American studio Tighe Architecture used plywood, perforated steel and white LEDs to upgrade the communal spaces in a pair of nondescript, 50-year-old office buildings in the Los Angeles area. More about Dotted perforations create glowing patterns for California offices revamped by Tighe Architecture
Nearly a century of layered paint creates texture on walls throughout these offices for an advertising agency in North Carolina, which TPG Architecture created inside a former factory. More about TPG Architecture adapts tobacco factory into ad agency offices
US firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has completed a 530-metre skyscraper in Guangzhou, the second tallest in all of China and the fifth tallest in the world. More about KPF unveils China's second-tallest skyscraper
Mexico City architects Francisco Pardo and Julio Amezcua have added an architectural "prosthesis" on top of a dilapidated brick residence to turn the building into offices and a co-working space. More about Derelict Mexico City house transformed into mixed-use venue
A massive skylight illuminates the newly revitalised trading floor for the National Bank of Canada, which was formerly a "dark and uncomfortable" space. More about Architecture49 refurbishes historic banking floor in central Montreal
Australian firm Bates Smart is to design a new Embassy of Australia for the US capital, replacing the building that the firm designed for the same purpose in 1964. More about Bates Smart unveils light-filled replacement for its Australian Embassy in Washington DC
The experience of walking New York's High Line inspired the layout of Antwerp co-working space Fosbury & Sons, designed by Belgian studio Going East. More about Antwerp co-working space by Going East encourages occupants to explore its diverse spaces
Haworth white papers: higher education institutes around the world are undergoing radical change as they swap old-fashioned lecture rooms for flexible learning spaces, according to an expert in educational environments. More about Universities undergo "quiet revolution" as they switch to open-plan learning, Haworth report finds
A metal and glass volume containing offices rests on a concrete base that encloses a public courtyard at this headquarters for the National Confederation of Municipalities in Brasília. More about Glazed block cantilevers over reflecting pool at Brasília offices by Mira Arquitetos
Airbnb has revealed its new headquarters in Dublin, which mark the first time the company has been able to determine the architectural layout of one of its offices. More about Airbnb unveils new headquarters in a disused Dublin warehouse
The European Union is moving into a new headquarters in Brussels, which features a huge glass atrium enclosing a bulging, lantern-like structure. More about EU headquarters features glass box containing curvaceous glowing "lantern"
Studio Roosegaarde has revealed its new Rotterdam office, the Dream Factory, which is located inside a 1930s glass factory overlooking the city's harbour. More about Studio Roosegaarde converts Rotterdam glass factory into "dream lab of the 21st century"
Car brand MINI has backed the conversion of a Greenpoint warehouse into a creative workspace, restaurant and design store, featuring a "periscope" that reflects the Brooklyn and Manhattan skylines. More about A/D/O creative space completes in Brooklyn building overhauled by nArchitects
Scooped glass wings form this extension designed by Danish studio Sleth for a postmodern town hall in Tønder, southern Denmark. More about Sleth extends postmodern town hall in Denmark with curving glass volumes
US studio Clive Wilkinson Architects sought to eliminate traditional work boundaries in its design of a new headquarters for the global adverting agency Publicis. More about Clive Wilkinson creates cubicle-free Manhattan office with cosy nooks and communal tables
Amanda Levete's studio AL_A and PLP Architecture have created a shed-like headquarter for broadcasting and telecommunications company Sky, featuring open-planned mezzanines and a wood-lined interior. More about Amanda Levete and PLP Architecture create Sky headquarters for west London
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed its International Towers project, a trio of harbourside skyscrapers that form the centrepiece of Sydney's new Barangaroo development. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour completes skyscraper trio on Sydney's Barangaroo waterfront
New York studio S9 Architecture has conceived a 16-storey office building for a waterfront site that is intended to house 4,000 employees working for tech and creative startups. More about S9 Architecture designs huge co-working building for Brooklyn Navy Yard
Both MINI and Jaguar Land Rover have set up independent design-led startup hubs, as car brands look to move beyond the automotive field. More about MINI and Jaguar Land Rover launch creative spaces as car brands deviate from vehicles
A large wooden door forms the entrance to this concrete live-in equine veterinary practice in western Austria, which was designed by Marte.Marte Architects. More about Marte.Marte Architects uses concrete and wood for Alpine veterinary practice