Shieh Arquitetos Associados has organised this residence in Brazil around a lush courtyard so that its residents can "step onto grass from the bedrooms". More about Grassy courtyard forms heart of Brazilian house by Shieh Arquitetos
Mumbai studio Sanjay Puri Architects has designed a building for Prestige University in India that will feature a stepped green roof punctuated with courtyards. More about Sanjay Puri Architects designs Indian university with accessible stepped green roof
Danish studio CF Møller Architects has nestled a concrete villa into a shallow hill on a Norwegian farm, creating a pair of stepped terraces with views of the nearby Oslofjord. More about CF Møller Architects hides "invisible villa" in Norway under green roof
Italian studio Mario Cucinella Architects has designed a cultural centre in Tuscany within traditional houses, which connect to a new angular terrace that protrudes from the hillside. More about Cantilevered terrace adjoins 14th-century townhouses overhauled by Mario Cucinella Architects
Zinc and larch canopies shade a series of terraces at this home in southern Sweden, designed by local practice Johan Sundberg Arkitektur. More about Terraces for following the sun surround villa in Sweden by Johan Sundberg
London-based artist Lakwena Maciver has painted a rarely used rooftop in bright colours and geometric shapes as part of a redevelopment of a London Underground station. More about Lakwena Maciver paints a "vision of paradise" on the roof of London tube station
Architecture studio MAD has designed a three-venue civic centre in the city of Jiaxing, China, that will be topped with a continuous roof that has the form of a tarpaulin being blown in the wind, according to the studio. More about MAD tops Jiaxing Civic Center with roof shaped like a "tarp blown by the wind"
London studio Alexander Owen Architecture drew on its clients' love of modernism and pop art to create a colourful kitchen and terrace at Amott Road in East Dulwich. More about Alexander Owen Architecture adds bold colour and curves to London home
Brazilian studio Königsberger Vannucchi Arquitetura has completed a residential building in São Paulo with irregularly shaped terraces that look slanted from a distance. More about Shifted balconies wrap São Paulo housing block by Königsberger Vannucchi
New renders show Aquarela, a high-rise apartment complex designed by French practice Ateliers Jean Nouvel for Cumbayá, Ecuador, which will be covered in planted balconies. More about Jean Nouvel releases new visuals of plant-covered Aquarela complex in Ecuador
A pair of supertall skyscrapers united by planted terraces will define the mixed-use Tower C development, which Zaha Hadid Architects is designing for Shenzhen, China. More about Supertall skyscrapers linked by planted terraces to be built in Shenzhen by Zaha Hadid Architects
Italian architect Antonio Citterio has completed an apartment building with stone and glass balconies that overlook Miami Beach. More about Stacked balconies wrap Antonio Citterio's Arte tower in Miami Beach
Two terraces in Melbourne have been joined together and given an extension with a zigzag roof by Austin Maynard Architects. More about Zigzag roofs top extension in Melbourne by Austin Maynard Architects
An overhanging canopy shades the cascading exhibition spaces and outdoor terraces that make up Shigeru Ban's gallery at the Tainan Art Museum. More about Photos reveal Shigeru Ban's Tainan Art Museum building in Taiwan
The Grand Park Hotel in Rovinj, Croatia, is topped with a series of planted terraces that step down towards the Adriatic Sea. More about Planted terraces overlook the sea at the Grand Park Hotel by 3LHD
This artist's studio, which architecture firm FAR has added to a Los Angeles house, includes a large plastic door that folds in half and a rooftop covered in blue tiles. More about FAR adds studio with corrugated plastic door to artist's Los Angeles residence
Studio Fuksas has unveiled plans for a stepped office and commercial building covered in plant-filled terraces, on the waterfront in Monaco. More about Studio Fuksas reveals plans for "vertical park" on Monaco waterfront
Fuses Viader Arquitectes has transformed a 19th-century fortress near the Spanish city of Girona into a museum and hotel complex featuring concrete, glass and weathered-steel. More about Fuses Viader Arquitectes converts abandoned hilltop fortress into museum and hotel
Work has begun on an office building designed by Rotterdam studio MVRDV for the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, which will feature a gridded facade based on local weaving patterns. More about MVRDV unveils plans for Sri Lankan office building with stepped terraces
Andy Martin Architecture gutted this five-storey Georgian townhouse in Belgravia, adding glass pavement lights to the ground floor to allow natural light to filter down to the basement. More about Perforated steel and pavement lights let the sun pierce London townhouse by Andy Martin Architecture