J Mayer H Architects has completed a housing and office complex in Germany, covered with graphic patterns that extend down from facades to create the impression of elongated shadows (+ slideshow). More about House and office complex by J Mayer H features monochrome facades and false shadows
MVRDV created an urban centre in the heart of "business-park suburbia" with its UPV Munich office park, says studio co-founder Jacob van Rijs in the third movie from our exclusive series (+ movie). More about MVRDV's "office village" avoids business park cliches says Jacob van Rijs
Pods built from yellow chipboard and glass provide meeting spots inside this co-working office in Barcelona, created by local studio Nook Architects in the city's Poblenou district (+ slideshow). More about Nook Architects move into self-designed co-working space in Barcelona
London studio Theis + Khan has completed the new headquarters for the Royal Institute of British Architects, featuring a bright and spacious cafe space and custom-made plywood furnishings (+ slideshow). More about Theis + Khan creates colourful new headquarters for the RIBA
An office building designed by Bjarke Ingels' firm BIG is now under construction at the Philadelphia Navy Yard – an industrial site being transformed into a mixed-use district. More about BIG-designed office building breaks ground at Philadelphia's Navy Yard
A plywood bar that transitions into a staircase forms the centre of this office and networking hub housed in the Dutch city of Delft's former technology museum (+ slideshow). More about Ateliers transforms old technology museum in Delft into flexible open-plan office
Architect Christian Froggatt has added a frameless glass and timber extension to the side of his 1950s home in Reigate, England, to house the offices of his expanding studio. More about CF Architects builds its own timber and glass office on the side of a mid-century home
An iPad controls the perforated shutters that concertina across the glass facade of this house in Linz, Austria, allowing its two software engineer residents to reveal or conceal views of the city (+ slideshow). More about Perforated shutters move mechanically to mask the facade of Archinauten's House GT
The Amsterdam offices of smartphone manufacturer Fairphone were created inside a former industrial building – and informed by the same sustainable design principles the company uses for its products (+ slideshow). More about Fairphone's Amsterdam offices built inside an old warehouse using reclaimed materials
This office block for a cosmetics company in South Korea's capital was designed by architect Dongjin Kim as a conical volume, to ensure surrounding buildings still get adequate daylight and privacy. More about Tapered office building in Seoul avoids overshadowing its neighbours
Walls made from compressed earth combine with timber-clad surfaces and glass to help this visitor centre for the Swiss Ornithological Institute complement its natural setting on the banks of a lake (+ slideshow). More about MLZD's lakeside bird-watching centre features rammed earth walls and an aviary
The perforated metal facade of this community enterprise building in Sheffield, England, was designed by Architecture 00 to eventually become a framework for climbing plants (+ slideshow). More about Architecture 00's metal-clad community building in Sheffield provides facilities for local entrepreneurs
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
London Festival of Architecture 2015: wrapped around a tree trunk in east London's Hoxton Square, this translucent pod provides temporary office space intended to encourage workers into the borough's parks (+ slideshow). More about Pop-up office created around a tree trunk in London's Hoxton Square
Architecture studio Piercy & Company has resurrected a fire-ravaged building as offices in London's Shoreditch, reinstating the ornate facade at the front and adding a faceted brass structure at the rear (+ slideshow). More about Shoreditch office by Piercy & Company has a restored facade and a golden behind
Architecture studio Overland Partners has transformed an old warehouse to create itself a new studio and office building in the heart of the arts district of San Antonio, Texas (+ slideshow). More about Overland Partners transforms a San Antonio warehouse into a lofty studio
Belgian studio De Meester Vliegen Architecten overhauled an apartment at the top of a building in Antwerp to create a penthouse that also functions as a private office (+ slideshow). More about Monolithic marble partition perches on top of a steel fireplace in Antwerp penthouse
Social network LinkedIn's offices in New York's Empire State Building include a room lined with vintage telephones that leads to a secret bar (+ slideshow). More about LinkedIn offices in the Empire State Building include a hidden speakeasy
Designer Paul Cocksedge has completed a spiral staircase featuring a garden, a library and a tea bar (+ slideshow). More about Paul Cocksedge's Living Staircase includes plants, a mini library and tea-brewing facilities
Pixellated faces decorate the brick facades of this civil rights centre in Milan, while a bright yellow staircase spirals up through its concrete interior. More about Baukuh's House of Memory features a decorative facade and a monumental yellow staircase