As the art and design communities prepare to descend on Miami next week, here's a recap of residential skyscrapers designed by some of the world's most famous architects, all of which are either rising or recently completed in the city. More about Eight new starchitect-designed apartment towers in Miami
Doorways disguised as mirrors, secret corners, moving walls and yurt-shaped rooms feature in these four elaborate London townhouses that architect Peter Salter has been crafting for the last 13 years. More about Peter Salter creates labyrinthine London townhouses to experiment with different ideas
Any cat owner knows their pet is the true ruler of the household. That's particularly so in these six homes with feline-friendly features – including elevated walkways, stepping-stone shelving and discrete doorways. More about Six houses designed as playgrounds for cats
A concrete staircase spirals between the austere concrete floors of this house designed by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates for a seaside spot in Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture. More about Chunky concrete staircase spirals through House in Akitsu by Kazunori Fujimoto
American firms Rafael Viñoly Architects, Richard Meier & Partners, and Kohn Pedersen Fox have conceived a trio of high-end residential buildings that will overlook New York's Hudson River. More about Viñoly, Meier and KPF design luxury towers for Manhattan waterfront
White metal louvres covering the facade of this apartment block in Paris can be drawn across windows and balconies to screen against the sun and street. More about Sliding shutters cover Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes' Parisian apartments
ArchiBlox has given this prefabricated beachfront house near Sydney a verdant plant-covered roof to help it blend into its clifftop setting. More about ArchiBlox creates garden roof for house overlooking a beach in Australia
A Vancouver-based startup's conceptual design for flat-packed recreational cabins would allow users to build for themselves, making the wilderness more readily accessible. More about Flat-packed cabin concept allows tiny houses to be assembled like IKEA furniture
Swathes of bright colour combine with patterned ceramic tiles in the Hong Kong apartment home of multidisciplinary design studio Lim + Lu. More about Lim + Lu creates bright apartment home to double as its showroom
Inside this wooden, prefabricated house in Amsterdam by Marc Koehler Architects, an angular black staircase crisscrosses between split levels. More about Prefabricated house in Amsterdam features wooden walls, zigzagging stairs and split levels
The loft space of an art nouveau building in Strasbourg, France has been converted into this light-filled two-storey apartment. More about f+f architectes converts attic into bright and spacious two-storey apartment
A cluster of red metal-clad volumes are arranged around a secluded courtyard at Henning Stummel's self-designed home in west London. More about Red pyramidal rooms form Henning Stummel's London home
This vacation home in Washington state by Prentiss Balance Wickline encloses a courtyard within interlocking volumes clad in weathering steel. More about Weathering-steel volumes wrap courtyard at Washington holiday home
A copper-clad volume covered in hatches and a space with rotating walls feature in this roundup, which spotlights apartments with reconfigurable interiors from Dezeen's Pinterest boards. More about 10 gifs showing the best adjustable apartments from Dezeen's Pinterest boards
American studio Hu Mn Lab+ has created a spacious family home in Los Angeles that appears to jut out from a hillside like dresser drawers. More about Coastal California home by Hu Mn Lab+ can accommodate 200 party guests
Co-living complexes like WeLive and The Collective aren't just for millennials – they could also be used to house the growing population of senior citizens, according to architect and Architizer co-founder Matthias Hollwich. More about Co-living is perfect to house ageing populations says Matthias Hollwich
Plants grow up the exterior of this green apartment tower in Paris, France, which was designed by local firm Maison Edouard François to spread seeds across the city. More about Edouard François creates plant-covered housing block to disperse seeds across Paris
Haptic has been selected to create a housing complex in a picturesque Norwegian town with a growing elderly population. More about Haptic designs elderly housing for Norway to encourage residents to socialise
Cedar, concrete and stucco were among the materials used to construct this spacious Texas dwelling by American studio Matt Fajkus Architecture. More about Rectilinear Austin house by Matt Fajkus embraces rolling terrain
A white metal-framed staircase connects the two floors of this Parisian apartment, which local studio Les Ateliers Tristan & Sagitta has overhauled to make room for the clients' two young children. More about Paris apartment updated with slender white staircase and dark green kitchen