Perforated brickwork wraps The Gong music centre by Atelier Oï
Perforated brick walls wrap an open-roof stage at this circular music centre in Cambodia, completed by Swiss architecture studio Atelier Oï. More
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UAD completes concrete visitor centre to "preserve collective culture" of Chinese village
Fragments of rammed-earth walls have been incorporated into the concrete exterior of Villagers' Home, a visitor centre in Zhejiang Province by The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Zhejiang University. More
Paulo Moreira installs blue pavilions at Luanda Waterpoints in Angola
Portuguese studio Paulo Moreira Architectures has transformed three water access points into gathering spaces for local communities in Luanda, Angola. More
Djinjama reveals plans for "Indigenous-led" cultural centre in Canberra
Local studio Djinjama has unveiled designs for Ngurra: The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Precinct in Canberra, Australia. More
Tropical Space wraps kiln and workshop in perforated brick walls
Perforated brick walls surround the Terra Cotta Workshop in Vietnam, which contains a brick kiln and visitor centre by architectural studio Tropical Space. More
"Shifting shades" of rammed earth define Thai community building by Suphasidh Architects
Soil from across Thailand was used to create layers of colour and texture in the rammed-earth walls of Chonburi Multi-Purpose Building, designed by local studio Suphasidh Architects. More
Overhanging roof shelters wooden hall in Germany by Steimle Architekten
Local spruce wood is used throughout Markolfhalle Markelfingen, a multipurpose hall that architecture studio Steimle Architekten has added to the edge of a lake in Germany. More
Studio Locomotive completes garden-topped community centre in Thailand
Architecture practice Studio Locomotive has completed Tree O'Clock, a "communal hub" topped by rooftop gardens for an upcoming housing development in Thailand. More
Sanjay Puri Architects unveils spiral-shaped Nokha Village Community Centre informed by sand dunes
Mumbai-based architecture studio Sanjay Puri Architects has designed a swirling community centre with a sloping green roof in Rajasthan, India. More
Sam Crawford Architects creates red-roofed community pavilion in Sydney
An angular roof wrapped in translucent red-mesh panels crowns this Y-shaped pavilion in Sydney, designed by local studio Sam Crawford Architects. More
Mexico City community centre features blue-tinted concrete walls
Design firms WORKac and Ignacio Urquiza Architects have created a multi-level, concrete community centre in an underserved neighbourhood that is meant to "promote the regeneration of social life". More
A Threshold disguises community centre in India as "ancient ruins"
A series of freestanding brick walls designed to resemble ruins frame this community centre near Bangalore, India, designed by local architecture studio A Threshold. More
CCA runs arched colonnade through community centre in Mexico
Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has created a concrete community centre defined by a series of arches in Jálpa de Mendez, Mexico. More
MVRDV transforms Shenzhen skyscraper into colourful women and children's centre
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has added a colourful gridded facade to a skyscraper in Shenzhen, to create a hotel and centre dedicated to the welfare of women and children. More
Arched brick forms enliven London children's centre by Adam Khan Architects
Inverted brick arches crown the Central Somers Town children's community centre near King's Cross, London, created by local studio Adam Khan Architects. More
On Architects draws on irrigation channels for concrete South Korean cafe
Walls made of exposed concrete and rice straw define Nonspace, a cafe designed by Korean studio On Architects to reference historic rice paddies in Icheon, South Korea. More
BE_Design uses angular woven screens to shelter leadership centre in Rwanda
The geometric patterns of Rwandan Imigongo art informed the angular, woven forms of the Komera Leadership Centre, which has been designed by architecture studio BE_Design. More
Hugh Broughton Architects transforms Sheerness Dockyard Church into community hub
Hugh Broughton Architects has completed a sensitive restoration of a 19th-century church to provide a community hub in a historic dockyard on the Isle of Sheppey. More
Citizens Design Bureau adds "volcanic colours" to arts and circus space in former church
UK studio Citizens Design Bureau has given a colourful retrofit to Jacksons Lane, an arts and circus centre in an old church in London, with the aim of decluttering and simplifying its interior. More
Boat construction informs Esbjerg Maritime Center by Snøhetta and WERK Arkitekter
A wooden community centre for water-sports clubs has opened on the coast of Esbjerg, Denmark, with a design by studios Snøhetta and WERK Arkitekter that references boat construction. More