A continuous flight of steps covers the roof of this home in Chile by Max Núñez Arquitectos, which runs parallel to the site's steep slope down to the Pacific Ocean. More about Concrete roof matches steep gradient of Chilean home by Max Núñez Arquitectos
Pezo Von Ellrichshausen has completed a semi-circular house perched on a hilltop on Chile's Chiloe Island, featuring a slanted shingle-clad roof that extends partially over an internal courtyard. More about Rode House by Pezo Von Ellrichshausen curves around a paved courtyard
A beach house wrapped in a pavilion of slatted pine wood on the coast of Chile by LAND Arquitectos has uninterrupted views of the South Pacific. More about Pine-wrapped beach house on Chile's coast offers panoramic ocean views
Chilean studio Apio Arquitectos has used wooden barns as a reference for this nature retreat, with pitched roofs and facades wrapped in grey metal and pine. More about Apio Arquitectos creates gabled holiday house overlooking Chilean lake
Architect Verónica Arcos has used two layers of pine walls to create the angular shape of this house on the coast of Chile. More about Faceted house by Verónica Arcos sits in a Chilean forest clearing
South American architecture firm 2DM has built a house in rural Chile, which is fully covered in timber inside and out, and passively designed to keep cool during summer. More about Outdoor hallway divides summer residence in Chile by 2DM
Amsterdam office Studio Selva used locally sourced materials to construct this holiday home for surfers in central Chile, which features rooms that open onto a communal deck overlooking the ocean. More about Studio Selva wraps Chilean surfers' retreat in eucalyptus screens
Sufi whirling dancers and Japanese bamboo baskets were among the references for this sculptural temple in Chile by Hariri Pontarini Architects. More about Bahá’í temple in Chile by Hariri Pontarini features torqued wings made of steel and glass
Architects Guillermo Hevia García and Nicolás Urzúa Soler have overhauled a school in central Chile, adding large skylights to an existing building and creating a new pavilion with a glass wall. More about Hevia García and Urzúa give Chilean school a new look with light chimneys and metal cladding
Chilean firm Studio Cáceres Lazo (SCL) has balanced a glass and concrete residence on a hillside outside Santiago, facing out towards the rolling countryside. More about Studio Cáceres Lazo nestles home into Chilean valley to offer sweeping views
Chilean architect Gonzalo Claro has renovated a family home in Santiago, reducing the ground floor footprint but adding a level for bedrooms. More about Gonzalo Claro hides rooftop extension of Chilean house behind dark waterproof membrane
Chilean architect Felipe Alarcón Carreño has added an angled volume to the top of this small house in the city of Linares to raise the ceiling and create a brighter, more spacious interior. More about Protruding roof offers skyward views at renovated Chilean home by Felipe Alarcón Carreño
Chilean architects 2DM twisted the upper volume of this blackened timber house away from its stilted base to offer a variety of views to the sea in Chile's Cardenal Caro Province. More about Stacked and rotated blocks ensure multiple sea views from Chilean beach house
A cluster of mono-pitched volumes clad in earthy pre-weathered steel shelters a mini oasis at the centre of this cultural facility in Chile's Atacama Desert. More about Rusty steel wedges surround desert garden in Chile's Atacama Desert
Chilean architect Gonzalo Iturriaga used folded planes of blackened pine to create this faceted cabin as a retreat for a mountaineer in Chile's Valparaíso Region. More about Gonzalo Iturriaga's blackened pine cabin provides refuge for a Chilean mountaineer
The roof terrace of this timber- and stone-clad retreat by Croxatto and Opazo Arquitectos offers holiday-makers panoramic views of a scenic wetland in Chile. More about Rugged oak and stone walls enclose holiday home overlooking Chilean wetlands
Chile and Cuba's contributions to the London Design Biennale suggest that, while the Global South is expected to copy the design of the north, it could offer a more radical future, argues Owen Hatherley in his latest Opinion column. More about "The Global South could create a different, and maybe better, kind of modernity"
Perforated panels of weathering steel create sunshades for this concrete house in Chile, but also offer protection from stray balls struck by players on the adjacent golf course (+ slideshow). More about Cristian Hrdalo adds protective steel screens to house beside a golf course in Chile
Chilean architects Guillermo Hevia García and Nicolás Urzúa have created a concealed garden fenced in by distorting mirrors for the Santiago edition of MoMA's Young Architects Program (+ movie). More about Distorting mirrors frame a secret garden in Santiago's Parque Araucano
This corrugated metal and concrete office block by Santiago studio Umwelt has a slab and frame construction modelled on Le Corbusier's Maison Dom-ino prototype for customisable housing (+ slideshow). More about Umwelt bases office block in southern Chile on Le Corbusier housing model