Building and Construction

BIG has revealed plans for a new culinary center in Spain. Hosting food start-ups, researchers and chefs under one greenery covered roof, it will encourage visitors to enjoy a stroll on top, or go inside and watch the research being carried out.

Construction work is currently underway on a new artificial intelligence research laboratory designed by PLP Architecture. Located in Shanghai, China, the building's overall form is inspired by a computer motherboard and CPU.

Changing up the recipe could help roads last longer. Researchers in Australia have now shown another advantage of adding rubber from old tires to asphalt – extra Sun protection that could help roads last up to twice as long before cracking.

Google's new Silicon Valley HQ is designed by BIG and Heatherwick Studio, with input from Google's own designers. The eye-catching building has impressive sustainable design features, including a "dragonscale" roof with integrated solar panels.

In an effort to create some buzz for the recent World Bee Day, an Italian beekeeper has built a "Air bee and bee" tiny house-style dwelling. Installed in an olive garden, the basic-but-novel shelter has a beehive integrated into its ceiling.

Homeowners have begun moving in to the first ever UK residential development by Frank Gehry. Named Prospect Place, the eye-catching project is defined by a rippling facade that twists and turns to maximize views of the nearby Battersea Power Station.

A lot of the tiny houses we cover are actually quite large and have a modern minimalist design, but Baluchon's Pétrichor harks back to the small living movement's roots with traditional tiny house styling and a compact interior layout.

BIG has been commissioned to design Prague's new Vlatva Philharmonic Hall, which will host multiple performances and feature sloping balcony areas allowing members of the public to walk up onto its roof and enjoy the view.

Consisting of a large circle held in place by four towers, The Ring, by Ennead Architects, is the centerpiece of a new masterplan envisioned for Shanghai, China. The project will also include another pair of towers, retail space, and park areas.

Miami is slated to gain its new tallest skyscraper in the form of the Waldorf Astoria Miami. Taking the shape of stacked glass blocks and rising to a height of 1,049 ft, the eye-catching building will consist of a hotel and luxurious residences.

Following 10 years of construction, OMA's ambitious Taipei Performing Arts Center has now finally been completed. The eye-catching building takes the form of a large cube, with three bulging theaters protruding out from it.

With concrete being a major contributor of carbon emissions, a team led by the Eindhoven University of Technology is researching whether flax could be used as a greener building material, and to this end has completed a sensor-packed footbridge.