Steimle Architekten has converted a former barn in the village of Kressbronn am Bodensee, Germany, into a library and community centre with glazed openings screened by angled vertical louvres. More about Steimle Architekten transforms traditional German barn into Kressbronn Library
Architcture practice. LUO Studio has extended the abandoned foundations and concrete columns of a residential project with a timber-framed upper storey to create a community centre in Yuanheguan, China. More about LUO Studio turns abandoned concrete foundations into community centre
PUP Architects has refurbished Surrey Docks Farm in London, reinstating a three-storey tower clad in black timber and topped by a golden pig weathervane. More about PUP Architects extends Surrey Docks Farm with a sawtooth orangery and black tower
An angular platform protruding from the 100th floor of Kohn Pedersen Fox's Hudson Yards skyscraper is the "highest outdoor sky deck" in the western hemisphere. More about Edge sky deck protrudes from supertall Hudson Yards skyscraper
Barozzi Veiga has completed the Tanzhaus dance centre in Zürich, which opens onto a promenade along the river Limmat with a concrete arcade of trapezoid openings. More about Barozzi Veiga creates trapezoidal riverside arcade for Zürich dance centre
Petal-like cladding wraps around this 80,000-seat stadium, which forms the centrepiece of NBBJ's riverside Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in China. More about NBBJ models Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center stadium on lotus flowers
The Link is a rib-vaulted timber passageway built between the Chadstone shopping centre and its neighbours by Make in Melbourne. More about Make completes dramatic arched link for Chadstone shopping centre
Angled aluminium louvres cover the reclaimed brick walls of the Junshan Cultural Center near Beijing, China, designed by Neri&Hu. More about Neri&Hu surrounds Junshan Cultural Center with angled aluminium louvres
The facade of Louis Vuitton's store in Osaka, designed by architects Jun Aoki & Associates and Peter Marino, is based on the sails of old Japanese merchant ships More about Louis Vuitton's flagship Osaka store covered in curving glass sails
Grimshaw, the studio behind the Eden Project in Cornwall, has designed an ecological resort in Northern Ireland that will feature a thatched play area and treetop walkways. More about Grimshaw releases visuals of Eden Project Foyle with thatched centrepiece
The French government has announced plans for a sustainability law that will ensure all new public buildings are built from at least 50 per cent timber or other natural materials. More about French public buildings to be built with 50 per cent wood
The Miami-Dade Police has worked with architecture students at Florida International University to create a 3D-printed model of the Hard Rock Stadium to use for training ahead of the Super Bowl this weekend. More about Miami police enlist students to create 3D-printed model of the Super Bowl stadium
Creative agency Framlab has proposed building modular vertical farms in Brooklyn to provide low-income neighbourhoods with access to fresh produce. More about Framlab proposes modular vertical farms for Brooklyn neighbourhoods
Ribbons of wood wrap around The Exchange by Kengo Kuma, which has opened in Darling Square, Sydney, Australia. More about Kengo Kuma completes first building in Australia
More than 100 trees will adorn the gridded facade of IKEA's city-centre Vienna Westbahnhof store, which will have no car parking spaces. More about IKEA reveals plans for car-free store wrapped in greenery
Architecture studio X+ Living has built a polka-dot slide into a ball pit and giant pastel parasols within the Shenzhen Neobio Family Park in a shopping centre in China. More about Pastel colours and polka-dots cover a fantastical miniature city for children in Shenzhen
A sweeping, white-brick pavilion in Southwark Park in London by architecture studio Bell Phillips curves along the park's historic pathways. More about Bell Phillips builds curved white-brick pavilion in London park
Archi-Union has surrounded the Light of Internet World Internet Conference Centre in Wuzhen, China, with pavilions that were built using robotic construction techniques. More about Archi-Union surrounds internet conference centre with robot-built pavilions
Architecture studio Waterfrom Design has completed the Tea Community Centre, a multipurpose building in Xiamen, China, that is partially concealed beneath the surface of a pool of water. More about Waterfrom Design builds tea house with a basement hidden beneath a water pool
Architecture studio BVH used materials such as charred wood and weathering steel to help a visitor centre in a wilderness preserve hold up against harsh weather conditions. More about BVH creates visitor centre for bluff overlooking Nebraska river valley