A tree-like structure connects each level of this children's nursery in east London, designed by Lipton Plant Architects to reference the fictional Swiss Family Robinson (+ slideshow). More about Lipton Plant adds indoor treehouse to Bath House nursery in Hackney
Architecture studio GAFPA used low-cost materials to build this Japanese-inspired weekend retreat in northern Belgium, which features a slender spiral staircase (+ slideshow). More about Belgian holiday house by GAFPA takes its cues from Japanese architecture
Each room in this Porto house by 236 Arquitectos is contained within an individual white box, which is stacked irregularly from its neighbour to form a distinctive cluster formation (+ slideshow). More about Staggered and stacked blocks define rooms in Porto residence by 236 Arquitectos
This weekend residence by Architecture Brio is half-embedded in the bank of a river that winds its way through the foothills of the Western Ghats, a mountain range bordering India's western coast (+ slideshow). More about Riverside house by Architecture Brio is partially embedded in a grassy hillock
London architecture studio Platform 5 has added a cranked extension to a Victorian house in Hackney, featuring a herringbone-patterned dining table that matches the parquet flooring. More about Herringbone patterns feature inside angular house extension by Platform 5
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: Zaha Hadid, who died unexpectedly this week, deserves to be recognised as one of architecture's greats. But she was also difficult, even when you were on her side, remembers Amanda Baillieu. More about "Zaha went from tricky architect to bright star"
Angular balconies edged with bands of reflective steel surround this apartment building in the French city of Nantes, providing occupants on each level with unobstructed views of the sky (+ slideshow). More about Christophe Rousselle's Inoxia apartments feature jagged wraparound balconies
Belgian studio GAFPA has slotted a timber-framed house inside the steel skeleton of a disused stonemason's atelier in Ghent, and transformed a former outbuilding into a walled garden (+ slideshow). More about GAFPA inserts wooden house into the shell of an old Belgian industrial building
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: in an exclusive interview, Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas tells Dezeen about his longstanding friendship with Zaha Hadid and hits out at the West's architecture press for acting as a self-appointed Amnesty International towards her projects in Eastern countries (+ transcript). More about Zaha Hadid was "a combination of beauty and strength" says Rem Koolhaas
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has paid tribute to Zaha Hadid, who died suddenly yesterday, just months after the pair were at loggerheads over the controversial Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium design. More about It will be a challenge to surpass Zaha Hadid's achievement, says Kengo Kuma
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: following the sudden death of architect Zaha Hadid, photographers Nick Hufton and Allan Crow have shared their favourite images of her buildings, which the pair have been documenting for the last six years (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid's best buildings photographed by Hufton + Crow
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: architect Norman Foster has shared his tribute to Zaha Hadid, following her unexpected death yesterday at the age of 65. More about Norman Foster remembers Zaha Hadid's "courage, conviction and tenacity"
Both charred and red-dyed cedar clad this warehouse by Tokyo studio Key Operation, located at a cemetery in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture where David Chipperfield is also adding new buildings (+ slideshow). More about Key Operation completes cedar-clad warehouse at Inagawa cemetery
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: Dezeen remembers Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid, who has died suddenly aged 65, with a selection of projects that demonstrate her importance to contemporary architecture (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid: a life in buildings
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: architects Daniel Libeskind and Richard Rogers are among those paying tribute to Zaha Hadid, after news broke today of her death at the age of 65. More about Daniel Libeskind and Richard Rogers lead tributes to Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: British architect Zaha Hadid has died aged 65, following a sudden heart attack. More about Zaha Hadid dies following a heart attack
Opinion: a proposal to surround New York's Central Park with a giant "sidescraper" epitomises architects' disregard for designed landscapes, says president of The Cultural Landscape Foundation, Charles A Birnbaum. More about "Disparity in the values assigned to architecture and landscape architecture continues"
Architect Phillip Lühl has added a pair of extensions to a Modernist house in Namibia, using cement brickwork textured with the coarse fibres of hessian fabric (+ slideshow). More about Phillip Lühl uses "bagged concrete bricks" to build two extensions to a Namibia house
Design studio March Gut has converted a wine cellar in northern Austria into a tavern, with stepped seating on the roof to allow customers to get a better view of the surrounding vineyards (+ slideshow). More about March Gut creates "landscape of seating" on roof of vineyard wine tavern
Architecture firm SOM has completed a major new headquarters for Japan Tobacco International in Geneva, Switzerland, featuring an innovative facade of glass triangles and a huge central courtyard (+ slideshow). More about SOM builds new Geneva headquarters for Japan Tobacco International