A white-painted steel and timber volume that contains an office, dressing room, reception and studio space sits at the centre of this photographer's studio in an old factory building. More about Muhhe Studio inserts "wooden box" into old factory to create light-filled photographer's studio
Architect Marc Perrotta has renovated a traditional home in Mérida, Mexico by removing a "clumsy" addition to the home and substituting it for a concrete structure with glass and brick walls. More about Marc Perrotta updates traditional Mérida home with courtyard extension
London studio Crawshaw Architects has transformed a former cowshed in Dorset into a library and office, organised around a wooden, barrel-vaulted arcade that references the client's collection of books on classical Palladian architecture. More about Crawshaw Architects transforms cowshed into Stanbridge Mill Library
Architecture studio Surman Weston has created a teaching space for children to learn about food in Hackney, London, which has been awarded the Stephen Lawrence Prize 2022 by the RIBA. More about Surman Weston uses architecture as "enabler for a great cause" at Hackney School of Food
A large steel-clad cube encloses the Dance House in Helsinki, which local architecture studios JKMM and ILO architects have created by converting and extending part of a former cable factory. More about JKMM and ILO architects extend Helsinki's Cable Factory with metal-clad dance centre
As ditching demolition in favour of reusing existing buildings becomes crucial in the face of climate change, Building for Change author Ruth Lang selects six buildings that show that renovations don't need to be dull. More about Six buildings that show reuse "isn't a constraint on creativity"
Weathered-steel planters feature in the linear park that London studio Twelve Architects and the National Trust conservation charity have created on the disused Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester. More about Victorian viaduct repurposed as public park in Manchester
Architecture studio ARCity Office has used black steel and glass to transform the concrete shell of a former power plant into a community hub in Shenzhen, China. More about ARCity Office transforms disused power plant into Shajing Village Hall
Architecture office Approach Design has transformed a former police station in Beijing into an office building enclosed by a steel framework that functions as a multipurpose urban park called TMT Folding Park. More about Approach Design turns Beijing police station into office building with multi-storey park
Local architecture studio Zeller & Moye used an abandoned lot in Mexico City to create a multifamily property called La Ribera with eight townhouses organised around a lush courtyard. More about Zeller & Moye creates earthquake-resistant La Ribera housing block in Mexico City
Los Angeles studio Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects transformed the derelict Los Angeles Times printing facility and Orange County newsroom into an office campus in Costa Mesa, California. More about EYRC maintains industrial detail for office campus built in a former LA Times facility
Architecture studio Atelier38 has converted a former furniture store in Olomouc, Czech Republic, into a broadcast centre arranged around a light-filled atrium. More about Atelier38 reworks furniture store into home for Czech Radio
Composer Max Richter and visual artist Yulia Mahr have set up a multimedia production studio inside a former farmhouse in Oxfordshire, which Charlie Luxton Design has updated with more sustainable features. More about Charlie Luxton Design reworks Oxfordshire farmhouse to create Studio Richter Mahr
Hospitality company Artchimboldi and Spanish architect Emma Martí have teamed up to transform a forgotten girls' school in Menorca into a bright and contemporary retreat for professionals. More about Artchimboldi Menorca is a work retreat inside an abandoned girls' school
Architecture studio Konishi Gaffney has overhauled a 1950s garage in an affluent Edinburgh suburb, adding a rhythmic facade made up of wooden battens. More about Konishi Gaffney converts 1950s garage into artist's studio with a sense of "civic grandeur"
Timber cladding features in this church in Edinburgh, which has been converted into a community centre by Scottish architecture firm Konishi Gaffney. More about Konishi Gaffney repurposes church into versatile community hub
Ninety-five pine trees that retain their branches support the roof of Little Finlandia, an events centre in Helsinki designed by recently graduated architect Jaakko Torvinen. More about Little Finlandia in Helsinki is a modular conference venue held up by pine trees
A lacklustre office building in Southwark has undergone a vibrant makeover to become The Africa Centre, devised by architecture studio Freehaus and interior designer Tola Ojuolape. More about The Africa Centre finds new home inside former office building in London
California studio AUX Architecture has tranformed and expanded a synagogue on LA's Westside to create the Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center for a nonprofit focused on children's welfare. More about AUX Architecture clads Los Angeles arts centre in polycarbonate panels
Brazilian studio GOAA has converted a concrete car dealership into a school complete with circus equipment, a glazed elevator and a rooftop ball court. More about GOAA turns São Paulo car dealership into light-filled Camino School