A jagged form clad in perforated aluminium marks the Baroque Museum of Catalonia entrance in Manresa, Spain, which has been updated by local architect David Closes. More about David Closes adds jagged metal entrance to museum in Catalonia
Dezeen Showroom: steel and aluminium are among the metals used in the design of these eight furnishings and products that are listed on Dezeen Showroom. More about Eight items made from metal that combine utility and refinement
Staggered volumes organised around a rounded courtyard form the net-zero Westmark Lower School, which was designed by architecture studio NBBJ to "reduce anxiety and stress" for students with learning differences. More about NBBJ completes nature-infused California school for neurodiverse students
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has unveiled the Audeum audio museum in Seoul, which is wrapped by layers of suspended aluminium pipes. More about Kengo Kuma shrouds Seoul museum in cascading aluminium pipes
British-Ghanaian designer Giles Tettey Nartey has used welded aluminium to craft his Serwaa chair, which reinterprets the traditional wooden Lobi stool native to West Africa as an "industrial product". More about Giles Tettey Nartey reimagines traditional West African chair in aluminium
Ghanaian studio Limbo Accra has created the Duho Pavilion within the grounds of a ruined hotel on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. More about Limbo Accra opens up abandoned Cayman Islands hotel with aluminium-pole sculpture garden
US studio Olson Kundig has shaded a boxy, glass office complex with aluminium screens near Atlanta's BeltLine and included a glass-clad volume to connect the buildings and frame the pedestrian paths. More about Olson Kundig uses glass bridge to connect office buildings near Atlanta's BeltLine
French studio Heams & Michel Architectes has updated a public square in Cannes with seven prefabricated aluminium kiosks that can be adapted to various uses. More about Heams & Michel Architectes shrouds prefabricated pavilions in geometric lattices
An aluminium alloy made from 100 per cent recycled waste will be a game-changer for the furniture industry, according to Norwegian designer Lars Beller Fjetland. More about Recycled aluminium "is a material we'll be using for the next 100 years" says Lars Beller Fjetland
Mono-material metal furniture was one of the most prominent trends at Milan design week, where designers created striking pieces from aluminium and stainless steel. Here, we round up eight of the best. More about Steely mono-material metal furniture takes centre stage at Milan design week
Design studio Niceworkshop has created furniture for recycling brand Format made from aluminium formwork used for pouring the concrete on large-scale buildings, which is on show at Milan design week. More about Niceworkshop presents furniture made from reused skyscraper formwork
Urlo Studio has completed an "aesthetic and functional" gym and multi-sport club with a glass and aluminium pavilion with a composite facade in Ecuador. More about Urlo Studio completes steel pavilion for Ecuadorian sports club
New York design gallery Friedman Benda has presented 13 furniture pieces including some made from scrap aluminium by Brazilian design practice Estúdio Campana. More about Humberto Campana debuts first design collection since his brother's passing
Dezeen Showroom: created by American brand Bestcase, the Foundation bar stool is designed to celebrate raw aluminium and simple manufacturing techniques. More about Foundation bar stool by Bestcase
Dezeen Showroom: the Australian coastline informed the curved, textural metal forms of the Bell lighting collection, created by design studio Aftr for lighting brand Rakumba.
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Australian studio Lahznimmo Architects has completed Powerhouse Castle Hill in northwest Sydney, a shed-like storage facility wrapped in corrugated aluminium and concrete. More about Lahznimmo Architects aims for "beautiful utility" with museum storage in Sydney
Chinese studio Wutopia Lab has used wave-shaped roofs of blue aluminium and translucent fabric to transform an industrial yard in Shanghai into a mixed-use cultural space. More about Wave-shaped roofs top cultural space in Shanghai by Wutopia Lab
As part of the Collectible design fair in Brussels, Swedish firm HAHA Studio has launched a range of futuristic furniture and lighting that lays bare the digital fabrication technique through which it was created. More about Computer-controlled cuts leave "ghost traces" on HAHA Studio homeware
Large wooden beams frame the interiors of L'échappée, a multimedia library in France designed by local practice Atelier WOA as an alternative to "institutional and cold" public buildings. More about Atelier WOA creates long timber-framed library in France
Swedish designers Gustav Winsth and Alexander Lervik have unveiled a chair that was designed in virtual reality and brought to life by skilled metalworkers who normally work on motorcycles. More about Gustav Winsth and Alexander Lervik use virtual reality to design real-life chair