Central Park to undergo $150M LEED Gold-targeted redesign
To cap the Central Park Conservancy’s 40-year renewal of Central Park, the nonprofit has unveiled designs to...
Zaha Hadid Architects’ undulating riverside promenade doubles as a flood barrier in Hamburg
Zaha Hadid Architects has raised both the cultural cachet and the storm surge barriers in the German city of Hamburg...
Curvaceous bicycle bridge brings new life to Copenhagen’s harbor
Copenhagen has once again cemented its title as the best bicycle city in the world with the completion of the Lille...
Near net-zero energy Helsinki Central Library boasts an award-winning, prefab design
Helsinki has entered a “new era of libraries” with the completion of Oodi, the Helsinki Central Library that...
NYC’s new “eco-park” and urban beach is designed to help clean the waterfront
New York City has just welcomed yet another gem to its growing number of waterfront parks — Pier 35, the long-awaited...
COBE’s Red Cross Volunteer House is an “urban living room” in Copenhagen
Copenhagen-based architecture firm COBE has unveiled images of the Red Cross Volunteer House, a new building in...
Calgary Central Library is wrapped in a striking, snowflake-like facade
Calgary’s new Central Library has just opened its doors to the public — and it’s a thing of elegant, energy-efficient...
Former convent in Valencia is reborn as an ornate entertainment hub
In the heart of Valencia, Spain, the old convent of San José has undergone a sensitive transformation that has...
Wooden skyscraper city proposed for Stockholm’s most eco-friendly neighborhood
When Anders Berensson Architects was tapped by the Stockholm Center Party to design a new Stockholm neighborhood...
The origami-like monocoque pavilion in London is shaped by its environment
A striking prefabricated monocoque pavilion has popped up in London, bringing with it a social-enterprise cafe...
This beautiful planted bridge doubles as a public gathering place in China
When Beijing-based practice DnA Design and Architecture was tapped to renovate an old stone masonry bridge in Zhejiang,...
This sinuous, green-roofed Media Library in France looks like it floats in mid-air
With a sinuous, meandering form that blurs the line between interior and exterior, the new Media Library in Thionville,...
This hand-built island is the start of Copenhagen’s “parkipelago” of floating public spaces
A tiny wooden island floating in Copenhagen harbor is bringing life and interest back to the city’s waters. Australian...
Proposed Swedish bridge offers stellar river views with amphitheater-like seating
Erik Andersson Architects has proposed a new type of bridge for Kalix, Sweden that does more than just connect...
Tree-topped bridge to double as public space for a historic Chinese town
MVRDV has won a competition for Dawn Bridge, a new multi-use bridge near Shanghai that will give locals and visitors...
First international Serpentine Pavilion will open in Beijing
The Serpentine Pavilion is going global, with its first international debut in Beijing, China. Launched by London’s...
A futuristic mirrored agora is landing in Brussels like a giant flying saucer
COBE and BRUT just unveiled competition-winning plans for Place Schuman, which will transform a busy roundabout...
Gorgeous street library in Bulgaria offers 1,500 books for free
Nature inspired this stunning street library in Bulgaria, but it was computers that made the design possible. A...
LAVA unveils greenery-infused Garden Island to revamp Sydney Harbour
Australia-based firm LAVA just unveiled a stunning proposal for converting an inaccessible plot of land near Sydney...
MVRDV unveils plans for the biggest urban development project in Scandinavia
MVRDV and BSK Arkitekter have grand plans for Gothenburg, Sweden. The two architecture firms just unveiled Magasin...
Lotus-inspired public space collects rainwater to reduce Da Nang’s runoff footprint
Urban stormwater runoff poses serious risks to safety and the environment - and cities around the world are taking...
A wave of buckets hijacks public space in Mexico City
How much fun can you have with paint buckets? The designers at Factor Eficiencia and 5468796 Architecture proved...
Subterranean Oxygen Park is a breath of fresh air in the Qatari desert
A “green lung” in Qatar’s desert landscape is helping people stay healthy and active by reconnecting them...
Historic Amsterdam park gets new life with a funky climbing “blob”
Design and engineering firm Carve breathed new life into one of Amsterdam's oldest parks with a playful new blob-like playground...
Grapevines spread through the cracks of Stuttgart’s proposed stone-clad high-rise
Pockets of greenery appear to split apart the stone facade of this new mixed-use tower planned for Stuttgart, Germany....
Salvaged materials from devastating fire take new life in a British pier
A British seaside pier destroyed by a devastating fire in 2010 has made an incredible comeback in the hands of...
Ancient Japanese tombs inspire nendo’s first public space design
Prolific Japanese studio nendo completed their first public space design that puts a playful and futuristic spin...
Maidan Tent aims to improve life in refugee camps with pop-up public space
A Milan-based design studio created a portable pop-up building that aims to improve the lives of refugees. Named...
Times Square now has double the public space
The most visited destination in the United States now has double the public space—an amazing feat unimaginable...
Mecanoo to update Washington’s MLK Library with massive green roof
Renovating historic architectural landmarks is no easy task, but Dutch firm, Mecanoo, will be taking on the responsibility...