A large mandala-shaped truss constructed from bamboo crowns the central hall of this Buddhist meditation centre in Tibet, designed by Nepalese architecture studio Abari. More about Mandala-shaped bamboo truss crowns Buddhist meditation hall in Nepal by Abari
Masonry buildings and a rounded "womb-like" meditation room form a Hindu temple complex in southern California, designed by the architecture studio CSA Partners and built over a 15-year period. More about CSA Partners includes glass dome at Hindu temple in California desert
Indian practice Studio Naqshbandi has completed the Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Centre, a partially walled spiritual education hub in western India surrounded by rainwater harvesting ponds. More about Studio Naqshbandi surrounds Indian spiritual hub with bio-ponds for "journey of discovery"
Architecture office Design by 83 combined traditional references with modern forms and finishes when designing this Buddhist temple and education space in the South Korean city of Busan. More about Design by 83 completes "simple and contemporary" Buddhist meditation centre in Busan
Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled its masterplan for a meditation centre and landscaped gardens at the Ramagrama stupa, a Buddhist pilgrimage site in Nepal. More about Stefano Boeri Architetti reveals masterplan for "one of the most sacred sites of Buddhism"
Light filters through narrow slits in the roof of Space of Light, the second meditation space that Japanese architect Tadao Ando has completed at Museum SAN in Wonju. More about Tadao Ando adds concrete meditation space to South Korean museum
A dark, canopy-like ceiling and an LED-lit oculus are among the features that are meant to enhance the experience of this meditation space in Taiwan. More about StudioX4 designs cavernous meditation space in downtown Taipei
An open-air platform for meditation is elevated above the treetops at Zenbo Seinei, a wooden retreat that Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has completed on Awaji Island in Japan. More about Shigeru Ban creates wooden Zenbo Seinei retreat on Japanese island
Fuschia, violet and indigo lighting envelops users of these meditation chambers that multidisciplinary studio Office Of Things has designed specifically for workspaces. More about Meditation chambers by Office Of Things wash workers in colourful light
Architectural photographer Simone Bossi has created a new image series exploring the curved concrete of a tiny building by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. More about Tadao Ando's Meditation Space captured in new photographs by Simone Bossi
We've rounded up 10 houses from across the globe with rooms dedicated to yoga and meditation – including a beachfront spot in Mexico and a plywood-covered nook in Canada. More about Ten homes designed for practising yoga and meditation
Wood-lined rooms, shaded corridors and water walkways are just some of the features that Hilarchitects has incorporated into this meditation space in north eastern China. More about Hilarchitects completes contemplative meditation hall in eastern China
This simple concrete temple in a village near the Indian city of Pune is topped with a pyramidal roof and incorporates a channel that allows ceremonial holy water to flow out into its lush surroundings. More about Red concrete meditation space sits under pyramidal roof in rural India
Ming Gu Design has grafted a glazed meditation area onto this historic home in Nanjing, China, which projects out to overhang a central courtyard. More about Glazed meditation room overlooks traditional courtyard from Nanjing home
Beijing-based Arch Studio has completed a Buddhist shrine near the city of Tangshan, featuring subterranean concrete spaces that open up to views of a nearby river and planted courtyards. More about Arch Studio carves concrete Buddhist shrine into a grassy mound in Hebei
This Buddhist retreat by Walters & Cohen Architects features a cluster of pitched-roof structures arranged around tranquil courtyards in the English countryside. More about Colonnades frame landscaped courtyards at Buddhist retreat in rural England
This tiny slatted timber pavilion is intended as a space for contemplation, and was designed by Milanese architect Giovanni Wegher to tour Italy's largest national park (+ slideshow). More about Mobile meditation pavilion by Giovanni Wegher stands on a lake shore in northern Italy
A+Awards 2016: artificial mist envelops this wooden meditation pavilion near Geneva, which earned its designers GM Architectes Associés an Architizer A+Award earlier this year (+ slideshow). More about GMAA's Meditation Pavilion and Garden creates contemplative atmosphere at Swiss home
Volcanic stone dust was used to build the walls of this Buddhist education and meditation centre, designed by Sameep Padora & Associates for a woodland clearing in rural India (photos by Edmund Sumner + slideshow). More about Sameep Padora builds Buddhist Learning Centre in an Indian forest grove
Today is International Yoga Day, organised by the United Nations to promote worldwide cooperation and harmony through the popular physical, mental and spiritual practice.
To mark the occasion, we've rounded up some of the most serene meditation spaces we've featured on Dezeen – including a wooden room that cantilevers across a lake and the bamboo forest standing in the Venice Giardini. See more meditation spaces »
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