Public Building
Architecture and design of buildings serving public functions, from cultural centers to hospitals and civic institutions.
How Joaquín Toesca Built Latin America's Purest Neoclassical Palace in Colonial Santiago
Palacio de La Moneda began as a royal mint in 1784 and became Chile's seat of executive power, anchoring downtown Santiago for over two centuries.
Nikken Sekkei Wraps a Hospital Nursery in Orange Roof Tiles to Honor Kurashiki's Streetscape
A single-story wooden nursery school in Okayama Prefecture threads itself into the neighborhood with low eaves and a central courtyard.
THE POPPY FIELDS
At the root of the project lies the fate of abandoned animals — tens of thousands of them live in Polish shelters, and far more wander with no help at all. In the public mind, a shelter remains a sad, closed-off place that deters rather than invites. "The Poppy Fields" proposes a different path: instead of an institution — a village among meadows, where treatment, rehabilitation and education intertwine. The responsibility for their wellbeing rests with us — and architecture can genuinely help.
MVRDV Carves a Mountain Range of Housing into the Heart of Eindhoven
Seven buildings with jagged 45-degree rooflines bring 237 homes, rooftop gardens, and a car-free public realm to the De Bergen neighborhood.
PLAT ASIA Builds a Sunken Community Center Around Frame Boxes in a Beijing Residential Park
A gym, restaurant, children's center, café, and art shop orbit a sunken courtyard on Beijing's South Fourth Ring, framed by modular metal volumes.
PLAT ASIA Organizes a Beijing Community Center Around Frames, Courtyards, and Quiet Return
A 1,600 square meter gym, restaurant, and children's center in Beijing's Foresky Community trades commercial polish for domestic warmth.
CARTA. Architecte Nestles a Cedar-and-Stone Dental Clinic into the Laurentian Forest
In Val-David, Quebec, a two-story clinic trades sterile healthcare tropes for Nordic materiality and south-facing light.
line+ studio Converts an Abandoned Island School into a Floating Care Home for 96 Elderly Residents
On a shrinking fishing island off Zhoushan, boat paint colors and terraced walkways redefine what rural elderly care can look like.
Billard Leece Partnership Wraps a 14-Storey Children's Hospital in River-Inspired Geometry
The Wattle Building at Westmead replaces institutional severity with biophilic warmth across 57,000 square metres of paediatric care in western Sydney.
Jean Verville Turns a Forgotten Lot in Longueuil into a Glass Dental Clinic Rooted in Biophilia
A 2,574 square meter dental complex in Vieux-Longueuil dissolves the boundary between clinical precision and the green landscape of Catherine-Primot Park.
Cro&Co Architecture Builds a 150-Meter Tower on Top of a Seven-Lane Highway in La Défense
Trinity Tower reimagines the office high-rise as a bioclimatic organism threaded with terraces, trees, and public ground in Paris's business district.
WORKac and ESTUDIO Ignacio Urquiza Stack a Blue Concrete Community Hub on a Mexico City Corner
A slender three-story center in Lomas de Becerra wraps robotics labs, workshops, and a cyberschool around a single staircase carved in light.
