Polycarbonate panels run along the base of this gallery in São Paulo by local architects Metro, flooding the space with natural light during the day and transmitting light from within at night. More about Translucent panels create glowing facade for São Paulo gallery by Metro
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has completed a new complex for an urban garden in Portland, Oregon, that features a central courtyard and buildings topped with pagoda-style, green roofs. More about Kengo Kuma's major expansion of Portland Japanese Garden opens
New York architecture firm ODA has constructed a residential complex in Long Island City that features protruding boxes across its street-facing facades. More about ODA completes "pixelated" luxury condo building in Queens
Staggered floor plates and set-back glazing create large planted terraces around this 119-metre tower by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, which overlooks Beirut's marina. More about Herzog & de Meuron uses staggered floors to create plant-covered terraces at Beirut tower
Danish studio CEBRA has redesigned a science centre in Copenhagen, adding a shimmering copper-clad staircase that represents the structure of a DNA strand. More about Copenhagen's Experimentarium features a helical staircase and cladding based on fluid dynamics
Copenhagen studio NORD Architects has completed a hospice for palliative patients in the heart of the Danish capital, with golden facades featuring curving cutouts that surround quiet courtyards. More about NORD Architects' Copenhagen hospice aims to provide "a unique place for the final journey"
American studio Birdseye Design took cues from traditional woodsheds while creating this guesthouse for a forested site in northern Vermont. More about Birdseye Design clads Vermont dwelling in salvaged wooden boards
A+Awards: angular steps and terraces line the banks of a shallow waterway to form a promenade at the heart of Velenje, Slovenia – a project that earned Ljubljana firm Enota a 2016 Architizer A+Award. More about Enota sculpts pedestrian area for Slovenian garden city
Austin architecture firm Design Hound has concealed a spa-like interior behind the understated facade of this local residence. More about Design Hound hides second storey of Austin home behind faceted roof
These photographs capture the jagged roofline of the museum that Snøhetta has designed at the Lascaux Caves in France, to frame a huge replica of some of the world's most famous prehistoric cave paintings. More about New photographs reveal Snøhetta's Lascaux IV Caves Museum in southern France
Former first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, will give a keynote speech at this year's AIA National Convention in Orlando – following a protest over the lack of female speakers for the event. More about Michelle Obama announced as keynote speaker for AIA 2017 conference
A team of architects and engineers led by Slovenian firm OFIS Arhitekti has designed and built a prototype modular house suited to a variety of locations, climates and terrains. More about OFIS Arhitekti designs modular house suited for different terrains and climates
Thousands of shimmering ceramic discs cover the stilted volumes of Renzo Piano's Centro Botín art gallery, which stands on the docks in the Spanish city of Santander. More about Renzo Piano completes stilted art gallery on Santander waterfront
Chinese architect Zhang Ke has slotted a hostel into one of Beijing's ancient hutong neighbourhoods, featuring tiny rooms that project at angles into a central courtyard. More about Micro hostel with tiny concrete rooms installed by Zhang Ke in old Beijing hutong
A pool room is set at the top of this house in Cologne by German studio Corneille Uedingslohmann Architekten, and features walls lined with quartzite strips and a large garden-facing window. More about Stone-lined swimming pool in Cologne house features large window with garden views
Elliott Architects has completed a family home in Northumberland made up of two intersecting volumes clad in opposing materials of slate, cedar and brick to represent different elements of its forest setting. More about Cross-shaped house by Elliott Architects is adapted to sloping woodland setting
Seattle firm Coates Design has completed a home in Washington's Cascade mountain range that serves as a hub for members of a large extended family. More about Steel beams support dramatic roof overhangs at Washington state retreat by Coates Design
Belgian photographer Jan Kempenaers has documented a series of second world war memorials across Europe, from a neglected lattice-wrapped library to the star-shaped entrance to a fortress. More about Jan Kempenaers documents Soviet-era war memorials in black and white photo series
The sculptural facade of this house in the Indian city of Belgaum comprises staggered blocks containing rooms that extend out from a central plant-filled courtyard. More about Anahata's pared-back house in western India features facade designed as "a piece of art"
Mexican firm Intersticial Arquitectura has built a home on the outskirts of Querétaro, using local materials such as light-coloured bricks, rough masonry blocks, and an exposed concrete frame. More about Intersticial Arquitectura emphasises local materials in Mexican home