London studio rAndom International has created a 20-metre tower of falling water at a former coal mine in Germany (+ slideshow). More about Tower: Instant Structure for Schacht XII by rAndom International
News: a complex of Nazi rally grounds in Nuremberg designed by Hitler's favourite architect will undergo repairs costing €70 million (£60 million) to prevent the crumbling structures endangering tourists. More about Nazi rally grounds in Nuremberg to be rebuilt
German studio J Mayer H Architekten has unveiled images of a temporary gallery made from scaffolding at a modern art museum in Munich (+ slideshow). More about Schaustelle by J Mayer H
German firm Archequipe has renovated a townhouse in Cologne's Deutz district with a gabled facade that steps back and forth to respect the boundaries of a neighbouring residence. More about Haus KLR renovation by Archequipe
Berlin architect and designer Sophie von Bülow knocked through walls between two residences to create this spacious apartment in her home city (+ slideshow). More about Prenzlauerberg apartment by Sophie von Bülow
British architect John Pawson's minimalist remodelling of a church in Augsburg, Germany, includes slices of onyx over the windows to diffuse light more softly through the space. More about St Moritz Church by John Pawson
A spotty concrete ceiling integrates skylights and ventilation for this auditorium building by Ecker Architekten at a high school in Germany (+ slideshow). More about The Forum at Eckenberg Gymnasium by Ecker Architekten
Renzo Piano has become the latest high-profile architect to add a building to the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany, by completing a tiny wooden cabin with room for just a single inhabitant. More about Diogene by Renzo Piano at Vitra Campus
News: architect Daniel Libeskind has refuted allegations that he was given an unfair advantage and received unlawful payments for designing a new building at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg in Germany, where he is also a part-time professor. More about Daniel Libeskind dismisses "totally false allegations" of unlawful payments
This renovated apartment in Berlin features raw concrete ceilings and floors that combine oak parquet with decorative tiles (+ slideshow). More about Box 117 by Marc Benjamin Drewes and Thomas Schneider
Mies van der Rohe designed this golf clubhouse in 1930 for the countryside surrounding Krefeld, Germany, but it's only just been constructed (+ slideshow). More about Mies van der Rohe - 1:1 Modell Golfclubhaus by Robbrecht en Daem
Architectural sketches and motifs are etched across the concrete walls of the Museum for Architectural Drawing in Berlin by Russian architecture collective SPEECH Tchoban & Kuznetsov. More about Museum for Architectural Drawing by SPEECH Tchoban & Kuznetsov
Mirrors curve down from the ceiling on thick steel frames at this hair salon in Berlin by German studio Karhard Architektur + Design (+ slideshow). More about Viktor Leske International by Karhard Architektur + Design
Foster + Partners has completed a new gallery wing clad with golden pipes at the Lenbachhaus art museum in Munich (+ slideshow). More about Lenbachhaus museum by Foster + Partners
Japanese studio SANAA has completed a circular production hall with rippled acrylic walls for furniture brand Vitra, making it the latest addition to the firm's campus of buildings by famous architects in Weil am Rhein, Germany (+ slideshow). More about Factory Building on the Vitra Campus by SANAA
News: the world's first building to be powered entirely by algae is being piloted in Hamburg, Germany, by engineering firm Arup. More about Arup unveils world's first algae-powered building
The rounded forms of this house near Stuttgart by German studio J Mayer H conjure up images of a dinosaur's head with big eyes and bared teeth (+ slideshow). More about OLS House by J Mayer H
Architects Francesco Di Gregorio and Karin Matz used spotty tiles, blue rope and pine to convert the hayloft of an old thatched farmhouse into an apartment on the small island of Föhr in Germany (+ slideshow). More about Apartment in Föhr by Karin Matz and Francesco Di Gregorio
White light glows through the translucent facades of this workshop in Siegen, Germany, by Ian Shaw Architekten (+ slideshow). More about Workshop Siegen by Ian Shaw Architekten
German studio Fabi Architekten has stacked a black building on top of a white building to create this house in the Bavarian countryside (+ slideshow). More about Black on White by Fabi Architekten