Houston's poor urban planning, not climate change, is to blame for the catastrophic flooding following Hurricane Harvey, says disaster expert Ilan Kelman in this Opinion column. More about "Urban design caused the Hurricane Harvey disaster"
With this year's Folkestone Triennial set to open tomorrow, reporter Eleanor Gibson has selected 10 installations you shouldn't miss, including a domed seafront pavilion imprinted with jelly moulds, a lamp post powered by a mushroom battery and a set of cartoon-style houses. More about 10 installations to check out at Folkestone Triennial 2017
Architecture firm Grimshaw has revealed plans for an office tower overlooking Sydney harbour, which will comprise three district sections and a curving roofline that references the vaulted shells of the nearby Opera House. More about Grimshaw unveils Sydney office tower designed to appeal to the "millennial worker"
Rem Koolhaas' firm looked at urban-design patterns when drawing up plans for this laboratory building at an engineering school on the outskirts of Paris. More about OMA builds city-inspired engineering school for Ecole Centrale Paris
Sheets of corrugated steel envelop the upper storey of this house and studio for a photographer in Japan's Shiga prefecture, which was designed by Kouichi Kimura to feature an interior that makes dramatic play of light and shadow. More about Kouichi Kimura completes steel-wrapped home and studio for photographer in Shiga
Skylights helps to bring daylight into all three levels of this Porto townhouse, which has been refurbished and extended by local studio Pablo Pita Architects. More about Casa Boavista is a renovated Porto townhouse featuring three skylights
North Carolina is the next US state we're featuring in our ongoing series of American residential architecture roundups. Our top five houses in the region include a renovated mid-century residence and a stacked-volume home overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. More about Five of the best houses in North Carolina on Dezeen
A spiral staircase made from cast concrete leads up to a turfed roof overlooking a pool and polo field at this stables near Buenos Aires, which was designed by local firm Estudio Ramos for a professional polo player. More about Polo stables by Estudio Ramos features grassy roof for horses to graze
Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a masterplan for Tallinn's port, boasting a new cruise ship terminal as well as office and housing districts intended to spark regeneration around the waterfront of the Estonian capital. More about Zaha Hadid Architects wins Tallinn port contest
Now that the Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge has been officially scrapped, its time to think again about what London really needs, says Owen Hatherley. More about "The Garden Bridge's cancellation provides an opportunity that mustn't be wasted"
With the demolition of Robin Hood Gardens now underway and the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire still fresh, writer and curator Owen Hopkins has called for politicians to stop using Britain's post-war architecture as a scapegoat for today's problems. More about Post-war architecture shouldn't take the blame for political failures, says Owen Hopkins
Bamboo plants grow up the front of this slender house in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, which Vo Trong Nghia Architects has covered in huge, grooved concrete planters. More about Vo Trong Nghia fronts slim house in Ho Chi Minh City with huge bamboo-filled planters
White blocks containing guest accommodation appear to float on expansive reflecting pools at this minimalist Mexican hotel by Taller Aragonés. More about Shallow pools mirror sugar-cube suites at Hotel Mar Adentro by Taller Aragonés
London practice Baca Architects has designed a cocoa pod-shaped treehouse for an eco hotel located on a secluded Panama island, which is accessible only by boat. More about Baca Architects bases treehouse hotel for Panama eco resort on a cocoa pod
Business is booming for American architecture firms, who say staff salaries are going up as workloads increase and the country's economy makes progress, following a report released by the AIA. More about US architects see salaries rise as economy strengthens
Nestled into a wooded hillside, this residence by US firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Canadian studio Bohlin Grauman Miller Architects has large glass walls offering picturesque views. More about Bohlin Cywinski Jackson creates remote holiday retreat in Ontario forest
Dezeen promotion: entrepreneur Adrian Cheng worked with architect Minsuk Cho of South Korean studio Mass Studies to design a clubhouse, gallery and eateries for a housing development set within landscaped grounds on Hong Kong's Clearwater Bay. More about Minsuk Cho designs bridge-linked gallery and clubhouse for Hong Kong's Mount Pavilia
South Korean architect Moon Hoon has completed a concrete house on the island of Jeju, featuring cantilevered boxes stacked on top of each other and braced by diagonal reinforced-concrete beams. More about Moon Hoon uses diagonal beams to brace stacked-box house on Jeju island
Six buildings have been shortlisted for architecture's least illustrious prize – the Carbuncle Cup for the UK's worst new building from the last year. More about Carbuncle Cup shortlists six contenders for worst building of 2017
The huge metal dome topping French architect Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi has been captured in new images, which have emerged on Twitter ahead of the building's opening. More about New photographs show Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi approaching completion