Cultural
Gianluca Gelmini inserts an angular iron staircase inside a medieval Italian fortress
Haworth Tompkins completes renovation of Denys Lasdun’s National Theatre
David Chipperfield reveals plans for Royal Academy of Arts overhaul
Studio Farris adds rusty steel extension to a library in Bruges
Adjaye in the frame for Obama library ahead of official announcement
Italy’s Museo della Merda is full of shit
Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s Malmö Live is a cultural complex designed as “a small city”
Community centre by Kengo Kuma features playrooms with undulating floorboards
Renzo Piano’s “prodigiously misassembled” Whitney Museum is a grower, say critics
Renzo Piano’s new building for the Whitney set to open
BEL Architecten leaves rough surfaces on show in warehouse converted into a cultural centre
Snøhetta and SANAA share first place in Budapest museum contest
Claesson Koivisto Rune pays tribute to Donald Judd with first US building
Diller Scofidio + Renfro unveils spiralling design for US Olympic Museum
Ålgård Church by Link Arkitektur features a concave vaulted roof
Artists rally to protect Russell Page garden at New York’s Frick museum
Foster + Partners to build hipster village in Dubai
Log-clad museum by Bornstein Lyckefors honours the legacy of Finnish slash-and-burn farmers
Wise Architecture erects bamboo temple on South Korean coast for victims of a ferry disaster
Schmidt Hammer Lassen designs new library for earthquake-damaged Christchurch
Safdie Architects designs museum to honour American war heroes
Brunel’s first project to become London’s latest underground venue
New photographs reveal the inside of Herzog & de Meuron’s Elbphilharmonie
