The inaugural Fikra Graphic Design Biennial, in the UAE emirate of Sharjah, shows how the region can rethink its approach to adaptive reuse of buildings. More about Fikra Graphic Design Biennial "sets a precedent" for adaptive reuse in UAE
A concrete structure that was built as a bomb-proof fuel pumping station during world war two in Dungeness, England, has been transformed into a holiday home by UK-based interior architecture studio Johnson Naylor. More about Johnson Naylor converts world war two pumping station into holiday home on Dungeness beach
London-based architecture studio Hawkins\Brown has added a brick extension to a 19th century warehouse to create an office block at 53 Great Suffolk Street in Southwark, London. More about Hawkins\Brown's office extension mirrors Victorian brick warehouse
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has turned an old brick building in Chicago into an architecture-focused exhibition centre. More about Tadao Ando designs Wrightwood 659 exhibition space in Chicago
Studio Joanna Laajisto has created an office for a Finnish advertising agency inside a bread factory with six-metre-high ceilings, in Helsinki. More about Studio Joanna Laajisto transforms Helsinki bread factory into Bob the Robot's office
An Ottoman-era home in Jaffa has been refurbished as a spa, where Japanese elements sit alongside original Arabic details like arched ceilings and stone walls. More about Yoko Kitahara spa blends Japanese and Arabic designs in Jaffa
Ministry of Sound has teamed up with architecture studio Squire and Partners to create a co-working space and private members lounge in southeast London, just around the corner from the infamous nightclub's home. More about Ministry of Sound opens co-working space in revamped 19th-century printworks
A former house in Beijing's old town is transformed into a specialist fan shop with a minimalist oak-lined interior, in this project by Golucci Interior Architects. More about Golucci Interior Architects creates "simple and clean" fan shop in Beijing hutong
Dezeen promotion: a centre for culture and innovation inside a former industrial building in High Point has welcomed the first visitors to look around its spaces, including a design store curated by Dezeen. More about Plant Seven creative hub opens in North Carolina textile mill
Berlin-based design studio New Tendency has updated a GDR era broadcast building to create a temporary workspace for participants enrolled in Red Bull's music academy scheme. More about New Tendency overhauls East German radio centre to create Red Bull music studios
This huge industrial building in San Francisco now functions as office space for an HR software company, where employees are encouraged to take off their shoes. More about Vast warehouse at San Francisco's Pier 70 becomes Gusto headquarters
Pale pink window casings, potted plants and fresh produce colour this vegan restaurant in Tel Aviv, with interiors by local firm Amit Studio. More about Amit Studio enlivens Tel Aviv cafe Bana with pink windows and metal racks
American firm Dumican Mosey Architects has transformed an old industrial building in San Francisco into a home, gallery and studio for a contemporary artist and her family. More about Vintage car mounted to ceiling in SOMA Residence by Dumican Mosey
The former Philips power plant in Eindhoven has been transformed into an innovation hub by young architect Janne van Berlo, in a renovation that celebrates the building's industrial features. More about Innovation Powerhouse is a creative hub in a former Eindhoven power station
Los Angeles studio Design, Bitches has refurbished a local building for a nonprofit education organisation, creating a variety of areas to learn, work and develop skills. More about Design, Bitches overhauls LA education centre 9 Dots with plywood built-ins
A pair of former warehouses topped with saw-toothed roofs have been transformed into a school for fine arts by Franklin Azzi Architecture, in the French city of Nantes. More about Franklin Azzi Architecture converts Nantes warehouses into art school
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The iconic angled tower of Montreal's Olympic Stadium is being converted into offices by local firm Provencher Roy. More about Montreal Tower to become glazed offices for Desjardins Group
A translucent polycarbonate skin wraps Streetmekka Viborg Build, a former windmill factory that Danish studio EFFEKT has transformed into a hub for street sports and youth culture. More about EFFEKT transforms abandoned windmill factory into skatepark and youth centre
Chicago architect Jeff Klymson has designed a home for himself inside an old industrial building in the city, while reserving the ground floor for the studio of his firm Collective Office. More about Collective Office founder converts Chicago factory into his apartment and studio