Wooden and ceramic louvres that reference musical scores will decorate the Shenzhen Conservatory of Music, a group of buildings that Spanish studio EMBT has designed in China. More about EMBT to cover Shenzhen Conservatory of Music with decorative louvres
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel's studio has unveiled its proposal for a giant opera house on the waterfront in Shenzhen, China, which will be covered by a curving roofscape. More about Jean Nouvel designs sinuous Shenzhen Opera House for China
Architect Nicholas Burns has hidden a chapel made from concrete amongst trees and granite boulders on a large private estate in northern Portugal. More about Nicholas Burns nestles concrete chapel within grounds of Portuguese estate
Plans for the pyramidal Centre for Music by Diller Scofidio & Renfro in London have been scrapped, with a "major renewal" of the nearby Barbican estate set to take place instead. More about Plans for Barbican concert hall by Diller Scofidio & Renfro axed
In this week's comments update, readers are questioning who should design the Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre in Adelaide and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "It is not cultural appropriation to take cues from the local culture" says commenter
Sou Fujimoto Architects has released renderings of its design for the Pavilions by the Seaside development in Haikou, on the Chinese island of Hainan, which will be completed by the end of spring. More about Sou Fujimoto Architects unveils design for walkable Haikou Bay pavilion
Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Woods Bagot have revealed visuals of the Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre in Adelaide, which will take cues from traditional Indigenous shelters. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Woods Bagot design Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre for Adelaide
A roofscape modelled on patterns of migratory birds will shelter the four wings of the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre that Zaha Hadid Architects is developing in southern China. More about Zaha Hadid Architects reveals images of four-winged cultural centre in Zhuhai
O-office Architects has converted several buildings on a tea plantation near Guangzhou, China, into a cultural centre featuring a rooftop garden wrapped in bamboo screens. More about O-office Architects transforms abandoned factory buildings into Chinese tea museum
A ribbon of steel and aluminium winds around the Suzhou Bay Cultural Center, which French architect Christian de Portzamparc has completed on the shore of Lake Tai in China. More about Sweeping metal ribbon enfolds Chinese cultural centre by Christian de Portzamparc
Swiss architect Aurelio Galfetti's stark hillside entrance to the medieval Castelgrande in Bellinzona, Switzerland is the focus of this architectural photography series by Simone Bossi. More about Castelgrande's bunker-like entrance captured in photos by Simone Bossi
British designer John Pawson has collaborated with architecture studio Thomas Ford & Partners on the sensitive refurbishment of the St John at Hackney church in London. More about John Pawson strips back 18th-century church in London to celebrate original features
Mecanoo has unveiled its proposal for the Maritime Center Rotterdam, a spiralling museum that will be wrapped by walkways and built partially below the water in Rijnhaven harbour. More about Mecanoo proposes sinuous maritime museum for Rotterdam harbour
Jura limestone wraps around the concrete interiors of David Chipperfield Architects' long-awaited extension for the Kunsthaus Zurich museum in Switzerland. More about David Chipperfield adds limestone-clad extension to Kunsthaus Zurich
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a theatre in Guangzhou, China, and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Theatre in China is "a structural tour de force" says commenter
Architecture studio ZJA has designed the concept for a museum in the Netherlands to house the wreck of the historic ship Amsterdam, which is currently sunk off the coast of Hastings, UK. More about ZJA to create museum around underwater 18th-century shipwreck
We're continuing our review of the year with the museums and galleries that turned our readers' heads in 2020, including a minimalist structure by Álvaro Siza and a spiralling pavilion by BIG. More about Dezeen's top 10 museums and galleries of 2020
Steven Chilton Architects has designed a theatre in Guangzhou, China, which has a shape informed by the city's historical connection to silk and is imprinted with patterns that represent its current tattoo culture. More about Steven Chilton Architects wraps Guangzhou theatre in tattoo-imprinted cladding
Architecture firms Hassell and OMA have renovated a group of old buildings in Perth, Australia, and stitched them together with protruding metal-clad structures to create the WA Museum Boola Bardip. More about Hassell and OMA complete top-heavy WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth
Eight domed structures built from rammed earth will distinguish the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library that architecture studio Adjaye Associates is developing in Johannesburg, South Africa. More about Rammed-earth domes will define Adjaye Associates' Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library