Stories by Amy Frearson
Metal-clad housing by Joliark features flush detailing and boxy balconies
MVRDV plans skyscraper with a “curving waist” for Vienna
Klein Dytham’s Shonan T-Site is a bookstore with a makeshift high street inside
Down the long driveway: New Zealand homes photographed by Mary Gaudin
Kjellgren Kaminsky completes church-inspired villa beside a lake in Sweden
Lac du Der Casino by Data Architectes could be mistaken for a school or a museum
Camilo Rebelo installs “trojan egg” inside Porto’s city hall
Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts unveils campus redesign by Steven Holl
Century-old architecture firm Swanke Hayden Connell files for bankruptcy
Third bolt fractures on Richard Rogers’ Cheesegrater skyscraper
Skyscraper surge makes 2014 the “tallest year ever”
French court revokes planning permission for SANAA’s La Samaritaine revival
NL Architects proposes “slightly insane” hotel modelled on amethyst crystals
Funeral chapel by Tria Studio brings gentle winds through its hollow centre
Mayor pulls plug on Sou Fujimoto’s Taiwan Tower over safety and cost concerns
Five houses by Carlos Ciravegna cantilever out from a rocky hillside in Argentina
Work resumes on Viñoly’s 432 Park Avenue tower after complaint of falling debris
Trellis canopy shades courtyard of Pergola house by Apollo Architects
Snøhetta commissioned for Le Monde headquarters in Paris
Chilean chapel will become Gaudí’s first project outside Spain
Microsoft Technology Pavilion takes its cues from the Windows 8 interface
Completion in sight for Herzog & de Meuron’s £617-million Elbphilharmonie concert hall