Beautiful visitors center curves around a semi-natural ice rink in a Japanese forest
Tokyo-based Klein Dytham architecture completed a beautiful timber-clad visitor center befitting its surroundings...
Three glass arms and a sunken visitor center enhance this renovated Dutch park
Some people have a wonderful knack for devising new ways of seeing the world - including Studio Maks and Junya...
New light-filled learning center celebrates the food history of one of Denmark’s oldest towns
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter just won a competition to design a new cultural center for one of the oldest settlements...
BIG’s LEGO House tops out with opening date in September
The place where “fun is handmade” just got one big step closer to becoming a reality. The Bjarke Ingel Group-designed...
Green-roofed visitor center blends into Quebec’s lakeside landscape
This handsome timber building by the lake looks like a sumptuous holiday retreat, but rest assured it’s open...
Visitor center disguised as a hill to welcome visitors to Denmark’s historic Kalø Castle Ruins
The beautiful historic ruins of Kalø Castle are unmissable, but its planned visitor center might not be too easy...
LEED Silver visitor center is a portal to a historic American battlefield
Calling attention to a historic landscape can be difficult when there are few artifacts to differentiate it from...
This green-roofed visitor center will be nestled under a hill in Denmark
The green-roofed Skamlingsbanken Visitor Center near Sjølund in southern Denmark will blur the line between nature...
Greenland’s wooden Icefjord Center will offer sweeping views of the glacial landscape
The Icefjord Center consists of wooden framework, designed as a truss, that bridges across the landscape. The building...
Exemplary natural reserve completed in Sharjah replaces a sprawling rubbish dump
The rehabilitation process of the area, located in Sharjah, started in 2005 with the removal of approximately 40,000...
Herzog & de Meuron Unveil Plans for the National Library of Israel
The National Library of Israel is finally back on track. While Israeli architect Rafi Segal was originally awarded...
Pombal Castle’s Magnificent Visitor Center is a Limestone Monolith in a Medieval Fortress
Comoco Arquitectos were commissioned to design the visitor center and landscaping, including the revitalization...
The Aquaterra Environmental Center Rehabilitates a Former Coking Plant in France
The Aquaterra Environmental Center sits on what used to be the Drocourt coking plant, which began operation in...
Energy-Efficient Stonehenge Visitor Center Opens its Doors in the UK
Located 1.5 miles west of Stonehenge, the new visitor center is comprised of three separate buildings—or “pods”—each...
Arkitema Wins Competition for Denmark’s Modern Hammershus Visitor Center
The largest medieval castle in Northern Europe, Hammershus has become a major tourist destination on Bornholm,...
Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Green-Roofed Visitor Center Earns LEED Gold Certification
Designed by the New York-based multidisciplinary design firm WEISS/MANFREDI, the BBG Visitor Center was envisioned...
Citylab Design Studio Unveils Bamboo Lenggong Valley Visitor Center for Malysia
Citylab Design Studio just unveiled their winning proposal for an archaeological visitor centre in Lenggong Valley,...
Golden Gate Bridge Visitors Greeted by Energy-Efficient Prefab Welcome Center
The Golden Gate Bridge celebrated it's 75th year anniversary in 2012 and as part of the celebrations, the Golden...
Vaulted Mapungubwe Interpretation Center in South Africa Shortlisted for 2013 Aga Khan Architecture Award
A UNESCO World Heritage Site located where the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers meet, far north near the borders of Botswana...
Reflective Predator-Like Armor Clads the Cairns Botanical Gardens Visitor Center in Australia
The visitor center is clad in a series of flat panels that are each placed at different angles, warping the reflecting...
JDS Architects’ Beijing Green Visitor Center is a Sustainable Building You Can Walk On
JDS Architects recently unveiled their plans for the Beijing Green Visitor Center, which will sit at the entrance...
Brand New Stonehenge Visitor Center Upgrade Breaks Ground!
Even though it is one of the most well-known historical monuments in the world, the visitor facilities at the Stonehenge...
PHOTOS: Inhabitat Tours Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s New Green Roofed Visitor Center
Visitors enter the new facility through ornate white wrought iron fences, which swing open at a 90 degree angle...
Interpretive Facility at Red Rocks Canyon Responds to the Untouched Side of Las Vegas
Located just 20 minutes outside the bright and busy Las Vegas Strip, this serene desert landscape is known as a...
World Monument Fund and American Express Unveil Sustainable Easter Island Visitor Center
While tourist traffic to Easter Island is important, WMF wanted to ensure that it was managed to benefit, rather...
Savill Building’s Curvaceous Locally-Sourced Wood Roof Resembles a Giant Fallen Leaf
Located in a corner of Windsor Great Park, the Savill Gardens are a popular tourist attraction and one of Britain’s...
The Ruth Lily Visitors Pavilion Meshes Art, Architecture and Nature
Ipe hardwood planks form a large walkway, a deck, a wall, and a slatted-light filtering sunshade that covers the...
Solar-Powered Audubon Center Restores Nearby River and Immerses Visitors in the Phoenix Landscape
Before the Audubon Center was there, the site was a brownfield, scarred and barren as a result of sand and gravel...
Orokonui Ecosanctuary is a Swooping Shipping Container Visitor Centre That Protects New Zealand Nature
The ecosanctuary protects native animals and plants and has even helped endangered species find a home. A huge,...
Glacier-Inspired Vatnajökull Visitor Center for Europe’s Largest National Park
Image © Birgir Teitsson Founded in 2008, Vatnajökull National Park is Europe's largest national park and is...
