Renzo Piano unveils new courthouse for Toronto
Renzo Piano Building Workshop has revealed its first project in Canada: a Toronto courthouse elevated on columns to expose tall glazed walls and a 20-metre-high atrium. More
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Canopies and porticos shade outdoor spaces at Albert Frey's Palm Springs City Hall
Our series covering modernist architecture in Palm Springs continues with the city's municipal building, designed by Swiss architect Albert Frey to include large canopies over its entrances – one with palm trees growing through its centre. More
Snøhetta revamps The French Laundry restaurant with fritted glass extension
Design studio Snøhetta has expanded a Michelin-star restaurant in California's Napa Valley with a glazed annex, and renovated its kitchen and grassy courtyard. More
Tapered colonnade fronts Coachella Valley Savings and Loan bank by E Stewart Williams
Scooped white columns resembling upturned arches provide a decorative facade for the Coachella Valley Savings & Loan bank designed by E Stewart Williams, which is next up in our series spotlighting Palm Springs' mid-century architecture during the city's Modernism Week. More
OMA unveils plans for coloured glass courthouse in Lille
Dutch firm OMA has revealed its design for a six-sided courthouse in Lille, France, which will feature sheer facades of coloured glass. More
Modernist Bank of America in Palm Springs is modelled on a Le Corbusier chapel
This vibrant bank by architect Rudy Baumfield, based on Le Corbusier's famed Ronchamp chapel, is next in our series profiling Palm Springs' many impressive mid-century buildings during the city's Modernism Week. More
Tramway Gas Station by Frey and Chambers is a modernist gatehouse for Palm Springs
Palm Springs Modernism Week kicks off today, and we're taking a closer look at some of the city's best mid-century buildings to coincide with the event. First up is the Tramway Gas Station, designed by architects Albert Frey and Robson Chambers to mark the entrance into the modernist mecca. More
Faceted structures and colourful holds form climbing walls in Minneapolis bouldering gym
Brightly coloured hand and foot holds form climbing routes across turquoise walls at this bouldering centre, set inside an industrial building in Minneapolis. More
Angular white roof covers MJMA's glazed aquatic centre in Vancouver
Canadian firm MJMA has completed a swimming centre for the University of British Columbia, which is surrounded by fritted glass and topped with a dramatic white roof. More
Jamie Fobert's Kettle's Yard extension echoes "calm aesthetic" of existing gallery
Jamie Fobert Architects has completed an extension to Kettle's Yard gallery in Cambridge, England, adding a series of new exhibition and education spaces that complement the intimate and relaxed rooms of the original converted house. More
Staggered glass walls front visitor centre at Louisiana plantation house
New Orleans firm Trahan Architects has completed a visitor centre for an 18th-century plantation in Louisiana, using translucent glazing to blur views of occupants from the outside "like an impressionist painting". More
Alma-nac to build tiny upside-down house in UK play park
A multi-coloured house is turned upside down and used as a climbing frame in this competition-winning design by architecture office Alma-nac. More
Edward van Vliet converts crane into three-storey holiday retreat in Amsterdam
A crane overlooking Amsterdam's IJ river has been transformed into a luxury rental apartment, featuring three stacked shipping containers accommodating living spaces designed by Edward van Vliet to reference the area's industrial past. More
Grimshaw Architects reveals first image of Chinese Eden Project
Grimshaw Architects has released the first visual of the Eden Project in Qingdao, which will contain the world's largest indoor waterfall. More
Charles Cunniffe spruces up treehouse in Aspen with local assistance
A dilapidated treehouse in Aspen has been rebuilt using vertical wooden slats and translucent panels by local firm Charles Cunniffe Architects, with plenty of help from the community. More
Atlanta stadium by HOK hosts American football games under retractable "petals"
Giant triangular panels overlap to surround this American football stadium in Atlanta by architecture firm HOK, which has a roof that "opens and closes like a camera aperture". More
Plant-filled spheres open at Amazon headquarters in Seattle
Retail company Amazon has completed a set of glass orbs filled with "cloud forest" gardens for its headquarters in Seattle, providing work areas for employees and green space for the public. More
Giant globe-shaped concert hall planned for east London
A 130-metre-tall spherical concert hall that could rise taller than St Paul's Cathedral, is being planned near the Olympic park in Stratford, east London. More
Schaum/Shieh designs Houston concert venue to endure "rough handling"
American studio Schaum/Shieh has used steel, concrete and wood to create a live music venue in Houston, Texas, that can handle large crowds and rowdy performances. More
Gabled kiosks by Atelier Urban Face tilt away from Mount Royal's slope
These kiosks on Montreal's namesake peak lean away from the hillside at different angles to look as if they're being blown over by the wind. More