Public Building
Woodleigh Futures Studio: A Meadow Roof on a School
McIldowie Partners built a regenerative school studio in Victoria, Australia with a native meadow roof, solar canopies, and recycled hardwood courtyards.
International Guest House at IIT Hyderabad
A Tokyo-Indian team built a 30,123 m² guest house at IIT Hyderabad, layering concrete, red columns and stepped balconies around shaded courtyards.
Volcano-In Visitor Center: PLAT ASIA in Inner Mongolia
PLAT ASIA built a 3,532 m² visitor center inside an extinct volcano in Inner Mongolia, with a three-lobed roof that follows the landform.
Paris Mixed-Use Block: Three Studios, One ZAC
La Architectures, Atelier Régis Roudil and Nicolas Hugoo built a 13th-arrondissement block with a media library, 75 family flats and student housing.
Bagchi Karunashraya: A Hospice of Compassion in India
Mindspace designed a 130,000 ft² palliative care campus in Bhubaneswar built from local laterite, organised around reflecting pools and quiet courtyards.
House of the Seasons: A German Climate Pavilion
New Architekten and Jutta Albus Architektur built a 235 m² climate pavilion in Schwerte, Germany that pairs a greenhouse with a timber hall.
Learning and Innovation Center: A Belgian Study Hub
evr-Architecten and A229 built a 9,910 m² Learning and Innovation Center in Ixelles, Brussels that connects two ULB campuses through architecture.
20 Most Popular Public Building Projects of 2025
The top 20 public building projects on uni.xyz in 2025, ranked by reader engagement, from cultural centers to civic hubs.
Scharrachbergheim Town Hall: A Timber Civic Pavilion Rooted in Tradition and Environmental Clarity
Timber town hall blending tradition and sustainability, featuring open structure, passive design, and flexible civic spaces connected seamlessly to landscape and community.
Granthalay Civic Library: A Circular Sanctuary for Learning and Community
Circular civic library with courtyard, local materials, and passive design, fostering education, community interaction, and climate-responsive architecture in Chhatarpur.
Rehabilitation of the Vapor Cortès, Prodis 1933 by HARQUITECTES, Terrassa, Spain
An industrial complex transformed into an inclusive community hub, using interior streets, skylights, and adaptive reuse to connect architecture, history, and society.
A Very Small 24-hour Bookstore by SZ-ARCHITECTS, Hefei, China
A tiny guard tower transformed into a 24-hour bookstore, combining adaptive reuse, suspended structure, and community engagement within a compact space.