The glazed lower level of this house by Switzerland's Lake Biel are sandwiched between two concrete slabs, helping to protect living spaces and an outdoor terrace from flooding (+ slideshow). More about Slabs of concrete frame glass walls of house near a Swiss lake by MLZD
Shiny metal cladding and exposed ducting lend an industrial feel to this auditorium for a virtual-reality research centre in Portalegre, Portugal, by Eduardo Souto de Moura and Graça Correia (+ slideshow). More about Souto de Moura and Correia reference industrial dust collectors with auditorium in Portalegre
Rotterdam studio ZUS has completed what they describe as the "world’s first crowdfunded public infrastructure project" - a 400-metre-long pedestrian bridge in their home city (+ slideshow). More about Crowdfunded Luchtsingel pedestrian bridge opens in Rotterdam
Opinion: the limitless prosperity once promised by urbanisation has failed to materialise, leaving rapidly growing inequality in its wake. It will take more than some clever technology to solve the problems with the world's biggest cities, says Reinier de Graaf. More about "The smart city blinds us to the possibility of political action"
Graduate shows 2015: performances by the Cirque du Soleil theatre group could be viewed through openings in the curved form of this building proposed for New York by students from the University of Applied Arts Vienna. More about Conceptual Cirque du Soleil venue combines complex geometrical forms
Shipping containers are often repurposed to create buildings, and this structure by Tel Aviv studio Potash Architects features one container balanced at a precarious angle (+ slideshow). More about Angled shipping container houses a staircase for Israeli port office by Potash Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed the six buildings competing for this year's Stirling Prize, including a Maggie's cancer-care centre in Scotland, London's NEO Bankside housing, and the expansion of Manchester's Whitworth Gallery (+ slideshow). More about RIBA Stirling Prize 2015 shortlist announced
The windows of this art gallery in South Korea's Paju district are fritted with a pattern that regulates views of the interior, and creates the illusion of fog around the edges of the building (+ slideshow). More about White Block Gallery by SsD features fritted glass designed to evoke morning fog
MVRDV's Winy Maas explains how the hollow centre he created at the heart of a Paris office block allows passersby a privileged view into the movements of a financial services company, in the latest movie from our exclusive series (+ movie). More about Winy Maas: an "open heart" reveals the inner workings of MVRDV's Pushed Slab office block
Business news: overseas architects are finding it more difficult to win work in China, according to Zaha Hadid Architects director Patrik Schumacher, as the economy slows down and the government tries to promote local talent. More about Zaha Hadid Architects embraces America as China turns against "weird architecture"
Olson Kundig Architects has extended a Washington art museum, adding a facade of movable hand-wheel operated screens to protect the artworks from natural light (+ slideshow). More about Olson Kundig's Tacoma Art Museum wing has movable screens that "roll like railroad box cars"
Dutch studio Bloot Architecture has added a larch-clad roof extension to a 1950s summer house, featuring a glazed wall angled to frame views of the trees overhead (+ slideshow). More about Woodland holiday home updated with rooftop extension facing up to the treetops
This week Bjarke Ingels unveiled plans to enliven Battersea Power Station with electric sparks (after designing a power plant that blows smoke rings) while Henning Larsen completed a building with a moving facade.
Here's a reminder of all our stories about architecture that moves, including a building that flaps its wings like a giant insect and a house with rotating bedrooms. See all our stories about moving architecture »
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These three zinc-cloaked towers form a power plant on the roof of an old beer brewery in Sydney, which will supply energy to a new housing and shopping complex on the site below (+ slideshow). More about Metal-clad power plant by Tzannes Associates is mounted on the roof of an old Sydney brewery
Henning Larsen Architects aimed to set a benchmark for green design with this university building in Kolding, Denmark, featuring a climate-responsive kinetic facade and a triangular form (+ slideshow). More about Henning Larsen's university building has a facade that moves in response to changing heat and light
Graduate shows 2015: Bartlett architecture graduate Lauren Fresle has envisioned a water city in Israel where Jewish and Muslim communities live peacefully together against a backdrop of huge stepwells and cisterns (+ slideshow). More about Oasis of Peace is a conceptual Israeli city that promotes peace through water management
Opinion: twisting slides, a hotel room shaped like a boat and a pop-up theatre are among the "fun" recent additions to London's Brutalist Southbank Centre. Has Owen Hatherley lost his sense of humour or is there something more sinister in all these layers of entertainment? More about "The real problem with all this Fun is that it isn't really very funny"
Architect Bjarke Ingels has unveiled plans to turn the chimneys at Battersea Power Station in London into giant sparking Tesla coils, powered by pedestrians passing through a public square beside the historic building. More about Bjarke Ingels could turn Battersea Power Station's chimneys into sparking Tesla coils
This Victorian-era villa in Sydney has been renovated and extended to meet the needs of a family with an extensive art collection, while a concrete plunge pool caters for its grown-up children (+ slideshow). More about Smart Design Studio adds concrete extension and pool to dilapidated Sydney villa
Curtain-like walls can be drawn up to the ceiling of this luggage-sorting space in Rotterdam's port, minimising its impact on the 1940s cruise terminal building behind (+ movie). More about Pop Up Luggage Space by TomDavid has walls that recede like an "inverted umbrella"