A figure-eight-shaped accommodation block is among the buildings made from rammed earth and compressed earth blocks at the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture campus by US studio MASS Design Group. More about MASS Design Group uses earthen walls for Rwandan university campus
UK studio Hugh Broughton Architects has collaborated with American designer Rick Owens to create a prototype off-grid mountain refuge for the latest Moncler's Genius show, which took place in Shanghai. More about Hugh Broughton Architects and Rick Owens create off-grid mountain refuge for Moncler
A total of 226 luxury homes will make up the Mandarin Oriental Residences in Abu Dhabi, which Danish studio BIG is designing beside Zayed National Museum on Saadiyat Island. More about BIG designs luxury residences for Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi
Mid-century modern and traditional Japanese influences blend inside this Los Angeles home, which the principals of design studio OWIU have reimagined for themselves. More about Japanese ryokans inform OWIU's renovation of Duane House in LA
Spanish architecture practice XStudio has inserted a ceramics workshop and apartment into the worn-out shell of an abandoned bar on the island of Gran Canaria. More about XStudio transforms abandoned bar in Gran Canaria into a workshop and apartment
For our latest lookbook, we've rounded up eight bedrooms where exposed concrete surfaces add character to their minimalist interiors. More about Eight minimalist bedrooms lined with exposed concrete surfaces
From a 15th-century thatched house in England to a ski cabin in Canada, our latest lookbook collects eight cottages with panoramic windows that offer views of their dramatic surroundings. More about Eight light-filled cottage interiors defined by generous windows
Architectural studio CAN has extended a terraced London house with a palette of wood and hemp and a large curved window that aims to redraw its connection to the garden. More about CAN relinks Verdant House with garden using statement green window
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a home in Kerala with curved walls formed of smooth layers of cement plaster, designed by local studio Tropical Architecture Bureau. More about "Is it cake?" asks commenter
This video produced by Jim Stephenson features the Ardoch residence in Aberdeenshire by locally-based studio Moxon Architects, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. More about Moxon Architects revives residential ruin using "Scottish craftsmanship and local tradespeople"
A 70-storey skyscraper called The Orchard designed by architecture studio Perkins Eastman has become the tallest skyscraper in the New York City borough of Queens. More about Perkins Eastman skyscraper tops out becoming tallest in Queens
Architecture studio DHaus has used a full-width skylight to draw light into this extension in north London, which is finished with a pared-back palette of pale brick, plaster and oak. More about DHaus brings "sense of openness" to Datum House with wall-to-wall skylight
Rounded layers of smooth cement plaster take cues from traditional stone-carved architecture at TropiBox, a home in Kerala, India, designed by local studio Tropical Architecture Bureau. More about Tropical Architecture Bureau blends "old-world charm with the modern" for Keralan home
Architecture studios Mailen Design and Peter Bradford Architects have completed Weald House, a barn-like home designed to be "deeply connected" to its rural site in Kent, UK. More about Black timber and metal cloak low-lying Weald House in Kent
New York-based Builtin Studio has helped a young family expand their Upper West Side apartment into the adjacent unit and create mid-century-influenced interiors that complement the historic details. More about Builtin Studio combines and renovates two Upper West Side apartments
A roof of dark patinated copper distinguishes this house in Wimbledon Village, London, designed by local architecture studio Jason Good Architecture. More about Jason Good Architecture tops London home with patinated copper "top hat"
We've gathered interior projects that feature tactile plywood panelling for our latest lookbook, from a Swedish summer house to a London micro apartment. More about Eight homes where plywood panelling creates warm interiors
For our latest lookbook, we've selected eight homes with multi-purpose staircases that double up as seating, storage and in one case even a climbing wall. More about Eight homes where staircases fulfil additional functions
Australian architect Mark Jeavons worked with interior design practice Ohlo Studio to restore Tomich House, a heritage-listed 1970s house in City Beach, Perth. More about Mark Jeavons and Ohlo Studio restore 1970s home in Australia
Wood is the dominant material throughout Karaka Tower, a vertical house extension in Wellington, New Zealand, designed by local studio Arête Architects to evoke a treehouse. More about Towering house extension in New Zealand mimics "childhood treehouse"