Air bubbles mark the stark concrete walls of this house that architects office HDPF has built near Zurich's airport (+ slideshow). More about Bare concrete walls enclose HDPF's Haus Meister near Zurich
Architects office Studioplusthree has overhauled a traditional house in Sydney for a pair of musicians, adding a recycled-brick extension that features a projecting black steel awning. More about Dark-toned extension added to white Federation house in Sydney by Studioplusthree
Tel-Aviv firms Bar Orian Architects and Rokach Ashkenazi Engineers have built a bridge in the Israeli city of Beersheba, featuring arches that create the shape of two eyes (+ movie). More about Beersheba station bridge in Israel is shaped like a pair of eyes
Corrugated plastic cladding reveals the timber structure of this house by Czech architects Matěj Petránek and Adam Jirkal, which replaces a family holiday home near Prague (+ slideshow). More about Transparent walls reveal wooden skeleton of house in Bohemia
This tiny black cabin by US firm Studio Padron serves as a cosy library and guest house for a vacation home in upstate New York (+ slideshow). More about Studio Padron creates secluded library in the woods of New York state
A pair of gabled buildings clad in corrugated aluminium make up this house in Linköping, Sweden, designed by architect Björn Förstberg for his mother (+ slideshow). More about Björn Förstberg's house for his mother features pointed roofs and reflective walls
Argentinian studio Besonias Almeida has added a garden pavilion to a house in Buenos Aires, using board-marked concrete so that the two buildings match (+ slideshow). More about Casa Torcuato Pavilion is a concrete garden room by Besonias Almeida
Colorado architects Studio B have extended a local waterfront home by adding a pair of buildings with different levels of privacy (+ slideshow). More about Studio B adds two separate volumes to Riverside House in Colorado
This prefabricated family home in Princeton, New Jersey, by local architect Marina Rubina was conceived as an "experiment" in providing a high-quality residence that is sustainable and affordable (+ slideshow). More about Prefab house in Princeton by Marina Rubina was built in one day
The tetrahedral New York apartment building designed by Bjarke Ingels Group is captured in these pictures by photographer Montse Zamorano (+ slideshow). More about BIG's Via 57 West "courtscraper" in Manhattan shown in new images
Mazes, slides, nets, fireman's poles and climbing walls all feature inside this Copenhagen community centre, designed by architecture studios MVRDV and Adept to encourage adults to be more active (+ slideshow). More about MVRDV and Adept team up on community centre that invites grownups to play
Construction has started on a digitally connected co-living and co-working retreat in the Himalayas, designed by Italian architect Carlo Ratti. More about Carlo Ratti building digitally connected retreat in the Himalayan mountains
Black-painted concrete frames the two glazed boxes that make up this holiday home, designed by architects Cadaval & Solà-Morales for a growing tourist resort on the outskirts of Mexico City (+ slideshow). More about Cadaval & Solà-Morales completes black concrete retreat in Mexican countryside
This single family home built by Robert Gurney Architect outside Washington DC takes cues from its many Mid-century Modern neighbours (+ slideshow). More about Mohican Hills House by Robert Gurney Architect overlooks the Potomac River
Canadian studios KPMB Architects and HCMA Architecture + Design have completed an alumni centre for the University of British Columbia with angled, fritted-glass facades that "change dramatically from day to night" (+ slideshow). More about Vancouver university building by KPMB and HCMA features fritted glass and rough-sawn cedar
With houses in London now selling for as much as £26 million, the RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize shortlist offers some slightly more attainable inspiration for anyone with the time and energy to build from scratch. More about Here's what you can build for less than £1 million in the UK
Six buildings have been shortlisted for architecture's most unwanted award – the Carbuncle Cup 2016 for the UK's worst new building (+ slideshow). More about Carbuncle Cup shortlist reveals frontrunners for Britain's worst building of 2016
A copper-clad chapel and a faceted wooden sauna are among the four buildings competing for Finland's most important architecture prize (+ slideshow). More about Finlandia Prize for Architecture 2016 shortlist announced
Wyoming architecture firm Carney Logan Burke has created a vacation estate for a New York family that is oriented to provide dramatic views (+ slideshow). More about Remote Wyoming retreat by Carney Logan Burke faces the Teton mountains
This pair of stilted wooden huts are set among poplar and hawthorn trees in a stretch of woodland at the foot of Mount Wuling in Beijing's Miyun District (+ slideshow). More about Wee Studio completes crowdfunded treehouses on the edge of a woodland stream