University of Stuttgart makes Urbach Tower from self-shaping wood
University of Stuttgart engineers have harnessed the natural shrinking process of wood as it loses moisture to create this world-first self-twisted tower in Germany. More
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Samuel Wilkinson brings the Viennese bistro chair into the 21st century
British designer Samuel Wilkinson has paired steam-bent wood with Vienna straw to create a contemporary dining chair called Latis. More
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Casimir celebrates 30 years as a designer with oak and walnut furniture collection
Belgian designer Casimir is celebrating three decades in the industry with the production of six wooden objects that straddle the line between furniture and art, and another six to follow. More
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Invisible Studio and students build Urban Room pavilion as event space and outdoor classroom
University of Reading students have built a pavilion designed by Invisible Studio, which will be used by artists to showcase their work. More
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PearsonLloyd gives flat-pack furniture an upgrade with Cross chair
London studio PearsonLloyd marries the convenience and economy of flat-pack furniture with quality materials in a chair designed for new Copenhagen brand Takt. More
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Stickbulb designs Chime to look like a "tree and a chandelier had a baby"
New York design studio Rux has extended its modular Stickbulb series with a chandelier modelled on a large wind chime. More
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Ridged roofline at Maggie's Cardiff recalls outline of Welsh mountains
London studio Dow Jones Architects has completed a temporary Maggie's Centre for cancer care in Cardiff with a series of angular roofs clad entirely in weathering steel. More
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University of Stuttgart creates biomimetic pavilions based on sea urchins and beetle wings
The University of Stuttgart has continued its experiments into biomimicry and robotic construction with two pavilions at the Bundesgartenschau horticultural show in Germany. More
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Mark Zuckerberg builds "sleep box" to help his wife rest
Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg has built a wooden "sleep box" that emits a faint light in the early morning, to alert his wife when it's time to wake up without looking at her phone. More
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Slender pine slats enclose Evans Tree House in Arkansas by Modus Studio
American firm Modus Studio has used steel and heat-treated pine to build an "alive and mysterious" treehouse in Arkansas. More
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Zai's Hutong Filter features a pixelated shingle wall overlooking a traditional courtyard
Hutong Filter is a studio added to a house in one of Beijing's traditional hutongs by architecture office Zai with pixel-style shingles and timber frames connecting to a communal courtyard. More
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Tracks Architectes designs timber-clad kindergarten with gabled forms in France
A long run of gabled volumes clad in honey-coloured wood has been designed by Tracks Architectes for a kindergarten in France called La Ruche, which translates as The Beehive. More
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Atelier Oslo wraps House on an Island in gridded timber facade
A prefabricated timber facade envelops the concrete split-level interiors of this cabin, which Atelier Oslo has slotted onto an outcrop in Skåtøy, Norway. More
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Residence Le Nid by Anne Carrier overlooks Quebec's Saint Lawrence River
Quebec studio Anne Carrier Architecture has designed a dwelling comprising a collection of rectangular volumes, which offer a balance of privacy and views in a scenic setting. More
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3XN unveils "tallest timber office building" in North America
Huge zigzagging windows tease apart these two cross-laminated timber office buildings, which Danish architecture firm 3XN has proposed for Toronto. More
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Dock House in coastal Chile by SAA rests on triangular wooden stilts
Chilean firm SAA Arquitectura + Territorio has used angled stilts that gradually increase in height to raise this seaside holiday home above its sloped site and offer occupants views of Chile's coast. More
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Peter Pichler designs Tree House hotel rooms for forest in the Italian Dolomites
Sharply pointed roofs and blackened wood cladding characterise these treehouses that Peter Pichler Architecture has designed for a mountain forest in the Dolomites of northern Italy. More
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Berlin workshop transformed into theatre school by Ortner & Ortner Baukunst
Architecture firm Ortner & Ortner Baukunst has created a new facility for the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin, by renovating a 1950s workshop building and adding a fly tower made from fibreglass and wood. More
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John Pawson builds Wooden Chapel for cyclists from huge logs
John Pawson has stacked up 61 tree trunks to create a space of rest and contemplation on a cycle route in southwest Germany. More
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Mad Lab creates wooden vessels that resemble miniature buildings
The wooden decorative objects in this collection by Madrid-based studio Mad Lab form a set of a scaled-down "buildings" with arched details. More
