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Sumaya Dabbagh designs monumental Dubai mosque

Defined by intricate exterior detailing and careful use of natural light, the new mosque is one of the first in the UAE to be designed by a female architect

Architecture
07.10.21

Renzo Piano-designed Academy Museum opens in LA

The new museum for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences comprises a renovated 1930s building and massive 'floating' sphere

Architecture
06.10.21

In an industrial landscape, a transformed bird hide emerges

Child Graddon Lewis retrofitted a dilapidated bird hide in north-east England to become a new community asset

Architecture
06.10.21

Studio NYALI completes ArchiAfrika Pavilion in Venice

Designed as an exhibition and gathering space, the pavilion celebrates the architecture of Africa and the Black diaspora 

Architecture
28.09.21

Sustainable farming education centre completed in the Cotswolds

The low-carbon FarmED project by Timothy Tasker Architects helps educate communities on the role of regenerative farming in tackling climate change

Architecture
27.09.21

15th-century Corsican monastery transformed with copper extension

The project, by Amelia Tavella, preserves the historic architecture while introducing a striking contemporary intervention

Architecture
24.09.21

Carbon-negative high-rise completed by White Arkitekter

The Sara Cultural Centre in Skellefteå, Sweden, is one of the world’s tallest timber buildings

Architecture
22.09.21

Wrapped Arc de Triomphe unveiled in Paris

The posthumous Christo and Jeanne-Claude project marks the end of an era – in more ways than one

Architecture
20.09.21

2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial kicks off

Titled The Available City, the event runs 17 September to 18 December across Chicago and online

Architecture
17.09.21

2021 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist announced

The annual prize celebrates the best of architecture in the UK – and six buildings are shortlisted

Architecture
16.09.21

London’s Design District opens on Greenwich Peninsula

Built as a home for the creative industries, this new commercial district hosts a diverse array of buildings from eight architects

Architecture
15.09.21

Dorte Mandrup completes Greenland visitor centre

The Ilulissat Icefjord Centre sits lightly in the landscape, inviting visitors to contemplate the consequences of climate change on the Arctic region

Architecture
14.09.21

London School of Architecture and Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation announce collaboration

Funding from the RIBA will enable programmes committed to equality and inclusion in architecture

Architecture
14.09.21

World’s largest floating office opens in Rotterdam 

The project, designed by Powerhouse Company, includes recyclable timber and rooftop solar panels

Architecture
10.09.21

Paris plans first ‘zero-carbon’ neighbourhood

The development at Porte de Montreuil – with designs from Tatiana Bilbao and Serie Architects – embraces the use of terracotta, hemp, raw earth and CLT

Architecture
08.09.21

New book explores the cultural and social history of the London pub

Public House celebrates how pubs have contributed to the civic life and story of London

Architecture
07.09.21

MoMu, Antwerp’s fashion museum, reopens

Belgian practice B-architecten has eschewed statement architecture to focus on improving experience

Architecture
03.09.21

Snøhetta designs new gallery space within 1960s Norwegian arts centre 

Gallery Merz is sensitively carved out from within the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter's concrete shell

Architecture
01.09.21

National Youth Theatre in London expanded by DSDHA

The practice has created a street-facing pavilion entrance in addition to new performance spaces

Architecture
31.08.21

ACME designs German supermarket with rooftop farm

The 'Market of the Future' tackles food miles and carbon emissions in a two-tiered structure

Architecture
26.08.21

Vertebral creates community garden in Mexico City with reused materials

El Terreno centres ecological and social sustainability in a city where access to green space is rare

Architecture
25.08.21

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