B-architecten designs cultural and sports centre in Brussels
The Centr'Al complex is defined by permeable architecture and complemented by a new public space
In Barcelona, BAAS arquitectura turns 1920s industrial building into history museum
The Oliva Artés Museum revives a building saved from demolition by locals, and demonstrates the value of ‘architectural recycling’
Herzog & de Meuron completes M+ Museum
The new museum of visual culture, on Hong Kong's waterfront, will open later this year
Exploring the poetic mundanity of urban peripheries – in photographs
New book Double Orbit from photographer Grégoire Pujade-Lauraine captures the strange everyday of our built environment
Foster + Partners’ House of Wisdom opens in Sharjah
Housed under a cantilevered roof surrounded by gardens, the library and cultural centre is the latest addition to the UAE city
KAAN Architecten reveals transformation of Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp
The Dutch practice has completed the main phase of a long-term renovation and extension of KSMKA
Carmody Groarke designs Manchester exhibition gallery
The new gallery at the Science and Industry Museum, in a 19th-century warehouse, will be used for special exhibitions
Maccreanor Lavington designs timber school refectory
With a light-filled dining space defined by a glulam lattice structure, the refectory aims to support pupils' social and emotional development
Mecanoo designs inverted ziggurat structure for Tainan Public Library
Drawing from local heritage, the new library for Taiwan's oldest city is designed as a temple to culture
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 Spanish city of Cáceres
The Caesar Design Film Award is a bridge between design, architecture and cinema
The competition, launched by Caesar Ceramiche, is a celebration of innovation and creativity
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
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
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
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
