Our latest lookbook features eight living rooms in cottages united by their peaceful interiors, from the Scottish Highlands to Czechia's Bohemian Forest. More about Eight cottage living room interiors fit for a rural retreat
Architecture studio Neri&Hu has upgraded the facade of Mandarin Oriental The Landmark in Hong Kong, using staggered terracotta tiles to resemble a piece of woven tapestry. More about Neri&Hu wraps Hong Kong hotel in "urban tapestry" facade
Local studio Formwork Architects has transformed a derelict care home in Crouch End, north London, back into a family dwelling, introducing a two-storey brick extension overlooking a sunken patio. More about Formwork Architects transforms abandoned care home into light-filled Crouch End House
Argentinian architecture practice Estudio Futuro has refurbished PH Gainza, a 1950s house in Buenos Aires that contrasts its original concrete structure with crisp white-steel additions. More about Estudio Futuro renovates compact Argentinian home around terracotta-paved patios
The British and Spanish offices of David Chipperfield Architects have overhauled a bank on the Santander seafront in Spain to create an art museum, revealed here ahead of its official opening. More about David Chipperfield Architects transforms historic Spanish bank into Faro Santander museum
Local studio Giannone Petricone Associates has renovated a 200-year-old Toronto house with a contemporary interior and a wavy glass addition. More about Giannone Petricone Associates "weaves" glass addition into 1820s Toronto house
Architecture studios Carlo Ratti Associati and Park Associati are set to overhaul the Spedali Civili hospital in Brescia, Italy, with the addition of a three-pronged wing surrounded by a one-kilometre-long park. More about Carlo Ratti and Park Associati to surround children's hospital in one-kilometre "green ring"
Local studio Pliskin Architecture has updated a rowhouse with an interlocking brick entry programme to create a two-family home that fits into the context of a Brooklyn street. More about Pliskin Architecture creates "welcoming threshold" at brick-clad Brooklyn rowhouse
Dutch studio Bastiaan Jongerius Architecten has transformed a 1970s farmhouse outside Amsterdam, extending its timber structure and updating its exterior with black-metal panels and charred wood. More about Bastiaan Jongerius Architecten cloaks Longhouse Farm with black timber and metal
Local studio Kister Architects has turned a former 1910 corner shop in Melbourne into a family home with a lush internal courtyard entrance designed to bring greenery to the urban site. More about Century-old Melbourne corner shop transformed into family home
Stained birch plywood forms storage throughout this compact Brooklyn duplex, which was renovated on a tight budget by New York studio Plan Plan. More about Plan Plan uses "affordable materials" for Brooklyn apartment renovation
UK practices Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC have revealed a faceted glass canopy that shelters new outdoor spaces, as part of the transformation of the Olympia events centre in London. More about Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC shelter rooftop terrace with pleated canopy at London's Olympia
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has transformed the industrial structure of the Titlis Tower in the Swiss Alps into a sculptural tourist destination with dramatic cantilevers and a panoramic viewpoint. More about Herzog & de Meuron transforms mountain antenna tower into "iconic sculpture"
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has revealed plans to update the Palace of Congresses concert venue in Tirana, Albania, with a 260-metre-tall skyscraper. More about Herzog & de Meuron to revitalise communist-era Palace of Congresses in Tirana
UK studio Tim Ronalds Architects has converted a series of 17th- and 18th-century buildings in Clerkenwell, London, into the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration. More about Historic windmill and engine house transformed into Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
Brick arches frame views through the interior of this office in Gugarat, India, which also features colourful glass panels informed by one of architect Anuj Kapoor's favourite artists. More about Logic transforms bland commercial office into "humble and collaborative" workspace
A green-tiled bathtub overlooks the living room inside this 59-square-metre apartment in Barcelona, designed by architecture practice Sigla Studio as a "continuous domestic landscape". More about Bathtub takes centre stage in living room of Barcelona apartment
Greek architecture practice K-Studio and engineering firm Arup have unveiled plans for the renovation and expansion of the Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium in Athens. More about K-Studio and Arup to expand Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium in Athens
Chinese firm Studio We Live has transformed an abandoned cinema into a vibrant teahouse and food market in Chongqing, China, preserving the nostalgic atmosphere of the old workers' picturehouse. More about Studio We Live transforms 1950s Chinese cinema into teahouse with wooden canopy
London architecture studio TYPE has transformed two derelict cottages in Dorset into a rural retreat that celebrates their weathered stone and timber structures. More about TYPE rejects anything "brand new or flashy" in Purbeck Cottage renovation