Cowshed in the Netherlands rebuilt as a timber-clad family home
Julius Taminiau Architects has rebuilt an old cowshed to create a house clad in thin timber slats that conceal double-layered openings. More about Cowshed in the Netherlands rebuilt as a timber-clad family home
Norman Foster is high-tech architecture's international figurehead
We continue our high-tech architecture series by looking at Norman Foster, the architect of high-tech highlights for five decades including Reliance Controls in the 1960s, the Sainsbury Centre in the 1970s, HSBC in the 1980s, Stansted Airport in the 1990s and the Gherkin in the 2000s. More about Norman Foster is high-tech architecture's international figurehead
Round windows of Archery House echo shooting range targets
A wooden shutter slides to uncover the target-shaped window of a brick building in France by architects Boman that provides facilities for an archery range. More about Round windows of Archery House echo shooting range targets
Parallel concrete walls divide up JJ House by Ivan Priatman Architecture
Ivan Priatman Architecture has designed a house in Indonesia with glass-covered pocket gardens and a swimming pool covered by a stainless steel mosquito net. More about Parallel concrete walls divide up JJ House by Ivan Priatman Architecture
Stanton Williams "puts science on show" at London research centre for rare child diseases
The Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children in London by architect Stanton Williams features street-level glazing that allow people walking past to peer into its laboratories. More about Stanton Williams "puts science on show" at London research centre for rare child diseases
Yan'an University Campus evokes the city's ancient stone cave dwellings
Stacks of rough stone and concrete form the campus of Yan'an University in China, designed by the Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University to recall the city's famous cave dwellings. More about Yan'an University Campus evokes the city's ancient stone cave dwellings
Perforated brick facade shades a house in Vietnam with a triple-height atrium
A house in Vietnam by Khuôn Studio is built around a triple-height atrium filled with plants and shaded by a perforated facade of grey brick. More about Perforated brick facade shades a house in Vietnam with a triple-height atrium
Richard Rogers is high-tech's inside-out architect
We continue our high-tech architecture series with a profile of Richard Rogers, the architect of two of the movement's best-known inside-out buildings, Centre Pompidou and the Lloyd's building. More about Richard Rogers is high-tech's inside-out architect
R2 Studio adds hole-punched staircase made of ash wood to London house
An ash-wood staircase perforated with circular holes connects the two storeys of an Edwardian house in Lewisham, London, which has been extended by architects R2 Studio. More about R2 Studio adds hole-punched staircase made of ash wood to London house
Kuehn Malvezzi tops brick office with translucent urban greenhouse
A steel-framed vertical garden cuts through the centre of this brick warehouse-style block in Oberhausen, Germany, topped by a translucent urban greenhouse for agricultural research with a zigzagging roofline. More about Kuehn Malvezzi tops brick office with translucent urban greenhouse
Chybik + Kristof builds Prague food market in shiny metal cabins
A temporary cluster of corrugated metal-covered units surround a shallow pool at Manifesto Market in Prague's historic Smichov district, designed by architects Chybik + Kristof. More about Chybik + Kristof builds Prague food market in shiny metal cabins
Enota encloses pool in Slovenia with geometric roof
Ljubljana-based studio Enota has replaced an outdoor swimming pool with a pool covered in a rugged landscape of geometric, funnel-like roof structures at the Terme Olimia Spa in Slovenia. More about Enota encloses pool in Slovenia with geometric roof
White steel and mirrored halls form sci-fi themed architectural model museum in China
Wutopia Lab has used over 5,000 white steel pipes to form the structure of The Last Redoubt, China's first museum for architectural models. More about White steel and mirrored halls form sci-fi themed architectural model museum in China
Weathering steel facade covers CLT-framed Dutch row house
Fem Architects has completed a cross-laminated timber house clad in sheets of Corten steel in a twist on the traditional row house in Amsterdam. More about Weathering steel facade covers CLT-framed Dutch row house
Avalanche House is a timber holiday home in New Zealand's mountains
A timber-clad holiday home by Intuitive Architects frames dramatic views of its mountainous setting in Central Otago, New Zealand. More about Avalanche House is a timber holiday home in New Zealand's mountains
ArchitectsTM cuts copper-clad "light scoop" through Dublin home
A copper-clad "light scoop" sweeps through the interior of this home in Dublin, wrapping back on itself to cover a rooftop room overlooking a terrace. More about ArchitectsTM cuts copper-clad "light scoop" through Dublin home
Prison inmates help build cracked-open Church of the Penitent Thief in Italy
The Church of the Penitent Thief in Bologna, Italy, is housed in a gabled white volume cleaved in two by a glazed crack and was built with the help of inmates of La Dozza prison. More about Prison inmates help build cracked-open Church of the Penitent Thief in Italy
Stanton Williams wraps home in Hampstead in a "textured protective shell"
Deep openings for windows and doors have been "carved out" of the pale brick base of this home in the conservation area of Hampstead, designed by London studio Stanton Williams. More about Stanton Williams wraps home in Hampstead in a "textured protective shell"
Pink concrete staircase connects colourful floors of Belgian school
A pink concrete staircase, gabled roofs and brightly coloured walls define a school with in Zarren, Belgium, designed by architecture studio Felt. More about Pink concrete staircase connects colourful floors of Belgian school
Boutique hotel complex coated in brown mortar to appear weathered
A cluster of rustic rooms forms the new Lost Villa Boutique Hotel in Zhongwei, China, designed by DAS Lab to blend into the desert landscape. More about Boutique hotel complex coated in brown mortar to appear weathered