Diller Scofidio + Renfro has completed the first stage of its renovation of New York's Museum of Modern Art, and has revealed details of its plans to extend into Jean Nouvel's 53W53 residential tower. More about MoMA unveils first phase of major overhaul by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Snøhetta has unveiled its plans to transform an abandoned paper mill blocking a view of Oregon City's Willamette Falls and waterfront into a cultural complex looped by an elevated pathway. More about Snøhetta set to overhaul former paper mill to offer views of Oregon waterfall
Instead of opting for the Scandinavian minimalism of many contemporary renovations, Note Design Studio chose to use shades of yellow, green and pink when transforming this old Stockholm office into a home. More about Note Design Studio celebrates pastel colours in revamp of 19th century property
Architects Sílvia Rocio, Mariana Póvoa and Esse Studio have used curtains, patterned tiles and pendant lighting to create this homely office for a mobile dating app in Lisbon, Portugal. More about Curtains separate spaces of Lisbon office for a "hook-up app for awesome people"
A tree grows up through a lightwell that Australian studio Welsh + Major has added to this house in Sydney, and topped with an opening glass roof. More about Welsh + Major slots lightwell between Sydney cottage and its brick extension
Southwark Town Hall in south London has been renovated and repurposed to accommodate student housing and a mixed-use arts hub, including a theatre contained in a folded tile-clad extension. More about Jestico + Whiles converts town hall into student halls with iridescent tile-covered theatre
Boston-based Stern McCafferty Architects has overhauled a country home in Massachusetts, transforming the layout to showcase a collection of art work and expand the living areas into a bright annex. More about Stern McCafferty Architects converts entrance of old Massachusetts house into a gallery
The curving corrugated-metal exterior of this house in Melbourne by local studio Tandem forms a continuous surface that encloses small pocket gardens. More about Tandem's Melbourne house features folded cladding interrupted by rusty steel window frames
Tasked with renovating and extending the Stapleton branch of the New York Library, Andrew Berman Architect overhauled the interior and connected it to an annex clad with zinc and glass. More about Andrew Berman Architect adds timber-framed extension to old Staten Island library
Bennetts Associates has renovated a 1930s cinema and added a brick, frosted-glass and copper extension to create this cultural centre in Chester, England. More about Bennetts Associates converts Art Deco cinema into cultural centre in northern England
Vector Architects has renovated a house perched on a rocky peninsula in China's Fujian Province, adding a vaulted concrete roof that encloses a new living area with views towards the sea from either end. More about Vector Architects adds barrel-vaulted roof to refurbished house in Chinese port
The renovation of this Montreal townhouse by local firm Naturehumaine centres around a triple-height atrium that brings daylight into living spaces on all floors. More about Three-storey skylight illuminates Montreal row house by Naturehumaine
Studio PCH and Montalba Architects have converted a 1950s beachfront hotel into Nobu's Ryokan Malibu – the first in a line of high-end, Japanese-inspired retreats. More about Nobu opens Japanese-influenced oceanside hotel in Malibu
Idee Architects has modernised a traditional Vietnamese farmhouse for a large family, adding a glass and steel structure that overlooks orchards and the Ba Vì mountain range beyond. More about Idee Architects updates house on Vietnamese citrus farm with pavilion-like living space
Atelier XÜK has added a corrugated-metal attic room to this Spanish colonial-style house, which was designed in the 1920s by a Hungarian architect for a plot in Shanghai's French quarter. More about Atelier XÜK adds wedge-shaped roof extension to Spanish-style villa in Shanghai
A former bank in the City of London designed in 1924 by British architect Edwin "Ned" Lutyens has been converted into a lavish hotel, club and dining venue by Soho House and named "The Ned" in his honour. More about Edwin Lutyens' Midland Bank reopens as hotel and members' club The Ned
During the renovation of an 18th-century home in Upstate New York, Manhattan-based Messana O'Rorke Architects has revitalised its original appearance and added modern conveniences in an extension clad in Corten steel. More about Messana O'Rorke Architects extends New York homestead with weathering-steel annex
White ribbed panelling provides a neutral backdrop for smoked-oak furnishings and marble bathrooms in this former west London office, which McLaren Excell has converted into a family home. More about McLaren Excell contrasts smoked oak with white panelling for London home in a former office
Israeli architect Pitsou Kedem has updated an apartment in the ancient port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv, adding arched windows and door frames that echo the form of the traditional vaulted ceilings. More about Pitsou Kedem adds white plaster and black iron surfaces to vaulted Jaffa apartment
Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura has helped to revive a former farming village in the Alentejo region as a high-end hotel, featuring whitewashed interiors and original vaulted ceilings. More about Eduardo Souto de Moura transforms Portuguese farming village into luxury retreat