Jessica Mairs
Studio Egret West reveals designs for future London Underground stations
Studio Egret West has unveiled a "revolutionary new design vision" for London Underground stations of the future (+ slideshow). More
Stark concrete funeral home by Salas Architecture + Design tilts up towards the sun
One end of this concrete funeral building in Spain by Salas Architecture + Design angles up towards the sky, funnelling light into a waiting room for mourners (+ movie). More
Wandel Lorch completes chapel with bulging brickwork in Hamburg docklands
A crucifix and bell are set into two hollows in the swollen brick facade of this chapel, which was designed by Wandel Lorch Architekten for a site in Hamburg's docklands (+ slideshow). More
Roadside House by Naf Architect & Design has a driveway that doubles as a party space
Tokyo studio Naf Architect & Design designed this house in Niigata to fit around a narrow driveway, which doubles as a space for outdoor get-togethers during the neighbourhood's annual lantern festival (+ slideshow). More
João Mendes Ribeiro slots concrete wine cellar below gabled house in rural Portugal
A concrete wine cellar props up one end of this tall white house by Portuguese architect João Mendes Ribeiro, located on an estate that also features an olive grove and a vineyard (+ slideshow). More
Abraham Cota Paredes completes introspective white house in Mexico
A white-rendered concrete screen extends from the upper floor of this house near Guadalajara, Mexico, blocking views to the street but framing a perspective of the garden and sky (+ slideshow). More
Studio Marco Vermeulen adds grass blanket over rooftop pyramids of Dutch island museum
The hexagonal pyramids on the roof of this museum are now covered in a layer of grass, helping the building settle into its marshland environment in the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More
Concrete house by Felipe Assadi stretches along the rugged Chilean coastline
This concrete residence by Santiago studio Felipe Assadi Architects extends across the craggy cliffs of the Los Vilos coastline in Chile's Coquimbo region (+ slideshow). More
Thin concrete planes define mountain home in Japan by Kubota Architect Atelier
Six slabs of wafer-thin concrete form the floors and walls of this house by Kubota Architect Atelier, which cuts into the side of a mountain in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture (+ slideshow). More
Julien De Smedt's angular concrete youth centre in Lille features a colourful striped wall
Brightly coloured stripes cover one face of this bulky concrete community complex in Lille, which was designed by architect Julien De Smedt to host facilities for the "three ages of mankind" (+ slideshow). More
Timber-clad houses raised up on stilts over ammunition vaults in Vilnius parkland
A pair of Lithuanian architecture studios have built a series of timber-clad houses on top of 1920s ammunition stores in parkland north of Vilnius (+ slideshow). More
French villa designed by Julien De Smedt to look like a bump in the landscape
Grass ramps over the curving form of this house in the French countryside, which was designed by architect Julien De Smedt as a contemporary alternative to the region's "pastiche chalets" (+ slideshow). More
Built Architecture uses oak cabinetry to reorganise a mosaic-floored Barcelona apartment
Contemporary oak cabinetry features alongside original patterned tiles in this 19th-century Barcelona apartment recently renovated by local studio Built Architecture. More
Refugee tents are a waste of money, says Alejandro Aravena
Tents are a quick response to the need for emergency shelter, but "it's money that melts" says Venice Architecture Biennale 2016 director Alejandro Aravena. More
Trio of geometric forms by Shift Architecture Urbanism form new Dutch museum complex
Shift Architecture Urbanism has built a spherical cinema, a cube-shaped gallery and an elevated walkway to create a complex of design, science and technology museums in the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More
Mu Xin Art Museum by OLI Architecture sits over a lake in eastern China
This "floating" art and literary museum by American studio OLI Architecture is housed in a grouping of textured concrete blocks, which are elevated over a lake in China's Zhejiang Province (+ slideshow). More
Timber cabins provide guest suites for Patagonia's remote Awasi Hotel
Chilean architect Felipe Assadi has built a series of wooden hotel cabins on a Chilean hillside, offering guests the chance to glimpse wild llamas, pumas and rheas in their natural habitat (+ slideshow). More
Haverstock uses stone-filled cages to disguise police shooting range in disused quarry
Stone-filled gabions provide the walls of this police training centre by architecture firm Haverstock, helping it camouflage with the craggy walls of a former quarry in Bristol, England (+ slideshow). More
SANAA chosen over Snøhetta in Budapest gallery competition
Japanese studio SANAA has seen off competition from Norwegian firm Snøhetta to design a new national gallery in Budapest's City Park. More
Estudio Beldarrain uses reclaimed railway sleepers to extend Spanish library
Railway sleepers form the walls of this extension to a library in Azkoitia, Spain, which is located at the town's former railway station. More