Italian studio AMDL Circle and interdisciplinary design studio iart have created the Novartis Pavilion in Basel, Switzerland, which is wrapped in an energy-neutral media facade. More about AMDL Circle and iart wrap Basel pavilion in energy-neutral media facade
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in Sydney with a "playful and textured" facade made from reclaimed materials and broken bricks. More about "Like Peter Barber on LSD" says commenter
Promotion: Austrian facade specialist Rieder worked with architecture studio Faerber to preserve the original structure of a townhouse through the installation of a three-dimensional concrete facade. More about German townhouse preserved with precast Rieder concrete facade
US studio Aranda\Lasch has created an interior facade for a Dior store outside of Doha with towering, curvaceous fins backlit by glowing translucent panels. More about Aranda\Lasch creates glowing facade with undulating fins for Dior in Qatar
Dezeen teamed up with US brick company Glen-Gery to host a talk exploring the place brick has in today's urban landscapes. More about Watch a talk on the role of brick in today's world
Handmade blocks made of grey and red cement define the facades of Small Houses, a collection of homes that Cambodian studio Bloom Architecture created as a "haven" from the bustling streets of Phnom Penh. More about Bloom Architecture uses handmade cement blocks to decorate Cambodian houses
Chinese architecture studio Neri&Hu has revealed its design for Chinese furniture brand Camerich's factory in Jiaxing, China. More about Neri&Hu reveals design for monumental red concrete factory for Chinese furniture brand
Architecture firm Daniel Statham Studio has designed a vertical car park in central Hangzhou, China, where cars are stacked using a fully automated lift system. More about Daniel Statham Studio creates fully automated Future Car Park
French studio PPA Architectures has designed a specialist facility dedicated to music and dance with a pleated white metal facade on the outskirts of Toulouse, France. More about Conservatoire of Music and Dance by PPA Architectures features pleated metal sunscreen
Chinese architecture studio Neri&Hu has designed a storefront for Swiss watchmaker and jeweller Piaget in Hong Kong, using handmade ceramic tiles that reference the heritage of both the brand and the site. More about Neri&Hu clads Piaget's Hong Kong boutique in ceramic tiles and bronze
Buildings embellished by decorative brick facades are the focus of this roundup, which includes houses, a winery and a mausoleum. More about Ten buildings animated by expressive brick facades
US architect Morris Adjmi took cues from tenements that once housed Italian immigrants to create a new mixed-use building with a decorative brickwork facade. More about Morris Adjmi uses domed brick on facade to evoke historic New York
Movable curtains of translucent PVC mesh cover the facade of this block of offices and flats in Paris, which has been converted from a 1970s concrete structure by local practice Moussafir Architectes. More about Moussafir Architectes retrofits 1970s Paris office with movable PVC curtains
Researchers from the University of Chicago have invented a cladding material that changes colour to help with heating or cooling and could be retrofitted to improve buildings' energy efficiency. More about "Chameleon-like" facade material could help to heat and cool buildings
Promotion: Austrian cladding company Rieder is developing facade panels with reduced cement content – informed by the buildings of ancient Rome – which it has used across its headquarters with the aim of becoming "climate positive" by 2030. More about Rieder looks to ancient Rome to reduce cement content in concrete facade panels
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Denizen Works' house with "a sense of drama" that overlooks a Scottish loch. More about "Perfect setting for a quasi-religious sect" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Wood Marsh's sinuous, curved Melbourne apartment block. More about "How on earth does this work in section?" says commenter
French architect Jean-Christophe Quinton has decorated a Parisian social housing project built on the site of a demolished police station with a curvy limestone facade. More about Scalloped facade fronts Parisian social housing block by Jean-Christophe Quinton
Promotion: Kriskadecor's colourful and customisable aluminium chain facade cladding solution can be used to transform the facades of buildings without impeding ventilation. More about Kriskadecor makes aluminium chains into expressive facade cladding solution
Promotion: Fiandre Architectural Surfaces porcelain slabs, digitally printed with 1.5 million icons, cover the facade of an Armenian church in Texas designed by New York-based architect David Hotson. More about David Hotson collaborates with Fiandre to cover Armenian church in porcelain slabs printed with 1.5 million motifs