Tasked with creating a painting studio for an artist in rural Mallorca, local studio Munarq has overhauled a crumbling farmhouse and added a stone-walled extension (+ slideshow). More about Munarq transforms an old farmhouse into an art studio and gallery in Mallorca
In a newly released video, American architect Jeanne Gang explains how natural crystal formations inspired the shape of Vista Residences, a new skyscraper proposed for Chicago that will be the world's tallest building designed by a woman (+ movie). More about Chicago's Vista skyscraper by Jeanne Gang will be world's tallest building designed by a woman
This museum by architects Sergei Tchoban and Agniya Sterligova contains a single room inside a silo-like structure in a Russian potato field (+ slideshow). More about Farming tools line clay walls in Museum of Rural Labor by Sergei Tchoban and Agniya Sterligova
Dezeen promotion: Danish acoustic panel manufacturer Troldtekt is inviting architects and designers to submit projects featuring innovative uses of wood wool panels for the chance to win €5,000 (+ slideshow). More about Call for entries to Troldtekt's Wood Wool Award 2015
Foster + Partners, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and UNStudio are battling to win the tender for a new £1 billion terminal at Taiwan's largest airport, Taoyuan International. More about Foster, Rogers and UNStudio compete to design major new Taiwan airport terminal
Rising prices will force architects and designers out of London, according to architect Norman Foster – who described the situation as "not necessarily bad". More about Exodus of London creatives is "inevitable" says Norman Foster
Canaway Fleming Architects has completed an "unashamedly modern" house in a north London conservation area, featuring rooms that frame a series of small courtyards (+ slideshow). More about Hampstead house by Canaway Fleming Architects features five courtyards and stark white walls
David Chipperfield has "significantly reduced" the size of his proposed Nobel Center in the Swedish capital in response to concerns from the public (+ slideshow). More about David Chipperfield scales back plans for Nobel Center in Stockholm
Japanese studio Niji Architects has squeezed two homes into its Town House in Takaban, which features a steeply pitched roof, windowless gables and strips of horizontal steel cladding (+ slideshow). More about Gabled townhouse in Tokyo by Niji Architects is clad in strips of white steel
Half brick, half corrugated iron, this house in the northern French countryside by Yoda Architecture aims to meld together the local urban and agricultural typologies (+ slideshow). More about Yoda Architecture pairs perforated brick with corrugated iron for a rural French home
The roof of this Japanese home by Y+M Design Office has been designed to hang like a shawl, drooping over the house to cover a terrace, tea room and carport (+ slideshow). More about Shawl House by Y+M Design Office has a roof that slopes down to shelter a tea room and terrace
Bridges and paths supported by pointed towers made from pre-rusted steel tubes form a walkway that allows visitors to wander among the treetops of the Adirondack Park in Upstate New York (+ slideshow). More about Wild Walk is a treetop trail that rises above a forest in Upstate New York
Stones from surrounding mountains and bricks from a local kiln were used to build this house bordering a desert in Peru, so it appears "like a new layer on the landscape" (+ slideshow). More about Rafael Freyre uses natural and local materials to connect House in Azpitia with its setting
Norwegian studio Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects has designed a small wooden cabin at the end of a garden in Oslo with an angular form that frames different views of its surroundings (+ slideshow). More about Tiny timber cabin by Jarmund/Vigsnæs has windows incorporated in its angled facades
Feature: Los Angeles is turning into a "dystopia gone right" and is now the most interesting place in the USA for new architecture, according to international and local studios who are prospering from the city's combination of low rents and big projects. More about LA has become "the hottest destination" in America for international architects
British architect David Adjaye has revealed plans for a museum in San Antonio, Texas, with a red concrete skin based on a dream of its patron, philanthropist Linda Pace. More about David Adjaye unveils designs for a red concrete art museum in Texas
A long strip of glazing runs along the front of this cantilevered Spanish house by Alventosa Morell Arquitectes, giving the two siblings who inhabit it views of a mountain range near Barcelona (+ slideshow). More about Cantilevered timber house by Alventosa Morell Arquitectes overlooks Barcelona mountains
This zinc-clad mews house in London by Paul Archer Design looks like a two-storey home from the front, but actually contains four storeys inside (+ slideshow). More about Day House by Paul Archer Design is a zinc-clad home slotted into an existing London terrace
London Design Festival 2015: the Royal Institute of British Architects' annual Regent Street Windows project returns with 13 new installations up and down one of London's most famous shopping streets (+ movie). More about Architects create series of installations in shop windows along Regent Street
The upper storey of this house in Kanagawa is supported by timber beams that extend from the outer walls towards an atrium that connects the two levels (+ slideshow). More about Snark and Ouvi's house for an illustrator features exposed wooden beams