Mecanoo-designed Manchester district completes
The canalside Kampus, comprising homes, shops and public spaces, includes both converted and new architecture
Foster + Partners creates Roman antiquities museum in south of France
Located in historic Narbonne, the Narbo Via museum also acts as an archeological research centre
Old Brooklyn metal foundry becomes theatre incubator
The low-carbon project from CO Adaptive Architecture celebrates the original architecture and harnesses CLT additions
In Nice, a new neighbourhood covered in plants emerges
On the site of an old football stadium, the Le Ray neighbourhood includes homes, public spaces, a rooftop farm – and a dojo
Architecture to look forward to in 2022
From Taipei to Oslo, we round up the most interesting architectural projects due to complete next year
The best buildings of 2021
From homes made of 3D-printed raw earth to a community library in Mexico, we round up the projects championing sustainability, inclusivity and innovation
First phase of London’s new ‘Borough Yards’ opens
Designed by SPPARC, the project repurposes Victorian railway arches and creates a sequence of pedestrian-focused public spaces
Innovative ‘House for Artists’ opens in east London
In the new building in Barking, creative tenants pay part of their rent with time gifted to the community
High-rise greenhouses open in Paris suburbs
The Cité Maraîchère project in Romainville hosts and promotes sustainable urban agriculture
Learning centre opens at King’s Cross nature reserve
The Camley Street Natural Park learning centre, designed by Erect Architecture, promotes engagement with nature in the middle of the city
Rock-like Chapel of Sound designed in Chinese valley
OPEN Architecture’s rural, open-air concert hall appears as if emerging from the landscape
Printmaking Workshop designed for TU Dublin
The industrial studio by Irish practice Scullion Architects is robust and flexible – while publicly celebrating the work of staff and students
Mecanoo transforms Mies van der Rohe’s MLK Library
The Washington DC library honouring the civil rights leader has been revitalised with new spaces, a public roof garden and a social focus
Mario Cucinella designs Tuscan cultural centre with ‘suspended plaza’
Palazzo Senza Tempo, in the Italian hilltop town of Peccioli, combines old and new structures with a cantilevered public platform
London’s Courtauld Gallery reopens after redevelopment
The transformation project by Witherford Watson Mann has revitalised and opened up the neoclassical building within Somerset House
Circus-inspired wooden theatre built in historic Béziers
K architectures has designed the striking Domaine de Bayssan Theatre complex in one of France's oldest cities
Timber visitor centre in Suffolk Broads promotes nature education
Designed by Cowper Griffith Architects, the new structure sits in the landscape of Carlton Marshes
6a architects designs community centre in London
The light, open building for Holborn Community Association transformed a dark basement and includes an artistic collaboration with Caragh Thuring
Brussels railway training academy features train tracks
The aluminium-clad Infrabel Academy by Atelier Kempe Thill references industrial shed architecture – and connects to an adjacent train station
Stateless Heritage exhibition explores refugee experience
The show by DAAR (Decolonize Architecture Art Research) in London proposes a Palestinian refugee camp as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Peter Cook designs Innovation Studio in Bournemouth
The colourful building by the Archigram cofounder is a startup hub at the Arts University Bournemouth
