AxD refurbished an old building into their studio and gallery, leaving masonry exposed and mixing it with wood resulting in a comfortable interior.

The Nazca Restaurant in Bogotá, Colombia features a big stair on its facade, that acts as an outside space for the restaurant. Designed by Giancarlo Mazzanti.

The BOH visitor center in Malaysia uses a steel structure to enclose a space full of natural light overlooking tea plantations. Amazing views, simple materials.

Le Prisme is a colorful structure, a new venue for theatre, concerts, fairs and sports events. Designed by Brisac Gonzalez.

I love leaning buildings. This one is the Menzis office building by Cie in Groningen, Netherlands.

Manuel Ocaña’s Pictures of the colorful insides of the Bird's Nest in Beijing. A not so common view of this iconic building.

Puritama Hot Springs is a delicate work over a unique landscape in the Atacama Desert.

Guilherme Machado designed this civic centre in Matosinhos, Portugal.

Norwegian architects 70ºN designed this leaning buildings that really overlook the Tromsø strait.

ADD+ designed this house over a slope, with a complex roof that is actually a mini golf course.

The Nisha Bar Louge in Mexico City features colorful interiors.

The Explora Atacama Hotel by German del Sol, chosen as one of the best hotels in South America by Conde Nast Traveler.

Interesting documentary on the design and building of the GreenPix Zero Energy Media Wall in Beijing - previously featured in #10375

Interesting wood structure for this centipede like pavillion in Portugal by Guilherme Machado.

The C-Lab is the Columbia Laboratory for Architectural Broadcasting, a experimental research unit devoted to develop new forms of communication. ArchDaily interview with them, explores the role of architects in today's society.

Norwegian architects 70ºN designed this prefab house, a mobile habitat for 2 people.

Black House by BGP Arquitectura in México. The house adapts to the hill to fully open to the amazing views of its location.

Once again spanish architects show innovative random facades. In Barcelona, by ADD+ Arquitectura.

A stylish hardware store, in Quito, Ecuador by Arquitectura X.

Award winning Mora River Aquarium encloses an aquatic habitat inside a sleek building, in the shape of a barn, built from several white sections.

AT103, chosen as one of the hottest architects for 2008 by Wallpaper, designed this stylish apartment building in Mexico. Love the pink entrance.

Spanish architects really mastered complex facades, specially when it comes to social housing. Social Housing in Granollers by Bailo Rull ADD+ Arquitectura

German del Sol is a chilean architect that gets the most out of local landscapes. On his geometric hot springs, he enrouted a natural source of hot water with colorful architecture and green roofs.

Dos Mas Uno Arquitectos designed this amazing social housing complex in Spain.

Planar house is a very detailed project done by Steven Holl in the middle of Paradise Valley.

Villa Meindersma, a rounded house kinda like a bitten donut. By dutch architects Cie.

A wooden house in chilean country side. I like how the interior spaces are contained by the structure, protecting it from the sun while being fully opened to the landscape.

The Seeko'o Hotel in Burdeaux, France. A nice all-white design by Atelier King Kong.

Jackson Clements Burrows spectacular house by the sea. Located in Victoria, Australia it features a big overhanging balcony overlooking the beach.

The facade of the iconic CCTV Building in Beijing by OMA is completed, just in time for the Olympics.

JVA designed this particular community building with resting facilities in Kleppstad, Norway. Located on an amazing landscape, the building looks like a stone from behind, blending with the surroundings.

The Oliver kindergarden in Zaragoza, Spain, features a nice green roof, which actually looks kinda reddish at the time. It has inner patios covered with wood beams. For sustainakids?

A compact office building in Santiago, Chile. The floor plan layout varies on each level, resulting on interesting interior circulations on which you can see the people across the building.

Gonzalo Mardone's arch studio features a good light work on the interiors, with a minimalistic look. I wonder where the usual mess is that you see at an architect's office.

Dellis Cay is a luxury resort on an island in the Turks & Caicos archipielago, with works from Zaha Hadid, David Chipperfield, Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban, among others.

n Architects designed this nice building with cool bow windows. It's located right next to Tschumi's Blue Condo in NYC.

Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan designed this stylish concrete store for Volume B in Sao Paulo.

California passed the first statewide green building code. What does it mean? Lower energy consumption, water savings and ecological materials. Way to go California!

Various Architects unveiled the new design for the worlds largest mobile performance venue, with an inflatable hexagonal skin.

The Nelson Atkins Museum in Kansas City. These light boxes were designed by Steven Holl.

Sheppard Robson unveiled a new iconic building for London´s Southbank.

Woermann Tower in Palmas de Canaria, Spain. A colorful leaning tower by Abalos & Herreros.

Tivoli Concert Hall by 3XN, in Copenhagen, Denmark. A round building with a light skin.

I bet you can´t tell it´s a fire station by looking at this picture. Located in Mexico, by BGP and AT103, both choosen by Wallpaper as the hottest young architecture practices.

House at Lago Rupanco, by Beals Arquitectos in the chilean south forest. It's made out of wood, painted black on the outside, making the house disappear into the forest.

London had the Crystal Palace, Paris had the Eiffel Tower, and now the Zaragoza Expo 2008 features amazing pavillions by Zaha Hadid and the talented spanish architects. Photo tour at ArchDaily.

Patricia Ready Art Gallery in Santiago, Chile. A joint work between Izquierdo Lehmann and Elton + Leniz Architects. Amazing light work on this concrete building.