Cultural buildings
Kengo Kuma designs sculptural metal-mesh curtain for Gaudí’s Casa Batlló
Estudio Herreros completes Munch museum on Oslo waterfront
RAMSA to expand New-York Historical Society for LGBTQ+ museum
MAD designs Cloud Center in China to resemble a floating cloud
Unemori Architects creates “earthquake-proof” community centre in Fukushima
Wright & Wright completes overhaul of Museum of the Home in London
Sou Fujimoto designs Shenzhen exhibition complex with transparent facade
SANAA designs cloud-like structure for Shenzhen Maritime Museum
Nicholas Burns nestles concrete chapel within grounds of Portuguese estate
Plans for Barbican concert hall by Diller Scofidio & Renfro axed
Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Woods Bagot design Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre for Adelaide
Zaha Hadid Architects reveals images of four-winged cultural centre in Zhuhai
Laplace and Piet Oudolf transform 18th-century naval hospital into Hauser & Wirth art gallery
Images of Herzog & de Meuron’s wedge-shaped art institute in Seoul revealed
Klimatorium is a landmark climate centre in a Danish harbour
Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira Architects place concrete art pavilion atop hill in South Korea
Paris’ Bourse de Commerce reopens after Tadao Ando redesign
MAD tops Jiaxing Civic Center with roof shaped like a “tarp blown by the wind”
EMBT to cover Shenzhen Conservatory of Music with decorative louvres
Jean Nouvel designs sinuous Shenzhen Opera House for China
“It is not cultural appropriation to take cues from the local culture” says commenter
Sou Fujimoto Architects unveils design for walkable Haikou Bay pavilion
O-office Architects transforms abandoned factory buildings into Chinese tea museum