Adam Richards Architects completes The Cheese Barge
Located in Paddington, London, the new restaurant barge takes cues from across history for its design
Open-air brutalist chapel built for Mexican town in post-earthquake reconstruction
The Santuario del Señor de Tula in Jojutla forms a symbol of resilience for the local community
Social housing and the hopes of young Londoners: Ayo Akingbade’s A Glittering City
Two films by Akingbade, which explore change in London, are on show at the Whitechapel Gallery
Hopkins Architects completes turtle sanctuary in UAE
Comprising urchin-inspired pods, the project enables wildlife protection and educational initiatives
Wooden church in Swedish town built with community
Designed by Kaminsky Arkitektur, the barn-like church was partially built by its own parishioners
Brutalist Czech bus terminal restored by Chybik + Kristof
The architects wanted to save the bus station in Brno, celebrating its architectural heritage while adding new design elements
Montreal’s massive Biodome redesigned by KANVA
The redesign of the science museum in a former velodrome features an undulating 'living skin' shaping visitor experience
Manuel Herz designs ‘symbolic synagogue’ in Ukraine
Forming part of The Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center, the wooden synagogue opens like a book
Sculptural school with rooftop playgrounds completed in Marseille
Designed by Tautem Architecture and bcm2, the French school is a wellbeing-focused monolith
Prefab housing in Detroit designed with new woodland
The low-cost Caterpillar housing project, using a Quonset hut, enabled the creation of a 150-tree neighbourhood garden
Foster + Partners completes copper-hued office tower in Russia
Designed for the Russian Copper Company (RCC), the building cuts an angular profile in Ekaterinburg
AL_A completes two buildings for University of Oxford’s Wadham College
The new Undergraduate and Access Centres focus on connectivity and social space
LAN designs multicoloured city block in Strasbourg
The mixed-use Saint-Urbain block of eight buildings creates a new ‘urban island’ in the French city
Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s new Tianjin Juilliard School is a ‘finely tuned instrument’
The international campus of Juilliard pays homage in design and spirit to the original New York school
TECLA is the world’s first 3D-printed house made from raw earth
The project from Mario Cucinella Architects and WASP proposes a new form of mass-produced, biodegradable housing
Mexican practice turns underloved library into colourful community hub
The Héctor Caballero Library project is part of a programme run by Proyecto Reacciona which transforms local libraries using participatory design
The London projects ‘decentring’ architecture
A wave of recent neighbourhood-based projects demonstrates an architectural shift away from traditional form-making to embrace reuse and participation
Atelier Archiplein transforms disused factory into cultural centre in French Alps
The Alpex Cultural Centre project restores a historic building and uses locally sourced stone for an eye-catching extension
Temporary open-air church created for ‘pandemic Easter’ in Bogotá
Designed by Colab-19, the low-cost structure for religious services was recycled and recyclable
New culture hall in Bavarian town recalls traditional barns
Designed by Kühnlein Architektur, the Berching Culture Hall project includes a new public space
Team BLDG transforms old bathhouse into Buddhism-inspired exhibition space
The enigmatic art space in Xiamen prioritises surface, volume and light
