Through a series of renovations and new insertions, Chinese architect Zhang Ke has transformed some of Beijing's ageing hutongs into hubs of activity. More about Zhang Ke slots work and play spaces into Beijing's ancient hutong courtyards
Wrapped in a latticed glass and steel skin, this ring-shaped building by architecture studio BIAD UFO provides the new headquarters for Chinese broadcaster Phoenix Television. More about Doughnut-shaped television studio in Beijing is enclosed in a latticed shell
A+Awards: a trio of mono-pitched roofs shelter this set of studios designed for a painter and ceramicist couple, which was one of the winners at this year's Architizer A+Awards. More about Davidson Rafailidis tops studios for artist and ceramicist with three angular roofs
Earth-coloured ceramic tiles cover the roofs and walls of this nursery located on the outskirts of Paris, which is designed by French studio Nomade Architectes to look like a cluster of buildings. More about Brown ceramic shingles cover Nomade Architectes' village-inspired nursery near Paris
Chilean studio Umwelt has been awarded the Début Award for early career architects at the Lisbon Triennale. To celebrate, we take a look back at the projects to come out of the studio so far. More about An introduction to Lisbon Triennale Début Award winner Umwelt
American firm Steven Holl Architects has completed an Iowa art school that consists of irregularly stacked concrete volumes sheathed in weathering zinc and stainless steel. More about Visual Arts Building by Steven Holl opens at the University of Iowa
Estonian interior architecture students designed this floating timber pavilion to provide a shelter, sauna and campfire for visitors to the Soomaa National Park wetlands during flooding. More about Floating wooden pavilion designed by students to deal with forest flooding in Estonia
A chequerboard screen of glazed ceramic tiles in various green hues wraps this house in Barcelona, helping it blend in with the surrounding gardens. More about See-through "ceramic curtain" creates green camouflage for Barcelona house by PMMT
This single-storey house in the Australian countryside was designed by architect Rob Kennon with a sheltered veranda around the outside and a courtyard at its centre. More about Australian country house by Rob Kennon features a colonnade and a courtyard
A doorway discreetly set into a circular stone wall leads into this moody subterranean wine cellar that architect Kerstin Thompson has created at Australia's TarraWarra vineyard. More about Kerstin Thompson adds intimate underground tasting room to Australian winery
This week saw the Caruso St John-designed gallery for Damien Hirst win this year's RIBA Stirling Prize, as the UK's best new building. To mark the occasion, we've scoured our archives to find more examples of Britain's finest contemporary architecture and pinned them to a new Pinterest board. More about Dezeen's new Pinterest board celebrates the best of British architecture
Colombian-Ecuadorian filmmaker Alejandro Landes has completed his first built project: a tropical-modernist mansion in Miami that is currently among the city's most expensive residential properties. More about Filmmaker's first architectural project is modernism-influenced Miami villa
Advertising agency BETC has taken a huge derelict flour and grain warehouse on the banks of the Canal de l'Ourcq in Paris and transformed it into offices boasting a large roof garden and plant-filled courtyards. More about Graffiti-covered Les Magasins Généraux warehouse in Paris transformed into BETC offices
A small concrete structure once used as a house for doves has been transformed by Portuguese studio AZO Sequeira Arquitectos Associados into a garden playroom. More about Concrete dovecote transformed into children's playhouse by AZO Sequeira
Google unveiled a typeface that spans every written language, and this year's Stirling Prize was awarded to Caruso St John with its gallery for Damien Hirst. More about This week, Caruso St John won the Stirling Prize and Google launched a universal typeface
Design-and-construction firm First Lamp Architects has raised this family home near Seattle above a nearby body of water, drawing references from bridge structures. More about Waterfront home near Seattle is lifted on bridge-like structural supports
Kiosks with stainless steel canopies and a towering glass and chrome sculpture are among the recent enhancements made to Chicago's Navy Pier, one of the largest public piers in the world. More about Chicago's century-old Navy Pier revitalised by James Corner Field Operations and nArchitects
A footbridge providing the main access point to the AL_A-designed Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon has been closed over fears of collapse, after 15,000 visitors turned out for the opening of the museum. More about Footbridge forced to close as 15,000 visitors flock to Amanda Levete's MAAT museum in Lisbon
The world's biggest architecture firm has proposed moving the UK's Lords and MPs into a bubble-like building on London's River Thames to reduce the cost of refurbishing the crumbling Houses of Parliament. More about Temporary floating parliament on the Thames could save the UK millions, claims Gensler
Architecture firm FXFOWLE has unveiled plans for a new museum beside the Statue of Liberty, featuring a green roof and viewing platform overlooking New York harbour. More about FXFOWLE reveals Statue of Liberty Museum for New York's iconic landmark