David Beckham's Miami football stadium backed by public vote
Football star David Beckham has made a major step towards building a home for his professional soccer team in Miami, after the public voted to approve the project. More
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"Calgary's New Central Library is an example of the best practices in modern monument making"
Why can't all public libraries be as warm and welcoming as Snøhetta and Dialog's New Central Library for Calgary, asks Aaron Betsky in this Opinion column. More
Nike's rippled glass New York flagship aims to disrupt "concrete canyon"
Nike's swoosh symbol and airbag technology informed the bubbly, slumped glass facade that encases the sports brand's new flagship store in New York City. More
COBE's wedge-shaped library references its modernist surroundings
Danish architecture firm COBE has completed the wedge-shaped Tingbjerg Library and Culture House for a school in Copenhagen that narrows to a width of just 1.5 metres at either end. More
Tjep and Vaastukalpa Architects complete Village Super Market in rural Bangladesh
Design studio Tjep and Vaastukalpa Architects have completed a market building that combines Bangladeshi construction techniques with "Dutch flair". More
Plat Asia's Forest Dining Club immerses diners in Chinese woodland
Beijing-based architecture studio Plat Asia has completed a restaurant in the Chinese resort town of Aranya featuring three glass-walled dining rooms that look out onto a surrounding forest. More
New York Wheel developers abandon plans for Staten Island attraction
A giant observation wheel planned for Staten Island will no longer get a chance to spin, since its developers pulled the project after failing to garner support from the city. More
Svelte coffee shop by Boscardin Corsi slots between two stores in Brazil
This coffee shop is squeezed into an ultra-narrow space in Curitiba, Brazil, with a simple counter inside for serving takeaway beverages and snacks. More
MVRDV builds Beijing shopping centre covered in shimmering ceramic tiles
The KWG M Cube shopping centre in Beijing, designed by MVRDV, is covered in hand-glazed iridescent ceramic tiles that change colour in different lights. More
Giant roof tops Montreal golf clubhouse by Architecture49
Canadian studio Architecture49 has covered this minimal golf clubhouse in Montreal with a massive wooden roof, to shelter driving ranges so members can play in bad weather. More
Seven spots in New York and New England for fans of both architecture and fall foliage
As the weather cools and leaves begin to turn, visitors flock to New England to witness the seasonal spectacle. We've rounded up some architecturally significant sites across the region to check out while appreciating the autumn colours. More
BIG overhauls Copenhagen warehouse for Noma 2.0 restaurant
Architecture firm BIG has released images to show its transformation of an abandoned historic building in Copenhagen into the new site of famed Nordic restaurant Noma. More
EFFEKT transforms abandoned windmill factory into skatepark and youth centre
A translucent polycarbonate skin wraps Streetmekka Viborg Build, a former windmill factory that Danish studio EFFEKT has transformed into a hub for street sports and youth culture. More
Abraham Cota Paredes builds white party venue alongside Mexican house
Mexican architect Abraham Cota Paredes has designed a warehouse-like pavilion for hosting events at a private residence on the outskirts of Guadalajara. More
Steel ribbing flanks courtyard at Palace for Mexican Music
This concert hall in Mérida, Mexico, comprises a building faced in metal ribs that encloses a central plaza for public performances. More
Make inserts public gardens between office towers at London Wall
Architecture studio Make has completed a pair of office buildings in the City of London, alongside a series of pocket gardens traversed by sinuous pre-weathered steel bridges. More
MIT champions large-scale timber architecture with Longhouse proposal
Wood is the key to a more sustainable building industry, says architect John Klein, who has led Massachusetts Institute of Technology students in designing a large community centre from mass timber. More
MawsonKerr references monk cells for design of Mount Grace Priory cafe
Gabled timber frames front this cafe in North Yorkshire, which British architecture practice MawsonKerr has erected in the grounds of a 14th-century monastery. More
Ibañez Shaw's Fort Worth Camera Studios feature details that allude to photography
A pierced concrete wall based on camera apertures fronts this photography studio in Forth Worth, Texas, by local firm Ibañez Shaw Architecture. More
SOM wraps Downtown LA courthouse in pleats of glass
Global firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has designed and engineered a federal courthouse for a sloped site in Downtown Los Angeles, which appears as an elevated cube with folded glass facades. More