FaulknerBrowns completes "hall for the city" in Sunderland
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
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Copenhagen's industrial harbour is being developed into a recreational hub
Promotion: the City of Copenhagen is transforming the Danish capital's harbour into a vibrant public space with recreational activities and residential developments. More
White Arkitekter and K2S Architects set to revitalise Helsinki's Makasiiniranta waterfront
Studios White Arkitekter and K2S Architects are set to turn an underutilised area alongside Helsinki harbour into a cultural precinct incorporating several historic buildings. More
Kvorning Design references salmon scales for ovoid Salmon Eye pavilion
Salmon Eye is a floating exhibition pavilion and aquaculture visitor centre on Norway's Hardangerfjord, which Kvorning Design created with a facade formed from stainless steel plates designed to mimic fish scales. More
Hérault Arnod Architectures completes aluminium-clad sports centre in France
A curved, twisting shell of textured aluminium plates covers Espace Mayenne in Laval, France, a multifunctional sports and entertainment venue designed by local practice Hérault Arnod Architectures. More
Mono Architekten creates gabled service station next to German heritage site
Berlin studio Mono Architekten has created a service station in Thuringia, Germany, combining facilities for motorists with an exhibition space about a nearby bronze-age burial mound. More
Rozana Montiel designs Mexico City community centre as "recreational cultural oasis"
A series of bridges, walkways and exterior staircases connect the various parts of this community centre in one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods in Mexico City by Rozana Montiel Estudio de Arquitectura. More
Studio Weave adds wood-lined community space to east London library
Architecture practice Studio Weave has added a wood-lined community centre to Lea Bridge Library in east London, with a red-concrete colonnade that references the original grade II-listed redbrick building. More
THAD draws on contours of nearby mountains for national park visitor centre
Spiralling tiled roofs informed by the contours of the surrounding mountains cover the Jiuzhai Valley Visitor Centre in Sichuan Province, China, designed by The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University. More
Atelier Boter enlivens Taiwanese fishing village with glass-fronted community hub
Both locals and tourists can gather at this see-through community hub, which design studio Atelier Boter has created in the heart of Qifeng in southern Taiwan. More
New York Philharmonic's David Geffen Hall reopens after extensive renovation
Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects and Diamond Schmitt Architects have carried out a renovation of New York City's David Geffen Hall, modernising the venue's main concert hall and improving the public spaces that surround it. More
nARCHITECTS tops New York nature centre with a mass-timber roof
Brooklyn-based nARCHITECTS has designed a nature centre and exhibition space that produces as much energy as it consumes on the New York coastline. More
Snøhetta to restore and renovate Lille's 19th-century Natural History Museum
Architecture studio Snøhetta has announced its plans to restore and modernise The Natural History Museum of Lille by adding a public-oriented extension that references the city's traditional architecture. More
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson creates California winery with "humble yet refined atmosphere"
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson used engineered timber and a cantilevered roof for Caymus-Suisun Winery to create a contemporary winery with a "new architectural language for the region". More
Crawshaw Architects transforms cow shed into Stanbridge Mill Library
London studio Crawshaw Architects has transformed a former cow shed in Dorset into a library and office, organised around a wooden, barrel-vaulted arcade that references the client's collection of books on classical Palladian architecture. More
Gensler tucks arena under a wooden canopy in Austin
American architecture studio Gensler has completed a resilient and technologically advanced sports arena in Austin, Texas that has a wooden canopy and roof that moves depending on the type of event. More
Foster + Partners unveils design for coral-reef-like Marine Life Institute in Saudi Arabia
British studio Foster + Partners is designing "the world's first fully immersive experiential marine life centre" at the Amaala resort in Saudi Arabia, which will feature a large man-made reef. More
General Architecture Collaborative works with Rwandan village to build community centre
Local practice General Architecture Collaborative worked with the residents of Masoro Village in Rwanda to design and build this Learning and Sports Center, which has been shortlisted in the sustainable building category of Dezeen Awards 2022. More
ARCity Office transforms disused power plant into Shajing Village Hall
Architecture studio ARCity Office has used black steel and glass to transform the concrete shell of a former power plant into a community hub in Shenzhen, China. More
MAD completes Quzhou Stadium as part of world's "largest earth-sheltered building"
Architecture studio MAD Architects has completed a sinuous concrete stadium embedded into the ground and covered in grass roofs in Quzhou, China. More