Architecture studio MAPA borrowed elements and colours typically used on colonial-style Chilean houses to create this bright red residence in a winemaking region near Santiago. More about WA House by MAPA references colonial-style Chilean residences
Bright red walls contrast with vivid green lawns at this art and culture centre in Portugal by Lisbon architecture firm Future Architecture Thinking (+ slideshow). More about Art and culture centre with bright red walls by Future Architecture Thinking
Architecture firm Haworth Tompkins has installed a bright red auditorium amongst the brutalist concrete of London's National Theatre (+ slideshow). More about The Shed at the National Theatre by Haworth Tompkins
A chequerboard of opaque panels and windows surrounds this school canteen in western Germany by SpreierTrenner Architekten (+ slideshow). More about Salmtal Secondary School Canteen by SpreierTrenner Architekten
This bright red youth centre in Denmark by architects Cornelius + Vöge is coloured to match the fishing cabins of the surrounding village (+ slideshow). More about Youth Centre by Cornelius + Vöge
This red concrete house outside Stuttgart by German firm Finckh Architekten has an oversized middle floor that cantilevers across the driveway (photos by Zooey Braun). More about Haus Ostfildern by Finckh Architekten
Construction of the controversial 115 metre-high sculpture that artist Anish Kapoor and structural engineer Cecil Balmond designed for the London 2012 Olympic Park is now complete. More about ArcelorMittal Orbit by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond
Dezeen archive: one of our most controversial stories this week was a strikingly red psychiatric centre, so we've grouped together all of our stories about bright red architecture. See all the stories »
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You can’t miss this bright red psychiatric centre in Spain, where the differently pitched roofs are meant to reveal how much mental activity takes place in each room. More about Young Disabled Modules and Workshop Pavilions by José Javier Gallardo ///g.bang///
Narrow skylights create bands of light across the red bright ceiling of a sheltered school courtyard in Porto, Portugal. More about Garcia D’Orta Secondary School by Bak Gordon
Brazilian architects Metro have completed a red glass chocolate museum in the sky. More about Nestlé Chocolate Museum by Metro
Waiting rooms inside this red-striped health centre by architects Miguel Barahona and Luis Castillo overlook the Sierra de Gardor mountains in southern Spain. More about Consultorio en La Envía by Miguel Barahona and Luis Castillo
This park in Xi'an, China, by international architects West 8 recently opened to the public and contains red bridges offering vantage points. More about Garden of 10,000 Bridges by West 8
Atelier 9.81 of France have inserted a perforated canopy in between a row of houses to create a covered pedestrian walkway in Tourcoing, France. More about Pedestrian Crossing by Atelier 9.81
This faceted red volume in a Shanghai office, designed by 3Gatti Architecture Studio of Rome and Shanghai, houses two meeting rooms and a cafe. More about A Red Object by 3Gatti Architecture Studio
Here are some more photographs of Jean Nouvel's recently-opened Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in Kensington Gardens, London, this time taken by French photographer Julien Lanoo. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Jean Nouvel photographed by Julien Lanoo
Here are the first official photos of the 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in Kensington Gardens, London, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Jean Nouvel
Here's another loopy bridge for China (see our earlier story about NL Architects' concept), this time a foot bridge for Xinjin in the Sichuan province by New York studio WXY Architecture and Weidlinger Associates Consulting Engineers. More about Nanhe River Landscape Bridge by WXY Architecture
Architects Supermachine Studio of Thailand have completed a bright red car showroom in Bangkok. More about Autostella by Supermachine Studio
French architect Jean Nouvel will design this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, the London gallery has announced. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Jean Nouvel to design Serpentine Gallery Pavilion