With the UK general election taking place tomorrow, we've broken down the manifestos of the three leading parties to show how their policies could affect architects and designers. More about UK general election: what the manifestos mean for architects and designers
The inaugural ArchFilmFest is now underway in London, and Dezeen reporter Eleanor Gibson has selected her top picks – ranging from an insight into the life of ageing architect Gottfried Böhm to a look at the tech infrastructure of New York's art-deco buildings. More about Six films to watch during London's first architecture film festival
In celebration of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright's 150th birthday this week, we're looking back at five of his most pioneering projects. Next up is the Hollyhock House, which was influenced by the style of seventh-century Mayan temples. More about Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House is an early example of Mayan Revival architecture
A 12-storey building proposed for Portland's Pearl District has received the go-ahead from planners, paving the way for it to become the USA's first high-rise wooden structure. More about Portland tower becomes first timber high-rise to gain planning consent in the US
Canadian studio Aleph-Bau has overhauled an urban residence in Toronto, creating a bright white facade and adding a sculptural rooftop volume wrapped in aluminium. More about Aleph-Bau creates metal rooftop addition for slender Toronto townhouse
Dezeen has teamed up with the Royal Academy of Arts to give away five pairs of tickets to this year's annual architecture lecture, which will be delivered by celebrated Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi. More about Competition: win tickets to the Royal Academy's 27th annual architecture lecture
Two volumes, one made from zinc and one from concrete, are separated by a glazed walkway and terrace in this Costa Rican house by MG Design Studio. More about Outdoor terrace divides two sides of zinc and concrete home in Costa Rica
These new photographs by Yueqi Jazzy Li reveal the "pixelated" forms of the Guardian Arts Center by Büro Ole Scheeren as it nears completion in Beijing. More about Photographs by Yueqi Jazzy Li provide first look at Ole Scheeren's Guardian Arts Center in Beijing
This week marks the 150th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright's birth and to celebrate we're looking back at five of the American architect's most pioneering projects. First up is Robie House, now recognised as a symbol of the Prairie style. More about Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House was his most "consummate expression" of Prairie style
The American Institute of Architects and the US Green Building Council have condemned US president Donald Trump for his decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement, and have vowed to continue battling climate change. More about US architecture organisations declare opposition to Trump's climate treaty withdrawal
MVRDV has built a tower block in Poznań, Poland, that looks like a huge staircase from one angle, while from another it looks like it's about to topple over. More about MVRDV completes a tower block that resembles a giant staircase
New images have been released of Shigeru Ban's Terrace House, a 19-storey residential tower for Vancouver that will boast a pioneering hybrid structure of wood, concrete and steel. More about Shigeru Ban reveals new details of "world's tallest hybrid timber structure" for Vancouver
The skyscraper that replaced the Twin Towers represents a missed chance to create great architecture, according to New York hotelier Ian Schrager. More about Freedom Tower is a "missed opportunity" says Ian Schrager
Finnish architecture office OOPEAA has completed a log cabin-style sauna on an island in Helsinki's archipelago that is topped with a zinc roof incorporating dormer windows. More about OOPEAA builds wood and zinc sauna on the shore of a tiny Finnish island
Yuichi Yoshida & Associates has completed a house in the suburbs of the Japanese city of Kanazawa with pared-back interiors and an irregularly layered structure that challenges the area's housing typology. More about Galvanised steel panels cover irregularly stacked volumes of Japanese townhouse
Architecture firm Caruso St John has been named among the winners of the 2017 RIBA Regional Awards for its renovation and extension of Herbert Rowse's art deco Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. More about Caruso St John's Liverpool Philharmonic Hall refurbishment revives an art deco masterpiece
The black frames of two panoramic windows protrude from one wing of this clay-covered house in Mexico City, which extends over a sloping driveway to shelter a parking space. More about Andres Stebelski elevates clay-covered house above parking spot near Mexico City woods
Slanted panels of precast concrete are positioned to catch the dawn and dusk sunlight that falls on the facades of this archival facility near the Australian capital, Canberra. More about May + Russell's Australian archive building features three-dimensional concrete facades
Architectural educationalists Matt+Fiona worked with school pupils in the city of Hull to design and build a classroom with pivoting walls on their allotment. More about School children design and build green den with moving walls for Hull allotment
Oblong windows with pivoting glazing cut through the striking white walls of this minimal five-storey office block in Japan's Aichi Prefecture, designed by local architects Yoshihiro Kato Atelier. More about Oblong windows puncture concrete office block by Yoshihiro Kato Atelier