Architecture firm SOM has created a 3D-printed structure that generates its own power and shares energy with a companion vehicle, providing a model for off-grid living (+ slideshow). More about SOM debuts "world's largest 3D-printed polymer building" designed for off-grid living
Irish studio Heneghan Peng Architects has unveiled its competition-winning design for the Canadian Canoe Museum in Ontario – a wavy waterside structure with glass walls and a grass roof (+ slideshow). More about Heneghan Peng unveils winning design for canoe museum in Canada
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has revealed his own vision for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium, which he was not permitted to enter into the design competition (+ movie). More about Tokujin Yoshioka reveals alternative vision for Tokyo Olympic stadium
Bands of timber alternate with slices of glazing across the facade of this Tokyo house by Swedish studio Elding Oscarson, offering a degree of privacy while also exploiting views of the garden (+ slideshow). More about Swedish studio Elding Oscarson completes Tokyo residence with a striped facade
US design-and-build firm Go Logic has completed a summer house on the rocky coastline of Maine made up of three wooden cabins, each linked by terraced decks (+ slideshow). More about Trio of wooden cabins forms Little House on the Ferry in rural Maine
German studio Von M has completed a slatted timber building with a fragmented roofline to house a kindergarten in the German city of Ludwigsburg (+ slideshow). More about Alternating roofs break down scale of Von M's slatted timber kindergarten
Slate shingles create a crisscrossing pattern across the outer walls of this cabin, which is set on an isolated island off the coast of Norway (+ slideshow). More about Dark grey slates create diamond-patterned facades for Cabin Ryfylke in Norway
Buildings made from standard construction materials are arranged around a tropical garden to form this Kuala Lumpur gallery by London studio CarverHaggard, to suit its setting on an industrial estate (+ slideshow). More about CarverHaggard uses basic building materials for Industrial Estate Gallery in Kuala Lumpur
Texas architecture firm AlterStudio has turned an Austin bungalow into a three-bedroom home with a black timber extension connected by a glass corridor (+ slideshow). More about AlterStudio adds black-stained angular extension to renovated 1920s bungalow in Texas
Movie: in our next exclusive movie with Julia Peyton-Jones, the Serpentine Gallery director discusses the bulbous inflatable canopy that adorned Rem Koolhaas and Cecil Balmond's 2006 pavilion. More about Rem Koolhaas' 2006 Serpentine Gallery pavilion was inflated like a balloon
A sculptural white staircase lit by a skylight connects an open-plan living space to a mezzanine floor inside this house in Finland by Avanto Architects (+ slideshow). More about Villa Lumi by Avanto Architects has a curving white concrete staircase
New York studio Bates Masi Architects added sprung cedar boards that can be acoustically "tuned" to this house in The Hamptons, so residents can have noisy parties without disturbing their neighbours (+ slideshow). More about Long Island house by Bates Masi Architects has adjustable sound barriers for walls
Sarah Wigglesworth Architects has renovated an early-20th century industrial building to create studios for a charity that supports artists struggling to find affordable workspaces in London (+ slideshow). More about Sarah Wigglesworth adds new metal skin to London factory containing artists' studios
Tessellating timber panels create graphic patterns on the exterior of this environmental education facility in Amsterdam by Bureau SLA, which also features a roof covered in solar panels (slideshow). More about Bureau SLA's environmental learning centre demonstrates sustainable building methods
Cavities help to bring daylight and fresh air into each of the homes that make up this residential block in Mexico City designed by architecture firm MMX (+ slideshow). More about Mexican housing block by MMX features offset volumes and open corridors
Work has begun on a chamfered glass skyscraper designed by Foster + Partners for Dubai's financial district, which will offer occupants views of the world's tallest building. More about Foster + Partners unveils design for crystalline skyscraper now underway in Dubai
This small office space by Freshwest features an inverted roof, corrugated metal siding and a folding glass door that opens onto the banks of the River Teifi in west Wales (+ slideshow). More about Freshwest creates corrugated iron office on a riverside terrace in Wales
Architecture firm SOM has released new renderings of Manhattan West – a mixed-use development including a trio of towers that will be built next to New York's massive Hudson Yards (+ slideshow). More about SOM reveals new images of Manhattan West skyscrapers spanning rail yards in New York City
The number of skyscrapers over 600 metres high – known as "megatalls" – is set to more than double in the next few years, say experts. More about 2016 heralds beginning of the "megatall" skyscraper era
Moxon Architects has designed a pedestrian bridge with an extremely thin steel base to span Regent's Canal in London, as part of the major regeneration works underway near King's Cross station. More about Moxon Architects unveils plans for slender footbridge in London's King Cross