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The concept for the siting and construction of the new visitor center for Seigneurie-des-Aulnaies, a registered Quebec cultural heritage site, is grounded in the characteristic elements of the surrounding landscape: the river, bridges, forest and stone buildings. The architects opted for a Land... Anne Carrier architecture

Chicago-based developer Convexity Properties, along with architect Goettsch Partners (GP) and hospitality design firm TAL Studio, pay homage to the history of Chicago with thoughtfully curated architecture, design, art and style for an exceptional experience with the new Viceroy Chicago. Goettsch Partners

Located in an area of neighborhoods called Jardins, with single-family houses and green areas listed as heritage, this house has 550m2 of built area divided into two levels, the ground and upper floors. The original land had a four-meter slope height in relation to the level of the street. Drucker Architecture

The extension of the hall of the sports complex Michel Hidalgo is a project realized by the agency Ligne 7 Architecture. Implanted in a park of more than 60 000 m², it welcomes sports clubs. Ligne 7 Architecture

Designed by Chad Oppenheim and Arthur Casas, the Emiliano Hotel sits on the famed Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. The project fronts one of the most beautiful views in the world while being surrounded on three sides by dilapidated apartment buildings from the 1950s. Oppenheim Architecture + Design

With the start of 2018, a new iconic structure was opened to the public in Tilburg, Netherlands. The structure forms a public pavilion on the central pier in the old city harbour and serves as a landmark for recreational boats and yachts, visiting the city. The firms Civic Architects & Bright... Civic Architects & Bright Urban Futures

A pavilion called "Dom-Ino" is presented by 2017 Bi-City Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (UABB), in a sub-exhibition in Shangwei Village. Different from conventional buildings, this pavilion has no walls, but 24 huge iron doors. The doors can be opened or closed at any angle... Benyuan Design and Research Center

A collaborative community effort to design and build a study center, office and orphanage after super typhoon Haiyan. Eriksson Furunes Architecture, Leandro V. Locsin Partners & Boase

This building is characterized by its interplay between opacity and transparency and between interior and exterior. It is very carefully integrated into its setting, following the site’s topography so closely that the building appears to be sculpted from the landscape itself. The mix of... Anne Carrier architecture

BLACK BOX II is the latest in a series of tiny additions impacting existing architecture in a big way. Conceived as a jewelry box, large openings blur the interior/exterior boundary, revealing its treasure of fine cabinetmaking work within through the playful use of complementary surface... Natalie Dionne Architecture

Landscape architecture must inspire comfortable feelings to the city. So the bridge will not only show a new image: the design proposes the inclusion of new materials and a new experience to users. BCQ arquitectura barcelona

Architecture of Autonomy is a permanent installation in public space commissioned by the Gwangju Biennale. It was created in collaboration with the Korean architect Moon Hoon. With its large-format appeal "CHANGE," the theme of the work is the city as a... realities:united

By provoking action and reaction between past and present through the application of contemporary architecture, the remodeling of this entire block of buildings — including landmark buildings such as Hooghuys and the former Lorette convent — adheres to this evolutionary principle. dmvA

The project is located near the city center of Olemps, a “new city” of 3,500 inhabitants, located on the outskirts of the agglomeration of Rodez. The site is located in a peri-urban area made up of architectural objects, built in the 1970s and 80s. The municipality wanted a... CoCo architecture

A3— Advanced Architecture Apartments are harmoniously incorporated into the context of their environment. Two starting points—the mountain and the city, set the overall architectural concept. STARH

The landscape design of Towers Road Residence, Toorak, by TCL (Taylor Cullity Lethlean), has won a 2017 National Landscape Architecture Award of Excellence. Taylor Cullity Lethlean

A few days ago, the building that will house the Musée de la Romanité was delivered to the city of Nîmes prior to the installation of its collections and its forthcoming 2018 opening. The building and its unique façade face the Roman Arena of Nîmes. In the... 2Portzamparc

Naf Architect & Design's design for an office building in Tokyo's Minato ward is composed of a series of hut-like volumes, hence the name Village on a Building. Naf Architecture & Design

An old African saying says: It takes a village to raise a child. The LEGO House could be conceived as a village for playing and learning – an urban space as much as architecture. BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group

Creche Ropponmatsu is a kindergarten located in a residential area in Fukuoka city. Emmanuelle designed the architecture, interior space, logos and graphical signage, with a vision to open a new kindergarten where children can grow up freely in mind and body. Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture + Design

The challenge of building the Sports Hall Jean-Louis Trintignant in Uzès is to suggest a project that can work perfectly with the existing environment while creating optimal conditions allowing sports practice. The main focus is spot on the utility of the interior areas, as well as the... NBJ Architectes

Hotel Arena in Amsterdam has been recently transformed by Team V Architecture into an exquisite hotspot for both tourists and locals. The design creates a hotel secluded within the oasis of a city park, which is unique to Amsterdam. Team V Architectuur

Church of St. Wenceslas in Sazovice is a modern rotunda and contemporary architecture built on conservative principles from Moravian architectural office Atelier Štěpán. Marek Štěpán

A unique building in a strategic location: Composed of curved angles and surrounded by undulating balconies, New’R pays homage to Oscar Niemeyer as well as to the architecture of the 1970s French Riviera (André Minangoy and Michel Marot’s Marina Baie des Anges, for example) and... Hamonic+Masson & Associés

The connotative relationship between architecture and nature as well as architecture and culture always attracts the attention of architects as a key focus. In this project, we hope to establish a linkage between architecture and nature as well as architecture and culture in a simple and plain way. TengYuan Design Institute co., LTD, WAT Studio

Located on the shores of Lake Memphremagog in the Eastern Townships, the House Lachance is a secondary residence designed for two clients who are native to the region, and currently oscillate between Montreal and Magog. Rapidly, the two clients who love music, nature and the land expressed their... ACDF Architecture

The Dulwich Pavilion – a new temporary events pavilion at Dulwich Picture Gallery designed by emerging architecture practice IF_DO – opens for the summer on Friday 2 June. A lively marriage of moving mirrored screens, a wide-spanning timber roof and bright metal mesh is used to form... IF_DO

Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture (JPDA) has completed the new Dwana Smallwood Performing Arts Center (DSPAC) – a community resource that celebrates dance education in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. Generous support from Oprah Winfrey allowed dancer Dwana Smallwood to... Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture

This project is a rebuild of an existing post 1991 Fire-storm house. Situated high on top of the Eastbay mountain range overlooking the city of Oakland, the site has unobstructed view’s toward the southwest Bay and Golden Gate. It was designed for a young family, who desired an open plan... Terry & Terry Architecture

Qianfoya Cliff Inscriptions in Guangyuan, Sichuan Province date back to about 1700 years ago in North Wei Dynasty (4th Cn. AD). Due to their severe deterioration, the National Administration of Cultural Heritage firstly approved an experimental project of conservation architecture to protect a... Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University

Kannikegården in Ribe, Denmark, is one of five finalists for the 2017 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. The winner will be announced in Brussels on May 12th. Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects

Ely Court in London, England, is one of five finalists for the 2017 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. The winner will be announced in Brussels on May 12th. Alison Brooks Architects

The transformation of a former car show room on the outskirts of a housing estate into a site of the MY DVA group, focusing on the production of office, school and metal furniture, represents another finished structure of the young architecture firm CHYBIK + KRISTOF Architects & Urban... CHYBIK + KRISTOF Architects & Urban Designers

De Flat Kleiburg in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is one of five finalists for the 2017 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. The winner will be announced in Brussels on May 12th. UPDATE: De Flat Kleiburg has won the 2017 EU Mies Award; NL Architects, XVW Architectuur

The Katyn Museum in Warsaw, Poland, is one of five finalists for the 2017 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. The winner will be announced in Brussels on May 12th. BBGK Architekci, Jerzy Kalina, Maksa

The Rivesaltes Memorial Museum in Rivesaltes/Ribesaltes, France, is one of five finalists for the 2017 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. The winner will be announced in Brussels on May 12th. Rudy Ricciotti