Spiralling library by Atelier Xi "unfolds like a scroll painting"
The spiral shape of a conch shell informed the Serpentine Bookhouse in Shenzhen, China, a library that has been designed by local architecture studio Atelier Xi. More
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Eight stadiums built for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games
After a year-long delay the 19th Asian Games begins in Hangzhou on Saturday. Here, Dezeen rounds up eight new stadiums built specifically to host the sporting tournament. More
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KPMB tops horticultural centre with roof informed by Fibonacci spirals
A spiralling cable-net roof modelled in the image of a Fibonacci sequence tops a new public greenhouse designed by Canadian studio KPMB Architects in Winnipeg. More
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Tatiana Bilbao Estudio completes ruin-like aquarium in Mexico
Architecture studio Tatiana Bilbao Estudio has completed an aquarium in Mazatlán, Mexico, with a labyrinthine structure that "merges marine and terrestrial elements in its architectural design". More
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MAD designs bamboo leaf-roofs for Anji Culture and Art Center
Beijing-based MAD Architects has referenced bamboo leaves for a sprawling, six-venue arts and cultural centre in Zhejiang Province in southeast China. More
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NBBJ creates pediatric clinic in Seattle with "no blank walls"
Salvaged wood and colourful murals by local artists are among the decorative features in the NBBJ-designed Odessa Brown Children's Clinic, which combines medical services with public amenities like a basketball court and community kitchen. More
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Rex clads "mystery box" World Trade Center performance arts center in translucent marble
Architecture studio Rex has revealed the translucent-marble-clad Perelman Performing Arts Center at New York's World Trade Center site. More
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Looklen Architects sinks glass cafe into stepped circular landscape
A circular volume formed of concrete steps and planting wraps up and around The Pomelo Amphawa Cafe, completed by Bangkok studio Looklen Architects in Thailand. More
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Roth Architecture creates office in Tulum with "insect wing" forms
Local studio Roth Architecture has built an organically shaped creative lab in Tulum made of concrete and palm fibre with a form driven by "nature's artistic wills". More
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Blue-timber gardeners' workshop topped with illuminating lantern
Gardeners House is a blue-stained timber and terracotta-brick structure in a park in Geneva, designed by architecture studio Cabinet to provide workshops for gardeners and leisure space for locals. More
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Arched brick forms enliven London children's centre by Adam Khan Architects
Inverted brick arches crown the Central Somers Town children's community centre near King's Cross, London, created by local studio Adam Khan Architects. More
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PPAG Architects adds "village" of buildings to Austrian hillside restaurant
Two angular glasshouses for dining and food growth feature at Steirereck am Pogusch, a restaurant that Viennese studio PPAG Architects has extended and renovated in Austria. More
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Elkus Manfredi cuts openings into 1950s "concrete bunker" in Washington DC
A Cold War-era building designed to withstand nuclear blasts is among the structures that have been renovated by Elkus Manfredi Architects at the newly established Children's National Research & Innovation Campus. More
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Flowing vaulted roofs top Tarang arts space by The Grid Architects
Undulating vaults shelter this multipurpose arts space in Ahmedabad, India, which local studio The Grid Architects designed to defy "conventional architectural norms". More
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LMN Architects creates six-storey convention centre in downtown Seattle
Local studio LMN Architects has completed a convention centre in downtown Seattle with a six-storey central atrium and large wooden staircase. More
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John Ronan Architects creates circular brick building for Chicago Park District
Salvaged brick and aluminium screens feature on the exterior of a round building designed by local studio John Ronan Architects to house the Chicago Park District Headquarters and a community field house. More
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On Architects draws on irrigation channels for concrete South Korean cafe
Walls made of exposed concrete and rice straw define Nonspace, a cafe designed by Korean studio On Architects to reference historic rice paddies in Icheon, South Korea. More
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Six sea pools that provide "safe access to water for all"
As outdoor swimming continues to make a resurgence, architect Chris Romer-Lee picks six of the most intriguing tidal pools from his book Sea Pools. More
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Black bricks by Glen-Gery add "timeless feel" to Tree Huis in Iowa
Promotion: US studio Substance Architecture has created a conference centre on a verdant site in Iowa, which is clad in elongated black bricks by material manufacturer Glen-Gery. More
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Kiln-like lightwells define Danish learning centre by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
Two pyramidal forms modelled on baker's kilns animate Kornets Hus, a learning centre in Denmark designed by architecture studio Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter. More
