Belgian architecture practice HUB renovates Antwerp’s historic City Hall

This beautiful restoration emphasises the importance of preserving historic buildings and interiors

Mame-Diarra Niang’s new book is a story told in three movements across the landscapes of contemporary Africa

In The Citadel, photographer Mame-Diarra Niang portrays landscapes of contemporary Africa from Dakar to Johannesburg

The Africa Centre in Southwark celebrates pan-African culture

The all-new Africa Centre has opened in Southwark – the result of an ambitious retrofit project by architecture practice Freehaus

ROOI Design creates temporary structure using recyclable building components

The pavilion will host a wide array or cultural activities and events to engage the local community in Guangzhou's Tianhe district

Peris+Toral’s modular apartments in a Barcelona suburb blur the boundaries between public and private spaces

A newly built housing complex in Barcelona offers residents a sensitively designed gradient from public to private space

OMA announces completion of Taipei Performing Arts Center set to open later this year

Adding a striking landmark to Taipei, OMA's building at the city's vibrant Shilin Night Market is a place for new possibilities in performing arts

Ai Weiwei and Brilliant Minds unveil new public artwork in Stockholm

Nestled outside the city’s National Museum, Arch is the first iteration in a new series of public cultural exhibits that Brilliant Minds will support in Stockholm

Benedetti Architects redesigns BAFTA’s HQ in London

The ambitious retrofit honours BAFTA’s vision to invest in the heritage of the building, as well as the people who will use it

Feilden Fowles completes striking new faience-tiled dining hall at Homerton College

Drawing on the Arts and Crafts tradition, the building celebrates the integrity and inherent beauty of materials and craftsmanship

Various Associates uses colour blocking in Shenzhen art school

The architecture practice used a bright colour palette to create decorative details throughout this contemporary school

A major exhibition at ArkDes explores the work of iconic Swedish architect Sigurd Lewerentz

From shopping to dying, a new Stockholm exhibition shows how the Swedish architect understood the human condition

This commercial kitchen and café nourishes a local community

In turning a former post office into kitchens and a café, architects RCKa and food-rescue charity UKHarvest have created a valuable resource to support an inner-city community 

Industrial aesthetics inform this quirky Madrid home designed by Burr Studio

The Madrid-based architecture studio utilised raw and industrial materials to create an eclectic interior that blends various styles and motifs together

DAC shines spotlight on women in architecture with new exhibition

The Danish Architecture Center celebrates women in architecture in a new exhibition that highlights the industry's most influential female architects 

Why good transport infrastructure needs great public space

Transport infrastructure in cities should be as much about good public space as it is about efficient journeys, argue Deborah Saunt and Tom Greenall

Atelier Rampazzi completes five-storey apartment block in Switzerland

The modern residential building by Atelier Rampazzi brings together old and new architecture in the Swiss town of Minusio 

Frida Escobedo leads new project for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

The Met has chosen Mexican architect Frida Escobedo to design the new Oscar L Tang and HM Agnes Hsu-Tang wing, taking over from David Chipperfield Architects

Architensions creates phantasmagorical installation in California

The Playground, an installation by Architensions, is unveiled at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

David Chipperfield Architects Milan unveils restoration of Procuratie Vecchie in Venice

The five-year project, led by David Chipperfield Architects Milan and commissioned by Generali, reunifies the sixteenth-century structure

Spanish photographer Andrés Gallardo captures La Muralla Roja in new photo series

The postmodern apartment complex in Spain's Manzanera, Calpe, has now been shot from an entirely new perspective

Atelier Data designs minimalist house in rural Portugal

Portuguese studio Atelier Data has created a contemporary house, Casa Mãe, in Alcácer do Sal using traditional methods and materials