An elevated terrace stretches along one side of this narrow house in Nara, Japan, providing the residents with glimpses into the neighbourhood (+ slideshow). More about House in Nara by Keiichi Sugiyama boasts a raised cedar terrace
New York-based SHoP Architects is designing Brooklyn's first super-tall skyscraper – a spindly structure that will rise 1,000 feet over the downtown district. More about Plans unveiled for super-tall tower in Brooklyn by SHoP Architects
Italian architect Stefano Boeri has revealed designs for a plant-covered 36-storey tower in Lausanne, Switzerland, continuing the "vertical forest" concept he trialled with a pair of towers in Milan (+ slideshow). More about Stefano Boeri unveils plans for "vertical forest" tower in Switzerland
World Architecture Festival 2015: the architecture industry is at the start of a "maker revolution" that could see robots transform construction, according to BIG partner Kai-Uwe Bergmann. More about Robots will transform the building industry in 50 years says BIG's Kai-Uwe Bergmann
A Victorian gas holder has been converted into a park with a circular lawn and a polished steel pavilion as part of the ongoing redevelopment of King's Cross, London. More about Bell Phillips converts Victorian gas holder into circular park for King's Cross
Volcanic ash is mixed into the concrete shell of this angular house in central Tokyo, which was designed by Atelier Tekuto for a pair of chemists (+ slideshow). More about Atelier Tekuto completes crystalline concrete home for two chemists
Chilean studio MAPA has converted a vacant building in Santiago into an apartment block covered in zigzagging brickwork (+ slideshow). More about MAPA updates Chilean housing block with textured brick facade
World Architecture Festival 2015: the orange, yellow and green tones of a building in Switzerland are captured in this shot by Fernando Guerra, which has been named best architectural photograph of the year. More about Fernando Guerra wins Arcaid award for best architectural photograph of 2015
Wood is taking over from steel and concrete as the architectural wonder material of the 21st century, with architects praising its sustainability, quality and speed of construction. (+ slideshow). More about Architects embrace "the beginning of the timber age"
Foster + Partners has won a competition to redevelop a 35-hectare neighbourhood by the River Nile in downtown Cairo. More about Foster unveils winning masterplan for waterfront Cairo neighbourhood
Seoul studio OBBA hung thin white strips around this temporary pavilion, designed as a resting place for visitors to an outdoor art exhibition (+ movie). More about Translucent curtains surround "floating" Oasis pavilion by OBBA
This stripy brick home stands among coconut trees on the shoreline of Ko Pha Ngan, an island in the Gulf of Thailand (+ slideshow). More about Coconut groves surround brick retirement home on a Thai beach by NPDA Studio
Paris studio Marchi Architectes has extended a small museum in the French village of Biévres and added a community centre with a series of pitched roofs (+ slideshow). More about Marchi Architectes completes a community centre in the heart of an old French village
At this house for a racing driver, Czech studio Stempel & Tesar has shifted the living spaces upstairs to make room for a car workshop below (+ slideshow). More about Car workshop takes priority at Stempel & Tesar's house for a racing driver
A multi-directional black staircase bridges the main entrance space in this converted office building in Belgium (+ slideshow). More about Steven Vandenborre adds cross-shaped staircase to an industrial office conversion
Movie: in our next exclusive movie with Julia Peyton-Jones, the Serpentine Gallery director discusses the artificial mountain MVRDV proposed for the 2004 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, which eventually proved too expensive to build. More about MVRDV's proposed 2004 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion was "a heroic failure"
Architect Jeanne Gang has unveiled plans for a geologically-inspired extension to the American Museum of Natural History in New York (+ slideshow). More about Studio Gang designs curving concrete expansion to New York's Natural History Museum
This multipurpose building at the University of Luxembourg combines an 18-storey tower with a horizontal volume that cantilevers at both ends (+ slideshow). More about Steel grid covers double cantilevered building for the University of Luxembourg
A traditional Japanese construction method was used for this house in Tokyo, which features four wooden columns arranged in a square to support the rest of the timber frame (+ slideshow). More about FT Architects' 4 Columns house features a traditional timber frame and minimal interior
Belgian architects Edouard Brunet and François Martens have converted a terraced house in Brussels into two apartments, adding a projecting box with a full-height glass wall to house a new kitchen (+ slideshow). More about Kitchen extension projects from the top floor of a renovated Brussels house