Pleated facade fronts Parisian housing by Kengo Kuma & Associates
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates has completed Yama-Tani, a wooden residential building in Paris with a sculptural facade designed to "liven up the street". More
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Shigeru Ban uses wood "in abundance" at Toyota City Museum in Japan
A large wooden roof with a decorative structure depicting the emblem of the city Toyota tops this museum in Japan, completed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. More
IARA piggybacks stone aqueduct with sheltered timber bridge in China
Architecture studio IARA has reinvigorated an abandoned aqueduct in Huangshan, China, by attaching a sheltered timber bridge on top of its stone structure. More
Foster + Partners expands Spanish winery with "discreet" barrel-vaulted structure
British studio Foster + Partners has added a vaulted timber hall to Bodegas Faustino winery in Spain, which features an earthy material palette and overhanging roof. More
SO? marries timber and stone for house overlooking Turkish mountains
Architecture studio SO? has completed Two Face House in Turkey, a home finished with two contrasting facades to provide shelter and panoramic views. More
Pensaer revamps Allotment Cottage in London with timber-framed extension
Architecture studio Pensaer referred to its clients' love for gardening when designing this cottage extension in Herne Hill, London, which is finished with a palette of wood and reclaimed materials. More
Chybik + Kristof reveals plans for "culturally sensitive" preschool in northern India
Architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has unveiled plans for a timber and rammed-earth preschool that will feature an outdoor classroom sheltered by fabric canopies in Mulbekh, India. More
Anttinen Oiva Architects "sets an example" with Finland's largest mass-timber building
Local studio Anttinen Oiva Architects has designed the mass-timber Katajanokan Laituri building in Helsinki as the headquarters for timber supplier Stora Enso. More
My ArchiSchool launches Woodtectonic competition for children-designed timber high rises
Promotion: Hong Kong-based school My ArchiSchool has launched a course and competition that aim to teach children and young people about wooden architecture. More
Bliesgau House in German orchard takes cues from agricultural architecture
Agricultural architecture informed this timber house, which architect Roman Morschett has nestled into a grass-filled orchard site in rural southwest Germany. More
Moke Architecten crowns wooden home in Muiden with greenhouse
A greenhouse framed by a wooden pergola tops this home in Muiden, the Netherlands, designed by local studio Moke Architecten with landscape practice LA4Sale. More
Atelier du Pont creates "woodland atmosphere" for timber office at Parc de la Villette in Paris
French studio Atelier du Pont has completed an office building for the operating teams of Parc de la Villette in Paris, with an exposed, gridded timber frame designed to lend its interiors a woodland feel. More
S2B Studio separates levels of London home with slatted floor
A slatted floor is among the wooden features that fill the interior of Cooper House, the self-designed home of the founders of local practice S2B Studio in north London. More
White Arkitekter adds hyperboloid observation tower to Swedish nature reserve
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
Snøhetta tops reindeer herding school with sloping wooden roof
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
Temp nestles charred-wood pavilion in rocky Shanghai garden
Chinese studio Temp has used charred wood to create 3-to-1 Pavilion, a triangular shelter nestled in a rocky garden in Shanghai. More
Gardiner Architects creates Heather's Off-Grid House on Australian farm
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
Naturehumaine perches stilted "micro chalet" within Canadian woodland
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
Appareil Architecture tops wooden Quebec home with sloped single-pitch roof
Canadian studio Appareil Architecture has created a wooden, light-filled mountain house with a single-pitch roof in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. More
NOTO nestles green-timber duplex among trees in Hamburg
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