Jessica Mairs
Kentaro Ishida adds stripy steel skin to asymmetric house in Japan
Japanese architect Kentaro Ishida has completed a steel-plated house on the outskirts of Tokyo, featuring an asymmetric pitched roof designed to maximise sunlight for residents (+ slideshow). More
Pre-rusted steel church by Vicens + Ramos features an "explosion" of windows
Several windows splay from one end of this weathering steel church, designed by Vicens + Ramos as the centrepiece for a growing residential community near Madrid (+ slideshow). More
Enzo Eusebi builds sunken prosciutto factory in the Italian countryside
Haunches of ham are displayed in rows behind the glazed facade of this semi-underground prosciutto factory, which sits beneath a grassy roof in Italy's hilly Umbrian countryside (+ slideshow). More
Herzog & de Meuron's Blavatnik School of Government "inspired by parliamentary spaces"
Official images have been released revealing the tiered form of Herzog & de Meuron's school of government and public policy at the University of Oxford, England (+ slideshow). More
All architecture needs a humanitarian approach, says Jacques Herzog
Architecture is a fundamentally humanitarian profession according to Swiss architect Jacques Herzog, who believes a building's success should be judged on whether it is filled with people. More
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter creates spiky roofline for Romsdal Folk Museum in Norway
Oslo studio Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has completed a pine-clad cultural museum in western Norway, featuring a spiky roofline designed to help break up the scale of the building (+ slideshow). More
Concrete villa by Agustín Lozada has coarse walls to suit its rugged hilltop setting
This board-marked concrete residence by architect Agustín Lozada features a series of terraces and pools, offering views over a valley in Argentina's Sierras Chicas hills (+ slideshow). More
AA Design & Make students use a robotic arm to build a woodland barn
Students from London's Architectural Association have completed a robotically fabricated barn in a wood in Dorset, England, using timber harvested from the surrounding trees. More
Morrow + Lorraine to build five holiday homes on England's Jurassic Coast
Architecture studio Morrow + Lorraine has been given the go ahead to build a set of clifftop holiday homes on the Isle of Portland, England (+ slideshow). More
"Floating" extension to be built over roof of Vienna's Wien Museum
Austrian architects Winkler + Ruck Architekten and Ferdinand Certov have been selected to create a "floating" roof extension for Vienna's Wien Museum. More
Branch Studio Architects embellishes school "flyover" with concertinaed Corten screen
This weathering steel bridge by Branch Studio Architects spans a quadrangle at a secondary school in Melbourne's western suburbs, forming an art gallery and viewpoint for students en route to class (+ slideshow). More
Retirement house by Schwartz and Architecture nestles into a hillside above Silicon Valley
This retirement residence by Schwartz and Architecture features a sheltered patio with a large oval skylight, which frames views over Silicon Valley, California (+ slideshow). More
Grey herringbone brickwork covers Chan & Eayrs' south London block
Pale grey bricks are arranged to create a herringbone pattern across the facade of this housing and studio block in New Cross, southeast London. More
Kedem Shinar bases boxy Israel home on Bauhaus architecture
Tel Aviv architect Kedem Shinar drew on Israel's Bauhaus architecture and her training in Japan to create the clean lines of this bright white house in Carmey Yossef (+ movie). More
Murman Arkitekter completes tent-shaped restaurant for a Swedish ski resort
This mountainside restaurant by Murman Arkitekter has giant triangular gables and is set at the top of a ski slope in northern Sweden (+ slideshow). More
Carmody Groarke reveals plans for cliffside hotel on Devon's Burgh Island
Carmody Groarke has won a contest to design a precarious cliffside suite for an Art Deco hotel on Burgh Island, which is set off England's south Devon coast. More
Winter follies open along the frozen beaches of Canada's Lake Ontario
A transparent sauna that exposes its bathers and a charred timber globe offering refuge from the chilly weather are among this year's Winter Stations installations on the shores of Lake Ontario (+ slideshow). More
Architektuurburo Dirk Hulpia completes house in Belgium with protruding corner windows
Large windows protrude away from the brown brickwork of this house in Belgium by Architektuurburo Dirk Hulpia, providing wide ledges for displaying works by the ceramicist client (+ slideshow). More
Wavy concrete roof shelters corrugated metal kindergarten by Gabriel Verd in Spain
Black and green letters decorate the corrugated metal cladding of this kindergarten located in southwest Spain by Gabriel Verd Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More
Chipperfield's plans for Tracey Emin residence and studio rejected
David Chipperfield Architects' proposal for a new east London home and studio for British artist Tracey Emin has been refused planning permission. More