A walled garden filled with tropical plants flanks a glazed hallway at this house in the Brazilian town of Franca, which is influenced by the country's modernist architecture. More about MF+ Arquitetos creates modernist-inspired house with walled garden in Brazil
US studio WORKac has renovated a 19th-century structure in New York and added a spacious penthouse topped with a folded metal roof. More about WORKac adds jagged black rooftop extension to historic Manhattan building
Geometric concrete forms collide to create the sculptural facade of this house for a Sydney art collector, which features numerable windows and skylights that illuminate the gallery-like interior. More about Sculpted concrete facade directs daylight into Smart Design Studio's house for an art collector
This tiny aluminium-clad cabin by Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti cantilevers over the edge of a mountain on the Slovenian-Italian border. More about Precarious Alpine cabin by OFIS offers shelter to Slovenian climbers
Work has finished on Bjarke Ingels Group's first condominium project in the United States, a pair of glass high-rise buildings that overlook Biscayne Bay. More about BIG completes pair of twisting towers in Miami's Coconut Grove
The US election result has driven some Americans to search for a way out across the northern border – so many that the website for Canadian Immigration has been crashing from demand. For those keeping that daydream alive, here are ten cabins in Canada that would be perfect to escape to. More about 10 of the best cabins in the Canadian woods
A glazed ramp spirals around a courtyard at the centre of this house in the Portuguese town of Estoril, connecting the various living spaces and a garden roof terrace. More about Spiralling walkway surrounds courtyard at Portuguese home by António Costa Lima
IKEA has worked with the Red Cross to build a replica of a real Syrian home inside its Norwegian flagship store. More about IKEA installs replica of Syrian home inside flagship store
The undulating metal exterior of this family home in Venice Beach by Los Angeles designer Mario Romano takes its cues from the movement of the ocean. More about Mario Romano creates rippling aluminium skin for California home
Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects has renovated and extended a former fort in West Flanders to create a home for an estate agent and his family. More about Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects transforms Belgian fort into home and guesthouse
A+Awards: next in our showcase of this year's Architizer A+Awards winners is a wooden artist's retreat on Vancouver Island by Toronto firm Agathom. More about Agathom builds artist's cabin in dense British Columbia forest
Parisian studio Karawitz has completed a housing block overlooking the Ourcq canal, which features balconies framed by light-grey boxes and an external corkscrew staircase. More about Boxy balconies and spiral staircase feature at Parisian apartment block by Karawitz
A long social space dotted with green elements forms one half of this apartment, located in a 1930s neighbourhood in Lisbon, Portugal. More about Atelier Data uses light and greenery to transform Lisbon penthouse into urban oasis
Photo essay: photographer Anton Rodriguez has documented the interiors of 22 homes at the iconic Barbican Estate in London. More about Barbican residents offer a look inside their homes
Tokyo-based studio Do Do has designed this house and studio for a graphic designer and his wife, and created a special elevated pathway for their pet cat. More about Graphic designer's home and studio in Tokyo includes cat walkway
Los Angeles firm Arshia Architects has created a sculptural white hillside residence to comply with the stringent zoning requirements of its exclusive neighbourhood. More about Arshia Architects completes angular white residence in Hollywood Hills
Bloco Arquitetos has created an extra storey for a family home in Brasília by adding a stilted concrete structure that incorporates panels of perforated brickwork. More about Brick screens are set into framework of concrete columns and beams at Casa Grid
This cork-clad studio provides a shared workspace for a musician and a seamstress in the back garden of their north-London home. More about Surman Weston builds cork-covered studio for sewing and music-making
Quebec firm Atelier Pierre Thibault has overhauled a home built in the 1970s, removing interior partitions and locating a sculptural plywood staircase at its core. More about Atelier Pierre Thibault reorganises Quebec home around central plywood stairs
Six apartments stacked in pairs of rectangular concrete blocks make up this Caribbean guesthouse, designed by architect John Hix to be completely self sufficient. More about John Hix designs off-grid concrete guesthouse for Caribbean island