School in Lisbon by ARX Portugal features rooftop playground
Redbridge School in Lisbon by ARX Portugal is formed of two wood-framed buildings clad with metal, one featuring a playground on its roof. More
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BIG releases visuals of Newcastle office with "serpentine silhouette"
BIG has unveiled visuals for No 1 Quayside, an office in Newcastle, UK, which will have a snaking form to echo the curving bridges that span the River Tyne. More
Vo Trong Nghia plants fruit trees on the roof of a house in Vietnam
Recycled water from a ground-floor fish pond is used to nourish fruit trees on the roof of a house in Danang City, Vietnam, by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. More
OMA designs The Link department store and hotel in Vienna
OMA has won a competition to build The Link hotel and department store in Vienna, which will be topped by a series of public rooftop gardens. More
Kohn Pedersen Fox slots raised gardens into Robinson Tower in Singapore
Stepped and planted roof terraces have been slotted into the 175-metre-high Robinson Tower in Singapore, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox with local practice Architects 61. More
Vanke Design Community is cluster of workspaces topped by parks
A campus-like park of concrete offices topped with green roofs forms the new Vanke Design Community in Shenzhen, featuring two sunken plots completed by architecture practice FCHA. More
Henning Larsen completes iceberg-like opera house in Hangzhou
Henning Larsen designed the white angular volumes of Hangzhou Yuhang Opera to look like ice floes on a lake. More
Vibeke Lichten designs her own concrete Eco House for secluded New York island
A micro vineyard, a rooftop garden and an abundance of artwork are among the features in an island retreat that New York architect Vibeke Lichten has created for her family. More
MAD unveils plans for kindergarten with red rooftop playground in Beijing
MAD architects has revealed its designs for Courtyard Kindergarten, which features a dynamic roof that surrounds a historic Chinese courtyard and acts as a playground for the children. More
Fuses Viader Arquitectes converts abandoned hilltop fortress into museum and hotel
Fuses Viader Arquitectes has transformed a 19th-century fortress near the Spanish city of Girona into a museum and hotel complex featuring concrete, glass and weathered-steel. More
David Chipperfield Architects completes office with "hanging gardens" in Seoul
Korean beauty giant Amorepacific's cube-shaped headquarters, designed by David Chipperfield Architects, is punctuated with voids filled with trees and pools. More
SelgasCano adds roof extension with pools and plants to Second Home offices in London
Spanish practice SelgasCano has extended the roof of the Second Home offices in east London, creating five studios with winding desks, and a terrace with a serpentine border of aquatic planting. More
Foster + Partners staggers limestone towers to create roof terraces with sea views in Beirut
Foster + Partners has completed its first project in Lebanon, a trio of limestone-clad residential towers in downtown Beirut with views out over the Mediterranean, and a McLaren car showroom in its base. More
Hong Kong's Skypark rooftop provides a playground for "balance-centric millennials"
Dezeen promotion: entrepreneur Adrian Cheng has worked alongside Dutch architecture studio Concrete to create a new social space in Hong Kong tower Skypark that meets the needs of its youthful residents. More
10 roof gardens from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that each provide an urban oasis
With summer on the way, we've rounded up 10 of the best rooftop gardens from Dezeen's Pinterest boards, from a lush oasis on the roof of a Sydney penthouse to a tranquil rooftop courtyard complete with lotus pond in India. More
Sledding path to loop around roof garden of Beijing civic centre by Andrew Bromberg
An undulating path will curve around the roof garden of this Beijing shopping centre by American architect Andrew Bromberg, and be covered in a layer of fake snow for sledding in winter. More
Penthouse apartment in India revamped by Studio Course to mimic a traditional veranda
Studio Course has overhauled the upper level of a penthouse apartment in Pune, west India, creating mix of indoor and outdoor rooms that surround a rooftop garden. More
Verdant garden with white marble paths tops renovated Mexican home by Zeller & Moye
Architecture firm Zeller & Moye has outfitted an old residence with a sprawling rooftop garden, serving as a getaway within a crowded neighbourhood in the Mexican capital. More
Competition: win a book detailing 50 rooftop designs from around the world
Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win a copy of a book that details a selection of rooftop designs in cities such as Hong Kong, Sydney and Chicago. More
Hem House by Sanuki Daisuke features patterned window grilles and a hidden roof garden
Patterned grills screen the windows of this terrazzo-covered house in Ho Chi Minh City, which has been designed by local studio Sanuki Daisuke Architects to make the most of the site's little natural light (+ slideshow). More