Tea House by Archi-Union
Concrete walls twist up through the interior of this tea house and library that Shanghai architects Archi-Union have constructed in the backyard of their studio. More about Tea House by Archi-Union
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Hermitage Plaza by Foster + Partners
Slidehow: architects Foster + Partners have been granted permission to build two 320-metre-high towers beside the Seine, just outside Paris. More about Hermitage Plaza by Foster + Partners
192 Shoreham Street by Project Orange
The two storeys that London architects Project Orange have added to the roof of a redundant brick warehouse in Sheffield look like another building stacked on top. More about 192 Shoreham Street by Project Orange
Volksbank Gifhorn by Stephan Braunfels Architekten
The subtly different proportions of two concrete gables fronting a bank building in northern Germany create the illusion that one side is fatter than the other. More about Volksbank Gifhorn by Stephan Braunfels Architekten
Hôtel de Police / Charleroi Danses by Ateliers Jean Nouvel and MDW Architecture
Slideshow: French architects Ateliers Jean Nouvel and Belgian studio MDW Architecture have collaborated on designs for a new police headquarters on a former police cavalry site in Charleroi, Belgium, which now also accommodates a dance school. More about Hôtel de Police / Charleroi Danses by Ateliers Jean Nouvel and MDW Architecture
Regiocentrale Zuid by Wiel Arets Architects
Offices for a water-management company designed by Dutch architect Wiel Arets are nearing completion in Maasbracht, the Netherlands. More about Regiocentrale Zuid by Wiel Arets Architects
Old Workshop by Jack Woolley
Slideshow: people strolling by this brick wall in London might miss the disguised entrance to a secret office and home. More about Old Workshop by Jack Woolley
Suburban Studio by Ashton Porter Architects
A single-storey studio at the bottom of the garden of a semi-detached house in London creates a separation between work and domestic life for its residents. More about Suburban Studio by Ashton Porter Architects
iGuzzini Illuminazione España SA Headquarters by MiAS Architects
A fabric cloak stretched across the glass facade of this golf ball-shaped office and showroom shades it from direct sunlight. More about iGuzzini Illuminazione España SA Headquarters by MiAS Architects
The Monastery by Eriksen Skajaa Architects
Employees at web consultancy Netlife Research in Oslo can take a moment for contemplation inside one of three wooden rooms dedicated to silence. More about The Monastery by Eriksen Skajaa Architects
Lego PMD by Rosan Bosch and Rune Fjord
The best escape route from a meeting at the Denmark office of toy brand Lego is down a metal slide. More about Lego PMD by Rosan Bosch and Rune Fjord
Jameson House by Foster + Partners
Architects Foster + Partners have attached a 35-storey tower onto the side of two renovated 1920s buildings in Vancouver’s financial district. More about Jameson House by Foster + Partners
Sumatrakontor by Erick van Egeraat
Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has completed a mixed-use block in Hamburg with a facade that parts like a pair of red curtains. More about Sumatrakontor by Erick van Egeraat
Greenland Group Suzhou Center by SOM
American architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have won a competition to design a skyscraper for China with proposals that incorporate a 30-storey-high opening window. More about Greenland Group Suzhou Center by SOM
Sunwell Muse by Takato Tamagami and Be-Fun Design
A curving chasm slices off the corner of this showroom building in western Tokyo to create a passageway to its entrance. More about Sunwell Muse by Takato Tamagami and Be-Fun Design
Mitikah Office Tower by Richard Meier & Partners
American architects Richard Meier & Partners have unveiled designs for a 34-storey tower in Mexico City. More about Mitikah Office Tower by Richard Meier & Partners
Umicore Hoboken by Conix Architects
A giant zinc-plated ribbon folds in and out between the floors of this Antwerp office extension for metal refiner Umicore. More about Umicore Hoboken by Conix Architects
Iron Gallery by Kensuke Watanabe Architecture Studio
Four-storey-high panels of corrugated Corten steel cover the exterior of this Tokyo gallery and office block by Japanese architect Kensuke Watanabe. More about Iron Gallery by Kensuke Watanabe Architecture Studio
Google Engineering HQ by Penson
Engineers for web giant Google can lounge on sofas or draw on the walls at their new London headquarters by designers Penson. More about Google Engineering HQ by Penson
Leüthens Kulturhage by Henning Larsen Architects and Gullik Gulliksen
Danish architects Henning Larsen and Norwegian landscape architect Gullik Gulliksen have won a competition to design municipal offices and a public square in Trondheim, Norway. More about Leüthens Kulturhage by Henning Larsen Architects and Gullik Gulliksen