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Work starts next spring on the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, designed by Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au. More »

Dezeenwire: Building Design’s website presents a review of the most important architecture stories from 2009 – bdonline.co.uk.

Swiss architects Christ + Gantenbein have been awarded first prize in a competition to design an extension to the Kunstmuseum in Basel. More »

Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld designed this house for a graphic designer in São Paulo with a studio situated below street level opening onto a garden. More »

Architectural photographer Roland Halbe has sent us his photos of an archeological museum in Cordoba, Spain, designed by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos. More »

Tom Kundig of Seattle studio Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects has designed an extension to a steel pipe factory that uses giant pipes as architectural elements. More »

Italian architects Progettospore have proposed a triple bridge for pedestrians and small vehicles at the medieval village of Civita’ di Bagnoregio in Viterbo, Italy. More »

Californian architects DRDS have been awarded first place in a competition to design a new broadcast and media centre in Busan, South Korea. More »

Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group and Faroe Islands architects Fuglark have won a commission to design an education centre at Torshavn on the Faroe Islands. More »

A group of architects calling themselves WEAK! have created a bamboo shelter as part of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture in Shenzhen, China. More »

New York design office Leong Leong have completed a flagship store for fashion brand 3.1 Phillip Lim in Seoul, Korea. More »

Austrian architects Xarchitekten have completed a steel-clad car park at a steel plant in Linz, Austria. More »

Here are a few photographs by architectural photographer Roland Halbe of an office in La Laguna, Tenerife. More »

Danish architects MAPT have designed a pavilion in Copenhagen made of recycled materials, including old shipping containers, to coincide with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). More »

Hong Kong architects MAP Office have installed a point for viewing the city through two pairs of binoculars in Hong Kong as part of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, which opened this week. More »