City Square
Public squares and plazas that serve as civic gathering spaces and urban focal points.
Tchoban Voss Architekten and Barcode Architects Gather Dresden's Scattered City Offices into One Stadtforum
On Dresden's Ferdinandplatz, a stone-gridded civic block with a bronze-finned crown wraps offices around two green courtyards and opens a new square.
EMBT and TJAD Turn Shanghai's Century Square into a Green Stage Anchored by a Mirrored Kaleidoscope Pavilion
On East Nanjing Road in Shanghai, a renewed Century Square trades open hardscape for planted hills, sea-blue paving and a pavilion that reflects it all.
WilkinsonEyre Bridges Toronto's Rail Corridor with a Diagrid Twin-Tower Campus
CIBC Square stitches Toronto's financial district to its waterfront with 330,000 square meters of office space and an elevated public park.
MZ Studio Architecture Gives a Serbian City Park Its Own Sun, Built from Steel, Water, and Pebbles
A 1,235-square-meter circular plaza in Ĺ abac reimagines a 1970s park extension as the radiant center of an astronomical landscape narrative.
allmannwappner Liberates Cologne Cathedral from Decades of Urban Clutter Through Radical Subtraction
A 45,900 square meter reworking of Cologne's cathedral precinct strips away postwar infrastructure to let the Gothic icon breathe again.
Moon Hoon Carves a Diagonal Staircase Through a 1980s Seoul Building to Unlock City Views
A tiny commercial renovation in Haebangchon turns a forgotten brick residence into a wormhole of pinkish concrete and timber arches.
Castanheiras House: A Contemporary Residence Integrating Nature and Architecture in Nova Lima, Brazil
Castanheiras House in Brazil integrates wood and concrete architecture, single-level living, sloped roofs, and preserved forest views for comfortable nature-connected living.
Reconstruction of Uspenska Square in Dnipro: A Contemporary Urban Renewal by Dmytro Volyk and Ksenia Donetska
Revitalized historic square with new pedestrian links, lush trees, play zones, terraces, and lighting, creating an inclusive, vibrant public space in Dnipro.
Kunshan City Square: Reclaiming Civic Space Through Human-Scaled Urban Landscape
Kunshan City Square transforms a monumental civic plaza into a lively, human-scaled public landscape through corridors, courtyards, and everyday urban activity.
Smart City Graz Square: A Human-Centered Urban Vision by Gangoly & Kristiner Architekten
Smart City Graz Square blends human-centered design with sustainable architecture, creating inclusive urban living through shared spaces, green connectivity, and modern community-focused planning.
Riells Square by Comas-Pont Arquitectes: Revitalizing Public Space with History and Nature
Riells Square by Comas-Pont Arquitectes transforms a historic village space into a pedestrian-friendly, nature-integrated public square honoring its past.
gmp Architects Builds a Six-Volume Terracotta Mall That Mirrors Guangzhou's Old City Center
On Zhong Shan Road, opposite the Nongjiangsuo Monument, a prefabricated brick facade stitches new commerce into historic grain.
