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
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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
China proposes modern-day Silk Road with transcontinental infrastructure project
Chinese president Xi Jinping has revealed plans for the world's largest-sprawling infrastructure project – the Belt and Road – which aims to develop trade links between China, Central Asia, Europe and Africa. More
MVRDV transforms 1970s highway into "plant village" in Seoul
Dutch studio MVRDV has converted a former overpass into a plant-covered walkway in Seoul, which follows a kilometre-long route above the traffic. More
Metal cube by SOM houses emergency call centre for New York City
Textured facades and a grassy berm help soften the boxy appearance of this high-security emergency facility in New York, designed by architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. More
Archi-Union's Qiandao cable car station features stacked forms that lean out towards a lake
Chinese studio Archi-Union based the tiered form of this cable car station on an abstracted geometric model of the mountains surrounding its site on the shores of Qiandao Lake. More
Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital combines concrete and brick with colourful details and big windows
Sheppard Robson and John Copper Architecture have completed a children's hospital in Johannesburg, which features brick facades and large windows that allow patients to take in the landscaping. More
Elon Musk's Boring Company plans to beat traffic with underground "car skates"
Elon Musk has revealed a plan for easing city congestion that would see an underground network of tunnels transporting cars on high-speed skates travelling at 130 miles per hour. More
London mayor pulls plug on Garden Bridge
London mayor Sadiq Khan has withdrawn support for the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge by refusing to sign the vital financial guarantees that would allow building to go ahead. More
Nordic doubles the size of Oslo Airport with curved extension
Nordic Office of Architecture has added a 300-metre-long extension with a curved roof to the airport in Oslo it designed in the 1990s. More
Sasaki designs hydroponic vertical farm for Shanghai
Architecture firm Sasaki has designed a hydroponic vertical farm for Shanghai, where leafy greens will be grown on rotating loops housed in a huge greenhouse. More
Latticed bamboo bridge by Mimesis Architecture Studio references Jiangsu's craft traditions
Mimesis Architecture Studio designed this bamboo-lined bridge in China's Jiangsu Province to celebrate the region's ancient craft industries. More
Ennead Lab proposes electric car charging tower as "the future of roadside architecture"
Towers for charging electric cars replace roadside petrol stations in this concept developed by Ennead Architects in response to emerging transportation technologies. More
"Architects may, heaven save their mortal souls, have to work on Trump's wall"
For some architects, the decision not to bid for Donald Trump's US-Mexico border wall is easy. But Aaron Betsky questions whether working on the project is as unethical as it first seemed in this Opinion column. More
Architects and contractors defend ethical decision to bid for Trump wall
Companies from both sides of the US-Mexico border have defended their decision to submit proposals for Donald Trump's wall, saying they do not see any ethical issues. More
Red cycle path by NEXT and Rudy Uytenhaak snakes over Utrecht school and canal
This vivid red bicycle track was designed by NEXT Architects and Rudy Uytenhaak Architectenbureau to wind over the roof of a school in the Dutch city of Utrecht, and continues to bridge over a canal. More