A new archeological museum, clad in a rusted metal skin, is situated next to a 12th-century Gothic cathedral in Soissons, France.

Cell Brick House in Japan combines void masonry techniques with a translucent skin to stunning visual effect.

The Narrow House in Belgium has a translucent facade that hints at the geometric interior within.

An apartment in London that resembles an intertwined bird's nest between the eaves.

BOOM is a planned community in California designed by a supergroup of ten architecture firms (incuding Diller Scofidio + Renfro and LOT-EK, with branding by Bruce Mau).

The Mini-Maison by Vanden Eeckhoudt-Creyf architectes - a tiny worker's home with a fire pole for circulation!

Approximating transparency with clay brick in a structure by mab architects in Greece.

Just how bad is sleep deprivation for you? This infographic from Fast.Co Design takes a look at the data.

A country club re-brands, and imagines what 'luxury' means: the Ananti Club Seoul, by Ken Min Architects.

1024 Architecture has completed an incredible installation 'Perspective Lyrique' that lets sound control the distortion of an image or volume, in this case, a facade!

The Stoneridge Residence in Los Angeles by Assembledge+.

The (temporary!) YPJ Administrative Center by HHD_FUN.

Frog Queen by Splitterwerk - part of our Pixel_tecture Roundup!

Porte-cochère for the United Nations campus in New York City. Two fabrics, Teflon coated glass fabric and a silicone-coated glass fabric, are used for greater translucency in the arches. By FTL design engineering studio.

A small house in Japan whose interior volume employs traditional shapes (gables, dormers, window boxes) to create a contemporary effect.

Nottingham Contemporary Art Center, one of the winners of the 2010 RIBA Award. Designed by Caruso St. John architects.

Renovation Bruges, in Belgium, by ROOM & ROOM.

Work from artist Sema Bekirovic got us musing on the 'city in the desert' trope and how it's fallen out since the Recession.

B.house by atelierA5 in Tokyo, Japan.

This Tea House by David Jameson makes an unusual and ephemeral addition to a suburban Bethesda backyard - its bronze and glass volume floats over the grass like hanging lantern.

Pedestrian bridge in Luxembourg by Metaform atelier d'architecture.

The arresting beauty of frozen follies and ice palaces, from Sweden to Quebec. Olafur Eliasson installation above.

Cologne Oval Offices by German architecture firm Sauerbruch Hutton look especially seasonal in red and green.

A new building for the faculty of law at Beijing University, by Kokaistudios.

Graphic design office Pentagram has a 35-year-old tradition of producing a non-holiday-themed booklet for the holidays. Check out some amazing examples from their archives.

Stefan Sagmeister's newly redesigned website gives you real-time video of the office - a growing web trend amongst designers.

This swimming pool by Hélio Oiticica & Neville D’Almeida will be open for MOCA LA visitors to try out (swimsuits available in the gift shop) on Dec. 12. Part pf “Suprasensorial,” a show in Latin American light and space art.

Aranda/Lasch’s Modern Primitives booth (for Fendi) at Design Miami - part of our Art Basel & Design Miami 2k10 roundup.

This project by Peter Barber Architects is being called the most extraordinary housing built in the UK for decades, due mainly to its approach to the streetscape and public space.

MyZeil, a shopping center in the middle of Frankfurt, Germany designed by Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas.

We rounded up our favorite snow-bound architecture for the Holidays - here's the 2 Sisters House by NRJA in Langstini, Latvia.

Art, Architecture and Design library in Muenster, Germany - part of our Top Ten Libraries!

OceanScope is a public observation deck made out of old shipping containers, designed by AnLstudio.

How does an international architecture firm design its flagship workspace? We found out when we took a walk through KPF’s sleek Midtown offices.

This FARM project in Singapore is part of our COLOR/COLOUR EVERYWHERE top ten - color in architecture!

In the age of the megaproject, time-lapse photography allows us to conceive of the process of building at a scale that we would never be able to imagine otherwise - see our 10 favorites.

THE MISPLOTS: homes produced from mistakes during the computerized fabrication process.

Transsolar & Tetsuo Kondo Architects’ "Cloudscape," at the Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition - directed by Kazuyo Sejima. Part of Architect Magazine's Venice Beinnale review.

Juergen Mayer H.'s Metropol Parasol is currently being built in Seville. The following images of the giant raised canopies were taken on site recently!

From communal feasts to cardboard boutiques, our seven picks for coolest Pop-up event spaces!

The Garden that Climbs the Stairs by Balmori Associates is one of our Top Ten modern garden designs.

A first look at Richard Meier's new headquarters for a green coffee company in Hamburg, Germany.

NIO Architecten has been announced as a finalist in the 2010 Dutch Design Awards for its apocalyptic bridge over the Amstel-Drecht Canal that some are describing as 'Jedi Starfighter collided with a praying mantis'.

A boxy office building raised on pylons in Oita, Japan.