Mae designs senior day-care centre in southeast London to tackle social isolation
Mae Architects has completed the John Morden Centre, a day-care and health facility that explores solutions to the issue of loneliness among elderly people. More
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Walk-Up Avenue is a public space for locals to "take ownership of" in Edinburgh
Architecture studio New Practice has transformed an unused site in the town centre of Craigmillar, Edinburgh, into a multi-purpose public space for the local community. More
nARCHITECTS tops New York nature centre with a mass-timber roof
Brooklyn-based nARCHITECTS has designed a nature centre and exhibition space that produces as much energy as it consumes on the New York coastline. More
Snøhetta to restore and renovate Lille's 19th-century Natural History Museum
Architecture studio Snøhetta has announced its plans to restore and modernise The Natural History Museum of Lille by adding a public-oriented extension that references the city's traditional architecture. More
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson creates California winery with "humble yet refined atmosphere"
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson used engineered timber and a cantilevered roof for Caymus-Suisun Winery to create a contemporary winery with a "new architectural language for the region". More
Gensler tucks arena under a wooden canopy in Austin
American architecture studio Gensler has completed a resilient and technologically advanced sports arena in Austin, Texas that has a wooden canopy and roof that moves depending on the type of event. More
Foster + Partners unveils design for coral-reef-like Marine Life Institute in Saudi Arabia
British studio Foster + Partners is designing "the world's first fully immersive experiential marine life centre" at the Amaala resort in Saudi Arabia, which will feature a large man-made reef. More
General Architecture Collaborative works with Rwandan village to build community centre
Local practice General Architecture Collaborative worked with the residents of Masoro Village in Rwanda to design and build this Learning and Sports Center, which has been shortlisted in the sustainable building category of Dezeen Awards 2022. More
ARCity Office transforms disused power plant into Shajing Village Hall
Architecture studio ARCity Office has used black steel and glass to transform the concrete shell of a former power plant into a community hub in Shenzhen, China. More
Archi-Union works with students to create rammed-earth community centre
A sweeping, tiled roof informed by the surrounding mountain ranges tops the Yong'an Community Hub in China, which has been designed by students from Tongji University in Shenzhen with architecture studio Archi-Union. More
MAD completes Quzhou Stadium as part of world's "largest earth-sheltered building"
Architecture studio MAD Architects has completed a sinuous concrete stadium embedded into the ground and covered in grass roofs in Quzhou, China. More
Visitor centre at UK's largest sawmill designed to be "interesting but not too interesting"
This video by Stephenson& captures the pared-back visitor centre that architecture studio Konishi Gaffney designed for Lockerbie Sawmill, which is in the running for this year's RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. More
Approach Design turns Beijing police station into office building with multi-storey park
Architecture office Approach Design has transformed a former police station in Beijing into an office building enclosed by a steel framework that functions as a multipurpose urban park called TMT Folding Park. More
Proposal revealed for public Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Garden at Buckingham Palace
Writer Stefan Simanowitz and architect Antonio Pisanò are proposing a memorial garden for Queen Elizabeth II that would see part of the Buckingham Palace Garden converted into a "natural sanctuary" for the public. More
"Sohofication is strangling our city centres"
A proliferation of strangely similar restaurants in our cities is at risk of making them boring places to live, writes Jonathan Nunn. More
MUDA Architects completes bookshop in Chengdu with roof shaped like "a flipped book"
Chinese studio MUDA Architects has designed a lakeside bookshop in Chengdu featuring a roof that resembles an upturned book and windows that extend below the water level. More
Stanton Williams draws on Stonehenge and Shakespearian theatres for Henge installation
British architecture studio Stanton Williams looked to ancient and historical communal designs when creating Henge, a sculptural stone installation that is on display in Canary Wharf as part of London Design Festival. More
Chzon studio designs airport departure hall to reference Parisian life
French design agency Chzon has added archways and fountains that reference iconic Parisian monuments to a departure lounge at the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. More
Condition_Lab intertwines spiral staircases at children's library in China
Architecture research studio Condition_Lab has completed the Pingtan Book House in China's Hunan province, which features a double-helix staircase designed to provide space for children to read and play. More
ACT! Studio and Borhaven Arkitekter add "joyous" floating sauna to Oslo harbour
Norwegian architecture studios ACT! Studio and Borhaven Arkitekter have created the Bademaschinen floating sauna in Oslo harbour. More