MVRDV completes a tower block that resembles a giant staircase
MVRDV has built a tower block in Poznań, Poland, that looks like a huge staircase from one angle, while from another it looks like it's about to topple over. More
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May + Russell's Australian archive building features three-dimensional concrete facades
Slanted panels of precast concrete are positioned to catch the dawn and dusk sunlight that falls on the facades of this archival facility near the Australian capital, Canberra. More
Oblong windows puncture concrete office block by Yoshihiro Kato Atelier
Oblong windows with pivoting glazing cut through the striking white walls of this minimal five-storey office block in Japan's Aichi Prefecture, designed by local architects Yoshihiro Kato Atelier. More
Google finally reveals its plans for London HQ by BIG and Heatherwick
Two years after inviting Bjarke Ingels and Thomas Heatherwick to design its new London campus, Google has submitted a planning application for a building featuring a huge rooftop garden, a running track and a swimming pool. More
Toshiko Mori and Maya Lin create buildings for Boston pharmaceutical campus
Architects Toshiko Mori, Maya Lin and CannonDesign teamed up to design this new research complex for Swiss drug company Novartis, located in the Boston area. More
OMA reveals designs for severed block on Boston's waterfront
A huge slice filled with terraces and trees will be cut through the centre of OMA's 88 Seaport development in Boston – the firm's first project in the city. More
EKAR Architects designs concrete-block Thailand house for vet and pharmacist siblings
This mixed-used building in Thailand includes the home and work spaces of a pair of siblings, arranged around planted courtyards and perforated concrete-block walls. More
Metal cube by SOM houses emergency call centre for New York City
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
Trevor Horne Architects completes 12-sided art gallery in south London park
London studio Trevor Horne Architects has completed a gallery and apartment building on the site of the former Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, featuring folded brick walls topped with a glazed events space. More
NGNP Arquitectos uses faceted roof to define offices for startups in western Spain
An angular roof folds over this business centre for startups in western Spain, which Seville-based NGNP Arquitectos has split into two blocks by a narrow courtyard. More
MAD's mountain-shaped tower complex nears completion in Beijing
New images by photographer Edmon Leong offer a first look at the nearly completed glass volumes of MAD's Chaoyang Park Plaza – a commercial and residential complex based on rock formations in Beijing. More
Ministry of Design creates robot training facility lined with metal and tube lights
Architects Ministry of Design created this faceted robotics lab in Singapore to train and inspire engineers working with new automation technologies. More
Hand-glazed tiles cover Savile Row office building by EPR Architects
Ten thousand ceramic tiles make up the facade of this office building on London's Savile Row by EPR Architects, which is shown in a movie by photographer Jim Stephenson. More
Simon Astridge stacks shipping containers to create backyard London office
UK architect Simon Astridge has used shipping containers, exposed plasterwork and clay lighting to create the offices and showroom for a London tile manufacturer. More
Riverside office tower in Chicago by Goettsch Partners rises from sharply tapered base
US firm Goettsch Partners has completed a glass skyscraper with a compact footprint, which responds to its placement next to active train tracks and the Chicago River. More
Berman Guedes Stretton upgrades Powell & Moya's modernist University of Oxford buildings
Berman Guedes Stretton sought to preserve and enhance the modernist designs of buildings at two University of Oxford colleges during renovations to improve their interior layout. More
SOM reveals designs for 16-hectare "vertical village" in central Bangkok
Skidmore Owings & Merrill has unveiled its vision for One Bangkok: a new district in the centre of the Thai city made up of a family skyscrapers interspersed with green spaces. More
Mountain landscapes inform peaked roof of NBBJ's Nanjing exhibition centre
Skylights top eight angular peaks on the roof of this exhibition centre in the Chinese city of Nanjing by architecture firm NBBJ, funnelling natural light down into the interior. More
Drone footage captures Apple Park as it prepares to welcome employees
As Apple gears up to open its Foster + Partners-designed campus in Cupertino, a drone has filmed the buildings nearing completion, and reports have emerged that the company is buying up all the trees available in California. More
Only If Architecture creates mirrored New York office space that rejects coworking tropes
New York firm Only If Architecture intentionally avoided contemporary office stereotypes, such as ping-pong tables and juice bars, when designing this mirror-filled space shared by three companies. More