Snøhetta and WERK Arkitekter model Lanternen maritime centre on "craftmanship of boats"
Snøhetta and WERK Arkitekter have released visuals of a community centre for water sports on the coast of Esbjerg, Denmark, which will be made from wood.
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RDHA turns riverfront building into "Canada's first bookless library"
Canadian architecture firm RDHA has added glazed volumes to an old limestone post office in Cambridge, Ontario as part of its transformation into a community centre with makerspaces. 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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Naidi Community Hall by Caukin Studio serves as a social hub for Fijians
Architecture collective Caukin Studio has completed a wooden cultural hall for a small village in Fiji, replacing the previous structure that was destroyed by cyclones. More
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Urko Sanchez Architects builds miniature walled city for orphans
Urko Sanchez Architects has designed a concrete compound in Djibouti for the charity SOS Children's Villages International as a home for vulnerable children. More
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Iconico Studio elevates Moncayo Club House in Mexico City atop stone plinths
Architecture practice Iconico Studio has designed this community centre near Mexico City to bridge an earthy wall and a stone plinth. More
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RCKa converts former church hall into colourful community centre
Simple timber divisions and bright colours define architecture studio RCKa's conversion of a 19th-century London church hall into The Granville, a community centre with workspaces. More
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Colliding gabled structures form Hannae Forest of Wisdom community centre
Unsangdong Architects has designed the Hannae Forest of Wisdom community centre in Seoul with a row of intersecting gabled forms enclosed by glass end walls. More
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Curved thatched roof covers Chieng Yen Community House in a Vietnamese forest
This community centre in Vietnam, designed by 1+1>2 Architects, features a bamboo framework and a thatched roof that wraps a concrete amphitheatre. More
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Oasis Terraces is a neighbourhood centre built around a stepped garden
Serie Architects and Multiply Architects have completed a community centre and health clinic in Singapore, which incorporates a communal terraced garden overlooking a canal. More
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Atelier Masomi and Studio Chahar transform derelict Niger mosque into library
Atelier Masomi and Studio Chahar have converted a former mosque into a library and community centre that sits opposite a new mosque it designed for the rural village of Dandaji, Niger. More
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MIT champions large-scale timber architecture with Longhouse proposal
Wood is the key to a more sustainable building industry, says architect John Klein, who has led Massachusetts Institute of Technology students in designing a large community centre from mass timber. More
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Smiljan Radić works on fire station and playground for Chilean civic hub
Architects Smiljan Radić, Eduardo Castillo and Danilo Lazcano teamed up on this community hub in San Pedro de La Paz, Chile, featuring a bright red fire station, raised black walkway and a playground. More
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Porthole openings connect community centre and kindergarten in Cambridge
Porthole windows with brightly coloured frames, a soaring spiral staircase and waterfall gutters are among the playful touches MUMA Architects has included in this community centre in Cambridge, England. More
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NORD Architects creates angular timber-clad sports centre in Copenhagen
Danish studio NORD Architects has completed a multipurpose sports facility in Copenhagen's developing Ørestad City area. More
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Winning design revealed for new library at London's brutalist Thamesmead estate
Architecture studio Bisset Adams has won a competition to design a lakeside library and community centre in southeast London, as part of a major overhaul of the brutalist Thamesmead estate. More
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Office Sian adds brick and limestone building to London community garden
An arched opening in the brick wall of this building in central London leads to a community centre lined internally with glazing that looks out onto garden hidden from the street. More
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Colourful strips surround Toronto's Albion Library by Perkins+Will
Multi-coloured bars form the facades of this district library in a Toronto suburb by architecture firm Perkins+Will, which features community areas for new Canadians. More
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Andrew Burges Architects transforms Sydney warehouse into "mini city" for kids
This Sydney childcare and community centre by Andrew Burges Architects is filled with tiny house-shaped rooms and has a sandpit on its roof. More
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Haverstock extends school on London's modernist Alexandra Road Estate
British architecture studio Haverstock has added new facilities to a school on the historic Alexandra Road Estate in London's Camden, built by architect Neave Brown in the 1970s. More
