Cultural
Mac Belfast by Hackett Hall McKnight
Transcending its misconceived context, the Mac proves one of the best pieces of architecture built in Belfast for 50 years
Enzo Ferrari Museum by Future Systems and Shiro Studio
In Jan Kaplicky’s posthumously completed Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena, the architect’s obsession with amoebic, streamlined forms finally makes sense
Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, by Hat Projects
Despite a long and controversial journey to completion, Hat Projects’ understated Jerwood Gallery is finally settling in with its Hastings seafront neighbours
Drawing Board: Blythe House, London, by Haworth Tompkins
Architects Jim Reed and Beatie Blakemore of Haworth Tompkins talk about their restoration of a former Post Office building to create a textiles and fashion study centre for the V and A
Drawing board: The White Building, Hackney Wick
Director David Kohn and project architect Tom McGlynn discuss how they are converting a redundant print works on the fringes of the 2012 Olympics site into an arts centre with Expedition Architecture
Gwangju follies
The South Korean city has commissioned the first of a series of 100 pavilions with which it plans to reassert its historic urban form
Hans van der Heijden's inspiration: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
The co-founder of BIQ on how his relationship with Rotterdam’s Boijmans museum has shadowed his own evolution as an architect
Quinlan and Francis Terry's inspiration: Somerset House, London
The father and son team revel in the glory of William Chambers’ classical building on the Strand
Festival House, Blackpool, by dRMM
De Rijke Marsh Morgan Architects’ seafront wedding chapel is the most successful of Blackpool’s efforts to reinvent itself architecturally
Canada Water Library, London, by CZWG
In spite of funding cuts and its lack of public-sector experience, CZWG has created an imaginative public library in London’s Docklands
ArcellorMittal Orbit by Anish Kapoor, Cecil Balmond and Kathryn Findlay
Kapoor’s tower revels in its ugliness, mocking the reserved spirit of the rest of the Olympic site
Colchester slips up on Viñoly’s golden banana
There are many reasons not to like Rafael Viñoly’s Colchester Firstsite, which finally opens this week, four years late and, at £28 million, costing almost twice its original budget.
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Brockholes Wetland Nature Reserve, by Adam Khan Architects
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National Museum of Scotland refurbishment by Gareth Hoskins Architects
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Museum of Liverpool, by 3XN and AEW
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In defence of the Sainsbury Wing
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Zaha Hadid Architects’ Riverside museum in Glasgow
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Lyric Theatre in Belfast by O’Donnell & Tuomey
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Paul Monaghan’s inspiration: Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool
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Caistor Arts & Heritage Centre by Jonathan Hendry Architects
