Architects have lost control of city design according to Rem Koolhaas, who says the gap between the profession's rhetoric and the reality is wider in Italy than anywhere else. More about Cities are "deeply tragic" says Rem Koolhaas
Red concrete walls frame a chasm leading to a memorial inside Warsaw's barbican, which commemorates the thousands of Polish citizens murdered by the Soviet secret police during the second world war. More about BBGK Architekci uses stained concrete walls to create Katyn Museum inside Warsaw barbican
Berman Guedes Stretton sought to preserve and enhance the modernist designs of buildings at two University of Oxford colleges during renovations to improve their interior layout. More about Berman Guedes Stretton upgrades Powell & Moya's modernist University of Oxford buildings
Timber portals frame windows and skylights in this garden-facing extension, which Nimtim Architects has added to a terraced house in Peckham, southeast London. More about Nimtim adds pergola-like extension to 1950s terrace in south London
Architect Vaughn McQuarrie has replaced a 1920s cottage on New Zealand's Waiheke Island with a modest concrete and timber residence, set among mature gardens. More about Vaughn McQuarrie completes island cottage overlooking New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf
A public and private street flank this former warehouse in east London, which local studio vPPR has converted into a mixed-use development containing shops and apartments. More about vPPR converts former Shoreditch warehouse into shops and flats linked by private walkway
A staircase featuring cantilevered treads connects the library and living room at the centre of this rough granite-clad house in the Spanish town of Magaz de Abajo. More about Floating steel staircase takes centre stage in granite house by Marcos Miguélez
Toronto firm Superkül has renovated a mid-century modern home in a residential area of the city, adding a second level dedicated to spaces for children. More about Superkül reserves upstairs just for kids at renovated modernist Toronto home
The top floor of this tall holiday home by US studio Lake Flato is situated above the tree line, enabling impressive views of a lake in Texas Hill Country. More about Lake Flato creates vertical waterfront home in rural Texas
Minneapolis firm D/O Studio has taken cues from Minnesota's Scandinavian climate and heritage when designing a home that "warms the blue light to pure white", while cultivating vegetation native to the site. More about White finishes and oak panelling warm winter light in Minnesota home by D/O Studio
Skidmore Owings & Merrill has unveiled its vision for One Bangkok: a new district in the centre of the Thai city made up of a family skyscrapers interspersed with green spaces. More about SOM reveals designs for 16-hectare "vertical village" in central Bangkok
Dezeen is visiting the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the Being Material conference this week. Here's a look at some of the best architecture at the campus, from Frank Gehry's library to Eero Saarinen's chapel. More about The architecture of MIT: 10 impressive buildings on the tech university's campus
Smooth white walls undulate to create bay windows for this house by British studio Tonkin Liu, which stands on top of Dover's famous white cliffs. More about Tonkin Liu perches "castle-like" residence on Dover's white cliffs
Dezeen is giving away three copies of Wood, a book by author and architect William Hall that celebrates the most innovative and influential wooden buildings from the past 1,000 years. More about Competition: win a book showcasing the world's best timber architecture
Mimesis Architecture Studio designed this bamboo-lined bridge in China's Jiangsu Province to celebrate the region's ancient craft industries. More about Latticed bamboo bridge by Mimesis Architecture Studio references Jiangsu's craft traditions
Skylights top eight angular peaks on the roof of this exhibition centre in the Chinese city of Nanjing by architecture firm NBBJ, funnelling natural light down into the interior. More about Mountain landscapes inform peaked roof of NBBJ's Nanjing exhibition centre
This conceptual scheme by designers Beomki Lee and Chang Kyu Lee calls for using vacant airspace over existing New York buildings to create affordable apartments and public areas. More about Modular affordable housing envisioned for "abandoned" New York airspace
Extensive glazing across this house in Costa Rica by local firm Cañas Arquitectos provides vistas of the verdant landscape by day and the twinkling city below at night. More about Steel and glass Costa Rican home by Cañas Arquitectos projects towards views of San Jose
The forested territory of Vermont is next in our series of roundups showcasing houses from each of America's 50 states, featuring a tiny home for an artist and cottages for world-renowned musicians. More about Five of the best houses in Vermont on Dezeen
"Architectural visionary" David Adjaye has been named among Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2017 – and is the only architect to make the list. More about David Adjaye named world's most influential architect by Time magazine