Canadian firm Paul Bernier Architecte has extended a dental practice in Montreal with two floors of apartments covered in aluminium panels. More about Perforated panels conceal apartments above Montreal dental clinic by Paul Bernier Architecte
Childcare subscription app Brella has opened its first space in Los Angeles, comprising play areas, a co-working space and yoga classes. More about Two mothers open Brella to offer flexible childcare in Los Angeles
A spiral staircase twists 810 degrees to form a viewpoint designed by architecture studio Doarchi to look out over the mountains close to Shenzhen. More about Spiral lookout tower gives views of the mountains in Shenzhen
Multidisciplinary design studio Frama tried to emulate a relaxed neighbourhood atmosphere inside this Beirut concept store, which features limewashed surfaces and simple concrete fixtures. More about Frama uses neutral tones for Beirut concept store The Slow
Plywood is used to make cabinets, nooks and dividers inside this olive green retail store in Lower Manhattan that Brooklyn studio ABA has designed for London streetwear brand Maharishi. More about Green plywood cabinets outfit Maharishi store in New York City
The curvaceous, aluminium-clad form of Liyang Museum in China was designed by architecture practice CROX to represent the sound made by a traditional musical instrument. More about CROX designs aluminium-clad museum based on the sound of an instrument
London architect Alex Michaelis, co-founder of Michaelis Boyd, has designed a home for his family as a "striking, contemporary take on Corbusien modernism". More about Alex Michaelis wraps his London family home with curvy brickwork walls
Homely living spaces serve as a backdrop to artworks inside this Francis Gallery in Bath, England, which has been created by editor Rosa Park and designer Fred Rigby. More about Bath's Francis Gallery is set inside a Georgian townhouse
Local Architecture Network has built a minimum security prison with a perforated metal facade of weathering steel in Nanterre that has a sports court in pastel hues. More about Prison clad in perforated weathering steel has pastel-coloured sports court
New York designer Daniel Arsham and design gallery Friedman Benda have installed a translucent green box to launch futuristic furnishings at this year's Design Miami. More about Daniel Arsham turns his Design Miami booth into a cabinet of curiosities
Chinese architecture studio LLLab has designed a hotel on the outskirts of Beijing as a village-style complex of buildings made from local brick and slate. More about LLLab uses red brick and slate for retreat close to the Great Wall of China
Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich has created sand-covered sculptures of 66 cars and trucks, which he has arranged to resemble a traffic jam on Miami Beach in a bid to raise awareness of the climate-change crisis. More about Artist Leandro Erlich creates sand-covered traffic jam on Miami beach
The brick-clad Nithurst Farm contains grand concrete rooms that are modelled on the Russian science-fiction film, Stalker. More about Adam Richards models his home on Roman architecture and Soviet-era science fiction
London-based studio Nir Meiri has teamed up with Indian designer Vaidehi Thakkar to create a series of lamps with shades made from red cabbage leaves. More about Nir Meiri turns cabbage leaves into paper-like lampshades
Snøhetta and WERK Arkitekter have released visuals of a community centre for water sports on the coast of Esbjerg, Denmark, which will be made from wood.
More about Snøhetta and WERK Arkitekter model Lanternen maritime centre on "craftmanship of boats"
Architecture studio Hou de Sousa has built three volumes, constructed rebar and covered in bright cords, to form "gateways, apertures and seating" in front of New York City's Flatiron Building for this holiday season. More about Hou de Sousa wraps rebar in colourful string for installation outside New York's Flatiron Building
For his first footwear design, architect Kengo Kuma has created a trainer in collaboration with Japanese sports brand ASICS that draws on the craft of bamboo knitting. More about Kengo Kuma designs his first ever trainer for ASICS
31/44 Architects shows how London's 19th-century townhouses can be brought into the 21st century, with this three-home development in Peckham. More about 31/44 Architects puts a modern spin on a Victorian terrace in south London
The Grand Park Hotel in Rovinj, Croatia, is topped with a series of planted terraces that step down towards the Adriatic Sea. More about Planted terraces overlook the sea at the Grand Park Hotel by 3LHD
Ornate paintings and decorative stucco ceilings appear inside the self-designed studio of architecture practice Aires Mateus, which occupies an 18th-century building in Lisbon, Portugal. More about Restored plasterwork and paintings adorn Aires Mateus' self-designed studio