Rever & Drage marks Norwegian Scenic Routes stop with triangular toilet
Rever & Drage has created a triangular, aluminium toilet near the Farstadsanden beach on the west coast of Norway on one of the country's national scenic tourist routes. More
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Heatherwick Studio designs flood-resilient park The Cove for San Francisco
London-based Heatherwick Studio has designed an elevated work campus and park bolstered against rising sea levels caused by climate change to replace deteriorating historic piers in San Francisco. More
Shape Architecture tops non-denominational centre for remembrance with angular tower
Vancouver-based Shape Architecture has unveiled the charred-wood South Haven Centre for Remembrance within a municipal cemetery on the outskirts of the city of Edmonton, Canada. More
Rattan yoga pods create "space of captivating calmness" for studio in Bangkok
Thai architecture studio Enter Projects Asia has used rattan to enclose a series of studios for yoga brand Vikasa at its headquarters in Bangkok. More
University of Stuttgart builds prototype thatched Alpine hut
The University of Stuttgart has designed SkinOver Reed, a thatched hut in the Austrian Alps, as part of its research into renewable materials that can be used in high-altitude Alpine regions. More
Leadenhall Market has "survived plagues, great fires and two world wars"
One of the oldest marketplaces in London, Leadenhall Market, is the focus of this short film published in collaboration with Open House London. More
Adjaye Associates unveils "romantic and porous" Princeton University Art Museum
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has revealed its design for a new art gallery at Princeton University that will have numerous entrances to connect it to the campus. More
The Phoenix Garden is a green retreat in London's West End
The Phoenix Garden, a green space and community building tucked into London's West End, takes centre stage in the next short film published with Open House London. More
VenhoevenCS and Ateliers 2/3/4/ reveal timber aquatic centre for Paris 2024 Olympics
Dutch studio VenhoevenCS and French practice Ateliers 2/3/4/ have unveiled the designs for a timber swimming pool complex in Paris, which will be the only permanent venue built for the 2024 Olympic Games. More
Atelier Štěpán tops circular Church of Beatified Restituta with rainbow stained-glass window
Czech Republic studio Atelier Štěpán has built a circular church in a housing estate in Brno that is topped with a panoramic, rainbow-hued window. More
Five whimsical City Benches animate London's streets
A concrete pineapple and a pair of colourful cartoon eyes are among the playful benches that young architects and designers have installed for the London Festival of Architecture. More
Takenosuke Sakakura imprints trees on frosted glass toilet in Tokyo
Japanese architect Takenosuke Sakakura has created three unisex toilets that glow like a lantern at night in Tokyo's Nishihara Itchome Park as part of the Tokyo Toilet project. More
Tadao Ando creates circular public toilet surrounded by cherry trees in Tokyo
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando has completed a circular toilet in a Tokyo park as his contribution to the Tokyo Toilet project. More
Onexn Architects squeezes Shenzhen micro cafe into gap narrower than a parking space
Chinese studio Onexn Architects has squeezed Joys cafe into a space less than 2.6 metres wide in a street in Shenzhen, which used to house an air conditioner repair shop. More
Network of Architecture perches Ötzi Peak 3251m viewpoint above a glacier in Italian Alps
Ötzi Peak 3251m is a viewing platform made of weathering steel built by architecture studio Network of Architecture at the peak of Schnals Valley Glacier ridge in South Tyrol, Italy. More
Apple unwraps spherical glass Apple Store in Singapore by Foster + Partners
Technology manufacturer Apple has revealed its spherical Apple Marina Bay Sands store in Singapore designed by architecture studio Foster + Partners, which it describes as its "most ambitious retail project". More
Liverpool mayor shelves controversial zip wire plans
A 400-metre zip wire that would have ended on the roof of Liverpool's Central Library within its UNESCO World Heritage Site will no longer be built following a legal challenge made by the Victorian Society. More
Schemata Architects updates traditional Japanese bathhouse with tiles and Towada stone
Schemata Architects has renovated a traditional sento, or public bathhouse, in Tokyo adding modern touches including a bar serving beer. More
Gitai Architects builds rammed-earth observatory in the Negev desert
Gitai Architects used rammed earth and stones from the nearby Mitzpe Ramon crater to build the Landroom observatory in Israel's Negev desert. More
SNKH creates pop-up cinema within "inverted Bedouin tent" in Moscow
Armenian architectural studio SNKH has created a pop-up cinema informed by Bedouin tents outside the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow. More