Architects Tom and James Teatum have reshuffled the upper-floor layout of two houses in west London to create a pair of double-fronted flats – one spread across the second floor and another squeezed beneath the newly extended rafters (+ slideshow). More about Teatum+Teatum squeezes a new flat into the top of two Victorian homes
News: the cost to build a new outpost of the V&A museum in Dundee, Scotland, has almost doubled to the sum of £80 million – a figure that architect Kengo Kuma has claimed is "surprisingly high" (+ movie). More about Kengo Kuma "surprised" after V&A Dundee costs rise to £80 million
A tapered column of cast concrete supports the underside of a dark oak staircase inside one of the residences that occupies this converted London garage by Patalab Architecture (+ slideshow). More about Single concrete leg props a staircase inside converted Primrose Hill garage by Patalab
Behind the Georgian facade of a historic London property, architecture office Cullinan Studio has overhauled living spaces to create an oak-framed family room that opens out to the garden (+ movie). More about Cullinan Studio transforms Hampstead house with glazed garden room
News: London mayor Boris Johnson has approved plans to create Europe's longest segregated cycle lane through the city centre. More about London mayor backs new cycle superhighway
News: construction is now under way on a public square underneath Richard Seifert's iconic Centre Point tower in London, as part of a major redevelopment by Rick Mather Architects and Conran & Partners (+ movie). More about Work starts on public plaza beneath Richard Seifert's Centre Point
News: Zaha Hadid has settled her case against the New York Review of Books and critic Martin Filler, and has donated the settlement money to an undisclosed charity that "protects and champions labour rights". More about Zaha Hadid settles book review lawsuit and donates money to labour rights charity
News: a twin-towered residential development by Foster + Partners is set to become the most cycle-friendly high-rise in London, with one bike parking space per bedroom. More about Foster's London towers to feature one bike parking space per bedroom
A ribbon of pale wood wraps the interior of this split-level flat renovated by architect Carl Trenfield, encompassing kitchen units, storage cupboards and a staircase. More about Carl Trenfield adds perforated timber around the rooms and stairs of a London home
London architect Carl Turner has developed a design for a prefabricated floating house and has made the plans available to download via an open-source architecture website. More about Carl Turner design open-source house that floats on floodwater
News: British manufacturer McLaren has launched a limited-edition coupé designed to reference the iconic car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 1995. More about McLaren's super-fast 650S Le Mans references iconic 1995 race winner
Italian design brand Driade has officially opened its new Milan showroom by David Chipperfield Architects – one of the British architect's first projects as the company's artistic director (+ slideshow). More about David Chipperfield kicks off Driade role with Milan showroom interior
News: a decade after the final beam was placed atop the Norman Foster-designed Hearst Tower in New York, the architect has returned to the building to mark its anniversary with a film captured using a drone (+ movie). More about Norman Foster narrates drone tour of New York's Hearst skyscraper
News: Richard Rogers' Leadenhall Building has lost its third steel bolt in three months, developer British Land has revealed. More about Third bolt fractures on Richard Rogers' Cheesegrater skyscraper
News: the viewing terraces opened today at the top of Rafael Viñoly's so-called Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London, pictured in these exclusive images by photographer Edmund Sumner (+ slideshow). More about Sky Garden opens at the top of Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie
A balcony shaded by steel fins projects from the upper storey of this house in Northern Ireland, which architect and farmer Patrick Bradley built using four used shipping containers (+ slideshow). More about Grillagh Water House by Patrick Bradley is made up of four stacked shipping containers
News: Foster + Partners has been given the title "most admired architect" for the ninth consecutive year, in a global survey of architecture firms. More about Foster + Partners named world's most admired architect for ninth year in a row
News: the Glasgow School of Art has named five architects in the running to lead the restoration of the Mackintosh Building, which was devastated by fire last May. More about Five architects shortlisted to restore Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art
Lengths of brightly coloured garden hose are arranged to resemble a classical fountain in a work by artist Bertrand Lavier currently installed in the grounds of London's Serpentine Sackler Gallery (+ slideshow). More about Bertrand Lavier's "unruly mass" of hoses creates a fountain outside the Serpentine Sackler Gallery
News: parts of Zaha Hadid Architects' Library and Learning Centre in Vienna have been cordoned off after a piece of concrete cladding fell off. More about Cladding panel falls off Zaha Hadid's Vienna library