Schmidlin and Lukas Voellmy have excavated into a mountain, and restored a 12th-century monastery in the Swiss Alpine town of Susch, to create an art museum. More about Muzeum Susch in the Swiss Alps has galleries excavated from mountainside
Mary Arnold-Forster Architects designed the tin-clad Black Shed house on the Isle of Skye for an architect and a rabbi. More about Black Shed house on the Isle of Skye has fir interiors and a black tin exterior
Three red brickwork volumes form this cultural centre in New York, which Brooklyn-based studio nArchitects designed to commemorate the state's fight for social equality. More about Angular brick volumes form nArchitects' Equal Rights Heritage Center in New York
From an isolated house in a Californian nature reserve, to a rural house in China that encourages villagers to be self-sufficient, here are 10 off-grid homes where people are living sustainably. More about Ten off-grid homes for a self-sufficient lifestyle
Andreia Garcia Architectural Affairs and Diogo Aguiar Studio have hidden a bathroom, bed and kitchen within the walls of this timber-clad holiday home in Guimarães, Portugal. More about Timber walls disguise secret spaces within tiny Pavilion House in Portugal
We should be wary of "handbag architecture", design buildings that are reusable and embrace micro homes, says RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2019 winner Nicholas Grimshaw. More about "The most destructive thing is to demolish a building" says Nicholas Grimshaw
Construction has started on a skyscraper in Tirana designed by Dutch firm MVRDV, set to feature a facade with a pixelated map of Albania at its centre. More about MVRDV designs Albania's tallest building with pixelated facade
Most houses are designed with regular, rectangular-shaped floor plans. Here are 10 designs that ignore convention and are instead shaped like sausages, stars and even eyeballs. More about Ten houses with weird and wonderful floor plans
Women's action group Part W is crowdsourcing suggestions of worthy women to create an all-female alternative to the predominately male RIBA Royal Gold Medal winners list. More about Part W invites architects to create alternative all-female Royal Gold Medal winners list