Local architecture studio Carmody Groarke has overhauled a penthouse apartment in London, adding slanted panels of aluminium to create a sheltered rooftop terrace. More about Carmody Groarke tops listed London penthouse with aluminium "rooftop pavilion"
A doughnut-shaped terrace and green roofs covered with sedum are among the standout features of a V-shaped research facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, designed by local architecture studio Payette. More about Payette creates sculptural Ragon Institute on triangular site in Massachusetts
British studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for the 42-storey Cityzen Tower in Tbilisi, Georgia, which will swoop towards the ground with a series of terraces. More about Zaha Hadid Architect designs skyscraper with cascading terraces in Tbilisi
A series of irregularly stacked boxes will make up the LuLa Light Mall shopping centre, currently under construction in Chengdu, China, by Dutch studio MVRDV. More about MVRDV unveils design for stacked shopping centre in Chengdu
Thick walls of rammed-earth and large, exposed terraces show contrasts between "shelter and openness" at this coastal guesthouse in Mexico, which has been completed by architecture studio PPAA. More about PPAA designs rammed-earth guesthouse in Mexico to "blend seamlessly with the terrain"
Mexico City architecture studios Módica Ledezma and JJRR Arquitectura have teamed up to construct a stacked seaside residence called Iyari, giving it inverted concrete roofs in Nayarit, Mexico. More about Módica Ledezma and JJRR Arquitectura create tiered concrete house on Mexican cliffside
Local studio DRM Arquitectura has designed a space-framed drive-through ice cream parlour lifted on inverted V-shaped columns in Buenos Aires, Argentina. More about DRM Arquitectura uses prefabricated structure for Buenos Aires ice cream shop
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has completed Colien House, a three-storey concrete home embedded into a hill that overlooks a beach in Barcelona. More about Álvaro Siza steps orange-hued concrete home into sloped site in Barcelona
An external concrete stair with terraces connects the floors of the Student Pavilion at the University of Melbourne, designed by US studio KoningEizenberg. More about University of Melbourne Student Pavilion by KoningEizenberg is "like a big treehouse"
A wave-like concrete terrace tops the Aruma restaurant and bar in Jakarta, which has been completed by Indonesian studio RAD+ar. More about RAD+ar tops Indonesian restaurant with sweeping concrete roof terrace
A communal plaza and stepped terraces encourage residents to spend time together outdoors at Pixel, a cluster of seven staggered housing blocks in Abu Dhabi by Dutch studio MVRDV. More about MVRDV designs Pixel as alternative to "nondescript" housing in Abu Dhabi
A stack of open-air terraces lined with copper-coloured glazed bricks pull light and air into the Darya Residential Apartment Building in Iran by architecture studio Hooba Design Group. More about Glazed copper-coloured bricks reflect light into Tehran apartment block by Hooba Design Group
Architecture studio Büro Ole Scheeren has revealed Scenic City, its design for the headquarters of Chinese e-commerce company JD.com, which will feature facades designed to resemble waterfalls. More about Ole Scheeren reveals plans for Shenzhen skyscrapers with "waterfall" facades
A mezzanine and rooftop lounge are among the enhancements by Robert Hutchison Architecture to a former warehouse that has been reborn as a multipurpose venue called Stone Way Auto. More about Robert Hutchison Architecture converts 1950s Seattle building into event space
British studio Tikari Works has completed an outbuilding for a south London residence that is framed by a latticed timber roof structure and configured to weave around a Lebanese cedar tree. More about Black-stained timber canopy encloses garden pavilion by Tikari Works in London
A private roof terrace enclosed by greenery features in Hidden Garden House, a Sydney home reconfigured by Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects. More about Sam Crawford Architects tops Sydney home renovation with "garden oasis"
British studio Foster + Partners has revealed its design for The Alton, a mixed-use development with a concrete structure that will draw on the surrounding architecture of Miami Beach, Florida. More about Foster + Partners references "Florida's vernacular architecture" for The Alton in Miami
Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled the design for a luxury residential building with cascading terraces named Park Rise, which will form part of the Ellinikon city masterplan near Athens. More about BIG reveals stepped housing overlooking Aegean Sea
Austrian studio PSLA Architekten has created a contemporary townhouse in Vienna's historic seventh district as a "hybrid genesis between house and garden". More about PSLA Architekten tops urban townhouse with cascading roof terraces
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a "garden hotel" in Singapore designed by architecture studio WOHA. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "ambitious" green hotel in Singapore