Carmody Groarke to create extension to Design Museum Gent
Carmody Groarke, RE-ST and TRANS Architectuur Stedenbouw have designed an extension to the design museum in Ghent, Belgium, which will form a link between its existing galleries. More
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Prison inmates help build cracked-open Church of the Penitent Thief in Italy
The Church of the Penitent Thief in Bologna, Italy, is housed in a gabled white volume cleaved in two by a glazed crack and was built with the help of inmates of La Dozza prison. More
Timber trusses support undulating roof of Italian convention centre
An undulating, multi-pitched roof covers the timber-framed Congress and Exhibition Centre in Agordo, Italy, designed by architects Emanuele Bressan and Andrea Botter. More
Domed oculus connects floors of concrete-framed cultural centre in India
Architecture studio Hundredhands inserted a funnel-shaped window between the floors of the concrete and brick Bangalore International Centre in India.
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Steven Holl punctures concrete New York library with "sculpted cuts"
Steven Holl Architects has completed a concrete public library in New York's Long Island City featuring large irregular windows that offer views of the waterfront and Manhattan. More
After Architecture couples charred wood and brass for Camp Barker Memorial
Three charred wood structures with brass interiors form a memorial that pays homage to African American history at the entrance to a school and park in Washington DC. More
David Adjaye designs trio of multifaith temples in Abu Dhabi
David Adjaye has revealed visuals of The Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi that will contain a church, mosque and synagogue. More
Flowering meadow tops Statue of Liberty Museum in New York by FXCollaborative
An expansive green roof, bird-friendly glass and copper accents are among the design elements that architecture firm FXCollaborative incorporated into an angular museum on Liberty Island in the New York Harbor. More
Karv One Design builds school around giant slide and ball pit
Pastel colours and decorative white partition screens feature in this school in Chengdu, China, designed by Hong Kong studio Karv One Design. More
ZAV Architects tops cultural centre with steps overlooking the Persian Gulf
Two red cement-clad domes are connected by a long set of steps to form the Rong Cultural Centre, overlooking the Persian Gulf on the island of Hormuz in Iran. More
William Rawn designs cedar-clad pavilions for Tanglewood campus in the Berkshires
US firm William Rawn Associates has created a series of buildings for a performing arts campus in western Massachusetts, where retractable glass walls allow music to spill outdoors. More
Architect overlays famous modern buildings on Iran's ancient palaces and castles
Architect Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar has created photomontages that combine archaeological sites in Iran with contemporary buildings by architects including Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind and Norman Foster. More
Alexandra Palace Theatre restoration makes a feature of decades of decay
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has refurbished the long-abandoned east wing and theatre at Alexandra Palace in London, leaving its original surfaces visible in a state of "arrested decay". More
Morphosis unveils Korean American National Museum for Los Angeles
Architecture firm Morphosis has unveiled its design for a sculptural, plant-covered museum in Los Angeles dedicated to the cultural heritage of Koreans living in America. More
Creating the Expo'98 Portuguese National Pavilion was "difficult" says Álvaro Siza
Álvaro Siza Viera explains how he created the swooped concrete roof of the pavilion he designed for the 1998 Expo in Lisbon in this exclusive movie. More
SERA expands Portland Playhouse with building wrapped in glass and charred wood
American studio SERA Architects has overhauled a 115-year-old church building and created a contemporary addition to house a nonprofit theatre company in Oregon. More
Witherford Watson Mann builds "unorthodox" opera theatre within old stable block
Witherford Watson Mann has overhauled a former stable block in Leicestershire to create the rural Nevill Holt Opera theatre, which is shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize. More
Foster + Partners to add giant "floating pavilion" to top of Bilbao Fine Arts Museum
Foster + Partners has revealed its plans to add a large overhanging rooftop extension to the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, as part of its renovation of the institution in northern Spain. More
Daniel Libeskind designs photo installation at Auschwitz
Daniel Libeskind has designed an outdoor installation called Through the Lens of Faith in Poland to showcase photographer Caryl Englander's portraits of Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors. More
Steven Holl designs zinc-clad concert hall for Czech Republic
A zinc-clad concert hall by Steven Holl Architects and Architecture Acts will cantilever over the 1960s modernist House of Culture in Ostrava, Czech Republic. More