Major new contemporary art museum opens in Spain
Designed by Tuñón Arquitectos, the Museum of Contemporary Art Helga de Alvear cuts a striking presence in the historic Spanish city of Cáceres
Vallet de Martinis designs two brick schools for French town of Noyon
The Weissenburger and Saint-Exupéry school complexes comprise low-rise buildings carefully integrated with the surrounding townscape
FRPO designs new cultural hub in Mexican city of Toluca
Clad in shimmering perforated metal, the Estación San José project aims to be a centre of activity connecting disparate parts of the city
Tokyo public toilet designed as ‘floating’ concrete block
The structure at Sendagaya Station was designed by Suppose Design Office ahead of the Olympics
DK-CM turns old laundry house into dance studios
The first phase of Harrow Arts Centre’s redevelopment sees underused historic outbuildings become a dance school, events space and artists’ studios
Lithuanian bus station designed as tree-filled social hub
The Vilkaviškis Bus Station by Balčytis Studija blends transport infrastructure with playful public space
High-tech in a French vineyard: RSHP completes the Richard Rogers Drawing Gallery
The last project Rogers began before retirement celebrates the architect's high-tech legacy in a verdant setting
New exhibition showcases cartoons of city life
Big City Life at Cartoonmuseum Basel displays diverse visions of urban experience – from disconnected city planning to overwhelming buildings
Disused outdoor pool in Shanghai turned into new community garden
Local practice PRA filled the former pool with sunken gardens and transformed the adjacent pool house to create an urban oasis
In Brussels, a 19th-century railway station becomes a new cultural centre
B-architecten sensitively transformed the disused Station of Laeken into a multi-purpose public centre
Swiss architecture students build Digital Bamboo Pavilion
The experimental pavilion combines lightweight bamboo construction with 3D-printing technology
Atelier Poem creates wooden chapel in the French Alps
Winner of The Hut Festival, the studio's burnt spruce chapel aims to give hikers a spiritual engagement with the natural landscape
Single-person ‘refuge’ designed for urban public spaces
First installed in Mexico City, Zeller & Moye's Halo is intended to provide a mirrored sanctuary away from city crowds in the Covid-19 pandemic
Italian music academy rebuilt in post-earthquake renewal
Following the 2016 earthquakes in central Italy, one town has finally got back its music academy, with a new design thanks to Alvisi Kirimoto
A new community centre in West Bengal is covered in intricate brickwork
Inspired by local terracotta temples, Abin Design Studio's Gallery House provides a small but mighty hub for the residents of Bansberia
OPEN Architecture designs blue Bibliotheater in Shanghai
The ship-like building features unusual design touches to celebrate reading and performing
Bell Phillips completes new school building in Kent
The extension to The Skinners' School complements surrounding Victorian red-brick architecture
Learning in the landscape: House of Grain by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
In northern Denmark, a new educational building blends vernacular architecture with contemporary design to help explore agricultural heritage
Radical architecture of the future – in five projects
A new book from Beatrice Galilee demonstrates architecture's potential to effect change
Kyoto chapel renovated with immersive cedar wood lattice
Katori archi+design associates’ renovation and earthquake retrofit of the Japanese chapel is dominated by a striking wooden insertion
A new community centre by Mæ Architects combines local history with sustainable design
The Sands End Arts and Community Centre in south-west London aims to be an inclusive space for locals
