This stepped timber bridge was built by a team of architecture students from the University of Hong Kong to provide a meeting place for residents of a rural community in southern China (+ slideshow). More about Huge timber steps form bridge built by students across a river in rural China
Hundreds of reflective "pennies" form this spherical sculpture, created by Giles Miller's London design studio for Devon's Broomhill Sculpture Park (+ movie). More about Giles Miller's Penny-Half Sphere sculpture is a "double-sided portal" hanging above a stream
A biblical theme park contained within a huge ark – billed as the world's largest timber-frame building – has opened in Kentucky, just as the US state has been hit by severe flooding (+ slideshow). More about Noah's Ark theme park opens in Kentucky as flash floods hit the US
Wooden slats and bleachers provide the multi-faceted volume of this waterfront sauna by Avanto Architects, allowing visitors to climb the roof for a better view of the sea or to lounge in the sun (+ slideshow). More about Avanto Architects builds coastal sauna in Helsinki with a faceted timber "cloak"
Towering bamboo poles encase this cylindrical wooden theatre in France, which opened in a fanfare last week, despite suffering vandalism just a few days before (+ slideshow). More about Shakespearean-style wooden theatre by Studio Andrew Todd opens in France
Timber slats cover the walls and the windows of this house in Isfahan, Iran, allowing light to filter in without compromising the privacy of its occupants (+ slideshow). More about Inward-facing Iranian home lets light filter in through a facade of wooden slats
Paris firm Belus & Hénocq Architectes has added a timber-clad educational centre and student dormitory to a boarding school, which sits in a landscaped park in the Saint-Denis area of Paris (+ slideshow). More about Timber and glass dormitory building nestles among trees in a Paris park
London Festival of Architecture 2016: architecture studio pH+ has created a pavilion in Greenwich that can be played like a giant musical instrument (+ slideshow). More about Xylophone-like pavilion built for London Festival of Architecture
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: British designer Liam Treanor has expanded his collection of handcrafted wood furniture to include shelves, a side table and a pendant light (+ slideshow). More about Liam Treanor adds to collection of handcrafted minimal furniture
LP2 Architecture Studio has used rotating panels and recessed openings to create flexible spaces for this office block in Tehran, where contemporary architecture is experiencing a boom (+ slideshow). More about LP2 completes Tehran office block with louvred wooden facades
A gabled cabin by architecture studio Atelier Bow-Wow and a faceted pod by artist Didier Faustino have been installed inside a Parisian gallery as part of an exhibition about imaginary worlds. More about Atelier Bow-Wow and Didier Faustino create glowing wooden shelters for Paris exhibition
Children can crawl into the rear end of a wooden pig when visiting this playground installation by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. More about Jaime Hayón installs Tiovivo animal-shaped play equipment at Atlanta museum
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has built visitor facilities at a historic mine in Norway, with one structure that hangs off a wall and two that are raised on stilts over a steep cliffside (+ slideshow). More about Peter Zumthor creates buildings on stilts for tourist trail at a Norwegian mine
Shelving crafted from Douglas fir curves around the interior of skincare brand Aesop's first Düsseldorf store, which Snøhetta designed to feel like an amphitheatre (+ slideshow). More about Snøhetta creates curving wooden amphitheatre for Aesop's Düsseldorf store
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Swedish studios Kjellander + Sjöberg and Folkhem have installed a wooden pavilion between the Venice Biennale venues, in tribute to the 10 million trees used to build the city's foundations. More about Forests of Venice pavilion offers a peaceful retreat from the Biennale crowds
Canadian firm Hemsworth Architecture has completed a factory in British Columbia that utilises the products created within the facility: prefabricated wall panels intended for eco-friendly Passivhaus construction (+ slideshow). More about Hemsworth creates all-wood Passivhaus factory in a mountainous region of Canada
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: London studio Flea Folly Architects has partnered with Hakwood to create an installation of stacked wood that references the monastic past of London's St John's Gate (+ slideshow). More about Flea Folly Architects designs high temple of timber in a monastic archway
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Slovenian architects Aljoša Dekleva and Tina Gregorič have built a wooden library inside their national Biennale pavilion, and invited industry figures including Tatiana Bilbao, Konstantin Grcic and Alice Rawsthorn to fill it with books (+ slideshow). More about Dekleva Gregorič transforms Slovenian Pavilion into cocooning library dedicated to home design
Japanese firm Domino Architects has renovated an apartment in Tokyo by installing wooden partitions instead of building new walls (+ slideshow). More about Domino Architects divides J House with wooden storage partitions
Architects Zeller & Moye and artist Katie Paterson have installed a public artwork in the grounds of Bristol University, England, which is made up of samples from more than 10,000 tree species. More about Hollow installation by Zeller & Moye and Katie Paterson brings together 10,000 tree species