Renzo Piano Building Workshop completes "big cube" in Paddington
Curtain walls and an exposed steel structure define Paddington Square, a contentious mixed-use building in central London by architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop. More
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Cobe set to transform "treasure box" steelworks site into Tallinn neighbourhood
Abandoned steelworks buildings will be repurposed into public space as part of Danish studio Cobe's design for a city district in Tallinn, Estonia. More
AART cloaks Cold War museum in Denmark with black metal
Black-metal panels and shutters bring an "aura of mystique" to the Cold War Museum Regan Vest in Denmark, designed by architecture studio AART. More
Foster + Partners expands Spanish winery with "discreet" barrel-vaulted structure
British studio Foster + Partners has added a vaulted timber hall to Bodegas Faustino winery in Spain, which features an earthy material palette and overhanging roof. More
Perforated brickwork wraps The Gong music centre by Atelier Oï
Perforated brick walls wrap an open-roof stage at this circular music centre in Cambodia, completed by Swiss architecture studio Atelier Oï. More
Stone pavilion by Sou Fujimoto "blends harmoniously" into historic champagne house
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has added a visitors centre to champagne house Maison Ruinart's historic site in Reims, France. More
Offhand Practice creates glass-walled cafe in Shanghai park
Chinese studio Offhand Practice has completed the Mei Yuan Cafe, a glass-walled pavilion in Shanghai that allows visitors to "immerse themselves" in the surrounding park. More
CLB Architects takes "residential" approach for Jackson Hole Airport
Fireplaces, warm lighting and large windows offering views of the Teton Range are among the features at the renovated and expanded Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming, which is the only commercial airport within an American national park. More
Vert pavilion at London Design Festival serves as "garden for insects and people"
Design studio Diez Office and urban greening specialists OMCC have collaborated with the American Hardwood Export Council to create a "greening machine" exhibited during London Design Festival. More
CF Møller creates flood-defence system that doubles as a nature park in Denmark
Danish architecture studio CF Møller has integrated a nature park into a flood-defence system beside the Gudenå river in Randers, Denmark. More
UAD completes concrete visitor centre to "preserve collective culture" of Chinese village
Fragments of rammed-earth walls have been incorporated into the concrete exterior of Villagers' Home, a visitor centre in Zhejiang Province by The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Zhejiang University. More
"Garden for the city" forms heart of health centre in Carcavelos
A curving concrete canopy and a public garden animate Carcavelos Health Complex near Lisbon, Portugal, completed by local practices Simão Botlelho, Studio-J and Duoma. More
Atelier O-S perches "Roman circus" car park in France on concrete columns
Sculptural concrete columns support the Cesson-Viasilva Park and Ride and Bus Station in Rennes, which was designed by French studio Ateliers O-S Architectes to "update the image of a car park in the outer suburbs." More
Shingles cloak roof of Green Ark pavilion in Belgian botanic garden
Belgian studios NU Architectuuratelier and Archipelago have created a visitor centre for the Meise Botanic Garden near Brussels that is topped by a shingle-clad vaulted roof. More
GMP Architekten set to "reinvent" roof of Roger Taillibert’s Olympic Stadium in Montreal
German architecture studio GMP Architekten has been selected to design a replacement for the roof of Roger Taillibert’s "controversial" Olympic stadium in Montreal for the studio's first North American project. More
White Arkitekter adds hyperboloid observation tower to Swedish nature reserve
Swedish studio White Arkitekter has completed Observation Tower Kärven, which is constructed from a network of timber beams resembling "a bundle of twisted straws". More
Slim concrete colonnade fronts D-Day Museum in Normandy
French studio Atelier Projectiles has created a fully-glazed, concrete-framed building as the D-Day Museum in Normandy, France. More
Populous releases visuals of Aramco Stadium planned for Saudi World Cup
Global architecture studio Populous has unveiled its plans for Aramco Stadium, a 47,000-seat sports venue in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, designed to be "iconic in the football world". More
Chatillon Architectes restores 1970s sports complex in Paris
French studio Chatillon Architectes has renovated the Grande Nef of the Île-des-Vannes sports complex in Paris, preserving its parabolic roof and updating its polycarbonate facades. More
Aidia Studio outfits Oaxaca community centre with "mysterious" concrete lattice
International design firm Aidia Studio designed a community centre in Oaxaca, Mexico complete with vaulted roofs that shade a series of screens composed of square concrete blocks. More