OMA unveils plans for coloured glass courthouse in Lille
Dutch firm OMA has revealed its design for a six-sided courthouse in Lille, France, which will feature sheer facades of coloured glass. More
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Lille school extension by LT2A features porthole-like windows and golden details
Architecture studio LT2A has added a brick extension to a school near Lille, featuring an entrance sheltered by an anodised-aluminium canopy, and circular windows that provide glimpses of courtyard gardens. More
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Julien De Smedt's angular concrete youth centre in Lille features a colourful striped wall
Brightly coloured stripes cover one face of this bulky concrete community complex in Lille, which was designed by architect Julien De Smedt to host facilities for the "three ages of mankind" (+ slideshow). More
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Maison D by Emmanuelle Weiss
French architect Emmanuelle Weiss has added a contrasting dark brick extension to a red brick house outside Lille (+ slideshow). More
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Lotus Dome by Studio Roosegaarde
Dutch design lab Studio Roosegaarde has built a dome of metallic flowers that appear to come to life as they sense the presence of visitors inside a church in Lille, France (+ movie). More
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UFO by Ross Lovegrove
British designer Ross Lovegrove has installed a silver spaceship in the rafters of a railway station in Lille, France. More
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Le Polyèdre by Béal and Blanckaert
Tread-like indents in the concrete facade of this rock-climbing centre might encourage visitors to scale the walls (photos by Julien Lanoo). More
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Lil/Euralille Youth Centre By JDS Architects
JDS Architects have won a competition to design a youth centre for Lille, France. More
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Neighbourhood Centre by Colboc Franzen & Associés
Visitors can climb a staircase over the roof of this spiralling community centre in Lille by French architects Colboc Franzen & Associés. More
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College Levi-Strauss by Tank Architectes
Beneath a wide skylight, a white spiralling staircase descends the three storeys of this high school in Lille by French architects Tank. More
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Lille Métropole Musée extension by Manuelle Gautrand
French architect Manuelle Gautrand has completed an extension to the Lille Métropole Musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut at Villeneuve d’Ascq in France. More
