Brave hikers in the Swiss Alps can now walk almost half a kilometre across this thin metal suspension bridge to reach trails on either side of a huge valley. More about World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge traverses a Swiss valley
This video shot by drone captures the late Zaha Hadid's Messner Mountain Museum, which is half buried into the peak of an Alpine mountain in Italy. More about Drone footage captures Zaha Hadid's mountaintop museum in South Tyrol
By pairing raw concrete with warm timber, French office Studio Razavi hoped to give a contemporary feel to this Alpine chalet home, while also complying with strict local architecture guidelines. More about Studio Razavi reinterprets traditional chalet architecture with Mountain House in the Alps
Volcanic stone walls and sculptural skylights are among the features of this holiday home by Khosla Associates, which looks out over a picturesque mountain lake in southwest India. More about Pavilion-like house offers spectacular views of India's Western Ghats mountains
Two outdoor spaces bookend this longitudinal Canadian home by Atelier Pierre Thibault, which nestles into the ground at one end and is raised up on pilotis at the other. More about Atelier Pierre Thibault completes long narrow home in Quebec forest
California-based Studio Bergtraun has completed a holiday home in Tahoe, nestling a simple black volume clad in corrugated metal into the steep landscape. More about Studio Bergtraun perches black cabin on steep slope in the Sierra Nevada mountains
Sufi whirling dancers and Japanese bamboo baskets were among the references for this sculptural temple in Chile by Hariri Pontarini Architects. More about Bahá’í temple in Chile by Hariri Pontarini features torqued wings made of steel and glass
This robust concrete house in the Swiss town of Savièse steps down the side of a hill and contains rooms lining internal patios that look out towards the nearby mountains. More about Anako Architecture completes "fortress-like" concrete house in an Alpine town
The site for this residence in the Canadian Rocky Mountains was chosen by Cutler Anderson Architects for its craggy topography, which the designers used to frame the house. More about Cutler Anderson Architects tucks Canadian home between rocky outcrops
Architect Jon Danielsen Aarhus designed this pine-clad cabin in rural Norway for his own family, creating a large glazed living area with mountain and lake views. More about Jon Danielsen Aarhus creates pine-clad mountain cabin in Norway for himself
An abundance of gridded glazing aims to make the most of the spectacular views over Italy's Adige Valley from this secluded mountain cabin by Modostudio. More about Glass walls frame vineyard views from Modostudio's mountain retreat
In this movie, Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti shows how the tiny Alpine cabin it designed for climbers was helicoptered into its precarious mountain-top position. More about Movie shows climbers' shelter by OFIS being airlifted into remote Alpine spot
A trio of glass-fronted gables cantilever out from this mountain restaurant that architects Peter Pichler Architecture and Pavol Mikolajcak have created for skiers in the South Tyrolean Dolomites. More about Three blackened wood huts project from mountain restaurant by Peter Pichler and Pavol Mikolajcak
Spanish architect Marc Mogas created this prefabricated cottage in Spain's Pyrenees mountains as a cost-effective summer retreat. More about Marc Mogas slots prefab summer home into wooded slope in the Pyrenees
UberRaum Architects has added a stepped wooden extension to this mountainside house in Germany's Black Forest, offering its residents views of the surrounding trees and valley. More about UberRaum Architects staggers Cloud Cuckoo House to offer views of Rhine Valley
A glazed panel in the base of this cantilevered swimming pool by architecture studio NOA gives bathers dramatic views of the South Tyrolean Dolomites. More about Glass-bottomed pool by NOA projects out from Alpine hotel
This tiny aluminium-clad cabin by Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti cantilevers over the edge of a mountain on the Slovenian-Italian border. More about Precarious Alpine cabin by OFIS offers shelter to Slovenian climbers
Chinese studio Livil Architects has added a monolithic stone-clad canteen featuring cave-like interiors and an office building to a school in the town of Batang, Tibet. More about Tibetan school in China is clad is stone to match mountainous setting
This movie by videographer Alejandro Villanueva explores the undulating wooden form of the Snøhetta-designed Reindeer Observation Pavilion and its setting in Norway's Dovre Mountains. More about Timelapse movie tours Snøhetta's Reindeer Observation Pavilion in Norway
This triangular viewing platform perched on the edge of a mountain was created by Norwegian studio Code Arkitektur as a rest stop for one of the country's picturesque tourist trails (+ slideshow). More about Mountainside platform by Code Arkitektur creates three vertiginous viewpoints