Slideshow: Spain's economy may be in tatters but that hasn't stopped it opening a raft of impressive public buildings in towns, cities and even remote villages over the past year. Amid bailouts and claims that extravagant architectural projects have helped cause the problems, here's a celebration of more modest projects from Spain such as museums, town halls, markets, auditoriums, bridges and even railway control centres featured on Dezeen recently. More »
Public and leisure
Special feature: Spanish public
Olympic Shooting Venue
by Magma Architecture
The shooting galleries for the London 2012 Olympic games are covered in spots that look the suckers of an octopus' tentacles. More »
Teruel-zilla! by Mi5 Arquitectos,
and PKMN Architectures
Madrid studios Mi5 Arquitectos and PKMN Architectures have built a half-submerged culture and leisure centre in the middle of a public square in Teruel, Spain (+ slideshow). More »
Signature Center
by Frank Gehry
Slideshow: architect Frank Gehry has inserted a theatre into the base of tower in New York City (photographs by James Ewing/OTTO). More »
Qingpu Youth Centre
by Atelier Deshaus
Slideshow: a layer of perforated aluminium cloaks the bright yellow and green exterior of this Shanghai youth centre by Chinese firm Atelier Deshaus. More »
Centro Multiusos de Lamego
by Barbosa & Guimarães
Slideshow: granite bleachers climb the exterior of this sports centre in Portugal by architects Barbosa & Guimarães, while a cantilevered, rusted-steel cafe looms over its entrance (photographs by José Campos). More »
Bicycle Club by NL Architects
When asked to draw up plans for a cycle-hire shop in southern China, Dutch studio NL Architects thought it would be fun to put a velodrome on the roof. More »
Slideshow feature: London 2012
architecture
Slideshow feature: this week marks the completion of the gigantic red ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture at the London 2012 Olympic park. The tower is the last of the permanent structures to be completed for this summer's games, so here's a roundup of them all including sports venues by the likes of Zaha Hadid and Populous. More »
ArcelorMittal Orbit by Anish Kapoor
and Cecil Balmond
Construction of the controversial 115 metre-high sculpture that artist Anish Kapoor and structural engineer Cecil Balmond designed for the London 2012 Olympic Park is now complete. More »
Swimming Pool in Tortosa
by Arquitecturia
Slideshow: these ridged metal walls enclose the facilities of an outdoor swimming pool that Spanish firm Arquitecturia have just completed in the town of Tortosa. More »
Critics trash Grimshaw's
Cutty Sark restoration
Designed in Hackney: the Orangery by Spacelab
Designed in Hackney: next up in our Hackney design showcase is a conservatory with a five fingered roof that Shoreditch architects Spacelab installed at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital in 2004. More »
Pazo dos Deportes de Arteixo by
José Ramón Garitaonaindía de Vera
Slideshow: a rainbow of coloured panels extend up from a concrete base to form the walls of this sports hall in A Coruña. More »
Klong Toey Community Lantern
by TYIN tegnestue
Architects TYIN tegnestue of Norway have taken an empty slot in a dense residential area of Bangkok and worked with the local community to build a climbing frame and basketball court. More »
Cibercentro Macarena by MedioMundo
Spanish architects MedioMundo have completed a bright red multimedia centre amongst a collection of towering apartment blocks in Seville. More »




