Welsh + Major slots lightwell between Sydney cottage and its brick extension
A tree grows up through a lightwell that Australian studio Welsh + Major has added to this house in Sydney, and topped with an opening glass roof. More
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Mulroy Architects and Manea Kella extend Edwardian home in north London
Mulroy Architects has added a glazed extension to this house in north London, which features interiors and bespoke oak joinery by local studio Manea Kella. More
Jestico + Whiles converts town hall into student halls with iridescent tile-covered theatre
Southwark Town Hall in south London has been renovated and repurposed to accommodate student housing and a mixed-use arts hub, including a theatre contained in a folded tile-clad extension. More
Stern McCafferty Architects converts entrance of old Massachusetts house into a gallery
Boston-based Stern McCafferty Architects has overhauled a country home in Massachusetts, transforming the layout to showcase a collection of art work and expand the living areas into a bright annex. More
Andrew Berman Architect adds timber-framed extension to old Staten Island library
Tasked with renovating and extending the Stapleton branch of the New York Library, Andrew Berman Architect overhauled the interior and connected it to an annex clad with zinc and glass. More
Bennetts Associates converts Art Deco cinema into cultural centre in northern England
Bennetts Associates has renovated a 1930s cinema and added a brick, frosted-glass and copper extension to create this cultural centre in Chester, England. More
Atelier XÜK adds wedge-shaped roof extension to Spanish-style villa in Shanghai
Atelier XÜK has added a corrugated-metal attic room to this Spanish colonial-style house, which was designed in the 1920s by a Hungarian architect for a plot in Shanghai's French quarter. More
Peter Zumthor unveils extension plans for Renzo Piano's Fondation Beyeler in Basel
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has revealed designs for a trio of new buildings at the Renzo Piano-designed Fondation Beyeler art gallery in Riehen, Basel. More
Sculptural extension to French farmhouse protects its interiors from harsh summer sun
Paris studio Dixneufcentquatrevingtsix has completed a concrete extension to a traditional farmhouse in France's Provence region, featuring very few openings in its faceted facades. More
Giles Pike Architects adds stepped glass extension to Victorian house in south London
Giles Pike Architects has extended this house in Putney, southwest London, using glass walls to flood the new basement living areas with natural light. More
Jamie Fobert's cliffside extension to Tate St Ives nears completion
Work is almost complete on a sunken extension to the Tate's seaside art gallery in St Ives, Cornwall, which is set to open to the public later this year. More
BBGK Architekci uses stained concrete walls to create Katyn Museum inside Warsaw barbican
Red concrete walls frame a chasm leading to a memorial inside Warsaw's barbican, which commemorates the thousands of Polish citizens murdered by the Soviet secret police during the second world war. More
Superkül reserves upstairs just for kids at renovated modernist Toronto home
Toronto firm Superkül has renovated a mid-century modern home in a residential area of the city, adding a second level dedicated to spaces for children. More
Stacked windows face a 116-year-old tree in Panovscott's Sydney cottage extension
Australian architecture firm Panovscott has overhauled a federation-era cottage in Sydney, adding a stacked extension onto the rear of the building with large picture windows that overlook the garden. More
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to design British Library extension
British firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has been appointed to design a new research centre for the British Library in London. More
Inbetween Architecture transforms "terribly dated" 1970s Melbourne house to open up lake views
Inbetween Architecture has renovated and extended a dated brown-brick property in Melbourne's Doncaster suburb to improve the quality of its living spaces and capture views of nearby Ruffey Lake. More
Metal beams frame restaurant inserted inside old Mexican textile factory
Building around a metal frame placed into ruins of a former engine room in the state of Yucatan, a team of Mexican architects have created a contemporary dining lounge. More
L McComber Architects gives contemporary update to Tudor-style home in Montreal
During the renovation of this Montreal home, local firm L McComber Architects reinterpreted its mock-Tudor facades with an expansion that echoes the architectural style. More
SAW inserts variation of an old San Francisco home into its roof
San Francisco architecture firm Spiegel Aihara Workshop has extended a 1930s hillside residence by duplicating its layout and stacking it over the original structure, raising the home so it looks over the city's landmarks. More
AHMM adds glazed pavilions to 1930s building to create New Scotland Yard police HQ
British firm Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has created a new headquarters for London's Metropolitan Police Service by remodelling a 1930s block overlooking the River Thames. More