ZGF wraps Arizona medical facility in layer of creased metal panels
American firm ZGF Architects has completed a cancer centre in downtown Phoenix with a faceted, copper-coloured screen that evokes the scaly skin of a desert reptile. More
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Shanghai office transformed into aluminium-clad tech incubator by Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has transformed an ageing Shanghai office block into a business incubator, featuring a new translucent aluminium skin (+ slideshow). More
Bernardes Arquitetura completes Rio office block fronted by perforated metal and plants
This office block in Rio de Janeiro features a triple-layered facade with a window wall, a screen of plants, and a thick lattice of perforated metal (+ slideshow). More
Vector Architects drapes steel mesh to create new entrance to M Woods museum in Beijing
Vector Architects has draped lengths of wire mesh over the entrance to a museum housed in a former warehouse in Beijing (+ slideshow). More
Haptic adds faceted skin of perforated metal to car park in London's Olympic Park
London studio Haptic has re-clad a utilitarian multi-storey car park in the London 2012 Olympic Park, using triangular metal panels that produce ever-changing patterns of light and shadow (+ slideshow). More
Hiroyuki Moriyama completes Tokyo apartment building with a perforated skin
Perforated steel panels create private enclosures around the balconies that front this compact housing development in Tokyo by local architect Hiroyuki Moriyama (+ slideshow). More
LAN Architecture completes French town hall with a perforated metal skin
Perforated steel mesh wraps this town hall in northwest France by LAN Architecture, creating a skin that changes from opaque to transparent when illuminated at night (+ slideshow). More
Bird-watching pavilions by Plant Architect are made from perforated plates of weathering steel
Plant Architect has used weathering steel to create a series of wing-like structures for bird watchers in a Toronto park, which are punctured with both patterns and information about local species (+ slideshow). More
Manuelle Gautrand divides exhibition centre into 13 orange-hued blocks
Thirteen gabled blocks come together to form this orange-toned events building in Saint-Louis, a French town on the outskirts of Basel (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma clads "amoeba-shaped" art centre in porous aluminium panels
Kengo Kuma and Associates has built an art centre with an intricate aluminium-moulded facade at a former cotton mill in China, which has been converted into a shop and office complex (+ slideshow). More
Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter installs perforated observation tower in Aarhus harbour
Circular "peek holes" pierce the flanks of this observation tower by Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter, to reference the portholes of ships and offer views over Aarhus harbour (+ slideshow). More
Branch Studio Architects embellishes school "flyover" with concertinaed Corten screen
This weathering steel bridge by Branch Studio Architects spans a quadrangle at a secondary school in Melbourne's western suburbs, forming an art gallery and viewpoint for students en route to class (+ slideshow). More
Cultural Centre of Bastia contrasts a dark concrete base with a golden crown
The glazed public areas of this cultural centre on the French island of Corsica are sandwiched between a solid concrete base and an upper storey clad in perforated golden metal (+ slideshow). More
David Derksen creates an "abstract cityscape" with Table Architecture products
Northmodern 2016: Dutch designer David Derksen has designed a set of table trays and candle holders which, when grouped together, are reminiscent of a city skyline (+ slideshow). More
Ferm Living's furniture collection includes perforated shelves and stackable chairs
Northmodern 2016: a shelving system constructed from perforated metal sheets and a set of stackable wooden chairs feature in Ferm Living's Spring Summer 2016 furniture collection (+ slideshow). More
Parisian dance school by Lankry Architectes features faceted metal walls
Folded tiles of perforated metal envelop this dance school in Paris by Lankry Architectes, creating a pattern of triangular facets (+ slideshow). More
FFBK Architects completes "most advanced data storage centre in Switzerland"
This data storage centre in Basel has a ridged shell of both perforated and solid steel panels, designed by Ffbk Architects to offer fragmented reflections of the sky and surroundings (+ slideshow). More
Arch Studio adds sculptural white staircase and glass roof extension to Beijing house
Beijing-based Arch Studio has renovated this house in the city's Dongcheng district, adding a perforated-steel staircase designed to make climbing to the top feel like "walking into the sky". More
Geometric perforations pattern facade of Belgian hospital car park by Abscis Architecten
Perforated metal balustrades wrap the round-edged floorplates of this multi-storey car park designed by Abscis Architecten for a hospital in Ghent, Belgium (+ slideshow). More
Jakob + MacFarlane adds sinuous green skin and curved chasms to Euronews headquarters
Built in Lyon's docklands, Jakob + MacFarlane's new headquarters for international news channel Euronews features an acid-green facade punctured by two huge egg-shaped holes (+ slideshow). More