Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled plans to build a high-density housing development in Monterrey, Mexico, despite having been asked to design a series of high-rise towers (+ movie). More about Zaha Hadid plans sinuous apartment complex for first project in Mexico
A ride in Norman Foster's helicopter, a chance to test Bjarke Ingel's smoke-ring-blowing power plant chimney in Copenhagen, a hot-tub hangout with Charles Renfro, and a birdwatching adventure with Jeanne Gang are among prizes being auctioned off by an American nonprofit organisation. More about Starchitect experiences offered as auction prizes
A sliver of glazing stretches all the way up from the ground to the roof of this extension to a west London house, which is named The Lantern in reference to the way it glows at night (+ slideshow). More about Fraher Architects completes an extension with a window that stretches up to the roof
A drystone wall frames the glazed pavilions that make up this family summer house, which is perched on a hilltop on the southern tip of Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula (+ slideshow). More about Rugged drystone wall frames Whitehall Road Residence by B.E. Architecture
A glazed corridor connects the four house-shaped buildings that make up this holiday home on the outskirts of Porto, designed by young Portuguese studio PROD (+ slideshow). More about PROD's House of Four Houses comprises a family of interlinked buildings
Solar panels cover the rooftops of these four townhouses in Boston by local firm ISA, allowing them to sustainably produce more energy and hot water than their occupants are likely to use (+ slideshow). More about Roxbury E+ townhouses in Boston designed to produce more energy than they use
Dutch firm MVRDV has been selected to transform an elevated road in Seoul into a public park that could become South Korea's answer to the High Line. More about MVRDV to transform Seoul overpass into High Line-inspired park
BIG has completed its second addition to a school in Denmark – an art school beneath a football field that joins the underground gymnasium with a humped courtyard on its roof (+ slideshow). More about BIG follows up sunken sports hall with an art school beneath a football field
Milan Expo 2015: gardens of fruit trees are framed by the white concrete walls of Bahrain's Milan Expo pavilion, designed by Dutch architect Anne Holtrop as a peaceful oasis of green (+ slideshow + interview). More about Anne Holtrop uses white concrete "puzzle pieces" for Bahrain's tranquil Expo pavilion
London collective Assemble has been named on the shortlist for the Turner Prize 2015, marking the first time an architecture or design studio has been recognised by the UK's most important art award (+ slideshow). More about Assemble becomes first design studio shortlisted for the Turner Prize
Nestled into a grove of mature trees in the Tennessee countryside, this timber-framed farmhouse features a sheltered swimming pool and a large porch where residents can look out over gently rolling fields (+ slideshow). More about Old Briar is a Tennessee farmhouse for a family relocating from Chicago
Japanese architect Kouichi Kimura chose grey steel sheets for the exterior of this office and apartment building in Shiga, giving it an armoured appearance (+ slideshow). More about Live-work block in Japan by Kouichi Kimura features a steel-plated facade
Tato Architects has replaced all of the walls inside a traditional Japanese house with curving plywood screens (+ slideshow). More about Tato Architects updates a traditional Japanese house with a curved plywood interior
Terracotta tiles, balcony corridors and a secluded courtyard all feature at this renovated Spanish home, for which Barcelona studio Arquitectura-G has been awarded the European Union's Emerging Architect prize (+ slideshow). More about Arquitectura-G's Casa Luz features terracotta surfaces and a glazed courtyard
This military hospital in San Antonio features terracotta brise soleils inspired by strips of grafted skin, which protect burns victims from the intense sun (+ slideshow). More about Texan military hospital by RTKL features slatted sun shades based on skin grafts
David Chipperfield has today unveiled his plans to reconfigure and renovate the Royal Academy of Arts in London, which will include building a bridge between two historic buildings. More about David Chipperfield reveals plans for Royal Academy of Arts overhaul
This library extension in the centre of Bruges is covered in sheets of pre-rusted Corten steel, deliberately contrasting the white plasterwork of the original building (+ slideshow). More about Studio Farris adds rusty steel extension to a library in Bruges
Graux & Baeyens Architecten has divided an old Flemish-style house in Belgium into a psychotherapy centre and apartment, installing a concrete canopy to give each space its own outdoor area (+ slideshow). More about Concrete canopy creates two-storey terrace for home and clinic by Graux & Baeyens
This holiday home near the northern tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, features a balcony-like room that allows residents to enjoy the scenic surroundings all year round (+ slideshow). More about Hammer Architects completes a cabin retreat in the Cape Cod woodland
A dramatically scooped roofline creates a spiky steeple and a triangular entrance for this church in southern Norway by Link Arkitektur (+ slideshow). More about Ålgård Church by Link Arkitektur features a concave vaulted roof