Wooden crosses mark the entrances to this house in Japan, which features an intentionally complicated layout designed by Alts Design Office to create more privacy for residents (+ slideshow).
Rio 2016: producing an Olympics logo is the world's hardest graphic design challenge says Fred Gelli, who created the identity for this year's summer games in Rio de Janeiro.
Oriol Garcia has overhauled a derelict apartment in Barcelona, removing walls he deemed "light barriers" to create a bright and spacious home that celebrates its historic details (+ slideshow).
An exhibition at the Archivo gallery in Mexico City is exploring "the most important" part of the design process – the development stage (+ slideshow).
Stone walls and contemporary wooden roof trusses frame this pool house that architecture studio Re-Format has added to a house in Surrey, England (+ slideshow).
Brazilian designer Melina Romano has created plant-filled interiors for Rio de Janeiro's Yoo2 hotel, which opened last month ahead of the city's Olympic games (+ slideshow).
San Francisco-based Avava Systems has created a prefabricated micro dwelling with components that are shipped in flat-packed boxes, to enable easier transportation and assembly (+ slideshow).
Rio 2016: events are in full swing at venues across Rio de Janeiro for this summer's Olympics, so we've collected together 10 of our favourite stadiums and arenas that have hosted the games over the years to see how they compare (+ slideshow).
Rio 2016: to protect them from the Zika virus during the Rio Olympics, South Korea's athletes are wearing repellent-infused uniforms that keep mosquitoes at bay.
