Mies van der Rohe's unbuilt London tower would have been more than a modernist icon, it would have created the only useable space for protest in the City of London, says Jack Self in this Opinion column. More about "Mies' Mansion House Square is the greatest public space never to have been built in London"
The angular concrete form of the OMA-designed Qatar National Library in Doha has been photographed by several Instagram users, ahead of its imminent completion. More about OMA's Qatar National Library nears completion in Doha
One-minute movie: this shingled timber pavilion was created by ETH Zurich students using robotic fabrication techniques they developed to minimise waste during construction. More about ETH Zurich students create shingle-clad pavilion using robotic fabrication
This shingled timber pavilion was created by masters students on ETH Zurich's Digital Fabrication course, after developing robotic fabrication techniques to minimise the waste involved in its construction. More about ETH Zurich students create robot-built pavilion with a skin of wooden shingles
Dezeen promotion: materials manufacturer Lanxess is inviting architects to submit entries to an award that recognises contemporary design using coloured concrete. More about Call for entries to Coloured Concrete Works Award 2017
Denise Scott Brown has been awarded this year's Jane Drew Prize for raising the profile of women in architecture, four years after her unsuccessful campaign to be retrospectively recognised for her role in her husband Robert Venturi's Pritzker Prize. More about Denise Scott Brown wins Jane Drew Prize 2017 for women in architecture
Adam Kane Architects has added a garage and painting studio to a house in the Australian state of Victoria, which features pitched corrugated-metal roofs, cement walls and pared-back interiors. More about Adam Kane Architects adds gabled art studio and gallery to Australian home
Two massive voids cut diagonally through this office tower in Hangzhou, China, by JDS Architects to create an arched pathway underneath and a stepped park on top. More about Arched chasms extend through Hangzhou office block by Julien De Smedt
American studio Jensen Architects aimed to preserve original design elements while transforming a sawtooth-roof industrial building into an arts hub with galleries and event space. More about Jensen Architects converts San Francisco warehouse into arts centre with black and white facade
A+Awards: next in our series of Architizer A+Award winners is Studio 804's glazed extension to the stone architecture school at the University of Kansas. More about University of Kansas architecture school extension features double-layered glass skin
The abandoned and overgrown landscape of Nara Dreamland, a theme park closed for over a decade, is revealed in this set of images by French photographer Romain Veillon. More about Deserted Japanese theme park photographed just before demolition
The Twentieth Century Society is calling for a heritage listing to be applied to Foster + Partners' North Greenwich Interchange, which is threatened with demolition by Santiago Calatrava's recently unveiled £1 billion development. More about Calatrava's Greenwich Peninsula scheme threatens Foster-designed transport hub
Generative design tools that produce optimum forms for products and buildings without human intervention are set to transform both the physical world and the role of the designer, according to software experts. More about Generative design software will give designers "superpowers"
Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter paired thatch with blackened wood for this extension to a visitor's centre on the Wadden Sea mud flats in Denmark. More about Dorte Mandrup adds thatched wing to Wadden Sea visitor centre in Denmark
German photographer Peter Ortner has spent seven years documenting 500 bus stops across former Soviet countries, including a triangular pavilion, a winged shelter and several colourful mosaic designs. More about Peter Ortner photographs 500 bus stops in former Soviet Union
The corners of this aluminium-clad sports hall near the Iranian city of Bastam lift up from the earth to lend the irregular form a "cloud-like" appearance. More about FEA Studio installs "cloud-like" sports hall in mountainous landscape of northern Iran
This coastal cafe in the South Korean city of Gijang comprises a series of enormous concrete volumes that dwarf neighbouring houses, and are stacked and rotated to optimise views of the East Sea. More about Stacked concrete blocks and roof deck give diners sea views from South Korean cafe
This home in the woods of Wisconsin was originally built as a single, open-plan volume by Salmela Architect, and subsequently extended on three occasions to fit its occupants needs. More about Salmela builds Wisconsin residence in four separate phases over time
An unbuilt chapel by Frank Lloyd Wright has been realised in these colour visualisations by architect David Romero, featuring red walkways, a green shingle spire and stained-glass windows. More about Frank Lloyd Wright's unbuilt Trinity Chapel brought to life in images by David Romero
Fed up with all the "McMansions" springing up along Australia's Great Ocean Road, Austin Maynard Architects has restored an old beach shack and built a second, elevated building alongside it. More about Glasshouse on stilts by Austin Maynard Architects extends Australian beach shack