This multipurpose events hall designed by French studio Graal Architecture evokes typical gabled houses as well as the industrial sheds found near to its location beside Paris-Orly airport. More about Graal Architecture's Orly Festival Hall references residential and industrial buildings
Perforated metal fins cover the facade of this new visitor centre designed by Levitt Bernstein and TKMT Architects for the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) science facility in Grenoble, France. More about Levitt Bernstein and TKMT cover Neutron Research Centre in perforated metal fins
Curved forms clad in perforated metal wrap green courtyards at this campus for Bocconi University in Milan, designed by Japanese practice SANAA. More about SANAA's courtyard-filled campus for Bocconi University is informed by Milanese palazzi
Architecture studio Wutopia Lab and Office ZHU have used layers of perforated metal to transform two disused buildings on the banks of Taizhou's Yongning River into a bright and modern bookshop. More about Wutopia Lab and Office ZHU wrap bookstore in perforated facade to mimic clouds
Perforated steel doors, generous arched openings and terracotta tile floors help to blend the indoor and outdoor spaces within this Spanish holiday home by Bajet Giramé and Nicolas Burckhardt. More about Arched openings connect indoor and outdoor spaces in 1960s Spanish holiday home
Chinese architecture studio AOE has wrapped a conference centre near Jinan, China, in a layer of perforated metal screens. More about AOE covers exhibition centre in China with white perforated metal
The faceted North Greenwich Sculptural Screen by Neiheiser Argyros is designed to conceal the exhaust vents and fire escape of a London Underground station. More about Perforated metal pavilion by Neiheiser Argyros disguises London Underground vents
Perforated metal screens decorate this residential extension built by architecture studio Welsh + Major in a three-metre-wide gap next to a converted grain mill. More about Welsh + Major uses patterned window screens for residential extension in Sydney
Madrid-based designer Jorge Penadés has designed and fabricated a colourful shop for Spanish footwear brand Camper from simple perforated metal profiles. More about Jorge Penadés fabricates Málaga Camper store from materials that match the brand's warehouse
The Bunhill 2 Energy Centre has started capturing excess heat from the London Underground to help warm over 1,000 buildings in the UK capital. More about Waste heat from London Underground begins warming capital's homes
A perforated metal screen shades the plywood interiors of a performing arts centre for a college in Victoria, Australia, by Branch Studio Architects. More about Branch Studio uses plywood and perforated metal for Arts Epicentre
A perforated metal facade screens a round school in Denmark designed by Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter around a central triple-height gym. More about Lundgaard & Tranberg clads cylindrical school in perforated metal
David Adjaye has unveiled visuals of a multifunctional building and public square in Sydney that will be shaded by a perforated metal canopy, designed with Aboriginal artist Daniel Boyd. More about David Adjaye designs Sydney Plaza canopy to evoke Aboriginal paintings
Local Architecture Network has built a minimum security prison with a perforated metal facade of weathering steel in Nanterre that has a sports court in pastel hues. More about Prison clad in perforated weathering steel has pastel-coloured sports court
Perforated metal screens, glass walls and an open-plan layout help to maximise light throughout this Melbourne office, which has been overhauled by Mim Design. More about Mim Design uses perforated metal to brighten Melbourne construction office
Perforated metal screens and plants cover the facade of a factory and office complex in Hanoi, Vietnam, designed by Studio VDGA for electronics manufacturer Star Engineers. More about Colourful metal screens and plants cover factory and offices in Hanoi
The Imperial War Museum has a new archive in Cambridgeshire, England, called the IWM Paper Store, which is the most airtight building in the world. More about Architype builds eco-friendly archive for Imperial War Museum's collection
French architect Jean-Paul Viguier chose white perforated metal to clad the three monolithic volumes of a secure cash-processing centre for a bank in Paris.
More about Jean-Paul Viguier completes high-security Banque de France building
Light and movement can be glimpsed through triangular openings in the white aluminium facade of D3 House, a Tel Aviv home designed by Pitsou Kedem Architects. More about Triangles of light animate perforated aluminium facade of Tel Aviv home by Pitsou Kedem Architects
Local studio Peripheriques Marin+Trottin and Jumeau Architectes has completed an apartment complex on L'Ile-Saint-Denis in Paris, which features wavy balconies enclosed by a ribbon of perforated metal. More about Undulating balconies wrap housing development on Parisian island