American firm Hoogland Architecture has conceived a low-lying concrete residence wrapped in weathering steel, for an active couple who hope to remain in the Mojave Desert home as they age. More about Hoogland Architecture designs Arroyo House for stark desert site in southern Nevada
Prefabricated housing startup Koto has launched a series of modular one- to four-bedroom cabins that can be customised with add-ons such as saunas and outdoor showers. More about Koto's flexible prefab cabins are designed for a Nordic lifestyle
Helsinki's new art museum Amos Rex proves that importing an international brand, like the Guggenheim, isn't the only way to create a blockbuster tourist attraction, argues Dezeen deputy editor Tom Ravenscroft. More about "With Amos Rex, Helsinki shows you don't need to import a brand to get cultural prestige"
Duangrit Bunnag has defended his competition-winning design for a new airport terminal in Bangkok, which detractors claim copies Kengo Kuma's work. More about Architect denies plagiarising Kengo Kuma for Bangkok airport terminal design
Japanese architect Katsutoshi Sasaki has built himself a new family home, featuring a dark-painted facade of red cedar and a bright, airy interior. More about Katsutoshi Sasaki's minimalist home contrasts a dark exterior with a light interior
Scottish architectural visualiser Alan Davidson, who pioneered the use of computers to create realistic digital images of buildings, has died aged 58. More about Architectural imagery pioneer Alan Davidson dies
Dubai-based architecture studio Znera has developed a concept for a network of 100-metre high towers that would absorb smog and clean Delhi's choking air. More about Vast grid of filter towers proposed across Delhi to combat toxic smog
It's inexcusable for architects to create CGIs that don't reflect the social demographic of the area they are designing for, says Margaret Ravenscroft. More about "By failing to represent diversity in CGIs, we are normalising whiteness and othering everything else"
Three rectangular volumes of concrete, wood and stone face the street from this "brutal integrated loft" in Brazil, by local architecture firm UABI. More about Material trio forms windowless front of UABI's Alpha House in Brazil
The folded facade of the Morphosis-designed Kolon One & Only Tower in Seoul is made from a high tech fibre used to make bullet-proof vests. More about Morphosis weaves textile research facility facade from reinforced fibre
Waterfrom Design has modernised a 30-year-old factory in Taiwan, adding bright pops of colour and layered surfaces that evoke the aesthetic properties of water. More about Waterfrom Design updates Taiwanese factory with colourful accents and industrial finishes
Colourful, geometric prints informed by fantastical Mexican creatures cover this park pavilion in Chihuahua, which Madrid firm Enorme Studio designed and built with local architects and kids. More about Children help Enorme Studio create boldy patterned Mexican community pavilion
Washington studio Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects has used plywood, shiplap siding and standing-seam metal to clad this compact dwelling, which sits at the base of a forested mountain. More about Prentiss Balance Wickline selects modest materials for Lot 6 Cabin in Washington
Photographer Stijn Poelstra has captured the abstract proportions and primary colours of the Gerrit Rietveld-designed Schröder House in Utrecht. More about Stijn Poelstra photographs Mondrian-esque elements of the Rietveld Schröder House
Italian architect Renzo Piano has offered to design a structure to replace the collapsed Ponte Morandi bridge in his hometown of Genoa. More about Renzo Piano volunteers to design "beautiful" new bridge for Genoa
Architecture studio Make has completed a pair of office buildings in the City of London, alongside a series of pocket gardens traversed by sinuous pre-weathered steel bridges. More about Make inserts public gardens between office towers at London Wall
New York's plans for replacing Rikers Island jail will require input from design's brightest minds if the buildings are to integrate with their neighbourhoods, and conditions for inmates and staff are to improve, says Aaron Betsky. More about "New York's new prisons will be more than just places of incarceration"
American studio Anacapa Architecture has designed a low-slung home in central California, with light-filled rooms that open onto a backyard with a fire pit and an outdoor shower. More about Anacapa Architecture creates minimalist residence for entrepreneur in Santa Barbara
David Chipperfield Architects has submitted its planning application for the IMPACT Centre, the proposed new home for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, including a series of new visuals. More about David Chipperfield reveals latest visuals for Edinburgh concert hall
Australian Institute of Architects' Gold Medal-winning architect Kerry Hill, designer of the City of Perth Library as well as numerous award-winning hotels, has passed away. More about Kerry Hill "architect of exceptional sensibility and expertise" dies aged 75