NBBJ models Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center stadium on lotus flowers
Petal-like cladding wraps around this 80,000-seat stadium, which forms the centrepiece of NBBJ's riverside Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in China. More
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Make completes dramatic arched link for Chadstone shopping centre
The Link is a rib-vaulted timber passageway built between the Chadstone shopping centre and its neighbours by Make in Melbourne. More
Neri&Hu surrounds Junshan Cultural Center with angled aluminium louvres
Angled aluminium louvres cover the reclaimed brick walls of the Junshan Cultural Center near Beijing, China, designed by Neri&Hu. More
Louis Vuitton's flagship Osaka store covered in curving glass sails
The facade of Louis Vuitton's store in Osaka, designed by architects Jun Aoki & Associates and Peter Marino, is based on the sails of old Japanese merchant ships More
Grimshaw releases visuals of Eden Project Foyle with thatched centrepiece
Grimshaw, the studio behind the Eden Project in Cornwall, has designed an ecological resort in Northern Ireland that will feature a thatched play area and treetop walkways. More
French public buildings to be built with 50 per cent wood
The French government has announced plans for a sustainability law that will ensure all new public buildings are built from at least 50 per cent timber or other natural materials. More
Miami police enlist students to create 3D-printed model of the Super Bowl stadium
The Miami-Dade Police has worked with architecture students at Florida International University to create a 3D-printed model of the Hard Rock Stadium to use for training ahead of the Super Bowl this weekend. More
Framlab proposes modular vertical farms for Brooklyn neighbourhoods
Creative agency Framlab has proposed building modular vertical farms in Brooklyn to provide low-income neighbourhoods with access to fresh produce. More
Kengo Kuma completes first building in Australia
Ribbons of wood wrap around The Exchange by Kengo Kuma, which has opened in Darling Square, Sydney, Australia. More
IKEA reveals plans for car-free store wrapped in greenery
More than 100 trees will adorn the gridded facade of IKEA's city-centre Vienna Westbahnhof store, which will have no car parking spaces. More
Pastel colours and polka-dots cover a fantastical miniature city for children in Shenzhen
Architecture studio X+ Living has built a polka-dot slide into a ball pit and giant pastel parasols within the Shenzhen Neobio Family Park in a shopping centre in China. More
Bell Phillips builds curved white-brick pavilion in London park
A sweeping, white-brick pavilion in Southwark Park in London by architecture studio Bell Phillips curves along the park's historic pathways. More
Archi-Union surrounds internet conference centre with robot-built pavilions
Archi-Union has surrounded the Light of Internet World Internet Conference Centre in Wuzhen, China, with pavilions that were built using robotic construction techniques. More
Waterfrom Design builds tea house with a basement hidden beneath a water pool
Architecture studio Waterfrom Design has completed the Tea Community Centre, a multipurpose building in Xiamen, China, that is partially concealed beneath the surface of a pool of water. More
BVH creates visitor centre for bluff overlooking Nebraska river valley
Architecture studio BVH used materials such as charred wood and weathering steel to help a visitor centre in a wilderness preserve hold up against harsh weather conditions. More
Haeckels' Victorian bathing machine warms up winter seaside dippers
Skincare brand Haeckels has built a traditional wood-burning sauna on the sands of Margate beach, in a bid to "reacquaint the community" with the health-giving properties of their local waters. More
Golden mesh shades a sports pavilion in Sydney
Golden polycarbonate mesh stretches across the canopy of this pavilion in Marsden Park, Sydney, designed by architecture practice CHROFI . More
ALL designs faceted facade to create a play of light across Bodø City Hall
The faceted, limestone-clad facades of this town hall in Bodø, Norway, have been designed to capture the dramatic changes in light and shadow that are characteristic within the Arctic Circle. More
Weiss Manfredi wins competition to redevelop La Brea Tar Pits
New York studio Weiss Manfredi has beaten competition from Dorte Mandrup and Diller Scofidio + Renfro to develop the park and museum accompanying Los Angeles' historic La Brea Tar Pits. More
David Adjaye designs Sydney Plaza canopy to evoke Aboriginal paintings
David Adjaye has unveiled visuals of a multifunctional building and public square in Sydney that will be shaded by a perforated metal canopy, designed with Aboriginal artist Daniel Boyd. More