A refurbished schoolhouse with a serrated profile forms one of three tourist facilities designed by OUJAE Architects for a remote but scenic island off the coast of South Korea (+ slideshow). More about Korean island visitor centre by OUJAE Architects features a remodelled schoolhouse
When visitors step inside this viewing tower on the coastline of Lincolnshire, England, an inner chamber tilts forward so the nearby beach becomes visible through a pair of aligned horizontal slots (+ slideshow). More about Angular seaside tower by Gruff and MSA contains a viewing platform that moves underfoot
This conceptual airborne structure is designed to absorb moisture from clouds and transport it to arid regions where it would be released as artificial rain to combat future environmental disasters. More about Cloud Capture is an imaginary flying machine for bringing rain to the desert
Architect David Chipperfield has attacked the way the British press reports on architecture and accused journalists of damaging the profession. More about "Shocking" journalism drives a wedge between architects and society says David Chipperfield
British architects and designers are today paying tribute to Moira Gemmill, a major figure in the London architecture and design scene, who has died at the age of 55 after a fatal cycling accident. More about Tributes flood in for "extraordinary" designer Moira Gemmill after fatal cycling accident
The cantilevered upper storey of this house in Katowice, Poland, looks even more dramatic than it really is – because the podium that supports it is camouflaged behind a wall of mirrors (+ slideshow). More about Mirrors emphasise the cantilever of Robert Konieczny's Living-Garden House
Japanese studio Naf Architect & Design rounded one corner of this Tokyo home to broaden a footpath, then clad the walls in glossy midnight-blue tiles to offer reflections of the streetscape (+ slideshow). More about Half & Half House in Tokyo has a curving wall to allow pedestrians to cut the corner
This black building stretches 37 metres along a narrow plot in the heart of Austria's Rhine Valley to provide a home for a young family and a studio for a graphic designer (+ slideshow). More about Juri Troy Architects creates 37-metre-long house and studio in the Rhine Valley
Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects has been selected to design a new branch of one of Sweden's most important art galleries, which will form an extension of a century-old regional museum in Östersund. More about Henning Larsen Architects to design outpost for Swedish National Museum
This London house extension features a red brick exterior thought to look like a profile of a fox and a multi-hued interior that references Adolf Loos' Modernist houses of the 1920s (+ slideshow). More about David Kohn's Sanderson House extension conceived as a fox in the garden
Snøhetta has unveiled plans to build a new kitchen for The French Laundry – a prestigious California restaurant that is often listed as one of the best in the world. More about Snøhetta designs a new kitchen for The French Laundry in Napa Valley
Dark grey bricks alternate between protruding and receding rows to give a ribbed texture to the facade of this family house near Brussels by Belgian studio Lezze (+ slideshow). More about Protruding brickwork gives a ribbed facade to Lezze's House VR in Belgium
Less than a fortnight after moving into its new Frank Gehry-designed California campus, Facebook has presented plans for two neighbouring office buildings by the Canadian architect. More about Facebook pushes ahead with plans for two new Gehry-designed buildings
This house in the Utah desert is covered in sheets of rusty Corten steel to match the colour of the earth, while its four glazed gables are designed to take in views of the mountainous landscape (+ slideshow). More about Imbue Design completes a rusty steel dwelling in the Utah desert
Over three years after completing their first prefabricated dwelling, architects Mário Sousa and Marta Brandão have now installed modular homes all across Portugal. Their latest is a summerhouse in scenic Alentejo (+ slideshow). More about MIMA House in Alentejo is the latest in a series of prefabricated Portuguese homes
David Chipperfield has renounced his Città delle Culture museum and gallery complex in Milan after a "pathetic dispute" over the quality of flooring material used. More about David Chipperfield disowns Milan museum over "war of the floor"
The upper storey of this home in the Lithuanian countryside is contained within a pointy shale-clad roof, while glazed walls provide woodland views for rooms on the ground floor (+ slideshow). More about Aketuri Architektai clads woodland house in Lithuania with shale tiles
The blackened timber walls of this family holiday home by WT Architecture are hidden within the shell of an old stone mill in the Scottish countryside (+ slideshow). More about Scottish holiday home by WT Architecture masquerades as an old stone mill
A facade divided into angled segments creates a sharp pattern of light and shadow across the front of this brick apartment building in Kuwait by local architecture firm Studio Toggle. More about Edges Apartments designed by Studio Toggle to resemble a pile of stacked blocks
This mosque near Istanbul by Emre Arolat Architects, which features cast concrete walls and a "cave-like" prayer hall, has been shortlisted for this year's Design of the Year award (+ slideshow). More about Terraced landscaping surrounds concrete and stone structure of Emre Arolat's Sancaklar Mosque