This narrow house in Strasbourg, France, by New York-studio The Very Many features a translucent glass wall and an indoor slide for the younger residents (+ slideshow). More about Narrow MaHouse by The Very Many features a staircase with a built-in slide
Movie: gallery director Julia Peyton-Jones reflects on the walled garden Peter Zumthor created in 2011 in the next movie of our exclusive video series looking back at the Serpentine Gallery Pavilions. More about Peter Zumthor's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 was a space of "solitude and calm"
COBE has unveiled its masterplan for Christiansholm, an artificial island in Copenhagen harbour formerly occupied by the Danish press (+ slideshow). More about COBE wins contest to redevelop Copenhagen's Christiansholm island
Herzog & de Meuron has completed an extension to the Musée Unterlinden in Colmar, France, creating a new underground gallery accessed via a monumental cast-concrete staircase (+ slideshow). More about Herzog & de Meuron creates subterranean gallery for Musée Unterlinden in Colmar
The Guggenheim Foundation has admitted that work has still not started on its new Abu Dhabi museum by architect Frank Gehry. More about Construction of Gehry's Guggenheim Abu Dhabi yet to start
Studio 30 has transformed a terraced house in west London with a new loft bedroom and an enlarged family kitchen, both featuring walls that fold open to offer better views of a garden and nearby park (+ slideshow). More about London house remodelled by Studio 30 with loft bedroom and courtyard-inspired kitchen
Giant wooden shingles cover the curving walls of this woodland trail centre by Swedish architecture firm Tengbom, designed to mimic the form and texture of a pine cone (+ slideshow). More about Tengbom's completes pine cone-inspired trail centre in a Swedish nature reserve
Opinion: when it comes to headline-grabbing proposals, Bjarke Ingels and BIG are becoming increasingly hard to beat – and increasingly divisive among critics. Aaron Betsky explains why he's part of the BIG fan club. More about "Nobody plays with form as well as Bjarke Ingels"
A faceted red surface creates geometric patterns across the exterior of this house in southern Italy that architect Giacomo Garziano has renovated for his parents (+ slideshow). More about GG-loop transforms Italian house with red and glittery faceted facade
Global architecture firm HOK and Barcelona-based TAC Arquitectes have won a competition to design a 10,000-seat sports arena next to FC Barcelona's Camp Nou football stadium. More about Basketball arena by HOK will be built in the shadow of FC Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium
A pavilion designed by architects SelgasCano and Helloeverything for a Copenhagen art museum is being transported to a Nairobi slum, where it will serve as a school for 600 pupils. More about SelgasCano's Louisiana Pavilion to be reused as a school in Kenya's Kibera slum
New York-based Ennead Architects has completed a renovation and expansion of the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, adding a zinc-clad volume that juts out from the facade (+ slideshow). More about Ennead completes Pennsylvania museum wing that cantilevers over the landscape
This island holiday home designed by Norwegian studio Lund Hagem is sheltered beneath a wide concrete canopy, which bridges the surrounding rocks to frame views to the coast for occupants (+ slideshow). More about Concrete canopy shelters Lund Hagem's Norwegian holiday home from the sea breeze
US firm Valerio Dewalt Train Associates has completed a stone and glass arts centre in Chicago for a progressive private school for children (+ slideshow). More about Valerio Dewalt Train uses stone and glass to build angular arts building in Chicago
Twenty-three designs have been selected as part of a plan to reinvigorate Paris – but one of the few that didn't make the cut is this proposal by Périphériques for a "crowd-built" megastructure resembling a pile of smaller blocks (+ slideshow). More about "Crowd built" housing block by Périphériques envisioned as a cluster of small buildings
This year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion will be designed by Bjarke Ingels' firm – a studio known for forward-thinking concepts and exciting ideas, but with only a handful of completed projects. Here's a look back at some of the ones built so far (+ slideshow). More about Nine of BIG's built architecture projects
London-based PLP Architecture has revealed a masterplan for a project in China that includes a concept for a supertall tower composed of three rotated, interlocking volumes. More about PLP's Nexus tower aims to offer alternative to standard skyscraper design
French department store chain Galeries Lafayette has selected Danish architect Bjarke Ingels to design its new flagship shop on the Champs-Élysées. More about BIG to design Galeries Lafayette flagship on Paris' Champs-Élysées
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has joined forces with Mexican firm Legorreta + Legorreta to form LegoRogers, which has completed a 50-storey office block for a bank in Mexico City (+ slideshow). More about Legorreta and Rogers team up to complete Mexico City bank headquarters
From geometric jewellery to designer sex toys and a sculptural perfume bottle, Dezeen picks the best new products to give an architect or designer this Valentine's Day (+ slideshow). More about Dezeen's Valentine's Day gift ideas for architects and designers