Public and leisure
Metro Arquitetos Associados adds black tower to Lina Bo Bardi’s MASP
Studio Nine Architects conceals barrel store beneath Coopers Brewery visitor centre
Populous unveils Wrexham AFC stand that will “emerge organically from the ground”
The Grand Palais was the most significant building of 2024
Wooden pillars support Blue Bottle Coffee cafe overlooking Tokyo Bay
Carlo Ratti Associati shelters Mutti restaurant with “clod of earth lifted from the ground”
Trahan Architects creates “weightless” hand-bent steel pavilion in Arkansas
I/Thee places seating within “intentionally eroded” earthen walls for Iowa park
Dior wraps Bangkok concept store in golden replicas of HQ facade
Bedouin tents inform AlUla desert lookout points by Clover Studio
Abin Design Studio wraps community hall with curved openings in Kolkata
Project Mingde uses “cascading” roofs on Chinese nursery to recycle rainfall
Heatherwick Studio designs “ribbon-like” riverfront park in Kentucky
SLAS Architekci wraps Polish concert hall in mirror-like steel facade
Studio Saar’s Third Space was the most significant building of 2023
Lanza Atelier creates Shou Sugi Ban pavilion in Mexico City
Public square renovation in Ukraine demonstrates “impetus for city life” amid ongoing conflict
WORKac and Ignacio Urquiza use green concrete for Mexico City community centre
Heatherwick Studio arranges “unexpected three-dimensional urban landscape” around tree-like park
Kengo Kuma tops sculptural community centre with swooping bamboo roof
Designs released of Frida Escobedo’s limestone-clad wing for The Met
FARM and Nice Projects turn breeze-block-clad modernist school into lifestyle hub
Delugan Meissl transforms disused steelworks in China with “organic curved pavilions”
