Arqhe Studio designs white marble mikveh for Mexico City's Orthodox Jewish community
This bathhouse for conservative Jewish women in Mexico City features a stark composition of grainy white marble by local architecture firm Arqhe Studio. More
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Timber trusses support undulating roof of Italian convention centre
An undulating, multi-pitched roof covers the timber-framed Congress and Exhibition Centre in Agordo, Italy, designed by architects Emanuele Bressan and Andrea Botter. More
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Domed oculus connects floors of concrete-framed cultural centre in India
Architecture studio Hundredhands inserted a funnel-shaped window between the floors of the concrete and brick Bangalore International Centre in India.
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Steven Holl punctures concrete New York library with "sculpted cuts"
Steven Holl Architects has completed a concrete public library in New York's Long Island City featuring large irregular windows that offer views of the waterfront and Manhattan. More
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After Architecture couples charred wood and brass for Camp Barker Memorial
Three charred wood structures with brass interiors form a memorial that pays homage to African American history at the entrance to a school and park in Washington DC. More
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David Adjaye designs trio of multifaith temples in Abu Dhabi
David Adjaye has revealed visuals of The Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi that will contain a church, mosque and synagogue. More
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Flowering meadow tops Statue of Liberty Museum in New York by FXCollaborative
An expansive green roof, bird-friendly glass and copper accents are among the design elements that architecture firm FXCollaborative incorporated into an angular museum on Liberty Island in the New York Harbor. More
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BIG bridges river in Norway with twisting art gallery
BIG has completed The Twist art gallery that twirls "like a deck of cards" and bridges the river dividing Kistefos sculpture park in Norway. More
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Wedding chapel by Wilson Architects will slowly become overgrown with vines
Creeping plants will eventually overtake the hollow timber walls of this chapel by in Queensland by Wilson Architects, so it looks like a ruin amid a landscape of lavender fields. More
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Concrete arches cocoon egg-shaped kiln in Chinese porcelain factory
AZL Architects has completed the BingDing Wood Kiln Factory in Qiancheng village, China, building a series of concrete arches over a traditional brick kiln. More
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Bauhaus Museum Dessau opens its doors
A museum dedicated to the Bauhaus, designed by Barcelona studio Addenda Architects, has opened in the German town of Dessau, the former home of the hugely influential design school. More
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Kengo Kuma's stacked-timber Odunpazari Modern Museum opens in Turkey
The Odunpazari Modern Museum, designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates, has opened its doors in Eskisehir, northwest Turkey. More
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Movie reveals Neri&Hu's Aranya Art Center in Qinhuangdao
Neri&Hu has released a short movie showing the faceted concrete Aranya Art Center, which recently opened in Qinhuangdao, China. More
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Iris van Herpen brings couture fashion to the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden
Neutelings Riedijk Architects and Iris van Herpen have wrapped the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in over 1000 metres of delicate concrete friezes that merge fossil forms with the fabric of the designer's collections. More
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ZAV Architects tops cultural centre with steps overlooking the Persian Gulf
Two red cement-clad domes are connected by a long set of steps to form the Rong Cultural Centre, overlooking the Persian Gulf on the island of Hormuz in Iran. More
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William Rawn designs cedar-clad pavilions for Tanglewood campus in the Berkshires
US firm William Rawn Associates has created a series of buildings for a performing arts campus in western Massachusetts, where retractable glass walls allow music to spill outdoors. More
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London bandstand where David Bowie played given listed status
An ironwork bandstand in south London where David Bowie organised and performed at a festival 50 years ago has been given Grade II-listed status. More
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Stufish models the Chimelong Theatre in China on traditional circus tents
An undulating golden facade wraps around the 6,700-seat Chimelong Theatre on Hengqin Island in China, which Stufish has designed to evoke the form of traditional circus tents. More
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Architect overlays famous modern buildings on Iran's ancient palaces and castles
Architect Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar has created photomontages that combine archaeological sites in Iran with contemporary buildings by architects including Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind and Norman Foster. More
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Alexandra Palace Theatre restoration makes a feature of decades of decay
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has refurbished the long-abandoned east wing and theatre at Alexandra Palace in London, leaving its original surfaces visible in a state of "arrested decay". More
