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  • Prairie Ark gallery in Mongolia by Büro Ziyu Zhuang

    Dezeen Debate features "proper dystopian" Prairie Ark Gallery

    The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Prairie Ark gallery by Chinese architecture studio Büro Ziyu Zhuang, which resembles a flying saucer. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "proper dystopian" Prairie Ark Gallery

    Ariane Shah | 26 May 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Prairie Ark by Büro Ziyu Zhuang

    Büro Ziyu Zhuang creates UFO-shaped gallery in grassland in Inner Mongolia

    Chinese architecture studio Büro Ziyu Zhuang has created Prairie Ark, a public gallery resembling a flying saucer that has touched down on grassland in Inner Mongolia, accompanied by a viewing tower. More about Büro Ziyu Zhuang creates UFO-shaped gallery in grassland in Inner Mongolia

    Christina Yao | 20 May 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Prestige University by Sanjay Puri Architects

    Sanjay Puri Architects references stepped wells for Indian university

    "An open auditorium" formed of stepped terraces crowns this sprawling brick-clad university building in Indore, revealed here exclusively by Indian studio Sanjay Puri Architects. More about Sanjay Puri Architects references stepped wells for Indian university

    Lizzie Crook | 24 February 2026 | Leave a comment
  • GOe Basque Culinary Centre by BIG and Bat Architecture

    Stacked culinary hub by BIG and Bat Architecture "liberates the ground"

    Sloping walkable roof terraces stretch over GOE, a food research centre that Danish architecture studio BIG and Spanish studio Bat Architecture designed as a continuation of the landscape at San Sebastián, Spain. More about Stacked culinary hub by BIG and Bat Architecture "liberates the ground"

    Amy Peacock | 23 October 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Grand Opera House in Shanghai

    Dezeen Debate features "the most beautiful public stair design I have seen"

    The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Shanghai Grand Opera House by Snøhetta. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "the most beautiful public stair design I have seen"

    Saudatu Bah | 8 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Shanghai opera house

    Five striking Snøhetta buildings that you can walk all over

    The recently unveiled Shanghai opera house is the latest Snøhetta project designed to let visitors wander over its roof. Here, we have collected five of the studio's buildings with walkable exteriors. More about Five striking Snøhetta buildings that you can walk all over

    Cajsa Carlson | 4 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Spiral staircase roof at the Shanghai Grand Opera House by Snøhetta

    Videos reveal spiral staircase roof nearing completion at Snøhetta's Shanghai opera house

    Architecture studio Snøhetta has released photos and videos of the Shanghai Grand Opera House, which features a dramatic spiral staircase that extends to the roof, as it nears completion. More about Videos reveal spiral staircase roof nearing completion at Snøhetta's Shanghai opera house

    Amy Peacock | 3 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Earth Not A Hotel holiday home by Sou Fujimoto

    Sou Fujimoto tops coastal holiday home in Japan with sloping green roof

    Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has nestled a curved holiday home under a planted garden on Ishigaki Island, Japan, for hotelier Not A Hotel. More about Sou Fujimoto tops coastal holiday home in Japan with sloping green roof

    Amy Peacock | 3 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Timber community centre

    Snøhetta designs community centre in former quarry to "rise like a spine in the landscape"

    Architecture studio Snøhetta has unveiled Lakehouse, a concrete-and-timber community centre in Mölnlycke, Sweden, with a walkable green roof designed to mimic treetops. More about Snøhetta designs community centre in former quarry to "rise like a spine in the landscape"

    Cajsa Carlson | 2 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Snøhetta's Oslo Opera House

    Snøhetta's Oslo Opera House was the most significant building of 2007

    The next instalment in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series is Oslo Opera House, a Snøhetta-designed project that pioneered the concept of architecture as landscape. More about Snøhetta's Oslo Opera House was the most significant building of 2007

    Amy Frearson | 13 January 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Refuge de Barroude by Snøhetta

    Snøhetta designs hikers' refuge in Pyrenees mountains with swooping grass roof

    Architecture studio Snøhetta has revealed its design for Refuge de Barroude, a hiker stop with a curving form that will be nestled in the Pyrenees National Park in France. More about Snøhetta designs hikers' refuge in Pyrenees mountains with swooping grass roof

    Amy Peacock | 9 October 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Aerial render of Hida Takayama University

    Sou Fujimoto Architects designs walkable rooftop for rural Japanese university

    An accessible rooftop that curves to meet the ground will distinguish the Hida Takayama University, which Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto Architects is designing in Hida City, Japan. More about Sou Fujimoto Architects designs walkable rooftop for rural Japanese university

    Lizzie Crook | 12 January 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Henning Larsen begins construction on sustainable school with walkable roof

    Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen has broken ground on The New School, a primary school in Sundby that will be the first in Denmark to be given a Nordic Ecolabel. More about Henning Larsen begins construction on sustainable school with walkable roof

    James Parkes | 18 May 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Sou Fujimoto white pavilion in Haikou

    Sou Fujimoto Architects unveils design for walkable Haikou Bay pavilion

    Sou Fujimoto Architects has released renderings of its design for the Pavilions by the Seaside development in Haikou, on the Chinese island of Hainan, which will be completed by the end of spring. More about Sou Fujimoto Architects unveils design for walkable Haikou Bay pavilion

    Cajsa Carlson | 15 February 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Lascaux IV by Snøhetta and Casson Mann

    New photographs reveal Snøhetta's Lascaux IV Caves Museum in southern France

    These photographs capture the jagged roofline of the museum that Snøhetta has designed at the Lascaux Caves in France, to frame a huge replica of some of the world's most famous prehistoric cave paintings. More about New photographs reveal Snøhetta's Lascaux IV Caves Museum in southern France

    Jessica Mairs | 3 April 2017 | 5 comments

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