House C131 in Franca, São Paulo

House C131

Design: mf+arquitetos. This open-plan contemporary villa in Franca, Brazil, is ideal for entertaining and has easy access to a private swimming pool in the garden: modern Brazilian residential property

Juha Leiviska Architect Finland

Kuopio church building by Juha Leiviskä

Finnish architect and academician Juha Leiviskä will have his 80th birthday in March. A map of his key works put together by architecture student Lari Ala-Pöllänen has been shared with e-architect

BECYCLE Boutique Fitness Studio Berlin

Becycle Boutique Fitness Studio

Design: Lien Tran Interior Design. BECYCLE is the first Boutique Fitness Studio in Berlin, Europe’s clubbing capital, to offer “high energy” spinning classes with hi-tech bikes and a nightclub atmosphere featuring music from live DJs.

Krøyers Plads Housing, Copenhagen

Krøyers Plads Housing Copenhagen

Krøyers Plads building design by Vilhelm Lauritzen Arkitekter and COBE, architects: a five-story housing project with a significant location in the centre of the Copenhagen harbour area – award-winning and Nordic Eco-labelled project

Vučedol Culture Museum Building

Vučedol Culture Museum Building

Design: Radionica Arhitekture; Ured ovlaštene arhitektice Vanja Ilić. The building is a path which the visitors climb to overcome the elevation difference of around 20m, from the access road to the plateau, on which the Vučedol culture archaeological findings have been discovered.

Tropical Pool House in Gravataí, Brasil

Tropical Pool House

Architects: Br3 arquitetos. Built in Gravataí, southern Brazil, this project was developed as s leisure area for an existing villa. This project includes the following: a pool, a deck and a bar.

CTBUH Annual Review 2016, Tall Buildings

Gateway Towers Complex

CTBUH Awards annual review of tall building construction trends – with 128 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater completed around the world – setting a new record for annual tall building completions.

Gmond International Building Shenzhen, Guangdong

Gmond International Building Shenzhen

Architect: Aedas. This building reflects the traditional Chinese totem of bamboo, rejuvenating the old town of Shenzhen. This 200-m super high-rise will house the headquarters for Tellus-Gmond, lettable office spaces and a jewellery trading centre.

Yangzhou Zhongshuge Bookstore

Yangzhou Zhongshuge Bookstore

Architect: X+Living. Walking through the front door of the Zhongshuge bookstore, the concept of arch bridge, the designer extends the visual sign of world of books. Rivers on the floor and in the sky which flow forward lead readers to go deeper into the vast ocean of knowledge.

Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg Concert Hall

Herzog & de Meuron Architects Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Architect Building

Design: Herzog and de Meuron, architects. Germany has a new architectural and musical landmark: the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg is now officially open. The building unites the former Kaispeicher warehouse with a new glass structure featuring wave-like peaks and valleys on top.

The Factory Manchester Arts Building

The Factory Manchester Arts Building design

Design: OMA, architects. £110m flagship cultural building wins Planning Permission: the city’s cutting-edge arts venue aims to take a radically new approach to cultural production and performance.

Claus Porto Store in Lisbon

Claus Porto Store

Architect: João Mendes Ribeiro. Claus Porto, a Portuguese 130 years old scents brand, has opened it’s first flagship store in Lisbon downtown. A heritage built not just by their impressive material assets, but also by their intangible patrimony, linked to the objects’ symbolic quality and value.

Little Hugh Cafe in Nunawading

Little Hugh

Architects: Biasol: Design Studio. A plain shopfront in Melbourne’s outer eastern suburbs plays host to this compact cafe with a sleek minimalist fitout. It was an opportunity for Biasol: Design Studio to work again with one of their previous clients, the team behind Lilydale’s Hutch & Co.