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
New corten-steel coastal walkway opens in Bastia
Designed by Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes, the promenade clings to the rocky foundations of the Corsican city's 14th-century citadel
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
Architects Davidsson Tarkela completes Kuopio Museum in Finland
The Helsinki-based practice undertook a major restoration and extension project to establish a new kind of cultural complex in the Finnish city
Latvian pharmacy designed with facade of green crosses
In Riga, local practice Substance created a statement building that playfully expresses its function
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
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
