The consecutive pitched roofs of this church community centre in Germany were designed by Netzwerkarchitekten to make the building resemble a row of terraced houses. More about Netzwerkarchitekten completes community centre with a zigzagging golden roof
World Architecture Festival 2014: in this exclusive video interview Vietnamese architect Toan Nghiem discusses the use of bright colours in The Chapel, the community centre that was crowned World Building of the Year 2014 earlier this month (+ movie). More about The Chapel by a21studio is like "a big colourful lantern"
This complex of interlocking white buildings was designed by Elsa Urquijo Arquitectos to house the different activities of Spanish social charity Padre Rubinos (+ slideshow). More about Elsa Urquijo's campus for a Spanish charity is made up of "serene" white buildings
World Architecture Festival: a community space in Ho Chi Minh City designed by local firm a21studio and built using recycled materials and colourful fabric has been named World Building of the Year 2014 at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore (+ slideshow). More about The Chapel community space in Vietnam by a21studio wins World Building of the Year 2014
A zigzagging roof extends across this extension added to the original gable end of a community centre in the Swiss municipality of Oberglatt by Zurich studio Frei + Saarinen (+ slideshow). More about Frei + Saarinen adds a zigzagging roof to a community centre extension in Switzerland
Architect Óscar Miguel Ares Álvarez added a windowless white facade to this former slaughterhouse in a Spanish village, as part of its conversion into a gallery and community centre (+ slideshow). More about Óscar Miguel Ares Álvarez converts Spanish slaughterhouse into community centre
A latticed canopy overhangs the zigzagging glass facade of this riverside community hall near Stuttgart by German studio Ackermann + Raff (+ slideshow). More about Criss-crossing timber canopy extends over Ackermann + Raff's glass-fronted festival hall
Prague studio OV-A has added an extra storey and a cast concrete interior to a community centre in the medieval heart of Czech town Slavonice (+ slideshow). More about OV-A adds concrete interior to Slavonice community centre
This wooden community centre in the earthquake-affected Japanese town of Yamada, by Dutch studio Van Der Architects, features a semi-opaque glass wall and an artificial grass playground (+ slideshow). More about Timber community centre by Van Der Architects built in earthquake-hit Japanese town
Two intricate bamboo domes form part of this community centre under construction in Ho Chi Minh City, by Vietnamese firm and bamboo exponent Vo Trong Nghia Architects (+ slideshow). More about Vo Trong Nghia unveils bamboo domes in Vietnam
Timber slats cover the angular facades and roof of this community centre in the Bordeaux suburb of Pessac by local studio Gayet-Roger Architects (+ slideshow). More about Faceted timber community centre completed by Gayet-Roger Architects
Belgian studio Atelier Tom Vanhee has converted a former school building in the village of Woesten into a community centre and added a white gabled extension that appears to be sliding out of the original brick facade (+ slideshow). More about Community Centre Woesten by Atelier Tom Vanhee has a contrasting gabled extension
Belgian studio Atelier Tom Vanhee has renovated and extended the brick buildings of a community centre in the village of Westvleteren using a contrasting contemporary brick (+ slideshow). More about Community Centre Westvleteren by Atelier Tom Vanhee contrasts old and new bricks
A rectilinear belfry towers above the geometric white volume of this church congregation hall in Hungary by local firm SAGRA Architects (+ slideshow). More about Church congregation hall by SAGRA Architects features a towering white belfry
The walls of this six-sided community centre in a suburb of Shanghai by Scenic Architecture Office project outwards from a central courtyard and are connected by an angular roof (+ slideshow). More about Hexagonal community centre in Shanghai by Scenic Architecture Office
An angular steel canopy covered in plants wraps around this refurbished youth and community centre in the Sydney suburb of Waterloo by Australian architects Collins and Turner (+ slideshow). More about Angular steel canopy covers refurbished community centre by Collins and Turner
Faceted white walls frame the entrances to this monochrome auditorium in rural New South Wales by Australian architects Silvester Fuller (+ slideshow). More about Dapto Anglican Church Auditorium by Silvester Fuller
Dutch studio Marc Koehler Architects has extended a former primary school in rural Belgium to create a community centre with a folded roof (+ slideshow). More about Community Home by Marc Koehler Architects
London studio Duggan Morris Architects has completed a community facility in south London that combines exposed concrete frames with raw brickwork and warm oak (+ slideshow). More about ORTUS, home of Maudsley Learning by Duggan Morris Architects
A labyrinth of brick walls, arches and courtyards are protected from flooding behind a man-made embankment at this open-air community centre in rural Bangladesh (+ slideshow). More about Friendship Centre by Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury/URBANA