A long central bar divides this neighbourhood hangout in Seattle into areas for buying sandwiches, drinking craft beer and watching sports (+ slideshow). More about Mammoth cafe and craft beer bar in Seattle accommodates different social spaces
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has completed a pavilion on the bank of Shanghai's Huangpu River, with thin metal columns surrounding a glass-walled room shaped like a cartoon cloud (+ movie). More about Schmidt Hammer Lassen's Cloud Pavilion is a glass-walled events space in Shanghai
French practice Bertrand Guillon Architecture has made the most of extra height at the front of this shop in Marseille when transforming the interior into an épicerie (+ slideshow). More about Bertrand Guillon fits petite delicatessen into 35-square-metre Provencal shopfront
This small wooden cabin by London-based architect Sini Kamppari perches among trees on a granite ridge, offering views of a lake in southeast Finland (+ slideshow). More about Lake cabin by Sini Kamppari features slatted timber walls and a projecting terrace
Architecture firms Stanton Williams and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands have been selected to design the first buildings at University College London's proposed Olympic Park campus, which is set to include a major new school of design. More about Stanton Williams and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands to design UCL's Olympic Park campus
Lush greenery tops one half of this three-bedroom residence on the shore of Connecticut's Lake Wononscopomuc, which local studio Allee Architecture and Design created as two separate parts (+ slideshow). More about Allee separates lakeside Connecticut house into two distinct volumes
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been commissioned to design a residential tower for Vancouver that its developers claim will be the tallest hybrid timber structure in the world. More about Shigeru Ban unveils "tallest hybrid timber structure in the world" for Vancouver
Visitors must traverse a bridge to enter this family dwelling by US studio Cutler Anderson Architects, which was built atop a pool in Oregon (+ slideshow). More about Cutler Anderson builds wooden Newberg Residence over an Oregon pond
Ramsey Jones Architects has completed a vacation home in Wisconsin that consists of a slender rectangular bar with a square opening that frames views of one of the USA's Great Lakes (+ slideshow). More about Ramsey Jones creates slim beach cottage on the shore of Lake Michigan
UK studio Foster + Partners has unveiled the design for its first project in Brooklyn: a development of offices and creative workspaces on the Red Hook waterfront. More about Foster + Partners' first Brooklyn project is a waterfront office development
Eindhoven studio Wenink Holtkamp Architecten has converted a former grain silo in the Dutch city of Deventer into a community food hall overlooking the harbour (+ slideshow). More about Wenink Holtkamp Architecten transforms old Dutch grain silo into street-food market
Ladders lead to sleeping platforms accommodated beneath the hipped roof of this simple Slovakian lake house, which local studio JRKVC designed without any corridors to utilise the available space (+ slideshow). More about JRKVC's lakeside house optimises small footprint with hidden attic areas
David Chipperfield Architects has made additional revisions to its plans for the Nobel Center in Stockholm, which were presented to the city earlier today (+ slideshow). More about David Chipperfield further develops Nobel Center design for public presentation
American architect Richard Meier has unveiled the design for an apartment block on New York's East River, eschewing his signature white palette for black glass facades. More about Richard Meier unveils black tower for Manhattan at 685 First Avenue
Four pebble-shaped volumes form this cultural centre completed by Bargone Architetti Associati on the stony shoreline of Lake Maggiore, Italy (+ slideshow). More about Lakeside theatre designed by Bargone Associati to look like huge rocks
This cabin perched on a hillside on Norway's west coast features modular rooms that extend outwards from the main structure to enhance views of the adjacent fjord (+ slideshow). More about Rever & Drage's holiday cabin features wooden pods that frame views of a Norwegian fjord
Italian architect Piero Lissoni has won a speculative competition for a site on New York's East River with his proposal for a submerged circular aquarium. More about Piero Lissoni wins design competition with waterfront aquarium in New York
US firm Lake Flato has built a waterfront retreat in Austin, Texas, featuring a two-storey porch and a slender lap pool that runs alongside the home (+ slideshow). More about Lake Flato completes spacious Austin home featuring a boardwalk leading to a lake
Architecture firm ODA New York has conceived three glass towers for Brooklyn that feature setbacks and protrusions to ensure tenants are afforded expansive views. More about ODA designs trio of irregularly stacked towers for Williamsburg waterfront
Rafael Moneo, the 1996 Pritzker Prize winner, has been tapped to design his first Miami project: a pair of upscale residential towers intended to revitalise the once-famous Jockey Club. More about Rafael Moneo designs luxury condo towers for the Miami waterfront