The curvaceous, aluminium-clad form of Liyang Museum in China was designed by architecture practice CROX to represent the sound made by a traditional musical instrument. More about CROX designs aluminium-clad museum based on the sound of an instrument
Architecture firm Snøhetta has installed a smile-shaped aluminium bench at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to promote "a message of peace and conflict resolution." More about Snøhetta installs curved Best Weapon bench to encourage conversations at UN Headquarters
A sequence of white geometric galleries are enclosed within this aluminium-foil pavilion, which Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza created for furniture brand Camerich at the China International Furniture Fair. More about Álvaro Siza wraps China International Furniture Fair pavilion in aluminium foil
Stinessen Arkitektur has built three cabins and a sauna on an island in the remote Steigen Archipelago off the coast of Norway in the arctic circle. More about Aluminium-clad cabins perch on stilts over the Barents Sea in Norway
Pitsou Kedem Architects used patterned aluminium screens to create a ventilated outer skin for this house arranged around a courtyard in Bnei Ziom, Israel. More about Aluminium screens shield the interiors of Pitsou Kedem's MA House
London studio Doshi Levien has self-produced a collection of lights using the techniques employed to make and repair cars. More about Earth To Sky is a range of sculpted aluminium lights by Doshi Levien
A crescent-shaped membrane roof and aluminium louvres shelter the grandstand of the new 41,000-seat Wuyuanhe Stadium by GMP Architekten on the island of Hainan, China. More about Aluminium louvres and a membrane roof shade Wuyuanhe Stadium by GMP Architekten
Open-air walkways and staircases overlook landscaped gardens at this dormitory by US studio LOHA at a central California university, which was built using durable and economical materials. More about San Joaquin Student Housing complex by LOHA makes the most of coastal climate
A new generation of designers is reinventing aluminium, a material that is cheap, abundant and relatively easy to work with, for experimental one-off furniture designs. More about Young designers are making aluminium "more desirable" for collectors
British architect David Chipperfield has offered his take on the classic Italian coffee maker invented by Alfonso Bialetti in the 1930s. More about David Chipperfield redesigns the classic Moka espresso maker for Alessi
South Korean designer Jongha Choi has created a collection of space-saving, collapsible furniture that can be transformed from flat, "two-dimensional" forms into functional, three-dimensional objects. More about Jongha Choi designs De-Dimension foldable furniture based on 2D perspective drawings
A red corrugated aluminium extension, named East Street Exchange, has been added to a 1960s library in southeast London, to give it "a new lease of life". More about We Made That adds bright red metal extension to East Street Library in London
Apple has launched a MacBook Air with a 100 per cent recycled aluminium alloy shell, reducing the carbon footprint of the computer by almost half. More about Apple designs "greenest Mac ever"
London-based designer Tino Seubert has combined anodised aluminium and hand-woven wicker to create a furniture collection, which is designed to evoke the contrast between old and new design. More about Wicker and aluminium furniture contrasts traditional and modern design
New York design studio The Very Many, led by Marc Fornes, has designed a blue-and-yellow covering outside a leisure centre in El Paso, Texas. More about Colourful pavilion by The Very Many fronts Texas swimming pool building
Japanese studio Nendo and specialist metal company Wakazono have machined a 15-kilogram vase from a 100-kilogram block of aluminium in an intricate process that took seven months. More about Nendo carves "four-layered" vase from a single 100-kilo block of aluminium
ÉCAL student Ilseop Yoon used a sheet of moulded aluminium to create the pleated seat and backrest of this chair. More about Pleated aluminium forms chair designed by ÉCAL student Ilseop Yoon
Canowater has revealed the latest addition to its range of environmentally friendly water cans – a special-edition container created by fashion designer Christopher Raeburn for London Zoo. More about London Zoo swaps plastic water bottles for cans designed by Christopher Raeburn
Australian designer Adam Cornish made these chairs from sheets of aluminium that he assembled using a process based on tailoring. More about Adam Cornish creates furniture with seams based on tailored garments
California architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa has wrapped a Seattle transit facility in an undulated, blue aluminium screen that was influenced by a dance performance. More about Brooks + Scarpa drapes wavy metal screen over Seattle transit station