London studio James Grayley Architecture has used red bricks, oak shingles and terracotta floors to give a rustic character to its extension of Church Cottage, an old farmhouse in Suffolk, UK. More about James Grayley Architecture finishes Suffolk cottage extension with "hairy shingle exterior"
Promotion: the slender Fusion thin bricks by brick manufacturer Acme Brick lend a pearlescent quality to the facades of this office building in Texas, designed by US studio An.onymous. More about Acme Brick helps make dermatologist's office a "visual playground"
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed a sculptural addition to the home of St Louis Symphony Orchestra in St Louis, USA, while revamping historical interiors and creating a public-facing plaza. More about Snøhetta completes arched extension to St Louis' Powell Hall
Australian architect Jos Tan has completed Melville, a compact home in Melbourne with a simple, pale brick form that mimics the appearance of the neighbouring buildings. More about Jos Tan "celebrates city living" with compact Melbourne home
Reclaimed bricks, timber and ventilation pipes determined the form of the Inside Out, Downside Up pavilion, hand-built by architecture studio Slaatto Morsbøl for the inaugural Copenhagen Architecture Biennial. More about Reclaimed materials shape Copenhagen Architecture Biennial pavilion by Slaatto Morsbøl
Architecture studio Harp and Harp has finished a residential development in London with pale bricks, red roof tiles and pale green window frames in a characterful take on its Art and Crafts-style neighbours. More about Harp and Harp reinterprets suburban architecture for Croydon housing
A design by Finnish studio JKMM Architects with sloped facades made from recycled brick has been announced as the winner of a contest for a design museum in Helsinki, which is set to be built on the site of the city's ill-fated Guggenheim museum. More about JKMM Architects wins competition to design Museum of Architecture and Design Helsinki
Local studios Sukchulmok and BRBB Architects have created a curving brick and concrete form to frame a central vegetable garden at this home near Seoul, South Korea. More about Sukchulmok and BRBB Architects wrap Pojeon House around vegetable garden
Mexico City studio CAAM + Arquitectos has vaulted a metal roof over a Japanese restaurant with brick walls in Querétaro, Mexico, referencing the industrial character of the area. More about CAAM + Arquitectos references warehouses for vaulted restaurant in Mexico
Promotion: US brand Acme Brick's clay bricks in two tones adorn the dynamic facade of a former Austin thrift store, which was renovated into a mixed-use complex. More about Acme Brick transforms former thrift store with feature facade
US studio David Baker Architects has used pine wood, polycarbonate panels and steel for the adaptation of a 1900s masonry building into the Wyatt Builds office space in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. More about David Baker Architects utilises "small but mighty" details in brick building conversion
Australian studio Matt Gibson Architecture + Design has expanded a 19th-century terraced house in Melbourne, adding two contrasting brick extensions informed by Arts and Crafts-style architecture. More about Matt Gibson adds Arts and Crafts-style brick extensions to Melbourne home
Dutch studio Monadnock has completed Volante, a social housing block in the Netherlands featuring colourful glazed brickwork and window frames. More about Monadnock designs Dutch social housing as colourful "garden building"
Local practice Carmody Groarke has converted a former textile workshop in London into an office block, placing a "distinct but unified" extension clad in galvanised steel atop the existing grey brick structure. More about Carmody Groarke tops former warehouse in London with steel-clad extension
Local studio Range Design & Architecture has wrapped a furniture studio and showroom in a brick screen that responds to the building's Chicago context. More about Range Design & Architecture hides Chicago furniture showroom behind brick screen
Indian practice Studio Sangath has completed a sprawling villa near Ahmedabad, using coloured concrete and bricks to frame a "meandering" series of terraces and rooms. More about Studio Sangath uses terracotta-toned brickwork and concrete for Alloa Hills Weekend Home in India
Walls of glass brickwork pull natural light into Glass Brick House, a home on an enclosed infill site in Belgium designed by local studio Delmulle Delmulle Architecten. More about Glass-brick facade pulls light into Belgian infill home by Delmulle Delmulle Architecten
Croatian studio Njiric+ Arhitekti has completed a low-slung duo of homes in Zagreb, Croatia, creating two pavilion-like structures that are clad in perforated brick and metal. More about Njiric+ Arhitekti designs Double Villa Bukovac in Zagreb as "case study" for low-density housing
Masonry buildings and a rounded "womb-like" meditation room form a Hindu temple complex in southern California, designed by the architecture studio CSA Partners and built over a 15-year period. More about CSA Partners includes glass dome at Hindu temple in California desert
Local practice Jestico + Whiles has completed the Rosalind Franklin Wing at St Paul's Girls School, using red brickwork, Portland stone and brown zinc in a contemporary take on the Grade II-listed Edwardian campus. More about Jestico + Whiles updates historic London school with modern take on Edwardian campus