The latest mid-century motor lodge given a new lease of life as a boutique hotel is this property in California, which has been refreshed with a colour palette reminiscent of its former heyday. More about AvroKO's interiors for Calistoga Motor Lodge and Spa look like "a fictitious Wes Anderson film"
For a 1950s home in Los Angeles' elite Bel Air neighbourhood, architect Andrea Lenardin Madden has added an angular volume with floor-to-ceiling glass that extends over the landscape. More about Andrea Lenardin Madden adds cantilevering extension to midcentury LA residence
Austin-based architect Tom Hurt has extended the back of a ranch house using a series of stacked units and wooden interiors to form a multi-storey living space. More about Tom Hurt attaches tiered white pods with plywood core to Austin house
PARKA Architecture has renovated a modernist home in Quebec City, preserving its most successful features while bringing in more natural light and decluttering the interiors. More about PARKA Architecture overhauls modernist Canadian home
New Jersey architecture firm Jeff Jordan Architects has renovated a mid-century home in the Hudson Valley with a fully glazed wall, white flooring and cedar walls. More about Jeff Jordan Architects updates mid-century home with floor-to-ceiling windows
Designer and hotelier Liz Lambert has taken this boutique hotel in Austin back to its roots with brightly coloured furniture, bold wallpaper and vintage paraphernalia. More about Austin Motel receives 1950s makeover from Liz Lambert
American firm In Situ Studio has overhauled a mid-century modern dwelling in Raleigh, North Carolina, that had been "haphazardly chopped up" over the years. More about In Situ Studio revives mid-century modern home in North Carolina
Brooklyn-based Studio Tack has transformed a set of run-down structures into a cosy retreat, close to the rugged landscape of the Teton mountains and Yellowstone National Park. More about Studio Tack overhauls mid-century motel to create Anvil Hotel in Wyoming
Studio PCH and Montalba Architects have converted a 1950s beachfront hotel into Nobu's Ryokan Malibu – the first in a line of high-end, Japanese-inspired retreats. More about Nobu opens Japanese-influenced oceanside hotel in Malibu
Toronto firm Superkül has renovated a mid-century modern home in a residential area of the city, adding a second level dedicated to spaces for children. More about Superkül reserves upstairs just for kids at renovated modernist Toronto home
Brooklyn-based Studio Tack has transformed a 1960s guesthouse in upstate New York into a boutique hotel with snug interiors and impressive mountain views. More about Studio Tack transforms old motor lodge into cosy mountain retreat in New York's Catskills
Fans of Danish functionalist architecture can now visit a comprehensively refurbished house designed by renowned architect Poul Henningsen on the outskirts of Copenhagen. More about Drachmann Arkitekter revamps the Copenhagen house of late Danish architect Poul Henningsen
A mid-century concrete structure in the heart of Mexico City has been renovated and extended to accommodate a contemporary art gallery. More about Riestra, Arnaud and Werz convert brutalist Mexico City building into OMR Gallery
London studio Gort Scott has converted a rundown office block in London's Walthamstow into a hub for local creatives, featuring co-working spaces, maker studios and a bakery cafe (+ slideshow). More about Gort Scott transforms 1960s block in London to create co-working and maker spaces
This mid-century house featuring a studio designed by Brutalist architects Alison and Peter Smithson has undergone an extensive renovation by London studio Coppin Dockray (+ slideshow). More about Modernist Wiltshire house with a Smithsons-designed studio gets a facelift by Coppin Dockray
LA studio Commune Design has transformed a Mid-Century Modern office building in Durham, North Carolina, into a boutique hotel with geometric patterns and vintage-style decor (+ slideshow). More about Commune converts 1960s Space Age-style bank into a hotel in North Carolina
Canadian studio Scott & Scott has "brightened up" the interior of a mid-century property north of Vancouver, adding simple wooden surfaces, white-washed walls and a marble sink (+ slideshow). More about Scott & Scott updates Canadian mountain house interior using timber and marble
US firm Aamodt Plumb Architects has updated a Massachusetts dwelling made up of old barns that were converted into a single-family home in the 1950s (+ slideshow). More about Aamodt Plumb renovates New England home housed within a cluster of barns
Los Angeles-based Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects (LOHA) has restored and updated the Julius Shulman Home and Studio in the Hollywood Hills, where the influential photographer lived for six decades (+ slideshow). More about LOHA updates mid-century home built for legendary photographer Julius Shulman
US architect Martin Fenlon cites the Gehry House as inspiration for the renovation and expansion of his own home – a cedar-clad bungalow in Los Angeles (+ slideshow). More about Martin Fenlon puts contemporary face on historic bungalow near downtown LA