This top-heavy white house in Kanagawa, Japan, was designed by Apollo Architects & Associates for a keen surfer and his family (+ slideshow). More about Wave is a surfer's house with a protruding windowless facade and a secret courtyard
We've assembled some of the best examples of domestic architecture in Ireland from the pages of Dezeen – including a timber-frame house with sliding doors, a black glass extension to a period home, and a seaside retreat. More about 13 of the best contemporary homes in Ireland
Opinion: Dutch architecture firm OMA was among 74 entrants for a competition to design a new footbridge across London's River Thames – but its entry was more about making a statement than trying to win, explains practice partner Reinier de Graaf. More about "Definitely not a bridge"
Amanda Levete and Hopkins are among the architects shortlisted to design a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge across London's River Thames (+ slideshow). More about Shortlist unveiled for Nine Elms to Pimlico bridge competition
A high-profile campaign to save the Brutalist Robin Hood Gardens housing estate in London has been revived. More about Last-ditch bid launched to save Robin Hood Gardens from demolition
Bronze-framed windows pierce the yellow-brick facade of this house on one of the oldest streets in London's borough of Kensington and Chelsea (+ slideshow). More about TDO pairs brick and bronze for contemporary house on a historic London street
Perforated wooden shutters allow the residents of this São Paulo apartment building by Studio MK27 to control the levels of daylight in their living spaces (+ slideshow). More about Perforated screens cover the facade of São Paulo apartment block by Studio MK27
Adjaye Associates has unveiled a proposal to transform a 1970s industrial building in Johannesburg into luxury apartments and a hotel, with balconies covered in plants (+ slideshow). More about David Adjaye to turn Johannesburg high-rise into plant-covered apartment block
Rem Koolhaas has accused the president of Princeton University of making a "category error" by expecting former architecture dean Alejandro Zaera-Polo to include full academic citations in texts he wrote for the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Koolhaas accuses Princeton of "category error" over Zaera-Polo
Adjaye Associates has unveiled plans to transform a collection of post-war buildings opposite The Ritz hotel in central London into a hotel and apartment complex. More about David Adjaye reveals £600 million project for London's Piccadilly
A slatted-timber gallery is raised above the porch of this woodland lodge near the shore of Lake Superior in Wisconsin (+ slideshow). More about Timber gallery sits above the veranda of Salmela Architect's lakeside retreat
A cylindrical tower clad in weathered steel forms part of this extension to a 19th-century stone cottage in the English countryside, designed to recall a gasworks that previously stood on the site. More about Chris Dyson Architects adds a rusty steel tower to a rural stone cottage
Seoul office JYA-rchitects used cheap materials including bubble wrap and corrugated steel sheets to provide an "efficient architectural solution" for a series of low-cost houses in South Korea (+ slideshow). More about JYA-rchitects develops affordable homes for low-income families in South Korea
Photo essay: Lewis Bush wandered the streets of London to shoot these distorted photographs of new construction sites and high-rises, which he believes are causing his home city to "fade slowly away" (+ slideshow). More about Abstract photography by Lewis Bush chronicles the "aggressive redevelopment" of London
Solid concrete, metal mesh and glass create surfaces with varying levels of opacity for the walls of this office and factory building for a manufacturer of sliding doors in Belgium (+ slideshow). More about Govaert & Vanhoutte creates concrete and glass headquarters for door manufacturer Rob Systems
The residents of a house in Melbourne have allowed architect Andrew Maynard to reveal their living spaces to passers-by, with a timber-framed extension that slots into the perimeter fence (+ slideshow). More about Melbourne house extension by Andrew Maynard presents a living room to the street
A living room is contained within this glazed extension to a period property in Dublin, forming a transparent connection between the existing building and its garden. More about Glazed house extension by GKMP Architects "feels like part of the garden"
A grid of 24 red brick arches frames the interior of this Vietnam coffee shop by Wangstudio, which sits between a garden and a reflective pool of water (+ slideshow). More about Wangstudio's F Coffee is a Vietnam cafe made up of 24 brick arches
This 65-metre-long house in the Brazilian countryside was designed by Studio MK27 to be opaque at one end and transparent at the other (+ slideshow). More about Casa Mororó by Studio MK27 is a 65-metre-long house in rural Brazil
Egypt is to unveil plans for a vast new privately funded administrative capital for seven million residents that would extend Cairo eastwards to the coast of the Red Sea. More about Egypt plans new capital city covering 700 square kilometres