Icelandic studio T.ark Architects has completed Laugarás Lagoon, a geothermal spa topped by a grass-covered roof with large parabolic archways that reference the region's ancient cave dwellings. More about T.ark architects cloaks Laugarás Lagoon in Iceland with "grass tent"
Construction company ICON and design studio Firmah Architecture have released designs for a 450-acre community in Texas, USA that will include 88 3D-printed houses surrounding two artificial surf lagoons. More about ICON to 3D-print housing for artificial surf community in Texas
Susan T Rodriguez has designed a revitalised recreational facility in Central Park, rebuilding a 1960s ice rink and pool and reconnecting the park's natural waterways in the centre of New York City. More about Central Park recreation facility designed as "ultimate fusion of landscape and architecture"
Local architecture practice Studio Dera has transformed a disused swimming pool into The Pool, a multifunctional, light-filled teaching space for Waltham Forest College in London. More about Studio Dera converts disused swimming pool into flexible teaching space
Architecture studio Henning Larsen has won a competition to design a swimming pool to replace Gothenburg's historic Valhallabadet with a timber-framed building that will also house other sports facilities. More about Henning Larsen designs timber Centralbadet swimming pool for Gothenburg
A fully-glazed corner offers panoramic views of Barcelona and the Balearic Sea at this coastal home, designed by UK studio Ström Architects as a reference to California's modernist Case Study Houses. More about Ström Architects reduces Barcelona House "to its most essential elements"
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the planned demolition of Gothenburg's Olympic medal-winning swimming pool, which protesters say would be a "waste of history". More about "What a waste to demolish it" says commenter
The planned demolition of an Olympic medal-winning swimming pool in Gothenburg, Sweden, would be a "waste of history," say protestors. More about Architects protest planned demolition of Sweden's Valhallabadet pool
Farm buildings informed the design of Stanfordville House in New York by US studio Desai Chia Architecture, which features charred cedar cladding and a sculptural roofscape. More about Desai Chia creates Upstate New York home with "crisp silhouettes"
A corrugated metal roof supported by turquoise-coloured steelwork declares the renovation of this public pool house in the Czech Republic, completed by local studio Mjölk Architekti and architect Marie Vondráková. More about Mjölk Architekti and Marie Vondráková rebuild fire-ravaged Forest Pool in Liberec
Promotion: mosaic tile specialists Sicis have transformed a swimming pool at a villa in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, into "a living jewel" with its Vetrite surfaces and lighting technology. More about Glass slabs and lighting by Sicis form jewel-like pool in Phnom Penh
To mark the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, we've rounded up eight summer-ready homes with swimming pools you'll want to dive into. More about Eight luxurious houses with refreshing outdoor swimming pools
Construction images of a prototype for the swimming pool +Pool, designed to float in New York's East River, have been released ahead of its installation for further testing. More about Images show construction of +Pool designed to float on East River
Gorrow Design Studio has completed a boutique hotel in the coastal town of Crescent Head, Australia, balancing "1970s surf nostalgia" with bespoke furniture and contemporary craftsmanship. More about Australian roadside motel reimagined as ode to 1970s surf culture
Local studio Bench Architecture has completed the renovation of a multi-storey Brooklyn warehouse into artist studios and a member's club with a rooftop pool. More about Bench Architecture converts Brooklyn steel mill into spa and artists studios
Dutch studios MVRDV and Zecc Architecten have revealed plans to overhaul a vacant church in the Netherlands by adding a swimming pool with an adjustable floor that allows visitors to "walk on water". More about MVRDV unveils design for Holy Water swimming pool in former Dutch church
A cluster of wooden cabins modelled on fishing huts surround a patio and swimming pool at Casa Donovan, completed by Portuguese studio PIMAA Architects in the coastal village of Comporta. More about PIMAA Architects organises Portuguese home across cluster of cabins
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing plans for a 100-metre-tall structure comprised of cascading pool terraces in Dubai. More about "April 1st already?" asks commenter
Architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has unveiled a one-hundred-metre-tall structure comprised of cascading pool terraces for the Therme Dubai wellness resort. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro designs cascading "oasis in the sky" for Dubai wellness resort
A "cathedral-like" timber ceiling shelters this pool house, which British studio Klas Hyllén Architecture has added to an existing Arts and Crafts-style home in Warwickshire. More about Klas Hyllén Architecture tops Malvern Pool House with skylight for stargazing