Movie: next in our exclusive video series with Julia Peyton-Jones, the Serpentine Gallery director discusses Daniel Libeskind's angular metal pavilion from 2001, which she likens to a folded paper sculpture. More about Daniel Libeskind's 2001 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion was folded "like a piece of origami"
Following the popularity of the fairytale-inspired House for Essex, FAT co-founder Charles Holland is working on a second house for Alain de Botton's Living Architecture project on a site in north London. More about Charles Holland plans Hampstead house for his second Living Architecture project
Architect Frank Gehry has conceived five distinct but interrelated buildings for a prominent site along LA's famous Sunset Strip. More about Gehry unveils design for mixed-use development on LA's Sunset Strip
Exclusive interview: Architecture for Humanity co-founder Cameron Sinclair describes the work he is conducting in Syria with his latest venture, and tells Dezeen that he'll "die happy" knowing that he will never win the Pritzker Prize (+ transcript). More about "When I said architects should get involved in humanitarian issues, people laughed at me"
Architect Michail Georgiou merged two forms typical in Byzantine church architecture to create the unusual curved shape of this chapel in Cyprus (+ slideshow). More about Greek Orthodox chapel in Cyprus by Michail Georgiou features a two-humped profile
Singapore studio Formwerkz Architects took references from traditional Islamic design to create the intricately patterned and moulded surfaces of this mosque (+ slideshow). More about Singapore mosque by Formwerkz Architects features latticework based on Islamic patterns
A corridor functions as an indoor garden for this small house in Toyota, Japan, above which architect Katsutoshi Sasaki has installed a series of wooden sleeping platforms. More about Katsutoshi Sasaki's House in Yamanote features sleeping platforms raised over an indoor terrace
Kennedy & Violich Architecture has enlarged a 1970s brick building at Harvard University by creating two new levels topped with a pitched roof. More about Kennedy & Violich adds copper-clad volume to the top of a Harvard building
Pomo summer: as one of the few architects that didn't shy away from being labelled a Postmodernist, Terry Farrell is responsible for some of the UK's first and most important examples of the style. In the latest instalment from our Postmodernism series, we look at his television studios for TV-am, which featured a Japanese temple, a Mesopotamian ziggurat and 11 rooftop eggcups (+ slideshow). More about Postmodern architecture: TV-am television studios, London by Terry Farrell
London architecture firm Foster + Partners is working with car brand Nissan to develop a concept for a charging station for electric vehicles. More about Foster + Partners and Nissan to redesign electric car fuel stations
Zaha Hadid Architects has released a new movie detailing its design for its scrapped Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium, which it describes as "the only way to achieve value for money in the market" (+ movie). More about Zaha Hadid Architects launches campaign to reinstate scrapped Tokyo stadium design
A bamboo screen surrounds the five colourful volumes that make up this foster home for 15 HIV-positive children in a village in India (+ slideshow). More about Casa Rana is a colourful foster home in India for HIV-positive children
StudioMilou has merged Singapore's former city hall and courthouse to create a new national art gallery, with a sculptural entrance sheltered by a curving canopy made from golden filigree and glass (+ slideshow). More about StudioMilou converts Singapore city hall into national art gallery
New York architecture studio SO-IL's design for a new Brooklyn art gallery features a sculpted form that is meant to "exist in tension" with the building's interiors. More about SO-IL unveils design for Brooklyn's Artes Amant art gallery
In the 10th and final instalment from our exclusive MVRDV movie series, architect Winy Maas explains how the firm's huge arch-shaped market hall in Rotterdam has become a place for meeting and celebration (+ movie). More about MVRDV's Markthal in Rotterdam "monumentalises food" says Winy Maas
Stilts allow architects to build on difficult terrains, or to simply offer their clients better views of the surroundings. Recent examples include a woodland writer's cabin and a student-built viewing platform, while popular projects from the archive include a clifftop house near Sydney and an elevated tea house in Japan. See more buildings on stilts »
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Later this week, 70,000 people will converge on a temporary city in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Burning Man founder Larry Harvey told Dezeen about the "stunning achievement" of creating a high-density, car-free festival in a remote and inhospitable landscape (+ slideshow + transcript). More about Burning Man "needed urban design because it's a city" says founder Larry Harvey
British designer John Pawson has unveiled his plans to convert a former convent and hospital in Tel Aviv's Jaffa port into a hotel and apartment complex for the W hotel brand (+ slideshow). More about John Pawson to convert Jaffa convent and hospital into W's first hotel in Israel
Graduate students of a Colorado university design-build programme have completed a pair of cabins on the Navajo reservation made of rusted steel and reclaimed barn wood (+ slideshow). More about University graduates design and build cabins on Navajo reservation in Utah
A grid of near-identical doors and windows punctures all three visible facades of this seemingly cube-shaped house in Okinawa by architecture studio Rhythmdesign (+ slideshow). More about House in Tomigusuku by Rhythmdesign features 36 openings across three facades