Denton Corker Marshall has built the new Australian Embassy in Jakarta, adding an assortment of metals mined in Australia and acoustic panels decorated with national landmarks (+ slideshow). More about Denton Corker Marshall completes "expressive yet dignified" Australian Embassy in Jakarta
Fraher Architects has added a simple extension with a sloping glass roof to an early 19th-century house in London, creating a bright new dining area that opens onto a garden patio (+ slideshow). More about Fraher Architects adds glass-roofed extension to terraced house in London
Architect Edgar Papazian of New York studio Doon Architecture has revamped an ageing A-frame home into a frugal family dwelling, in an area of Long Island known for its "outrageous housing market" (+ slideshow). More about Edgar Papazian transforms pointy wooden cabin in the Hamptons into weekend retreat
Landscape architecture firm West 8 has added rolling hills with playgrounds and art installations across Governors Island in New York harbour (+ slideshow). More about West 8 creates artificial hills on New York's Governors Island
In celebration of Canada Day, here's a look at some of the best houses situated in the dramatic landscapes of the vast North American country. Our archive includes cliff-top retreats, mountain cabins and lakeside lodges. See more houses in Canada »
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An infinity pool on the roof of this concrete residence by Brazilian office Studio MK27 sits within the dense canopy of a coastal rainforest in São Paulo state (+ slideshow). More about Jungle House by Studio MK27 features a rooftop infinity pool with views over a Brazilian rainforest
Wooden barn-like blocks splay out in various directions to form this Swedish villa by Stockholm studio Murman Arkitekter, framing views of a lake and surrounding woodland (+ slideshow). More about Murman Arkitekter completes a Swedish villa that fans out in all directions
Visitors must traverse a bridge to enter this family dwelling by US studio Cutler Anderson Architects, which was built atop a pool in Oregon (+ slideshow). More about Cutler Anderson builds wooden Newberg Residence over an Oregon pond
Danish studio Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter has revealed its designs for a climate research and visitor centre in Greenland, featuring a tent-like structure and a rooftop platform for observing icebergs (+ slideshow). More about Dorte Mandrup unveils plans for tent-like climate research centre in Greenland
Opinion: the imaginative but unrealistic proposals for Detroit on show at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale have left Aaron Betsky wondering if there is hope for architectural projects among the city's ruins. More about "After decades of Detroit ruin porn, America's Biennale exhibition runs riot"
Architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien have won the long-running competition to design the Obama Presidential Library in Chicago. More about Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects chosen for Obama Presidential Library
The American Institute of Architects has announced the winners of this year's Small Projects Awards, which include a tiny floating sauna and a mobile dental surgery in a trailer (+ slideshow). More about AIA reveals best small American architecture projects of 2016
London Festival of Architecture 2016: architects Tomaso Boano and Jonas Prišmontas have created a small pop-up studio to raise awareness of how London's unaffordable rents and education is crippling its creative industries (+ slideshow). More about London architects create pop-up art studio to highlight the city's unaffordable rents
Brexit crisis: the Creative Industries Federation is organising a series of emergency sessions to prepare the UK's design sector for Brexit, saying "if it is going to happen, we need to mitigate the consequences". More about Creative Industries Federation plans urgent Brexit crisis events
Graduate shows 2016: a gridded megastructure contains a creative workforce of 1,400 in this proposal by Royal College of Art graduate Ohyun Kwon to address the housing crisis in the South Korean capital. More about Ohyun Kwon proposes megastructure to house 1,400 creatives in Seoul
London Festival of Architecture 2016: a soup servery, a rubbish bin-cum-play space and a flat-pack pop-up shop form part of an exhibition that explores how architecture can contribute to city communities (+ slideshow). More about RIBA exhibits three pavilions designed to serve London communities
Wooden slats and bleachers provide the multi-faceted volume of this waterfront sauna by Avanto Architects, allowing visitors to climb the roof for a better view of the sea or to lounge in the sun (+ slideshow). More about Avanto Architects builds coastal sauna in Helsinki with a faceted timber "cloak"
Plates of weathering steel frame the tall doorway to this timber-clad home, designed by architects Design Base 8 and Omar Gandhi for a remote site on Canada's Cape Breton (+ slideshow). More about Rabbit Snare Gorge cabin sits on a bluff in remote Nova Scotia
Washington is up next in our series looking at houses from different US states, with a concrete dwelling cut into a rocky outcrop (pictured) and a retreat nestled in a canyon among the best examples (+ slideshow). More about Five of the best houses in Washington state on Dezeen
Thick, galvanised-steel frames highlight a selection of windows on the concrete facade of this apartment block in Tokyo designed by Japanese studios Sasaki Architecture and Atelier O (+ slideshow). More about Modelia Days apartment block in Tokyo features concrete walls and steel box windows