A 23-tonne metal staircase rises through a glazed atrium at the centre of Sunderland's City Hall, referencing the region's rich history of industrial craftsmanship. More about FaulknerBrowns completes "hall for the city" in Sunderland
A ribbon of bright, polished steel wraps around the curving roof of this sports centre by British practice Faulkner Browns in The Hague, Netherlands. More about Twisting band of copper-hued steel encircles sports centre in The Hague
The oxidised-steel walls and prefabricated construction of this community library and sports centre near Newcastle, England, are influenced by the region's ship-building heritage (+ slideshow). More about FaulknerBrowns Architects adds weathering steel facade to new Hebburn Central community centre