Bespoke joinery and minimal materials feature throughout the interior of this London apartment, recently transformed into a contemporary home by local architecture practice MWAI (+ slideshow). More about MWAI adds copper fixtures and marble surfaces to Victorian apartment in London
US firm Desai Chia Architecture used prefabricated elements to construct this glass and steel home in rural New York that serves as a weekend retreat (+ slideshow). More about Desai Chia Architecture creates a glass box home in the New York countryside
An image of Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza's first US project – an upscale residential tower in Manhattan – has been released, with construction slated to begin this May. More about Work to begin this May on New York condo tower by Álvaro Siza
Knox Bhavan Architects designed this pair of sandstone residences to complete an Edwardian terrace in Dulwich, south London (+ slideshow). More about Knox Bhavan Architects completes pair of brownstone terraces in south London
Architecture studio Ambrosi Etchegaray has slotted four new homes behind a historic facade in Mexico City, but left enough space for three secluded patios (+ slideshow). More about Ambrosi Etchegaray inserts four homes and three courtyards behind an old Mexico City facade
US design studio Grzywinski + Pons has completed a Manhattan residential building with a facade made up of multi-tonal brickwork, zinc panels and metal louvres (+ slideshow). More about New York apartment block by Grzywinski + Pons references neighbourhood's "gritty" past
Bands of timber alternate with slices of glazing across the facade of this Tokyo house by Swedish studio Elding Oscarson, offering a degree of privacy while also exploiting views of the garden (+ slideshow). More about Swedish studio Elding Oscarson completes Tokyo residence with a striped facade
US design-and-build firm Go Logic has completed a summer house on the rocky coastline of Maine made up of three wooden cabins, each linked by terraced decks (+ slideshow). More about Trio of wooden cabins forms Little House on the Ferry in rural Maine
A folded steel staircase runs alongside an exposed brick wall to connect the two levels of this east London flat by architecture studio Bell Phillips. More about Bell Phillips installs folded steel staircase inside London home
Slate shingles create a crisscrossing pattern across the outer walls of this cabin, which is set on an isolated island off the coast of Norway (+ slideshow). More about Dark grey slates create diamond-patterned facades for Cabin Ryfylke in Norway
A sculptural white staircase lit by a skylight connects an open-plan living space to a mezzanine floor inside this house in Finland by Avanto Architects (+ slideshow). More about Villa Lumi by Avanto Architects has a curving white concrete staircase
New York studio Bates Masi Architects added sprung cedar boards that can be acoustically "tuned" to this house in The Hamptons, so residents can have noisy parties without disturbing their neighbours (+ slideshow). More about Long Island house by Bates Masi Architects has adjustable sound barriers for walls
Stainless steel surfaces are paired with solid oak cupboards inside this Amsterdam apartment, which was recently renovated by Dutch designer Frederik Roijé (+ slideshow). More about Frederik Roijé designs minimal interior for Amsterdam apartment
Cavities help to bring daylight and fresh air into each of the homes that make up this residential block in Mexico City designed by architecture firm MMX (+ slideshow). More about Mexican housing block by MMX features offset volumes and open corridors
Inside Festival 2015: Massimo d'Alessandro explains how his studio MdAA transformed an old stable into an apartment by creating a treehouse-like room raised from the floor on a single column (+ movie). More about MdAA creates elevated bedroom "like a treehouse" inside Rome apartment
Architecture firm SOM has released new renderings of Manhattan West – a mixed-use development including a trio of towers that will be built next to New York's massive Hudson Yards (+ slideshow). More about SOM reveals new images of Manhattan West skyscrapers spanning rail yards in New York City
A south London residence updated with new living spaces, custom-built furniture and a two-storey lightwell has been named winner in a competition to find London's best house extensions (+ slideshow). More about London's best new house extensions revealed in Don't Move, Improve! 2016 awards
Dutch firm UNStudio has completed a retail and residential complex in Brussels that combines curving architectural forms with flashes of golden-hued aluminium. More about UNStudio's first building in Belgium features a stone facade and golden balconies
The faceted volume of this concrete mixed-use block in Tokyo is punctured by a series of holes that form windows, balconies and open-air stairwells (+ slideshow). More about Tomoyuki Kurokawa Architects completes Tokyo building covered in holes
Work has completed on the UK's "first amphibious house" by Baca Architects, which rises in its dock-like foundations to avoid flood water (+ slideshow). More about Baca Architects completes buoyant house on the River Thames