Architecture News

Suspended cable-and-wood buildings anchor either end of the ponds.

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

by Safdie Architects

In Bentonville, Arkansas, a contemporary art museum is a stunning series of wood-and-glass pavilions nestled around two ponds.

Two towers rise from a common platform, gently sloping toward one another. Photo: Iwan Baan.

CCTV Headquarters

by OMA

Earlier today, OMA officially completed the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing after eight years of construction.

The building’s topographical features correlate to the surrounding landscape.

Municipal Auditorium of Teulada

by Mangado & Associates

How do you design a building that literally straddles the border between two villages?

The domes blend with the surrounding snowy landscape near Moscow.

Microcity Sales Office

by Mossine Partners

A temporary office structure near Moscow resembles a 1400-sq-m inflatable igloo.

The structure’s arching form was inspired by the undulating landscape that surround Mandal.

The Arch Cultural Centre

by 3XN

In the picturesque town of Mandal, about 365km south of Oslo, a new cultural centre is seeking to fuse Norway’s traditions with …

Self-supporting, lightweight and flexible panels resemble an origami sheet that engulfs the building’s frame.

Biomedical Research Centre

by Vaíllo & Irigaray

An enveloping aluminium façade shelters a biomedical research facility at a hospital of Navarra, Spain.

The 108 kinetic lamellas can shift their layers as the sun changes, creating a type of blind system.

One Ocean Thematic Pavilion

EXPO 2012 Opens Today in South Korea

Austrian architecture firm Soma has realized the pavilion design for the World EXPO, opening today in Yeosu, South Korea.

The building assimilates into the setting by scale and lines, but shines out with its shape and façade.

Domkyrkoforum Lund

by Carmen Izquierdo

Scandinavia’s oldest cathedral has a new neighbour.

A system of folding flap shutters allow the windows to be completely covered in winter months.

Austria Summer House

by Judith Benzer Architektur

While its exterior resembles a wine cellar more than a traditional home, a summer house in Burgenland, Austria, has a simple …

Façade walls blend into the roof for a uniform appearance.

Jsg Apartment Building

by gerner°gerner plus architects

In the heart of Vienna, an eco-friendly, space-savvy apartment building is a modern interpretation of a classic Austrian …