Masonry walls partition a patio and create various swimming areas at this renovated Mexican residence by Punto Arquitectónico. More about Swimming pool flows between courtyard walls of Mexico's Casa Xólotl
Design studio Splinterworks has created a sculptural waterslide that is designed to mimic the barrel shape of a wave before it breaks. More about Splinterworks' stainless steel waterslide mimics barrel of a wave
Ten glazed sections divided by board-marked concrete walls are lined up to form this long Mexican house, designed by architect Laurent Herbiet. More about Board-marked concrete walls frame pool views from AT House
Rectilinear forms and intersecting planes define this hilltop Californian home by Whipple Russell Architects, designed for a sports professional who wanted a home suitable for entertaining. More about Whipple Russell creates modern white mansion overlooking Beverly Hills
Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates is designing an aquatics centre on Copenhagen's harbour, featuring indoor pools framed by brick pyramids and outdoor baths that terrace down to meet the sea. More about Kengo Kuma to build aquatics centre and harbour bath in Copenhagen
Swimmers in a pool at this renovated residence in São Paulo can be watched from the living room through thick glass panels, like fish in an aquarium tank. More about Swimming pool serves as centrepiece of São Paulo apartment by Fernanda Marques
San Jose-based architecture firm Studio Saxe has built a house in Costa Rica with an indoor-outdoor great room and cantilevered porches upstairs that overlook dense tropical foliage. More about Studio Saxe creates contemporary villa in Costa Rican rainforest
Our series profiling the mid-century marvels of Palm Springs during the city's Modernism Week concludes with the Abernathy House by American architect William F Cody, which was designed to maximise outdoor living. More about William F Cody designed Abernathy House for poolside parties in Palm Springs
A skyscraper in Hawaii has become the latest to feature a vertigo-inducing swimming pool, allowing brave swimmers to look down through its transparent base. More about Glass-bottomed pool extends from Honolulu tower by SCB
Canadian firm MJMA has completed a swimming centre for the University of British Columbia, which is surrounded by fritted glass and topped with a dramatic white roof. More about Angular white roof covers MJMA's glazed aquatic centre in Vancouver
Kohn Pedersen Fox's 68-storey skyscraper in Downtown Brooklyn will include the "highest residential infinity pool in the western hemisphere" on its roof. More about KPF's Brooklyn skyscraper to feature record-breaking rooftop pool
Oppenheim Architecture and Studio Arthur Casas have designed this hotel in Rio de Janeiro so that guests can overlook the city's famous Copacabana Beach while bathing in a rooftop swimming pool. More about Glazed pool and perforated shutters offer Copacabana views from Rio de Janeiro hotel
Oslo-based architecture office Skapa has transformed a tired villa near the Norwegian capital into a contemporary home featuring full-height glazed walls that open up to views of the surrounding trees and seascape. More about Skapa updates prefabricated Norwegian seafront house with glazed walls
New York design studio TBD has transformed an apartment in Manhattan's West Village with white interiors and a new rooftop patio, complete with an outdoor shower and hot tub. More about TBD overhauls West Village penthouse with rooftop deck and pool
Argentinian firm Besonías Almeida has built a house in Buenos Aires around existing foliage, using board-formed concrete and dark laminated timber panels. More about Concrete house in Buenos Aires by Besonías Almeida fits among mature trees
New York firm BFDO has replaced a house in Virginia, tearing down all walls and leaving just the foundation, with a larger residence topped with a rooftop garden. More about BFDO redesigns waterfront house with rooftop garden in Virginia
Architecture firm Hawkins\Brown used two types of engineered timber to build this swimming facility at a school in Surrey, England. More about Hawkins\Brown uses engineered wood to build swimming pool for City of London Freemen's School
This shot of a dramatically lit swimming pool, taken by Terrence Zhang, has been named architectural photograph of the year. More about Image of swimming pool with vaulted ceiling named best architecture photograph of 2017
The Complexe Sportif Saint-Laurent in Montreal by Canadian firm Saucier + Perrotte has icy and black exteriors, contrasting the glossy orange surfaces found inside. More about Saucier + Perrotte designs iceberg-like Montreal sports complex with orange interiors
Communal spaces available to the future residents of Zaha Hadid Architects' 520 West 28th project in New York's Chelsea are revealed in these images, which show a skylit swimming pool, a striated IMAX theatre and a bright gymnasium. More about Zaha Hadid's amenity spaces for 520 West 28th shown in new photos