White Arkitekter completes sculptural water tower "that will stand for centuries"
A wave-like reservoir made of concrete and elevated on nine columns forms Våga Water Tower, which Swedish studio White Arkitekter has created in Varberg, Sweden. More
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Geometric perforations illuminate Saudi metro station by Zaha Hadid Architects
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station along the Riyadh Metro network, which opened on Sunday in Saudi Arabia's capital city. More
Nordic model to inform redesign of California's San Quentin prison
Danish architecture studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen and American studio DLR Group have been selected to redesign California's San Quentin State Prison into a rehabilitation centre that will utilise influences from the Scandinavian incarceration system. More
Asif Khan adds sinuous public boardwalk to south London's Canada Dock
British architect Asif Khan has completed a ribbon-like bridge over Canada Dock in south London, which acts as a "connector" to the area's timber trade history amid its radical transformation. More
Kengo Kuma completes Saint-Denis Pleyel Station in northern Paris
Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has unveiled the Saint-Denis Pleyel Station in northern Paris, which is wrapped by vertical wooden louvres. More
IARA piggybacks stone aqueduct with sheltered timber bridge in China
Architecture studio IARA has reinvigorated an abandoned aqueduct in Huangshan, China, by attaching a sheltered timber bridge on top of its stone structure. More
Tallinn bus shelter "an experimental fragment" built from reclaimed materials
Brussels-based architecture duo Brasebin-Terrisse have erected a bus shelter made using waste materials as part of this year's Tallinn Architecture Biennale. More
Line+ Studio floats doughnut-shaped weather balloon above rural Chinese landscape
A doughnut-shaped meteorological balloon and woven timber tunnel have been completed by architecture practice Line+ Studio in rural area in Zhejiang, China. More
Winning the Stirling Prize "an endorsement of the importance of infrastructure"
Grimshaw partner Neill McClements has praised infrastructure projects for their role in addressing "big challenges", following the Elizabeth Line winning this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More
Wraxall Yard designed as "attractive, comfortable, fully inclusive holiday accommodation"
This video spotlights the Wraxall Yard holiday accommodation by Clementine Blakemore Architects, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More
Park Hill Phase 2 "contains the history and stories of the people of Sheffield"
This video spotlights Phase 2 of the Park Hill estate regeneration in Sheffield by Mikhail Riches, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More
Twentieth Century Society calls for preservation of "just one set of cooling towers"
As the UK closes its last coal-fired power station, conservation group Twentieth Century Society is running a campaign to preserve a set of cooling towers. More
Decommissioned cooling towers turned into theme parks, music venues and extreme sports centres
After the UK's last coal power station closed last week, the Twentieth Century Society has selected seven projects that demonstrate how the under-threat cooling towers at these "cathedrals of industry" could be reused. More
Metabolic Studio diverts LA River water to "facilitate natural systems that want to repair themselves"
Art and research organisation Metabolic Studio has showcased aspects of its Bending the River project, an infrastructure and art project designed to remediate water and land around the Los Angeles River. More
National Portrait Gallery visitors are "not there to look at the architecture"
This video spotlights the overhaul of the National Portrait Gallery by Jamie Fobert Architects and Purcell, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More
Elizabeth Line designed to have an "elegant simplicity"
This video highlights the Elizabeth Line infrastructure by studios Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation and Atkins, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More
Knight Architects reinstates historic Germany-Poland border crossing with "simple and elegant" bridge
London studio Knight Architects has completed the Küstrin-Kietz Rail Crossing bridge, which is framed by white steel arches and a tensile lattice of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic. More
CF Møller creates flood-defence system that doubles as a nature park in Denmark
Danish architecture studio CF Møller has integrated a nature park into a flood-defence system beside the Gudenå river in Randers, Denmark. More
Foster + Partners unveils Gadigal and Barangaroo stations on Sydney Metro
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has revealed two stations as part of the Sydney Metro extension, which opened to the public earlier this week. More
Stations by John McAslan + Partners and Woods Bagot revealed on Sydney Metro
Stations designed by architecture studio John McAslan + Partners and Woods Bagot have opened as part of the latest phase of the Sydney Metro, which opened to passengers yesterday. More