"The Garden Bridge's cancellation provides an opportunity that mustn't be wasted"
Now that the Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge has been officially scrapped, its time to think again about what London really needs, says Owen Hatherley. More
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Stefano Boeri proposes trees instead of barriers to protect against terror attacks
Following the recent terror attacks in Barcelona, Italian architect Stefano Boeri has suggested that European cities be redesigned to include trees with bulky planters rather than concrete barriers to prevent vehicles targeting pedestrians. More
World's largest bicycle parking garage opens in Utrecht
Ector Hoogstad Architecten has completed the first stage of the world's largest bicycle parking facility, in Utrecht's Central Station area in the Netherlands. More
SANAA completes cloud-shaped port terminal building for Naoshima island
SANAA has built a small passenger terminal shaped like a cloud for a port on the Japanese island of Naoshima, which is famed for its contemporary art scene. More
Cassidy Reid devises Hyperloop network to "make Europe great again"
Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Cassidy Reid has designed a concept for a high-speed transport network based on Hyperloop to create infrastructural and cultural corridors across Europe, and shrink travel time between cities. More
Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge officially scrapped
The final nail in the coffin for the controversial Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge has come today, as the trust behind the project announced its closure following lack of support by London mayor Sadiq Khan. More
"Stunning" car park will be demolished to make way for Eric Parry-designed hotel
The demolition of a brutalist-era car park behind London's Oxford Street has been approved to make way for a hotel designed by Eric Parry Architects. More
World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge traverses a Swiss valley
Brave hikers in the Swiss Alps can now walk almost half a kilometre across this thin metal suspension bridge to reach trails on either side of a huge valley. More
Ring-shaped concourse proposed for major renovation of Los Angeles' Union Station
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority has released a movie detailing its proposal to extend the city's historic Union Station building with a ring-shaped, glazed passenger concourse. More
New designs unveiled for Norwegian government headquarters following 2011 terrorist attack
The part of Oslo's government quarter damaged during the 2011 terrorist bombing will be replaced by one of two proposals – one by a team including Haptic and Nordic, and another by a team featuring A-Lab and LPO Architects. More
Loop NYC driverless-car proposal offers Manhattanites more time and green space
New York studio Edg has proposed converting some of Manhattan's major roads into public-transit highways for driverless vehicles, in order to reduce travel times and turn the island's central thoroughfares into landscaped parks. More
Burkina Faso's new parliament building "responds to needs of the people" says Diébédo Francis Kéré
In this exclusive Dezeen movie, Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré explains how he is rebuilding his country's National Assembly to be "more than just a simple parliament building". More
Fortunen completes toilet block with views of a Norwegian waterfall
Visitors to Norway's Skjervsfossen waterfall can watch the Storelvi river rush by through a glazed floor panel in the restrooms of this service building, which is clad in local stone to accentuate its connection with the surrounding landscape. More
Qingdao Cruise Terminal's angular facade references boats' sails
The folded steel facade and roof structure of this terminal for cruise liners in the Chinese city of Qingdao is informed by the sails of boats that set out from nearby harbours. More
STGM wraps rural Quebec fire station in black aluminium
This contemporary firehouse by Canadian studio STGM Architectes features facades made of metal, glass and wood, with interior spaces awash in white finishes and natural light. More
Trump touts solar-panelled Mexico border wall as cost-saving solution
US President Donald Trump has suggested that his controversial wall proposed for the country's border with Mexico could be covered with solar panels, to provide cheap energy and help foot the bill. More
Gardens separate rooms wrapped in brick, stone and wood at Mexican courthouse
An oval stone wall encloses brick and timber volumes that offer varying levels of privacy and connection with the gardens at the centre of this courthouse in Pátzcuaro, Mexico, by Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo. More
Sewage plant by Padilla Nicás Arquitectos features asymmetric pitched roofs
Buildings with irregular profiles and juxtaposing cladding materials help to break up the volumes and reduce the visual mass of this sewage treatment facility in the Spanish town of San Claudio. More
Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center Oculus continues to leak
Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava's transportation hub at New York's World Trade Center has sprung another leak, but so far no one is taking responsibility. More
Zaha Hadid Architects completes first phase of high-speed rail station in Naples
Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the first section of a new high-speed train station on the outskirts of southern Italian city Naples, which is set to open this weekend. More