A sweeping canopy made from angled aluminium fins helps to shade terraces and the concrete-walled halls of this fish market designed by Snøhetta for the city of Muttrah in Oman. More
California firm Belzberg Architects has wrapped vertical aluminium strips around the outside of an office building in Mexico City, which continue inside to form various nooks and private areas. More
Dutch design studio OS & OOS has created a range of furniture based on the structure of a rack used to support wood cutting, with each piece made from aluminium pipes. More
Korean designer Wonmin Park has pieced together sheets of patinated aluminium to create this collection of furniture, featuring textures that resemble paintbrush strokes. More
Spanish studio ABLM Arquitectos used mirrored panels to create an "almost invisible" upper floor for this school in the city of Salamanca, but the lower storey covered in stripes of brightly coloured tiling. More
French artist Vincent Dubourg's metallic furniture pieces that appear to be frozen midway through exploding are being exhibited at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in New York City. More
The venue for the Frieze art fair in London this week features walls of pleated and folded aluminium that would otherwise have gone to waste. More
Australian firm Wilson Architects has added a meandering covered walkway to the campus of James Cook University in Townsville, which incorporates a polished aluminium soffit to reflect views of the landscape. More
This pair of enormous mirrored-steel boxes connected by a glazed bridge were designed by Antonini + Darmon and RMDM, to complement and extend an aluminium-clad archive facility outside Paris. More
Canadian studio Aleph-Bau has overhauled an urban residence in Toronto, creating a bright white facade and adding a sculptural rooftop volume wrapped in aluminium. More
Swathes of aluminium tiles wrap around this sharply pointed tower by Amanda Levete's studio AL_A, which is set in the former gardens of the British embassy in Bangkok. More
Textured facades and a grassy berm help soften the boxy appearance of this high-security emergency facility in New York, designed by architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. More
Rows of perforated aluminium shades intended to represent the feathers of an eagle shield the facade of this concrete and glass church in the Taiwanese city of Tainan. More
This trumpet-shaped table lamp by Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron is based on pendant lighting originally designed for a French museum. More
Over 5,000 aluminium panels are arranged to create the perforated facade of this commercial building by Klein Dytham Architecture, which overlooks one of Tokyo's most iconic intersections. More
The corners of this aluminium-clad sports hall near the Iranian city of Bastam lift up from the earth to lend the irregular form a "cloud-like" appearance. More
A pair of gabled blocks nestle into a snow-covered slope in a Slovenian ski resort to form this holiday home by Ljubljana studio Prima. More
The undulating metal exterior of this family home in Venice Beach by Los Angeles designer Mario Romano takes its cues from the movement of the ocean. More
A huge canopy extends from one side of this auditorium in the Spanish province of Córdoba and folds over a riverside terrace, encouraging visitors to loiter around before and after performances. More
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