To mark Independence Day in the US, we've picked out five American pool houses that are perfect for relaxing in during the public holiday, including a concrete cabana topped with shrubs and a pavilion beside an infinity pool. More about Five pool houses ideal for cooling off this Fourth of July
Layers of metal mesh are used to regulate the level of privacy and daylight for glazed creative studios added to a residential building in Beijing by local architecture firm Remix Studio. More about Remix Studio wraps metal mesh around artists studios and residences in Beijing
The traditional gabled roofs of nearby farm structures influenced this single-family residence outside Columbus, Ohio, by Jonathan Barnes Architecture and Design. More about JBAD builds farmhouse-style Sullivan House in Ohio
New photographs reveal that MAD's residential complex in California, designed to look like a village on top of a hill, has topped out. More about MAD's Gardenhouse residences take shape in Beverly Hills
Büro Ole Scheeren has revealed plans for a pair of skyscrapers in Vancouver that would be formed from irregularly stacked glass boxes interlaced with greenery. More about Ole Scheeren designs twin Vancouver skyscrapers to be vertical villages
Tall shoots of bamboo rise through the central atrium of a new Apple Store completed by Foster + Partners in Macau, China. More about Foster + Partners unveils Apple Store in Macau with translucent stone walls and bamboo
Visualisations have been released showing Thomas Heatherwick's plans to transform the Olympia events centre in west London into a major hub for the creative industries. More about Thomas Heatherwick's vision for London's Olympia revealed in new renderings
This contemporary reinterpretation of a vernacular courtyard house in the Chinese city of Guangzhou features a sequence of living areas and bedrooms arranged around a central pond. More about O-office Architects reinterprets traditional Chinese courtyard house in concrete and steel
Penda has designed a residential tower in Tel Aviv, with facades made of modular archways and terraces, which aims to complement the city's legacy of Bauhaus architecture. More about Penda unveils designs for Tel Aviv tower wrapped in modular arcades
Arc Designs has created a cantilevered viewing platform, and walkway with a glazed floor, perched on one of the highest points of the Rock of Gibraltar. More about Former military lookout in Gibraltar transformed into glazed viewpoint
Guadalajara-based architecture firm Estudio Macías Peredo has created an intimate sanctuary on the remote island of Holbox, Mexico, based on the region's ancient buildings. More about Estudio Macías Peredo stylises Mayan architecture for Punta Caliza boutique hotel
Architect Álvaro Siza Viera has completed a simple countryside chapel in the south of Portugal, designed to function without electricity, heat or running water. More about Álvaro Siza builds Capela do Monte chapel for off-grid retreat in the Algarve
Architect Delfino Lozano has modernised a house in the Mexican city of Guadalajara by rearranging the living spaces so they look onto a pair of brick-paved courtyards. More about Delfino Lozano transforms traditional Guadalajara house into light-filled family home
This angular extension to a typical suburban house in the English town of Weybridge was designed by Soup Architects to make the most of the unusually shaped plot. More about Large openings connect grey-brick extension by Soup Architects with landscaped garden
Architect Alfonso Arango has designed himself a 24-square-metre weekend retreat next to his childhood home overlooking the Andes mountains in Colombia. More about Alfonso Arango builds tiny black cabin next to his childhood home
Intersecting timber latticework frames make up Barcelona-based studio Estudio Carme Pinós's design for this year's MPavilion, which is set to open in Melbourne's Queen Victoria Gardens this October. More about Estudio Carme Pinós reveals timber latticework design for MPavilion 2018
Buenos Aires-based studio Besonías Almeida Arquitectos has completed a holiday home in a seaside resort south of the Argentinian capital, with board-marked concrete walls and overhanging roofs. More about Besonías Almeida Arquitectos creates board-marked concrete summer house
Inspired by the heatwave that hit London this week, we've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to the best pavilion design, including SelgasCano's pink vinyl structure in Bruges and BIG's bubble canopy that was at the Roskilde music festival. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
More about Visit pavilions from around the world via our updated Pinterest board
Icons from Britain's historic Ordnance Survey maps are reinterpreted as colourful architectural elements in this pavilion designed by Studio Mutt for England's Lake District National Park. More about Studio Mutt creates Ordnance Survey Pavilion from cartographic symbols
Studio8 referenced tea leaves and bamboo cane throughout the design of this hotel near Hangzhou, China, to keep guests' attention on the surrounding rural terrain. More about Studio8 looks to the landscape of eastern China for the design of Anadu Resort hotel