A pair of twisted concrete fins frame a fireplace at the centre of this pavilion, designed by German architecture office NE-AR as an extension to an holiday home in Argentina (+ slideshow). More about Lakeside concrete pavilion by NE-AR houses a fireplace inside a twisted column
Norwegian architect Aslak Haanshuus has created a cross-shaped house by extending a pair of old lakeside cabins so that they overlap (+ slideshow). More about Aslak Haanshuus transforms two Norwegian log cabins into a cross-shaped house
Rotterdam architect Antonia Reif has renovated and extended a modest 1960s bungalow, creating a two-storey living room and a generous bedroom that both open out to the garden (+ slideshow). More about Antonia Reif adds an inconspicuous extension to a 1960s Rotterdam bungalow
Zurich-based artist Jeremie Maret has built a small see-through tower in Berlin and invited guests to take a nap inside. More about Jeremie Maret builds a "transparent tiny skyscraper" on a Berlin industrial estate
Influenced by ecclesiastical and monastic architecture, this school building in Somerset, England features a row of brick gables that sit on top of a concrete colonnade (+ slideshow). More about Feilden Fowles reinterprets classical typologies for red brick school building in Somerset
A basement garage with a turntable for cars helps reduce the space required for this house in the Australian city of Ballarat, designed by Melbourne architecture firm Inarc (+ slideshow). More about Lake Wendouree House by Inarc features a spiked entrance and a car turntable
A mountain setting prompted the design of this conceptual wooden residence, which features two cuboid volumes rotated at 45 degrees (+ slideshow). More about Plan Bureau imagines a twin-peaked wooden house in the mountains
American studio Anmahian Winton Architects chose pale wood and dark zinc for the facade of this house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to contrast with its more traditional neighbours (+ slideshow). More about Massachusetts home by Anmahian Winton features a facade of ipe wood and zinc
The Japanese island of Miyako-jima is prone to frequent typhoons, so this kindergarten was planned by studios Hibino Sekkei and Youji no Shiro to offer children protection from heavy rain and flying debris (+ slideshow). More about Hanazono Kindergarten designed to endure typhoons and offer outdoor play spaces
Opinion: as super-thin residential towers for the super-rich sprout up across Manhattan, inequality has begun to take architectural form, writes leading US architect Steven Holl. More about "In New York, architecture with a sense of social purpose is becoming increasingly rare"
Herzog & de Meuron has completed a monumental new stadium in Bordeaux framed by 900 slim white columns, one of the key venues for next year's Euro football championship (+ slideshow). More about Herzog & de Meuron's Bordeaux Stadium is framed by a forest of slender columns
This family home nestled against the remnants of an ancient stone cottage on the Welsh coast features a composition inspired by the client's interest in abstract art (+ slideshow). More about Stephenson Studio completes a Mondrian-inspired home for a remote site on the Welsh coast
Actor George Clooney and film director Brad Bird have heaped praise on Santiago Calatrava's cultural complex in Valencia, which features as a key location in their new film Tomorrowland. More about Calatrava's City of Arts and Sciences is "insane" and "amazing" says George Clooney
London-based architects Edgley Design used stainless-steel panels more typically applied as roofing to make this ageing Surrey house weather-tight. More about Edgley Design wraps a dilapidated 1960s house in stainless steel roofing
Clerkenwell Design Week 2015: Murano glass sweets provided the inspiration for this pavilion by London studio Cousins & Cousins, which features a mixture of coloured and patterned glazing (+ slideshow). More about Glaze pavilion by Cousins & Cousins designed to resemble a Venetian glass sweet
Swedish firm Tham & Videgård has attempted to design Sweden's most desired house – a mash-up of the nation's traditional red-painted timber cottages and a functional box. More about Tham & Videgård draws up designs for "Sweden's statistically most sought-after home"
Architecture firms Allies and Morrison and O'Donnell & Tuomey have won their bid to design a new cultural quarter at the London 2012 Olympic Park, expected to include new outposts of the V&A and Smithsonian museums. More about Allies and Morrison and O'Donnell & Tuomey win contest for Olympic Park cultural campus
New images show details of the design for the 53W53 residential tower by French architect Jean Nouvel, which will occupy a site adjacent to the Museum of Modern Art on New York's 53rd Street. More about Jean Nouvel's first New York skyscraper will include three floors of MoMA gallery space
Smooth grey render covers the bumpy concrete walls of Villa Mörtnäs, a family home built into a granite rock face in a Stockholm neighbourhood (+ slideshow). More about Fourfoursixsix uses aerated concrete for family residence on the Stockholm archipelago
Zaha Hadid has completed her second major project for Chinese developer Soho China – a trio of curved towers designed to look like giant pebbles (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid completes pebble-shaped Wangjing Soho towers in Beijing