L.Art Architectural Office adds white funeral chapel to Hungarian cemetery
A cross made from two steel I-beams frames the entrance to this bright white funeral chapel in Hungary, by local firm L.Art Architectural Office (+ slideshow). More
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Undulating facade of Yinchuan art museum references the gradual shift of a Chinese river
The ribbon-like facade of this art museum near Yinchuan, China, was designed by Beijing firm WAA to mimic the layers of sediment left by the gradual shifting of the nearby Yellow River (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma expansion plan unveiled for Japanese garden in Oregon
Architect Kengo Kuma has designed an expansion scheme for the Portland Japanese Garden that preserves existing gardens while adding new buildings to the verdant site (+ slideshow). More
Ultramoderne wins competition to design lakefront kiosk for Chicago Architecture Biennial
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015: a wall-less pavilion with a rooftop viewing platform has been named the winner of the Chicago Architecture Biennial's competition to design a lakefront kiosk. More
Pattersons Associates uses stainless steel to create shimmering art museum devoted to Len Lye
The reflective stainless steel skin of the new Len Lye Museum in New Plymouth, New Zealand pays tribute to the work of the experimental artist known for his kinetic and multimedia pieces. More
Concrete cultural centre completed by King Kong architects in picturesque French town
The concrete roof of this cultural centre in the French town of Chasseneuil-du-Poitou slopes down to create a cantilevered canopy across the courtyard at its entrance (+ slideshow). More
Primus Arkitekter transforms Fritz Hansen factory into a library and cultural centre
A sawtooth roof with integrated skylights and solar panels gives this library and cultural centre in Denmark an industrial aesthetic that references its location at an old furniture factory (+ slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid buries a museum in the peak of an Alpine mountain
Zaha Hadid has completed a museum for renowned climber Reinhold Messner at the top of Alpine peak Mount Kronplatz, featuring underground galleries and a viewing platform cantilevered over a valley (+ slideshow). More
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners unveils design for International Spy Museum
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has released new images of its design for a six-storey building that will house the International Spy Museum in Washington DC. More
Concrete concert hall by Rojkind Arquitectos will overlook the Gulf of Mexico
Construction work has started on a new concert hall by Mexican firm Rojkind Arquitectos in Boca del Rio, Mexico, featuring a bold geometric form that references the jagged outline of an adjacent jetty. More
Gallery for ceramic artist Jung Gil-Young is camouflaged behind mirrored walls
Yoon Space Design has completed a gallery dedicated to the work of South Korean potter Jung Gil-Young, featuring mirrored walls that help camouflage the building against its countryside setting (+ slideshow). More
UNStudio selected by residents of Den Bosch to design new city theatre
UNStudio has been selected to design the new theatre for Den Bosch, the Netherlands, after winning a city-wide public vote (+ slideshow). More
Auckland art gallery by Mitchell and Stout Architects features an aluminium-plated facade
Green aluminium panels cover the facade of this contemporary art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, where a ceiling shaped like a gramophone horn funnels in light from an opening in the roof (+ slideshow). More
Conceptual Cirque du Soleil venue combines complex geometrical forms
Graduate shows 2015: performances by the Cirque du Soleil theatre group could be viewed through openings in the curved form of this building proposed for New York by students from the University of Applied Arts Vienna. More
White Block Gallery by SsD features fritted glass designed to evoke morning fog
The windows of this art gallery in South Korea's Paju district are fritted with a pattern that regulates views of the interior, and creates the illusion of fog around the edges of the building (+ slideshow). More
Olson Kundig's Tacoma Art Museum wing has movable screens that "roll like railroad box cars"
Olson Kundig Architects has extended a Washington art museum, adding a facade of movable hand-wheel operated screens to protect the artworks from natural light (+ slideshow). More
Mecanoo scales back additions to Mies van der Rohe's Washington DC library
Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo has revised its competition-winning design for the renovation of Mies van der Rohe's Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington DC. More
Small chapel by Estudio Cella stands alone in the heart of an Argentinian forest
The expansive landscape of Argentina's Parque de la Cruz is the setting for this small chapel by Estudio Cella, which is elevated above the tree canopy in a forest clearing (+ slideshow). More
David Adjaye designs new home for Harlem's Studio Museum
British architect David Adjaye has been commissioned to design a new home for the Studio Museum in Harlem – an institution dedicated to promoting the work of artists of African descent. More
Rogers Stirk Harbour to design conservation facility for Musée du Louvre
A team headed up by British firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has been selected to design a new conservation and storage centre for the Musée du Louvre, housing 250,000 works of art. More