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The client of this project, working in an advertising agency as a graphic designer, acquired a piece of land on a hilltop with a good view—then requested the design of a residence with airiness and openness. APOLLO / Satoshi Kurosaki

The new International Centre for Cave Art in Montignac, France, welcomes visitors to an immersive educational experience of the prehistoric Lascaux cave paintings. Architects Snøhetta and SRA, alongside scenographer Casson Mann, worked closely with a team of archaeologists to create a... Snøhetta and Casson Mann

A showcase of knowledge with an international reputation now occupies the corner of Boulevard Jourdan and Rue de la Tombe-Issoire in the south of Paris. Designed by Thierry Van de Wyngaert and Véronique Fiegel, the Jourdan Campus for higher education and research brings unites the Ecole... TVAA Architects

When it comes to housing, one of the main problems people are facing in most urban areas today – often places of constant growth and raising housing demands – is a need to choose an apartment typology over single-family houses not because of their desire, but out of necessity. Metaform architects

Stirling Prize-winning architect Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has designed an emblematic headquarters for the Metropolitan Police Service in London. The £60m new headquarters is a radical re-modelling and extension of the Curtis Green Building, a 1930s prominent riverside site in... Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

This typical house of the Gard, wedged in between vegetation and hillside, stands on a lot that has been separated into three levels of terraces held in place by dry stone retaining walls. Dixneufcentquatrevingtsix

Keukenhof finally has a proper main entrance. Mecanoo designed an elegant gatehouse to welcome the large flows of, mainly international, visitors to the world famous gardens. A striking timber roof leans on two volumes, forming an impressive gateway to the park. Mecanoo

For its new headquarters, The Kapor Center commissioned a design competition to transform an existing 1920s-era office building in downtown Oakland into innovative workspace. The new headquarters had to be an architectural manifestation of the Kapor Center’s core values: connectivity,... Fougeron Architecture

Can we change the world by bringing people together? Of course, we can. The Technology and Health building in Flemingsberg was built with that very ambition in mind. This is where scientists and students from several universities meet to exchange experiences and knowledge. Tengbom

Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes has completed the new headquarters for Veolia in Aubervilliers, in Paris's northeastern suburbs. Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes

Black Flying House hovers under the arch of the old railway bridge. H3T Architekti

The municipality of Meursault is located in the heart of the Burgundy vineyards of Côte de Beaune, in the department of Côte-d'Or. Meursault, a flagship of Burgundy great wines, has an undisputable world-wide reputation, and its "Climats" have been classified as... JUNG Architectures & Simon Buri

The building is located on the higher grounds of Geneva’s Mervelet neighbourhood. At the heart of a rapidly changing residential area, the site has the remains of a garden-city with scattered century-old houses and trees. NOMOS - Groupement d'Architectes

'A Good Place to Die': NORD Architects has designed a new type of hospice located in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Urban Hospice is designed to reflect and support the notion that architecture can have a positive effect on palliative patients. NORD Architects

Tsinghua Ocean Center, a laboratory and office building for the newly established ocean deep-ocean research base of Tsinghua University, is located at the eastern end of the Tsinghua graduate school campus in Shenzhen Xili University Town, and right next to the main campus entrance. OPEN Architecture

Produced by Kaufman & Broad and located at the level of the Bassins à Flots in Bordeaux, the project is part of an urban development plan drawn up by ANMA (Agence Nicolas Michelin). The program totals 145 rooms and combines a series of 9 duplex townhouses. Gardera-D Architecture

This is a reconstruction of a multi-family house with workshop rooms in the Seefeld area of Zurich. The project is a contextual dialogue with history. The massive stone walls of the 170-year-old house were the starting point for applying new contemporary forms of living. gus wüstemann architects

Located in Dubai’s Al Qouz industrial area, Alserkal Avenue was founded in 2007 with the aim of promoting cultural initiatives in the region. Since then, it has become Dubai’s most important art hub with twenty-five galleries and art spaces. Concrete, a new venue, addresses the... OMA - Office for Metropolitan Architecture

The family consists of a couple and their beautiful Alaskan malamute dogs. This time, our slogan 'Living in a tailored suit' got a special dynamic: the tailoring of our design to the requirements of an ultimate personal experience of living also concerned the arctic... 123DV

The "Jiaming Maple Park" ensemble in Beijing has been completed to a design by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp). The practice had been commissioned with the project by the client, Jiaming Investment. The new office ensemble, which has achieved LEED Platinum certification,... gmp · Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner

The building consists of two volumes combined by a roof. Wood is the dominant building material for the facades and in the interior. The overall impression when seen from afar is of a large agricultural barn in the countryside. AZL Atelier Zhanglei

Humanitarianism – i.e. activities of support and benevolence amongst individuals – has at its core the belief that mankind is somehow united; that there is something that men and women, independent of gender, religion, race, age or nationality, living across the globe have in common.... Manuel Herz

The plot is located at the interface between two very different urban logics: on one side, a modern district made up of wide public spaces and large-sized buildings, on the other, the historical town-centre consisting of smaller slate-roof buildings. Hérault Arnod Architectes

A spa with two pools has been completed adjacent to a 1796 mansion in south Sweden. Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects

MOCAPE is part of the master plan for the Futian Cultural District, the new urban center of Shenzhen. The project combines two independent yet structurally unified institutions: The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and the Planning Exhibition (PE) as a cultural meeting point and a venue for... Coop Himmelb(l)au

Winner of a restrained international competition, The Îlot-Laboratory project was presented to the public at the City Castle and widely appreciated by local community. The project was led by KH STUDIO - delli Ponti & Novielli architects urbanists in association with Architect Camille... KH STUDIO

BAU, the world’s leading trade fair for architecture, materials and systems, is flooring manufacturer DLW Flooring’s most important forum for engaging with its customers. Which is why it is now a tradition that the company presents itself at this fair via an exceptional stand concept. Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects

Sheltered behind a basalt wall, this horizontal box of a house unfolds in a processional transition from the busy outer world to the serenity of the main garden, with its views of the mountains beyond. nabil gholam architects

The ice skating rink is located on a natural lake in the Kamchatka peninsula, Russia. Kamchatka is positioned high in the mountains surrounded by volcanic terrain, nearby nature reserves, hot springs and scenic routes through the peninsula make the area popular with tourists and locals. Margot Krasojevic Architects

Tetsushi Tominaga Architect & Associates has completed PARTITION CELL, a two-story house with basement, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward. Tetsushi Tominaga Architect & Associates

Zutphen (The Netherlands) recently gained a new, one-of-a-kind park + ride car park. The building is located adjacent to the town’s train station in the Noorderhaven district. The design is made by MoederscheimMoonen Architects. MoederscheimMoonen Architects

A verdant tower of green in the heart of Singapore’s dense Central Business District, Oasia Hotel Downtown is a prototype of land use intensification for the urban tropics. Unlike the sealed skyscrapers that evolved out of the temperate west, this tropical “living tower” offers... WOHA

An essay in integration and flexible functionality, this project for a local bank in the process of regional expansion wraps a multi-layered internal scheme that caters to the bank and the local community in a deceptively simple and timeless exterior. nabil gholam architects

The Queens Hospital EMS station was commissioned by the design excellence initiative process implemented by the New York City Department of Design and Construction, for the Fire Department of New York City. Dean/Wolf Architects

The Sharon Fields are the second and final phase of a Little League Baseball and Softball complex serving boys and girls from age 3 to 18 in Alleghany County, Virginia. design/buildLAB

Located in Redhill, the project is a demonstration of heartland rejuvenation and community building, through masterplanning and the adaptive reuse of Bukit Merah Vocational Institute built in the 1970s. The property was re-purposed as the Enabling Village - an inclusive space that integrates... WOHA