A faceted concrete shell punctuated by openings of varying sizes wraps around this house in Kuala Lumpur, which contains pockets of interior landscaping that create private outdoor spaces. More about Angular concrete shell encloses interior gardens at The Window House by Formzero
This year's Serpentine Pavilion by Diébédo Francis Kéré will find a new permanent home in Malaysia, following an extended run in London. More about Diébédo Francis Kéré's Serpentine Pavilion will relocate to Malaysia
A pair of perpendicular gabled structures with contrasting concrete and white-painted surfaces face onto a rear garden and pond at this house in the Malaysian city of Petaling Jaya by local architect Fabian Tan. More about Gabled blocks overlook a koi pond at Fabian Tan's Knikno House in Malaysia
Buildings made from standard construction materials are arranged around a tropical garden to form this Kuala Lumpur gallery by London studio CarverHaggard, to suit its setting on an industrial estate (+ slideshow). More about CarverHaggard uses basic building materials for Industrial Estate Gallery in Kuala Lumpur
The letter L in our festive countdown of bridges is the Langkawi Sky Bridge, a cable-stayed structure at the top of a mountain on Malaysia's Langkawi archipelago. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Langkawi Sky Bridge by Peter Wyss
Malaysian architect Eleena Jamil has built a bamboo pavilion in Kuala Lumpur's botanical gardens, featuring tree-like columns and a floor made up of 31 elevated platforms (+ slideshow). More about Bamboo playhouse by Eleena Jamil built on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur's botanical gardens
This Kuala Lumpur home has bedrooms with corners that slide open, an indoor tree and voids between the floors to make the interior feel more like an outdoor space (+ slideshow). More about Fabian Tan's Ittka House is designed to offer respite from Malaysian heat
Trailing plants cascade over the edge of this elevated walkway, which was designed by Garis Architects to shelter a community events space in western Malaysia (+ slideshow). More about Green canopy by Garis Architects spans the grounds of community centre in Malaysia
Malaysian studio WHBC Architects wrapped this house with a gridded concrete facade, designed to create privacy while providing a frame for tropical plants to grow around the building (+ slideshow). More about Tropical Box house in Kuala Lumpur is wrapped in a concrete "egg crate"
Both original geometric tiles and contemporary machine-milled latticework decorate the reception of this boutique hotel in Penang, Malaysia, which occupies a row of traditional shophouses (+ slideshow). More about Ministry of Design transforms five Malaysian shophouses into a boutique hotel
Singapore-based Ministry of Design has used a 100-year-old colonial building in Malaysia as a "cookie cutter" for a contemporary extension featuring the same profile and materials (+ slideshow). More about Ministry of Design adds contemporary extension to century-old Malaysian heritage building
A horseshoe-shaped courtyard with a matching first floor terrace forms the heart of this remodelled and extended house in Kuala Lumpur, designed by local architect Eleena Jamil (+ slideshow). More about Eleena Jamil's Vermani House features raw concrete, a courtyard and a slide
This house on the Malaysian island of Langkawi was designed by WHBC Architects to be entirely constructed from reclaimed wood, including a framework made from old telegraph poles (+ slideshow). More about Malaysian island home by WHBC built from reclaimed telegraph poles
A circular sitting room in this Kuala Lumpur home by Malaysian architect Fabian Tan can be transformed into a sheltered outdoor terrace by sliding slatted timber walls along tracks in the floor and ceiling (+ slideshow). More about Sliding walls reveal a round living room at Fabian Tan's Voila House
News: architects Broadway Malyan have been chosen to masterplan a new 196-hectare residential and commercial district south of Kuala Lumpur. More about Broadway Malyan to masterplan new district for Kuala Lumpur
A spiralling concrete staircase winds up through this empty tower by Marra + Yeh Architects of Sydney and Malaysia. More about The Spiral by Marra + Yeh Architects
Architect Ole Scheeren has designed a skyscraper for Kuala Lumpur that will have a four-storey-high tropical garden slicing through its middle. More about Angkasa Raya by Buro Ole Scheeren
Architects Asymptote have announced Penang Global City Center (PGCC), a large development in northern Malaysia. More about Penang Global City Center by Asymptote
Foster + Partners have won the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture for their Petronas University of Technology in Malaysia. More about Foster wins Aga Khan architecture award