Foster + Partners has revealed its plans to add a large overhanging rooftop extension to the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, as part of its renovation of the institution in northern Spain. More about Foster + Partners to add giant "floating pavilion" to top of Bilbao Fine Arts Museum
SOM has released exterior and interior photos of the National Museum of the United States Army, which is nearing completion in Virginia. More about SOM reveals images of stainless steel US Army museum in Virginia
Henning Larsen designed the white angular volumes of Hangzhou Yuhang Opera to look like ice floes on a lake. More about Henning Larsen completes iceberg-like opera house in Hangzhou
Architecture practice Iconico Studio has designed this community centre near Mexico City to bridge an earthy wall and a stone plinth. More about Iconico Studio elevates Moncayo Club House in Mexico City atop stone plinths
Chinese architecture studio Geedesign has completed a library in Hefei, China, with arcing stone-clad walls, planted courtyards and roof terraces. More about Curving stone walls surround the Hefei River Central Smart Garden Library in China
African American architect Philip Freelon passed away yesterday following a career dedicated to projects that celebrate black culture in the US. We've rounded up seven highlights. More about Seven projects by architect Philip Freelon that champion diversity and inclusion
A huge "urban living room" forms the heart of the looping MÉCA cultural hub, which BIG and FREAKS have completed beside the River Garonne in Bordeaux, France. More about BIG and FREAKS complete looping MÉCA cultural centre in Bordeaux
Barend Koolhaas created Eenwerk & IBO, a gallery and graphic design studio, by slotting a basalt and steel structure between two brick houses, in Amsterdam. More about Barend Koolhaas slots steel and basalt gallery between two Amsterdam houses
Architecture firm Snøhetta has unveiled a plans to renovate and extend a mid-century arts and performance complex in Honolulu, Hawaii. More about Snøhetta reveals masterplan for 1960s Blaisdell Center in Honolulu
The New York branch of architecture firm OMA has unveiled its design for the extension to the city's SANAA-designed New Museum. More about OMA designs angular extension for SANAA's New Museum in Manhattan
American studios MSR Design and JRA Architect have completed a public library in Louisville featuring a sculptural, medal-clad exterior that is partly concealed by tall, leafy trees. More about MSR Design and JRA Architects tucks Kentucky library in a grove of trees
Our new Pinterest board is dedicated to the best cultural buildings, including a gallery in China that doubles as a pedestrian bridge and a community facility for Los Angeles' LGBT+ community. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Canadian firms Moriyama & Teshima Architects and IBI Group have designed an underground visitor centre in Ottawa with gothic-style details that echo historic government buildings nearby. More about Moriyama & Teshima Architects creates subterranean visitor centre for Parliament of Canada in Ottawa
Chinese firm Atelier FCJZ has completed an art gallery that bridges a river in the city of Jishou, to encourage people to engage with art on their daily commute. More about Jishou Art Museum by Atelier FCJZ doubles as a pedestrian bridge
Daniel Libeskind's New York architecture firm has revealed plans to build a museum in Kenya's Rift Valley, comprising tapered and pointed structures that resemble stalagmites. More about Studio Libeskind's Ngaren museum to track human evolution in Kenyan landscape
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed its first cultural building in the US: the International Spy Museum in America's capital, which features an angled black volume, splayed red columns and a zig-zagged glass wall. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners designs spy museum to stand out in Washington DC
Curved glass blocks, white stuccoed volumes and courtyards are strung together to form this new community facility for Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ community, designed by architecture firms Leong Leong and KFA. More about Leong Leong and KFA complete Hollywood campus for Los Angeles LGBT+ Centre
The Guggenheim Foundation has revealed that its Frank Gehry-designed art museum in the United Arab Emirates is "on track" to complete in four years time. More about Construction set to begin on Frank Gehry's long-awaited Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
Chunky columns covered in aggregate puncture through galleries in Sotheby's New York headquarters, which has just re-opened to the public following a major overhaul designed by OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu. More about OMA completes renovation of Sotheby's New York galleries
New photos reveal the Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre nearing completion in China. More about Zaha Hadid Architects' lakeside cultural centre nears completion in Changsha