British firm John McAslan + Partners has converted a stone barn into a library and added a contrasting stained timber extension, as part of its redevelopment of a university campus in Cumbria, England (+ slideshow). More about John McAslan transforms a stone barn into a library for University of Cumbria
London studio dRMM has completed a house and studio for Hackney artist Richard Woods, using his trademark cartoon-style print to add colour to the building's facade and staircase (+ slideshow). More about Richard Wood's cartoon-style prints added to his new Hackney residence by dRMM
Zaha Hadid has completed a Hong Kong boutique for Stuart Weitzman - her latest sinuous store interior for the American footwear designer. More about Zaha Hadid's boutique for Stuart Weitzman opens in Hong Kong
A rooftop extension fronted by a grid of metal mesh and glass contrasts with the original brick facade of this building in east London renovated by Duggan Morris Architects (+ slideshow). More about Duggan Morris injects new life into Georgian office block in Shoreditch with metal mesh
Amongst the bustling 24-hour shopping district of South Korea's capital city, Zaha Hadid has completed a 38,000-square-metre cultural complex with a twinkling aluminium facade (+ movie). More about Zaha Hadid's Dongdaemun Design Plaza opens in Seoul
Architecture studio AOC has renovated a four-storey townhouse in north London, adding wall-hung vintage bicycles and timber mouldings based on the faces of the resident family. More about AOC adds wall-hung bicycles and basket-weave flooring to London townhouse
British studio Jonathan Tuckey Design worked with a small team and a tight budget to build this timber-lined gatehouse for a west London primary school. More about School gatehouse built on a strict budget by Jonathan Tuckey Design
News: the UK's Royal Mint has unveiled a revised £1 coin with 12 sides, which it hopes will make the currency harder to forge. More about UK's Royal Mint reveals 12-sided £1 coin
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: director of Zaha Hadid Architects Patrik Schumacher has taken to Facebook to launch an attack on political correctness in architecture and a perceived trend for prioritising art over form-making. More about "Architecture is not art" says Patrik Schumacher in Venice Architecture Biennale rant
A dramatic oak staircase with a sweeping handrail connects the five storeys of this Victorian convent building in south London, which has been converted into four homes by John Smart Architects (+ slideshow). More about Curvaceous oak staircase ascends through converted convent by John Smart Architects
Objects designed to support political activism including a graffiti-writing robot and a giant inflatable cobblestone made to be thrown at police will form the focus of an exhibition opening this summer at London's V&A museum. More about V&A exhibition to celebrate objects designed for political protests
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with London's Design Museum to give readers the chance to win five pairs of tickets for the upcoming Designs of the Year 2014 exhibition. More about Competition: five pairs of Designs of the Year exhibition tickets to be won
News: Chilean architect Smiljan Radić has been named as the designer of this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion and is proposing a translucent domed structure of white fibreglass. More about Chilean architect Smiljan Radić designs Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2014
News: residents of a Brutalist housing development in London have persuaded Channel 4 to screen a home-made version of the broadcaster's ident after a lengthy campaign against its "inaccurate" portrayal of life on the estate. More about Channel 4 to broadcast alternative to "insulting" Brutalist housing estate ident
This house in the Scottish Highlands by London office Raw Architecture Workshop is partly buried into its sloping site and features a kinked plan that directs views towards the sunrise and sunset. (+ slideshow). More about House at Camusdarach Sands by Raw Architecture Workshop has a kinked facade
London architecture firm DH Liberty has added an installation of reclaimed bottles to this figure-of-eight shaped office in a converted Shoreditch warehouse (+ slideshow). More about Industrial-style offices by DH Liberty mix reclaimed objects with minimal aesthetic
British architect Richard Owers has converted a deserted bakery in Cambridge, England, into a modern home for his family (+ slideshow). More about Cambridge bakery converted into family home by NRAP Architects
American architect Steven Holl has completed his new building for the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, where its geometric matte-glass exterior stands in contrast to the decorative sandstone facade of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's masterpiece across the street (+ slideshow). More about Steven Holl completes extension to Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art
London studio Patalab Architecture made the most of the space inside this awkward-shaped residence in the north of the city by running a staircase along the entire rear wall and adding a door that folds around a corner (+ slideshow). More about Long staircase spans converted London apartment by Patalab Architecture
Designer Martino Gamper has curated an exhibition at London's Serpentine Sackler Gallery featuring classic and contemporary shelving systems that display objects chosen by friends and colleagues including Ron Arad and Marc Newson. More about Martino Gamper curates exhibition at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery