For the first time in 249 years, construction drawings will be the focus of the architecture room at the Royal Academy of Arts' summer exhibition, which this year is curated by Farshid Moussavi. More about Farshid Moussavi to showcase construction details in Royal Academy summer exhibition
A darkened brick tower and a glass volume form this extension by Gundry & Ducker, added to the rear of a north London residence to create a kitchen and living room with garden views. More about Gundry & Ducker adds sooty brick and glass extension to London house
British firm Out of the Valley has developed an oak-framed cabin with burnt-cedar cladding that can be installed anywhere to provide a simple place to escape the stresses of modern life. More about Out of the Valley offers escapism with off-grid cabin made of oak and cedar
Dutch firm OMA has been granted permission to build its first major UK project – a cultural centre in Manchester named Factory. More about OMA gets green light for £110 million arts centre in Manchester
The V&A museum in London has named British politician Tristram Hunt as its new director, following the resignation of Martin Roth. More about V&A appoints politician Tristram Hunt as new director
Cedar shingles, slate and oak were all used to build this rural music centre in Cumbria, England, designed by Newcastle-based studio MawsonKerr for a charity offering musical therapy. More about MawsonKerr uses oak, cedar and slate for rural music centre in Cumbria
Architecture for London has created a pair of contrasting extensions for adjoining houses in east London, using pale brick for one and dark slate for the other. More about Architecture for London builds one house extension in slate and another in brick
The future of Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge has been thrown into question again, after it emerged that costs could rise well above the estimated £185 million, and that the charity behind the project is at threat of liquidation. More about Garden Bridge faces uncertain future after accounts reveal risk of "substantial" cost increase
This long-drop composting toilet by Invisible Studio provides facilities for the practice's self-built woodland workshop, and was built using offcuts from that project. More about Invisible Studio designs composting toilet for its own woodland workshop
Dezeen has teamed up with publisher Prestel to give away five copies of a book about London's brutalist architecture, featuring nine pull-out 3D models. More about Competition: win a book filled with pull-out models of London's brutalist buildings
Architecture firm OMA has revealed its previously unseen design for a shapeshifting new venue for London nightclub Ministry Of Sound. More about OMA reveals cancelled design for Ministry Of Sound nightclub with moving walls
Threefold Architects has overhauled this terraced house in London to include cut-back floors offering glimpses between its various levels. More about Threefold Architects adds staggered floors and narrow stairwell to London terrace
Studio 1 Architects has added a brick extension with a large window to the rear of this Victorian house in London, creating a light-filled seating area lined in white-washed ash slats. More about Brick house extension by Studio 1 features garden-facing window seat
Emulsion has transformed a triplex apartment in London's iconic Barbican Estate with a new mezzanine floor and a colour palette inspired by Le Corbusier. More about Emulsion transforms apartment in London's brutalist Barbican Estate
One end of this larch-clad retirement residence in the English countryside by Ström Architects cantilevers over a wall to protect a parking spot for a vintage Aston Martin. More about Ström Architects completes contemporary bungalow that eschews "staid" retirement home model
The Thomas Heatherwick-designed double-decker buses will no longer be produced for London, because they cost too much. More about London mayor stops orders for Thomas Heatherwick's Routemaster bus
AR Design Studio has extended a 1970s house in Hampshire, England, with two glass-fronted volumes featuring huge windows. More about AR Design Studio adds glazed extensions to 1970s house in southern England
Continuing the trend for tiny urban apartments, London-based practice CIAO has renovated this studio flat for a young buyer to make the most of every inch of space. More about CIAO adds space-saving custom furniture to London micro apartment
The original brick walls and a high timber-trussed ceiling are left exposed inside this former barn in Suffolk, which has been converted into a contemporary home by David Nossiter Architects. More about David Nossiter Architects transforms brick barn in Suffolk into spacious home
This prefabricated garden hideaway in suburban London acts as a guest house as well as a home office, and is clad in planks of cedar wood. More about Prefabricated garden studio in south London is clad in cedar and lined in birch