These four concrete apartment blocks by Spanish architects TASH were only completed last year, but they already look strangely abandoned in these photographs. More about Protected Collective Houses in Toledo by TASH
A bevelled cantilever contains the living room of this house in Nagoya, Japan, by architects Studio SKLIM. More about Hansha Reflection House by Studio SKLIM
The perforated brick walls of this triangular house in Barcelona overlap at the corners. More about House 712 by H Arquitectes
British architects Liddicoat & Goldhill constructed their own north London home using black engineering bricks and slabs of white marble. More about The Shadow House by Liddicoat & Goldhill
A 1960’s residence renovated by London architects Duggan Morris has won the RIBA Manser Medal 2011 for the best new house in the UK. More about Hampstead Lane by Duggan Morris Architects
Inside 2011: in our next round of Inside awards in Barcelona, Strelein Warehouse by Ian Moore Architects has just been announced as the winner of the residential category. More about Inside award winner: Strelein Warehouse by Ian Moore Architects
Inside 2011: St Barbara Bastions in Malta by Architecture Project has won the creative reuse category at the Inside awards in Barcelona. More about Inside award winner: St Barbara Bastions by Architecture Project
A shallow pool of water wraps around the grey brick facade of this house in Goirle, the Netherlands. More about Villa Rotonda by Bedaux de Brouwer Architecten
Japanese architects Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates have completed a four-winged house in Toyota. More about Oshikamo by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates
Japanese architect Masato Sekiya has completed a house in Osaka with a sloping wall that looks like it’s toppling over. More about Shigita House by Masato Sekiya
This top-heavy house by Japanese architect Kota Mizuishi overlooks a river in west Tokyo. More about House in Horinouchi by Kota Mizuishi
A rounded wall of recycled clay tiles converges with walls of white bricks at this village house in Sussex, England. More about Mission Hall by Adam Richards Architects
Estonian architects KAMP have completed a timber house outside Tallinn that's cranked around an oak tree. More about Private house in Tallinn by KAMP Arhitektid
Here's an extremely pointy apartment block by Japanese architects EASTERN Design Office. More about On The Corner by EASTERN Design Office
Architects mihadesign have completed a Tokyo house with sloping skylights, suspended lofts and a staircase that spirals around a wall. More about Gate by mihadesign
A grid of timber louvres screens the end facades of this Japanese house by architects AE5 Partners. More about House M by AE5 partners
Guest artists will be invited to live and work inside this shard-like timber hut. More about Artist Retreat by 0 to 1
Slanted walls pierced by square peepholes bisect this house in Osaka by architects Alphaville. More about House Folded by Alphaville
This house in Nagoya by Japanese architect Tomohiro Hata has five roofs that pitch in opposing directions. More about Complex House by Tomohiro Hata
Residents have to go careful on the roof terrace of this Portuguese house, where gaping chasms drop down to basement courtyards two floors below. More about House in Leiria by ARX Portugal