Zaha Hadid Architects introduces the Songshan Lake Exhibition and Performance Center in Dongguan, within the Greater Bay Area of southern China’s Pearl River estuary. The building forms a civic and cultural anchor within a mixed-use masterplan that aims to renew the Yuehe Lake waterfront. Its program supports national and international events, exhibitions and performances for […] More
The Valkhof Museum in Nijmegen reopened on June 6, 2026, following a renovation by UNS. The Dutch architecture firm first designed the building in 1995 and completed it in 1998. Nearly three decades later, the studio returned to update the museum as a cultural destination and public meeting place while preserving the central ideas of […] More
COOKFOX Architects has completed the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University, a 30,000-square-foot cultural building dedicated to American music and Bruce Springsteen’s place within that history. The Center brings exhibitions, archives, performance, education, and research into one destination, giving students, scholars, fans, and visitors direct access to music objects, public programs, and […] More
Wutopia Lab approaches The Seed as an architectural descent. Commissioned by Hongkong Land and completed on April 30, 2026, the project forms part of West Bund Central in Xuhui, Shanghai, where it sits alongside Orbit, completed in 2023. By the time Wutopia Lab joined the project, the architectural scheme had already taken shape. The main […] More
Ponto C Cultura e Criatividade enters Penafiel with a clear urban intention. The project introduces a new connection to the southern part of the city and redefines how the area relates to its historic center. For years, the site carried the idea of a city divided. This intervention shifts that perception by creating a continuous […] More
Zaha Hadid Architects has been commissioned to design the Qiantang Bay Cultural District in Hangzhou, China, a large-scale civic and cultural development anchored by a new Central Water Axis along the Zhedong Canal. The project transforms former industrial areas within Hangzhou’s Xiaoshan district into a continuous green corridor, positioning landscape, culture, and public life as […] More
Set among low hills in Dun’ao Village, near Ningbo in China’s Zhejiang Province, Down in the Clouds presents a quiet yet unconventional transformation of agricultural land. Designed by Practice on Earth in collaboration with Increments Studio, the project reworks abandoned field structures into a sequence of small cultural interventions that prioritize bodily experience, lightness, and […] More
Located in the south of Iceland near Kirkjubæjarklaustur, the Skaftárstofa Visitor Center serves as a gateway to Vatnajökull National Park and the wider Skaftárhreppur district. Designed by Arkís Architects, the project approaches architecture as a continuation of the terrain rather than an object placed upon it. The building sits at Sönghóll, where landform, climate, and […] More
.lacum respira by .ket bureau is a lakeside pavilion conceived for St. Moritz, where landscape serve as an active framework shaping daily life. Set along the shores of Lake St. Moritz, the project responds to a place defined by seasonal rituals, alpine geography, and a long tradition of engaging with nature through sport, gathering, and […] More
Located in Montreal’s Peter-McGill district, Centre Sanaaq introduces a new type of cultural and civic space defined less by monumentality and more by participation. Designed through a close collaboration between Pelletier de Fontenay, Architecture49, and Atelier Zébulon Perron, the project occupies the podium of a residential development on the former site of the Montreal Children’s […] More
Lemay’s design for the new welcome pavilion at Saint Joseph’s Oratory achieves a delicate balance: it honors the site’s cultural heritage while embracing the needs of contemporary visitors. The pavilion’s luminous architecture, thoughtful material choices, and deep respect for place establish it as both a monument and an open threshold, a gateway that welcomes all […] More
Henderson Land unveiled Central Yards, an ambitious new landmark on the New Central Harbourfront, featuring Hong Kong’s inaugural private Broadway-calibre theatre. Designed by the renowned architecture firm UNS, Central Yards is envisioned as a dynamic cultural and commercial gateway, blending world-class performance spaces with forward-thinking urban development. A New Era for Hong Kong’s Performing Arts […] More