Swedish studio White Arkitekter has completed Observation Tower Kärven, which is constructed from a network of timber beams resembling "a bundle of twisted straws". More about White Arkitekter adds hyperboloid observation tower to Swedish nature reserve
Čoarvemátta is an education hub in Kautokeino, Norway, designed by architecture studios Snøhetta and 70°N Arkitektur with artist Joar Nango for the Sami High School and Reindeer Herding School. More about Snøhetta tops reindeer herding school with sloping wooden roof
Chinese studio Temp has used charred wood to create 3-to-1 Pavilion, a triangular shelter nestled in a rocky garden in Shanghai. More about Temp nestles charred-wood pavilion in rocky Shanghai garden
Australian studio Gardiner Architects has completed an off-grid farmhouse on a rural site in Victoria that has been regenerated with native vegetation and trees. More about Gardiner Architects creates Heather's Off-Grid House on Australian farm
Large windows create the feeling of sitting in a tree canopy at La Cime, a timber-clad holiday cabin that Canadian studio Naturehumaine has created in woodland in Lanaudière, Québec. More about Naturehumaine perches stilted "micro chalet" within Canadian woodland
Canadian studio Appareil Architecture has created a wooden, light-filled mountain house with a single-pitch roof in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. More about Appareil Architecture tops wooden Quebec home with sloped single-pitch roof
A sage green facade formed of rhythmic wooden panels defines Babendiekstraße 23, a pair of timber houses that architecture studio NOTO has completed in Hamburg, Germany. More about NOTO nestles green-timber duplex among trees in Hamburg
Architecture studio OYO has renovated a derelict house in Belgium, lining its interiors with wood and bringing it "into more harmony with the nature of the dunes" that surround it. More about OYO transforms derelict Dune House in Belgium with warm wood interiors
Local timber-framed buildings influenced the geometric form of Water Farm, a house that architecture practice Studio Bark has added to a family farm in Suffolk. More about Origami-like roof tops timber home in Suffolk by Studio Bark
Chinese studio Galaxy Arch has completed a pavilion in Suzhou Industrial Park that is modelled on an old wooden cabin and sheltered by a curved roof with large overhangs. More about Lakeside pavilion by Galaxy Arch sits in "gentle dialogue" with surroundings
A radial wooden structure reminiscent of the body of a spider defines this foyer for a therapeutic healthcare centre, completed by architecture studio MIAS in the hills of Catalonia. More about MIAS references spider anatomy for foyer of Spanish healthcare centre
Lisbon-based studio SIA Arquitectura has completed Casa da Encosta in Grândola, Portugal, which has a series of lime-rendered volumes wrapped around a central courtyard. More about SIA Arquitectura uses lime render to "echo the sandy landscape" surrounding coastal home
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a wooden house in Estonia. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features a "deliciously sophisticated" house in Estonia
Finnish studio AOR Architects has completed the Monio School and Cultural Centre in Hyrylä, using over 5,000 industrial timber logs to create a structure that references the area's traditional wooden villas. More about AOR Architects creates Finnish school from timber logs
German architects Sascha Henken and Stefanie Rittler have added a scalloped shelter and lookout for cyclists to a cycleway in Austria. More about Pier 1/2 cycleway lookout pairs wood shingles with postmodern influences
Czech studio Byró Architekti used the foundations of a dilapidated cottage to determine the scale of Garden Pavilion, an outbuilding in Prague with an openable wall and blackened-wood cladding. More about Byró Architekti creates wooden garden pavilion with folding facade
Architects Hanna Karits and Mari Hunt used locally sourced wood to create this house in Estonia, which sits on top of a disused cellar in a forest. More about Stone cellar in Estonian forest forms base for wooden Põro House
Romanian studio Modul 28 has updated and extended the rectory of a church in Transylvania, transforming it into a guesthouse that "balances preservation with innovation". More about Modul 28 transforms fortified church in Transylvania into guesthouse
Architecture studio Unknown Works has designed The Armadillo, a half-moon-shaped pavilion constructed from stepped timber arches, which is on show as part of the London Festival of Architecture. More about Unknown Works constructs The Armadillo pavilion from eucalyptus wood
A wooden frame covered with decorative Japanese Shikkui-style plaster defines The Farmer's Arms Cold Food Store in the Lake District, designed by London studio Hayatsu Architects. More about Hayatsu Architects references Japanese architecture for cold food store in Cumbria