Public Building
Architecture and design of buildings serving public functions, from cultural centers to hospitals and civic institutions.
RE/CREATION: Modular Architecture Reimagines Play and Learning in Refugee Camps
RE/CREATION uses modular architecture to turn refugee camps into adaptable spaces where children can play, learn, socialize, and feel safer.
Hill & Cross Opera: Sculptural Opera House Architecture Shaped by Tallinn’s Landscape and Identity
Hill & Cross Opera reimagines opera house architecture in Tallinn through its sculptural hill, civic plaza, glass wave and a luminous cross.
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.
