Dezeen promotion: hotels on the shortlist for this year's AHEAD Americas awards include a retro retreat in Napa Valley, an eco-friendly luxury hotel in Brooklyn and boutique escape on Mexico's west coast. More about AHEAD awards announces shortlist of best new hotels in the Americas
Architecture firm In Situ Studio used concrete blocks and warm-toned wood to form the exterior walls of this family residence, which occupies a sloped site dotted with trees. More about In Situ Studio creates low-lying Trull Residence for wooded site in North Carolina
The fate of 17 of the UK's postmodern buildings has been secured by preservation body Historic England, in a bid to "stem losses of this important style of architecture". More about 17 postmodern buildings join UK's listed building register
Foster + Partners is masterplanning the new state capital of Andhra Pradesh in India, which will centre on a governmental building with a needle-like roof. More about Foster + Partners to masterplan new sustainable city in India
Pink, purple and yellow walls divide up the Casa TEC 205 residence in Monterrey, which architecture studio Moneo Brock designed as an "homage" to the work of the country's legendary architect Luis Barragán. More about Colourful Barragán-esque house by Moneo Brock wraps four trees in Mexico
British architect Will Alsop, who passed away this week, challenged established architectural norms throughout his career. Here's a look at 10 of his most striking designs, from a vision for the Centre Pompidou to the bright turquoise Peckham Library. More about Ten of Will Alsop's architectural highlights
A race survey conducted by The Architects' Journal shows that 24 per cent of black and minority-ethnic architects have been victims of racism in UK workplaces. More about One quarter of UK architects experience racism at work, survey reveals
Emotional tributes have been pouring in for the late British architect Will Alsop, "a lover of prodding hornets nests", who died this weekend. More about Architecture industry pays tribute to "true free spirit" Will Alsop
David Adjaye, Bjarke Ingels and David Chipperfield are among the big-name architects vying to design new art museum in Adelaide, Australia. More about Adjaye, Ingels and Chipperfield reveal shortlisted designs for Adelaide Contemporary gallery
British architect Will Alsop, described as "one of architecture's biggest characters and talents", has died at the age of 70 after a short illness. More about Architect Will Alsop dies aged 70
Ten glazed sections divided by board-marked concrete walls are lined up to form this long Mexican house, designed by architect Laurent Herbiet. More about Board-marked concrete walls frame pool views from AT House
Australian studio Taylor Knights has linked a house in Melbourne to its garden with a modest brick extension, and taken subtle cues for its interiors from the colours in an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky. More about Taylor Knights opens up garden views at Melbourne home with glass-fronted extension
Mexican architecture firm TACO has designed the Portico Palmeto studio to act as its headquarters, with pink walls, local materials, and tall shutters that open up the interior to its tropical setting. More about TACO creates its own pink-toned architecture studio on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula
The Temperate House conservatory at Kew Gardens in Richmond upon Thames, London has reopened to the public following a five year restoration by Donald Insall Associates. More about Donald Insall Associates restores Victorian glasshouse at London's Kew Gardens
Mirrored glass and sliced logs form the facades of these prefabricated guest suites designed by MAPA, which are dotted across a vast vineyard in Maldonado, Uruguay. More about MAPA's prefabricated cabins allow guests to survey Uruguayan vineyard
Stout cylindrical towers that cars can fly inside and stacked landing pods are among the proposals that architects and engineers have imagined for Uber's fleet of taxi aircrafts, as plans for UberAir push ahead for 2020 launch. More about Uber reveals "skyport" proposals for flying taxi services
The founders of Containerwerk discuss the benefits of building with recycled shipping containers in this movie Dezeen filmed for the German start-up company at Milan design week. More about Containerwerk showcases potential of using shipping containers for housing
Sri Lankan practice Zowa Architects has used bamboo canes to shroud the glazed walls of this boutique hotel in Uttarakhand, India, which cantilevers out to give optimal views of the Himalayas. More about Zowa Architects combines bamboo and glass for The Kumoan hotel in the Himalayas
Dutch architect Julius Taminiau has created a temporary startup hub using shipping containers in an Amsterdam science park. More about Shipping-container village by Julius Taminiau offers space for startups in Amsterdam
British set designer Es Devlin has questioned the use of renderings to sell property because the glossy images often don't match up with the completed buildings. More about Architectural renderings are "troublesome and problematic" says Es Devlin