Plant-covered Villa M by Triptyque and Philippe Starck "brings nature back to the city"
A steel exoskeleton supports a vertical garden facade at this hotel in Paris, France, created by designer Philippe Starck in collaboration with French-Brazilian studio Triptyque and landscape studio Coloco. More about Plant-covered Villa M by Triptyque and Philippe Starck "brings nature back to the city"
Samira Rathod creates House of Concrete Experiments in India
Sculptural concrete walls cast with debris and a range of finishes define this home in the coastal town of Alibag, India, designed by local studio Samira Rathod Design Atelier. More about Samira Rathod creates House of Concrete Experiments in India
CmDesign Atelier creates minimal beach house on Lagos peninsula
Tosin Oshinowo-led studio CmDesign Atelier has completed the Coral Pavilion beach house that is accessible only by boat, as a haven away from the "frenetic energy" of Lagos, Nigeria. More about CmDesign Atelier creates minimal beach house on Lagos peninsula
Loader Monteith uses reclaimed stone and red aluminium for Scottish home
Scottish studio Loader Monteith has completed Ceangal House, a home on a working farm in South Lanarkshire with a layout and materials that were drawn from the original 19th-century buildings on the site. More about Loader Monteith uses reclaimed stone and red aluminium for Scottish home
Wolf Prix is the deconstructivist architect who said "architecture must burn"
Continuing our series revisiting deconstructivist architecture we profile Wolf Prix, one of the founders and principal of the radical Austrian practice Coop Himmelb(l)au. More about Wolf Prix is the deconstructivist architect who said "architecture must burn"
Delve Architects adds miniature art gallery to south London home
Local studio Delve Architects has extended a terraced home in south London by adding a brick-lined kitchen designed to be easily transformed into the Ivanhoe Gallery exhibition space for displaying work by local artists. More about Delve Architects adds miniature art gallery to south London home
Zaha Hadid's Vitra Fire Station is "ready to explode into action at any moment"
We continue our series on deconstructivism by looking at Zaha Hadid's first major built work, the Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein, Germany. More about Zaha Hadid's Vitra Fire Station is "ready to explode into action at any moment"
Studio Mutt covers seaside artist's studio in black rubber and seashells
Scallop shells decorate the rubber-painted exterior of The Pottering Shed, an artist's studio overlooking Poole Harbour in England by architecture practice Studio Mutt. More about Studio Mutt covers seaside artist's studio in black rubber and seashells
De Matos Ryan adds timber playspace to garden of London home
Architecture studio De Matos Ryan has created a "treeless treehouse" named Penfold in the garden of a London home, with a pyramidal timber structure that is accessible only by crawling beneath it. More about De Matos Ryan adds timber playspace to garden of London home
Daniel Libeskind's Jewish Museum is a "foreboding experience"
Continuing our series on deconstructivism we look at the Jewish Museum in Berlin, one of the architect Daniel Libeskind's first completed projects. More about Daniel Libeskind's Jewish Museum is a "foreboding experience"
Frank Gehry brought global attention to deconstructivism
Continuing our series revisiting deconstructivist architecture, we profile Frank Gehry, the Canadian architect who brought global attention to the style with the ground-breaking Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. More about Frank Gehry brought global attention to deconstructivism
Tiled facade wraps curved convention centre by Woods Bagot and Warren & Mahoney
A curved facade clad in herringbone tiles encloses the Te Pae Convention and Exhibition Centre, which Australian studio Woods Bagot and New Zealand studio Warren & Mahoney have completed in Christchurch. More about Tiled facade wraps curved convention centre by Woods Bagot and Warren & Mahoney
Filipe Pina and David Bilo extend Portuguese farmhouse with gabled concrete forms
Portuguese architects Filipe Pina and David Bilo have extended the Casa NaMora farmhouse in Guarda, Portugal, adding two gabled concrete volumes with pared-back interiors. More about Filipe Pina and David Bilo extend Portuguese farmhouse with gabled concrete forms
Bernard Tschumi is the deconstructivist architect with big ideas
Continuing our series revitising deconstructivist architecture, we profile French-Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi, who designed the seminal Parc de la Villette in Paris. More about Bernard Tschumi is the deconstructivist architect with big ideas
SO-IL and FREAKS extend glass museum in France with sweeping public plaza
New York office SO-IL and Parisian studio FREAKS have completed the renovation and extension of an 18th-century glass factory in France, adding a sweeping concrete plaza that unites a series of cultural spaces. More about SO-IL and FREAKS extend glass museum in France with sweeping public plaza
Pad Studio designs red-brick Gardener's Cottage in rural Hampshire
Stepped red-brick volumes and garden terraces define this home that Pad Studio has created in the New Forest, an area of protected woodland in the English county of Hampshire. More about Pad Studio designs red-brick Gardener's Cottage in rural Hampshire
Kapsimalis Architects designs monolithic holiday home in Santorini
Local studio Kapsimalis Architects has created Monolithus, a holiday home on the Greek island of Santorini that was designed as an arrangement of geometric forms clad in earth-coloured cement. More about Kapsimalis Architects designs monolithic holiday home in Santorini
Penda China designs rural resort to look like a traditional village
The stone and timber dwellings of this holiday resort on the outskirts of Beijing have been designed by local practice Penda China to look like traditional village buildings. More about Penda China designs rural resort to look like a traditional village
ElasticoFarm and Bplan Studio design arc-shaped block of holiday apartments in Italy
Architecture practices ElasticoFarm and Bplan Studio have created an arc-shaped cluster of holiday apartments overlooking the Venetian Lagoon in Jesolo, Italy. More about ElasticoFarm and Bplan Studio design arc-shaped block of holiday apartments in Italy
"Smog-eating" ceramic fins cover hospital in Milan by Mario Cucinella Architects
Large ceramic fins with a titanium dioxide coating that can break down smog particles cover the wave-like form of this hospital building in Milan, designed by local practice Mario Cucinella Architects. More about "Smog-eating" ceramic fins cover hospital in Milan by Mario Cucinella Architects