Jessica Mairs
Pedro Reyes and Carla Fernandez pair rough concrete with crazy paving for their Mexico City home
The Mexico City home and studio of Mexican sculptor Pedro Reyes and his fashion-designer wife Carla Fernandez features crazy paving floors, as well as a staircase and double-height library rendered in coarse concrete. More
Toyo Ito's Museo Internacional del Barroco photographed by Edmund Sumner
These new images by British photographer Edmund Sumner show the fluted concrete structure of the Museo Internacional del Barroco in Mexico, which is designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito. More
Arcaid unveils architecture photograph of the year shortlist
A chapel by Peter Zumthor, a red brick gallery by Herzog & de Meuron and a São Paulo museum by Linda Bo Bardi are among the subjects of 20 images shortlisted for architecture photograph of the year. More
Space Encounters converts Amsterdam factory into greenhouse-filled offices
Glasshouses double as informal meeting spots inside this former warehouse in Amsterdam, which has been converted into offices for a pushchair company by Dutch studio Space Encounters. More
Arched walkway wraps Muslim centre near Beijing by He Jingtang
A colonnade of petal-shaped arches creates an illuminated walkway around the perimeter of this Muslim cultural centre designed by Chinese architect He Jingtang. More
Grimshaw's Heathrow Airport expansion gets government go-ahead
British firm Grimshaw has been given the go-ahead for its Heathrow expansion plans, as the government approves a third runway at the UK's busiest airport. More
Wavy red ribbons form Lucky Knot bridge by NEXT Architects
NEXT Architects has completed an undulating red footbridge in Changsha, China, that offers pedestrians a variety of different routes across the Dragon King Harbour River. More
Coarse coral-pink plaster lends furry appearance to Antonino Cardillo's Sicilian grotto
Italian architect Antonino Cardillo has coated the walls of a vaulted chamber-music and events space in lumpy coral-pink, grey and green plasterwork. More
Dinosaur egg museum in China features bamboo-textured walls
Chimney-shaped skylights spotlight dinosaur eggs inside this museum with craggily textured concrete walls at China's Qinglong Mountain Geopark. More
Organic food plant by Arch Studio references China's hutong housing
This organic food-processing plant in China's Hebei Province has been designed by Beijing practice Arch Studio as a series of individual buildings set around courtyards. More
BIG teaser video reveals Hyperloop plans for Abu Dhabi and Dubai
In this exclusive video from BIG, partner Jakob Lange discusses how its plans for a Hyperloop high-speed transportation system between Abu Dhabi and Dubai will transform how people live. More
Minimalist morgue by Barceló Balanzó Arquitectes and Plasencia Arquitectura features textured concrete walls
Corduroy-textured walls enclose planted courtyards at this funeral home in Spain's Catalonia region by Barcelona-based practices Barceló Balanzó Arquitectes and Plasencia Arquitectura. More
Lisbon Triennale exhibition spotlights advancements at building sites
Cartoon representations of construction sites, a report on labour conditions and pioneering materials feature in an exhibition focusing on the development of the building site at the Lisbon Architecture Triennale. More
Diamond-shaped latticework covers Victoria Gate shopping centre by Acme
London firm Acme has completed a shopping centre in Leeds, England, featuring a white latticed concrete facade and an interior modelled on old-fashioned arcades. More
Top 10 architecture books of 2016
A Frank Lloyd Wright monograph disguised as a children's book and a photo reportage of African modernism shot by Iwan Baan have been chosen as the top 10 books about architecture from 2016. More
OMA, MAD and Studio Gang compete for Tour Montparnasse redesign
OMA, MAD and Studio Gang are among seven teams vying to overhaul Paris' Tour Montparnasse – a 209-metre tower that caused such uproar on completion that it sparked a 42-year skyscraper ban in the city. More
Heritage body seeks to block Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville's Manchester plans
Plans by former footballers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs to build a luxury hotel and shopping centre in Manchester may be scuppered as the Twentieth Century Society seeks emergency heritage listing for a synagogue on the site. More
MAD reveals plans for translucent China Philharmonic Hall in Beijing
Chinese studio MAD has released visuals for its new concert hall in Beijing, which will be draped in a translucent fluted facade. More
Herzog & de Meuron completes gabled Feltrinelli Porta Volta building in Milan
A grid of glazing covers the long, gabled form of this Milan building designed by Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron to host a research centre and offices. More
Steam-bent wood wraps house in the Cornish woods
Furniture designers Tom and Danielle Raffield have used steam-bent timber to cover this extension to an old gamekeeper's lodge in Cornish woodland, which featured in UK television show Grand Designs earlier this month. More