Herzog & de Meuron dominated the headlines this week. The Swiss firm revealed its plans to extend Mies van der Rohe's seminal Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, while its long-delayed Hamburg concert hall finally completed.
The Elbphilharmonie was lit up on Monday to spell out "FERTIG" ? German for "COMPLETED" ? marking the end of a 10-year construction period.
Herzog & de Meuron to extend Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin
Herzog & de Meuron also revealed a warehouse-inspired proposal for the extension of Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie, set to be linked to Mies' building via an underground tunnel.
Zaha Hadid Architects to build world's first wooden football stadium
Zaha Hadid Architects was commissioned to design the world's first football stadium built entirely from wood, for the British football club Forest Green Rovers. Winners of Australian National Architecture Awards 2016 revealed
On the other side of the world, Australia's best buildings of the year were revealed in the Australian Institute of Architects' annual awards.
inning projects included an observation point made from shipping containers at a Tasmanian winery and a packing shed converted into a contemporary art gallery.
Shanghai skyscraper wins first American Architecture Prize
In the US, the annual American Architecture Prize was given to international firm Gensler for its twisting Shanghai Tower and Foster + Partners unveiled designs for a pair of sup...