Cultural buildings
Chybik + Kristof unveils steel-framed pavilion dedicated to “father of genetics”
National Portrait Gallery revamp establishes connection to London surroundings
ARQBR creates circular church with monumental steeple in Brasilia
Mountain landscapes inform perforated-granite-clad Chengdu Natural History Museum
Heatherwick Studio reveals design for Shanghai exhibition hall wrapped in “ribbons”
Michael Maltzan completes decades-long revamp of LA’s Hammer Museum
Sculptural roof helps Taihang Xinyu Art Museum blend into mountainside
Refurbishment of Hippodromen theatre in Malmö “equips the building for another century of life”
Wutopia Lab reveals “shimmering whale” Shanghai museum with arched copper shell
Renzo Piano wraps Istanbul Modern in facade “evocative of fish scales”
Open Architecture models Chinese theatre on “ever-changing body of water”
Concrete warehouse creates tactile backdrop for Italian art gallery by AMAA
OMA envelopes Buffalo art museum extension in transparent “veil”
Walk-in camera obscura features in V&A Photography Centre
Dezeen’s Pinterest roundup features eight cultural buildings in China
James Gorst Architects creates timber-framed temple in rural Hampshire
India Mahdavi enlivens Rome’s Villa Medici with bold geometric furnishings
Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum steps up slope below Indian fort
Open Architecture draws on traditional gardens for concrete cultural centre in China
Ten architecturally significant museums designed by famous studios
Kaan Architecten’s underground extension to Dutch museum is designed to “radiate grandeur”
O’Neill McVoy inserts mass-timber children’s museum into 1920s Bronx powerhouse
Niall McLaughlin Architects creates red-brick beacon for International Rugby Experience in Ireland
