Architecture
Book Mountain by MVRDV
Construction has begun on a public library designed by Dutch firm MRVDV in Spijkenissse, the Netherlands. More about Book Mountain by MVRDV
Construction has begun on a public library designed by Dutch firm MRVDV in Spijkenissse, the Netherlands. More about Book Mountain by MVRDV
Folded House is a residence in the Wienerwald, Austria, designed by Linz and Vienna practice Xarchitekten. More about Folded House by Xarchitekten
An extension to the Anchorage Museum designed by David Chipperfield Architects opens to the public in Anchorage, Alaska, this weekend. More about Anchorage Museum Expansion by David Chipperfield Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects have unveiled plans for an office and retail development called The Stone Towers in Cairo, Egypt. More about The Stone Towers by Zaha Hadid Architects
Jordi Badia of Barcelona practice BAAS Architects has completed the CAP Salt 2 health centre in the town of Salt near Girona, Spain. More about CAP Salt 2 health centre by BAAS Architects
Architect Adam Reed Tucker has collaborated with The LEGO Group and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to release the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection - part of the LEGO Architecture series. More about Frank Lloyd Wright Collection by AdamReed Tucker and The LEGO Group
The Salon Mittermeier hair salon in Linz by Austrian architects Xarchitekten features a facade with a "three-dimensional architectural (hair) wave". More about Salon Mittermeier by Xarchitekten
Architectural photographer Duccio Malagamba has sent us a selection of his photographs documenting the work of Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza, who was awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in February. More about Selected projects by Álvaro Siza photographed by Duccio Malagamba
UK architects Foster + Partners have been appointed to masterplan the Slussen waterfront in central Stockholm, Sweden. More about Slussen Masterplan, Stockholm by Foster + Partners
A new inhabited bridge over the River Arno in Florence is among proposals by Gruppo Giovani Architetti Firenze (Young Achitect Group of Florence) designed to provoke debate about architecture in the historic city. More about Proposals for Florence by Gruppo Giovani Architetti Firenze
Fernando Menis of Spanish practice Menis Arquitectos have started work on their competition-winning design for an auditorium and congress centre in the Pájara municipality of Fuerteventura, the Canary Islands. More about Auditorium and Congress Center in Morro Jable by Menis Arquitectos
Flake House is a two-piece, transportable log cabin by French architects OLGGA. More about Flake House by OLGGA Architects
Dutch architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio has won a competition to design a tower that will house the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Frankfurt, Germany. More about Grand Hyatt tower by UNStudio
Santa Monica practice Pugh + Scarpa Architects have completed a building to provide homes, support services and rehabilitation for homeless and mentally disabled people in Santa Monica, California. More about Step Up on Fifth by Pugh + Scarpa Architects
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has completed eight low-cost units for arts businesses at Aberystwyth Arts Centre in Wales. More about Creative Units at Aberystwyth Arts Centre by Thomas Heatherwick
Five architecture students of the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) at the University of Stuttgart have created an exhibition stand with an irregular honeycomb MDF structure. More about 3D2Real by ILEK students
The new Modern Wing by architects Renzo Piano Building Workshop has opened at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Slovenian architects Bevk Perović Arhitekti built this house on a hilltop in the countryside close to Ljubljana. More about House HB by Bevk Perović Arhitekti
Berlin architects Ralf Fleckenstein and Katharina Feldhusen of FF Architekten in collaboration with Martina Wronna have completed a new public library in Luckenwalde, Germany. More about Bibliothek Luckenwalde by FF Architekten and Martina Wronna
The Yas Hotel by Asymptote architects is nearing completion in Abu Dhabi, UAE. More about The Yas Hotel by Asymptote