This video highlights the Elizabeth Line infrastructure by studios Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation and Atkins, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More about Elizabeth Line designed to have an "elegant simplicity"
London studio Knight Architects has completed the Küstrin-Kietz Rail Crossing bridge, which is framed by white steel arches and a tensile lattice of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic. More about Knight Architects reinstates historic Germany-Poland border crossing with "simple and elegant" bridge
Danish architecture studio CF Møller has integrated a nature park into a flood-defence system beside the Gudenå river in Randers, Denmark. More about CF Møller creates flood-defence system that doubles as a nature park in Denmark
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has revealed two stations as part of the Sydney Metro extension, which opened to the public earlier this week. More about Foster + Partners unveils Gadigal and Barangaroo stations on Sydney Metro
Stations designed by architecture studio John McAslan + Partners and Woods Bagot have opened as part of the latest phase of the Sydney Metro, which opened to passengers yesterday. More about Stations by John McAslan + Partners and Woods Bagot revealed on Sydney Metro
Suriname's Marciano Dasai is possibly the only government minister in the world who's also an architect. In this exclusive interview, he discusses the challenges facing the tiny rainforest nation. More about "We don't want to develop like Europe" says Suriname's architect minister
American studio ZGF Architects has completed an expansion to the main terminal at Portland International Airport, installing a massive mass-timber roof that was prefabricated to keep the airport operational. More about ZGF Architects places nine-acre mass-timber roof on Portland airport terminal
Global architecture studio Populous has unveiled its plans for Aramco Stadium, a 47,000-seat sports venue in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, designed to be "iconic in the football world". More about Populous releases visuals of Aramco Stadium planned for Saudi World Cup
Olympic Games should be planned decades in advance to give more cities in the Global South the chance of hosting and reaping the cultural and infrastructural benefits, writes Christian Benimana as part of our Olympic Impact series. More about "Paris has had more than 100 years to prepare to host the Olympics"
The Olympic Games should be reformed to enable more democratic input from the communities they affect the most, argues Parisian journalist Jade Lindgaard in this Olympic Impact interview. More about Seine cleanup a "missed opportunity" says author of book on the negative impacts of Paris Olympics
British studio RSHP has unveiled its design for The Zhongyuan International Convention Centre, which will have an almost two-kilometre-long elevated floor plane and include 16 exhibition halls. More about RSHP designs 1.7-kilometre-long convention centre in China
Chinese Studio ZZHK has completed G Clef Bridge, a pedestrian walkway across the Bailu River in Chengdu, which culminates in a spiralling ramp and viewpoint informed by musical notation. More about ZZHK Architects completes bridge in China with spiralling viewpoint
Dutch studio OMA has completed a wide bridge across the River Garonne in Bordeaux, France, which is intended to double as a public space for the city. More about OMA unveils "anti-iconic" Simone Veil Bridge in Bordeaux
Arkansas architecture studio Marlon Blackwell Architects has unveiled designs for an air traffic control tower for Columbus Municipal Airport in Indiana. More about Marlon Blackwell Architects unveils "sentinel" design for air traffic control tower in Columbus
Designs by studios Foster + Partners, Arup and Page & Turnbull have been unveiled for the first four train stations of the California High-Speed Rail line, slated to be the first high-speed rail system in the US. More about Renovation of historic station among designs unveiled for California's high-speed rail
Architects who want a more equitable prison system in the US should focus on designing spaces that can help reduce mass incarceration, write Lori Coppenrath and Marayca Lopez. More about "Design can immediately and practically reduce the number of people in custody"
International firm SOM has partnered with energy storage company Energy Vault to design four schematic sustainable energy storage systems, including integrating the technology into supertall skyscrapers. More about SOM designs supertall skyscrapers that generate and store energy
The Gordie Howe International Bridge designed by infrastructure firm AECOM, which will link USA and Canada over the Detroit River, is set to connect later this month. More about "Longest cable-stayed bridge" in North America nears completion above Detroit River
Architecture studio FRPO has designed DH Palencia, a thermal power plant in Spain consisting of a concrete base topped by a lantern-like building and an adjacent tower. More about FRPO creates "cathedral of energy" with translucent polycarbonate tower
Architects and transit officials have raised concerns over the well-being of New York's transit infrastructure after the plan to tax automobile drivers entering the city was paused by the state government. More about New York transit infrastructure risks "falling behind" after paused congestion pricing