Herzog & de Meuron won planning permission to completely overhaul Chelsea FC's London stadium this week, while a hotel designed by Oscar Niemeyer reopened in Rio after being closed for 20 years.
Herzog & de Meuron was unanimously granted planning permission for its planned revamp of Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium, which will encase the existing structure behind 264 sculptural pillars, increasing capacity up to 60,000.
Oscar Niemeyer's Hotel Nacional reopens in Rio after 20 years
A hotel designed by famed Brazilian modernist Oscar Niemeyer reopened as a luxury resort in Rio de Janeiro, after being closed for over 20 years.
But there was bad news for another well-known architect ? Álvaro Siza's plans for a new visitor centre at the historic Granada palace the Alhambra were rejected. OMA reveals cancelled design for Ministry Of Sound nightclub with moving walls
Dutch firm OMA revealed scrapped designs to revamp London nightclub Ministry of Sound, before being granted permission to build a new cultural centre in Manchester later in the week.
Garden Bridge faces uncertain future after accounts reveal risk of "substantial" cost increase
Also in the UK, the future of Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge was thrown into question again, after it emerged that costs could rise well above the estimated £185 million, and that the charity behind the project is at threat of liquidation.
The Tate galleries appointed its first female director in the form ...