This social housing block in Slovakia by Bratislava studio Nice Architects features a series of protruding balconies that angle towards sunlight whilst blocking out the noise of car traffic below (+ slideshow). More about Angular balconies stretch towards sunlight at North Star Apartments by Nice Architects
News: Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has unveiled plans for a tower block shaped like a pine cone with balconies sprouting outwards in all directions, as part of a series of "modern follies" underway in Montpellier, France (+ slideshow). More about Sou Fujimoto designs nature-inspired tower for Montpellier "modern follies" project
News: architecture firm BIG has unveiled a proposal for an apartment block in the Bahamas featuring a honeycomb facade where every balcony contains a swimming pool (+ slideshow). More about BIG designs honeycomb housing block for the Bahamas
Sinuous balconies surround a multipurpose space at the centre of this language school in the town of Ikast, Denmark, by Scandinavian firm CF Møller. More about International School Ikast-Brande with curving balconies by CF Møller
Balconies covered in tropical plants and contoured surfaces based on rock formations surround this Singapore hotel by WOHA, which topped the hotels category at the Inside Festival awards last week. More about PARKROYAL on Pickering by WOHA
Compact balconies puncture the solid white facade of this social housing block in Mallorca by Spanish architects RipollTizon (+ slideshow). More about Social Housing in Palma by RipollTizon
Balconies shaped like greenhouses project from the facades of these apartment blocks in Nantes by French studio Block Architects (+ slideshow). More about Pradenn Social Housing by Block Architects
Apartments appear to be stacked up like boxes at this concrete housing block in Paris by French studio RH+ Architecture (+ slideshow). More about Plein Soleil by RH+ Architecture
News: developers have released images of a 57-storey residential tower designed by Herzog & de Meuron for Miami. More about Herzog & de Meuron to design residential tower in Miami
Two commercial buildings in Winnipeg have been converted into an apartment block with mirrored balconies that stick out like open drawers. More about The Avenue on Portage by 5468796 Architecture
Circular hollows create sunken rooms and curved balconies inside this wooden house in Japan by UID Architects (+ slideshow). More about Pit House by UID Architects
Perforated metal balconies fold like ribbons around the facade of an apartment block in the Dutch city of Nijmegen. More about Housing Hatert by 24H Architecture
French studio Explorations Architecture have completed a social housing block beside one of the narrowest streets in Paris. More about Passage de la Brie Housing by Explorations Architecture
Plants adapted to thrive in rocky crevices will take over the facade of this tower for Nantes by French architect Edouard François. More about Tour Végétale de Nantes by Edouard François
This apartment building by Austrian architects LOVE architecture is part of the ongoing redevelopment of the port of Hamburg, Germany. More about Baufeld 10 by LOVE architecture
New York architecture and design practice Axis Mundi have designed a conceptual alternative to French architect Jean Nouvel's design for a 73-storey tower next to the Museum of Modern Art in New York (see our previous story). More about Alternative Design for MoMA Tower at 53 West 53rd by Axis Mundi