This pair of gabled homes in Winchester, England, are described by architect Adam Knibb as "contemporary timber pods on top of a dark monolithic base" (+ slideshow). More about Twin wooden houses by Adam Knibb Architects are raised up above street level
Thirty-six slender columns support the thin concrete canopy of this colonnade, which provides an outdoor events space for a house museum on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula (+ slideshow). More about White concrete pavilion by Materia Arquitectonica creates an outdoor events space for historic house
London studio NEON has built a structure with shingles that "shiver" and adapt in response to changing weather as part of an exhibition in Finland (+ movie). More about Shiver House's plastic shingles change shape to create a shelter in bad weather
With Herzog & de Meuron's proposed revamp of Chelsea FC's Stamford Bridge stadium unveiled this week, Dezeen looks at all the stadiums designed by the Swiss firm, which is headed by avid football fan and regular player Jacques Herzog. More about Six football stadiums designed by Herzog & de Meuron (and one Bird's Nest)
The beach huts traditionally found in English seaside towns informed this temporary mirror-clad cabin installed by ECE Architecture on the coast in Sussex (+ movie). More about ECE Architecture installs a mirrored beach hut on the English coast
The first images of Herzog & de Meuron's proposed revamp of Chelsea FC's London stadium have emerged as part of a three-day public consultation. More about Images emerge of Herzog & de Meuron's Chelsea football stadium transformation
Japanese architect Yoshihiro Yamamoto has sandwiched a house with a width of just 3.4 metres between a pair of existing properties in Osaka (+ slideshow). More about Kakko House by Yoshihiro Yamamoto is a 3.4-metre-wide home in Japan
This inky black cube designed by De Siún Scullion Architects for Dublin's docklands reveals Ireland's current oil consumption and future renewable energy targets (+ slideshow). More about Glossy black pavilion in Dublin presents Ireland's oil consumption
Patterned brickwork reveals the entrances to all homes in this development near Cambridge, England, designed by Proctor and Matthews Architects to bring a sense of continuity to the large site (+ slideshow). More about Chequered brickwork brings unity to a Cambridge housing community by Proctor and Matthews
Seoul studio Chae-Pereira Architects has added a greenhouse-like educational facility clad in translucent plastic panels to an arts centre in the South Korean city of Gwangmyeong (+ slideshow). More about Irregular gables give a jagged roofline to Chae-Pereira's Gwangmyeong Upcycle Art Center
Larch wood planks in varying tones of grey create a pinstripe effect on the walls of this vacation cabin, which is half submerged behind the sand dunes on the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog (+ slideshow). More about Larch-clad holiday home by De Zwarte Hond huddles behind the dunes on a Dutch island
Opinion: as Thomas Heatherwick's Provocations exhibition opens in New York, Alexandra Lange questions whether the British designer has done enough yet to prove he can also produce well-built permanent architecture. More about "Can Heatherwick produce architecture that is more than a gimmick or a gadget?"
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Skye Yuxi Sun has imagined a dystopian future where London's Thames Estuary is transformed into a tax haven for the city's elite to resurrect extinct animals. More about Treasure Island is a conceptual tax haven populated with extinct species
Concealed behind a historic facade, this narrow residence by Barcelona architect Josep Ferrando is wedged between the party walls of a pair of houses in the Spanish city of Sant Cugat. More about Josep Ferrando slots a skinny house between two existing properties in Spain
Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind plans to explore "architecture and emotion" as the first guest editor of CNN Style, a new online publication that covers art, architecture and design (+ movie). More about Daniel Libeskind to be first guest editor for new CNN publication
Narrow strips of pine stripe the facades of this housing development on the outskirts of Paris, making it look like a timber cage has been lowered over the upper floors of each building (+ slideshow). More about Paris housing blocks by Tectône Architectes are encased by timber louvres
These two translucent glass buildings – one with an oval footprint and one rectangular – accommodate a teaching space for adults and a playroom for children at an education centre in Torrelavega, Spain (+ slideshow). More about Round and rectangular buildings form adult education centre by 1004arquitectos
London studio Theis + Khan has completed the new headquarters for the Royal Institute of British Architects, featuring a bright and spacious cafe space and custom-made plywood furnishings (+ slideshow). More about Theis + Khan creates colourful new headquarters for the RIBA
Iranian-American designer Nader Tehrani has been made dean of architecture at The Cooper Union in New York, one of the most prestigious art and design universities in the United States. More about Nader Tehrani appointed architecture dean at The Cooper Union
Designing a building is "exactly the same" as designing a Christmas card according to designer Thomas Heatherwick, amid signs that designers are encroaching on architects' territory. More about Products and buildings are the same says Heatherwick, as designers turn to architecture