Long associated with Wall Street and World Trade, the densely packed southern tip of Manhattan is now becoming a sought-after place to live. Here are eight towers under construction or recently completed in FiDi that offer high-rise living Downtown. More about Residential skyscrapers on the rise in Manhattan's Financial District
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has released renders of its updated plans for the Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin. More about Herzog & de Meuron unveils revised design for Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin
The KWG M Cube shopping centre in Beijing, designed by MVRDV, is covered in hand-glazed iridescent ceramic tiles that change colour in different lights. More about MVRDV builds Beijing shopping centre covered in shimmering ceramic tiles
Modernist buildings bathed in moonlight are the subject of Australian photographer Tom Blachford's updated image series, which goes on show in New York this week. More about Tom Blachford expands Midnight Modern architecture photo series
Christchurch Central Library has been designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen as a "symbol of hope, unity, and rebirth" for the city in New Zealand, which was ravaged by an earthquake in 2011. More about Schmidt Hammer Lassen wraps earthquake-resistant Christchurch library in golden screen
Improving the diversity of your architecture firm will help you win more projects, says Gabrielle Bullock. More about "Hiring an African American woman on your leadership team is a step in the right direction"
Trees, bark chips and visitors are all reflected in mirrors behind the severe black exterior of this pavilion, which Mexican architect Fernanda Canales created for this year's Design Week Mexico. More about Fernanda Canales completes reflective pavilion for Design Week Mexico 2018
If the UK leaves the European Union without a Brexit deal, the automatic mutual recognition of architecture qualifications between the two sides will no longer exist, making it more difficult for firms in one territory to hire staff from the other, it has emerged. More about Mutual recognition of UK and EU architect qualifications would end with no-deal Brexit
Brazilian firm Studio MK27 has renovated and enlarged a house designed by its founding partner in the early 2000s, which features white surfaces and huge windows that open to the garden. More about Studio MK27 updates and expands Gama Issa house in São Paulo
Blocks of red sandstone cover the volumes of a new design museum designed by Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira on the Chinese Academy of Art campus in Hangzhou, eastern China. More about Álvaro Siza clads International Design Museum of China in red sandstone
Mecanoo's 141,000-square-metre National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts, described as the "world's largest performing arts centre under one roof", is now open in Taiwan. More about Mecanoo completes world's largest performing arts centre in Taiwan
Architectural photographer Cristobal Palma has created a film showing Peruvian firm Barclay & Crousse's concrete university building in Piura, which was awarded the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize 2018. More about Barclay & Crousse's award-winning Edificio E captured in movie by Cristobal Palma
Global architecture firm Perkins+Will has created a waterfront building for a research organisation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that is designed to remain fully functional during floods. More about Water Institute headquarters by Perkins+Will sits on Mississippi River
Iridescent blue bricks and an art-deco-style cornice form the exterior of Damien Hirst's new headquarters in London's Soho, designed by architecture studio Stiff + Trevillion. More about Iridescent turquoise bricks front Damien Hirst's new studio by Stiff + Trevillion
David Chipperfield Architects has revealed designs for a residential development in Munich, Germany, that recalls the local 19th century architecture. More about David Chipperfield Architects reveals images of "city palace" apartments in Munich
Blockchain, 3D printing and other digital technologies are key to making shared housing models take off, according to research by IKEA's innovation lab Space10. More about Digital technology essential to success of co-living, says Space10
An architect's tool of choice for visualising designs is not important, says Aaron Betsky, as long as the effects of time and use on the finished creations are considered during the process. More about "It makes no difference whether you draw with Rhino or a Pelikan"
American studio Field Architecture has taken cues from the vernacular architecture of Napa Valley for this gabled residence, which is clad in western red cedar and surrounded by grape vines. More about Field Architecture situates wood-clad Zinfandel house in California wine country
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has stacked 29 recycled shipping containers to make a Starbucks coffee shop alongside a shopping centre in Hualien, Taiwan. More about Kengo Kuma stacks shipping containers to create drive-through Starbucks in Taiwan
Portuguese studio Promontorio has transformed a 1980s office building in Lisbon into a high-tech headquarters featuring a spiralling concrete staircase. More about Promontorio adds concrete spiral staircase to 1980s office building in Lisbon