Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: British architect Amanda Levete explains why the BMW Central Building in Leipzig, Germany, is her favourite Zaha Hadid project in the next movie in our exclusive video series. More about Zaha Hadid's BMW Central Building is "a radical piece of thinking," says Amanda Levete
Expansive glazed surfaces are sandwiched between simple concrete volumes to form the minimal facades of this house in Melbourne by Davidov Partners Architects (+ slideshow). More about Davidov Partners completes concrete and glass house for empty nesters in Melbourne
A concrete chapel raised above the tide of a Chinese beach was popular this week, so we've pinned dozens of picturesque chapels from our archive to a new Pinterest board.
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Circular openings form entrances and windows for this housing development in the Spanish town of Conil de la Frontera, designed by Granada studio Kauh (+ slideshow). More about Kauh completes housing complex in Spain with large circular openings in the walls
Photo essay: Philadelphia-based photographer Mark Havens has captured the Modernist architecture and neon signage of motels in a New Jersey resort town, just before many were lost to condominium development (+ slideshow). More about Mark Havens' Out of Season photographs show Jersey Shore motels "frozen in time"
Brazilian firm Studio Colnaghi Arquitetura has completed a house in Xangrilá, Brazil, featuring a concrete-framed games room that projects out over a poolside terrace (+ slideshow). More about Angular concrete slabs frame Brazilian house Casa Bosques
Milwaukee firm The Kubala Washatko Architects has renovated a Frank Lloyd Wright house near the city, adding a pool house that was informed by the home's original site plan (+ slideshow). More about TKWA restores and extends 1940s Frank Lloyd Wright home in Wisconsin
Graduate shows 2016: architecture graduate Kit Stiby Harris has proposed relocating the "fake" Parthenon from Athens to the British Museum in London. More about Parthenon could be moved to London, says RCA graduate Kit Stiby Harris
Traditional wilderness huts inspired this bar and kitchen in Adelaide, designed by local office Sans Arc Studio to slot into a narrow alleyway. More about Pink Moon Saloon is a cabin-inspired bar and kitchen in Adelaide
Brooklyn's Bushwick neighbourhood is set to receive a vast housing development designed as a "European village" by architecture firm ODA New York (+ slideshow). More about ODA's Rheingold Project housing to take up two full city blocks in Brooklyn
Brexit crisis: the UK's architects and designers have been left reeling by the results of yesterday's referendum, in which the country voted to leave the European Union. More about UK architects and designers react to "nightmare" result of EU referendum
Beijing studio Vector Architects has built a concrete chapel on a Chinese beach, but raised it up above the sands so that seawater can wash underneath (+ slideshow). More about Tidal waters wash underneath Seashore Chapel by Vector Architects
San Francisco firm Terry & Terry Architecture has transformed a century-old brick building into a design agency's headquarters, adding a second level that features a folding glass wall and roof terrace (+ slideshow). More about Terry & Terry converts historic brick building in downtown San Francisco into creative workspace
An early 20th-century pier in central Montreal is to receive an overhaul by local firm Provencher Roy, which will add a towering beacon and a public promenade (+ slideshow). More about Provencher Roy to restore Montreal's Alexandra Pier and cruise terminal
Architecture studio OMA has completed its extension to the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec, which features a stack of stepped galleries and a protruding, angular staircase (+ slideshow). More about OMA's Pierre Lassonde Pavilion doubles the size of Quebec art museum
Dutch firm MVRDV has revealed its designs for a library with an eye-shaped atrium, which is nearing completion in Tianjin, China (+ slideshow). More about Eye-like library by MVRDV nears completion in China
The 20 houses vying for this year's RIBA House of the Year award have been announced, including a forest home for a pair of artists, a London residence covered in mirrors and a cluster of cabins in Dungeness (+ slideshow). More about Britain's best new houses revealed in RIBA House of the Year 2016 award longlist
Studio David Thulstrup has turned a former factory building in Copenhagen into a house for a photographer, featuring a plant-filled atrium and walls of brick, wood and steel (+ slideshow). More about Studio David Thulstrup transforms Copenhagen warehouse into home for a photographer
The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed the 46 winners of its national awards, including a library covered in weathering steel, a bulbous blue drawing studio and Damien Hirst's London gallery (+ slideshow). More about RIBA names best British architecture projects of 2016
Students in a design-build program at the Southern California Institute of Architecture have completed a house in a crime-ridden area of Los Angeles, with features included to help occupants feel "safe and secure" (+ slideshow). More about SCI-Arc students build affordable home in low-income Los Angeles neighbourhood