Jessica Mairs
Aluminium louvres cover curving walls of house and cafe in South Korea
Slanted slats of aluminium cover the irregular, curving form of this house and cafe in Gyeonggi Province designed by South Korean architecture practice AND (+ slideshow). More
Toyo Ito's Taichung Metropolitan Opera House in Taiwan opens
These new photographs reveal the cavernous form of an opera house by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, which has opened in the Taiwanese city Taichung (+ slideshow). More
Apple to set up campus in London's Battersea Power Station
Apple has announced it will create a new London headquarters inside Battersea Power Station, taking over six floors of the former industrial building on the bank of the River Thames. More
Mirrored viewing platform by Natura Futura is disguised against the Ecuadorean landscape
Projecting over a hillside in the Ecuadorean countryside, this small mirrored viewpoint was designed by Natura Futura Arquitectura as a rest stop for hikers (+slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid's Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre nears completion
These new photographs reveal a vast cultural complex by Zaha Hadid Architects, which is reaching its final stages of construction in the Chinese city Nanjing (+ slideshow). More
Slender apartment block by Amin Taha Architects features a timber structure and wicker balconies
Wicker balconies project from the brick facade of this apartment block in north London, which was designed by Amin Taha Architects with a cross-laminated timber structure. More
Zaha Hadid's Port House in Antwerp captured in photography by Hélène Binet
Swiss-French photographer Hélène Binet has shot the recently completed port authority building in Antwerp by Zaha Hadid Architects, which features a huge glazed volume mounted on its roof. More
Rogers Stirk Harbour's £160 million cancer treatment centre opens at London hospital
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed a dedicated cancer treatment centre at Guy's Hospital in London, which welcomes its first patients today. More
Mobile meditation pavilion by Giovanni Wegher stands on a lake shore in northern Italy
This tiny slatted timber pavilion is intended as a space for contemplation, and was designed by Milanese architect Giovanni Wegher to tour Italy's largest national park (+ slideshow). More
Alan Chu adds rehearsal studio with huge doors to the home of a Brazilian actor
Tall translucent doors open two sides of this theatrical rehearsal space created by Brazilian architect Alan Chu for an actor in São Paulo (+ slideshow). More
Bubble-like event space by DOSIS to be inflated in east London park
A giant inflatable environment by Spanish architects DOSIS is to be blown up in an east London park to host a day of piñata making and film screenings (+ slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid Architects sits rippling glass lump on top of Antwerp port building
A huge, faceted glass volume sits on the roof of the new headquarters Zaha Hadid Architects has designed for Antwerp's Port Authority (slideshow). More
Knight Architects unveils design for Finland's longest bridge
UK firm Knight Architects has revealed its plans for a bridge that will stretch a kilometre across a bay in Helsinki, making it the longest bridge in Finland. More
BIG stacks shipping containers to create floating student housing in Copenhagen harbour
Shipping containers are stacked on a floating platform to create these buoyant student halls of residence designed by Bjarke Ingels' firm for Copenhagen harbour (+ slideshow). More
Zigzagging roof covers Buenos Aires holiday home by Estudio Borrachia
The zigzagging roof of this wooden holiday home in Buenos Aires by local practice Estudio Borrachia provides shade for a series of terraces, and will eventually be covered in wildflowers and grass (+ slideshow). More
Colourful beach huts will double as coastal defence wall in southern England
A row of brightly coloured beach huts and an elevated promenade will be integrated into this sea wall designed by Snug Architects to protect the coastal English town of Milford-on-Sea (+ slideshow). More
Scent-infused mirror maze by Es Devlin fills south London warehouse
British set designer Es Devlin has created a disorienting mirror maze inside a former warehouse in Peckham, which is perfumed with an exclusive Chanel scent (+ slideshow). More
Unions ban construction workers from demolishing Sydney's brutalist Sirius building
Australian trade unions have banned construction workers from demolishing one of Sydney's only brutalist buildings, which failed in its bid for heritage listing earlier this summer. More
Tiny houses would be built atop an ex-military bunker in Froscen Architects proposal
Four micro homes are mounted on the roof of a second-world-war bunker in this proposal by Froscen Architects for the Dutch city Leiden (+ slideshow). More
BIG, MVRDV and Snøhetta unveil competing designs for San Pellegrino headquarters
Architecture studios BIG, MVRDV, Snøhetta and Architetto Michele De Lucchi have all unveiled proposals for the new San Pellegrino Flagship Factory in northern Italy (+ slideshow). More