Construction has begun in Saudi Arabia on the King Abdulaziz Centre for Knowledge and Culture by Norwegian architects Snøhetta (via Bustler via Dezain). More »

Zenith music hall by architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas has opened in Strasbourg, France. More »

Zaha Hadid Architects have developed designs for a new opera house and cultural centre for Dubai. More »

UK architects Langdon Reis Zahn are one of four joint winners of a competition to design a new library and concert hall at Bodø in Norway. More »

Architectural photographer Duccio Malagamba has relaunched his website with new images including these of CaixaForum Madrid by architects Herzog & de Meuron. More »

Korean architects Mass Studies have designed an extension to Seoul City Hall. More »

Here are some more photographs, plans and renderings of the new Oslo Opera House by Norwegian architects Snøhetta. More »

Opera House Oslo, designed by Norwegian architets Snøhetta, opens next week. More »

More from French architects Serero: this time their VTHR auditorium and theatre in Saint Cyprien, France. More »

London architects Brisac Gonzalez have completed a multi-purpose hall at Aurillac in France. More »

Architects Coop Himmelb(l)au have won the competition to design a performing arts centre in Zarautz, Spain. More »

The website of The Guardian newspaper presents a slideshow of the new National Grand Theatre in Beijing, designed by Paul Andreu. Andreu's website has many renderings of the project, which opens on Tuesday. Photo: China Daily/Reuters.

The final story we've lifted from MIMOA is the Franz Liszt Concert Hall at Raiding in Austria by Rotterdam architects Atelier Kempe Thill. More »

Korean architect Minsuk Cho of Mass Studies will build a temporary pavilion in New York City this September to host a series of performances to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Storefront for Art and Architecture gallery. More »