Civic
Ripon College Cuddesdon chapel by Niall McLaughlin Architects
Niall McLaughlin’s new chapel for a theological college represents a triumphant combination of poetic form and Christian symbolism
Dutch ministries by Hans Kollhoff
The Hague’s tallest building, Hans Kollhoff’s ministries, provide a dynamic physical expression to match the city’s global reputation
Stadshal, Ghent, by Robbrecht & Daem with Marie-José Van Hee
The radical introduction of a double-gabled hall by two local architects brings a new coherence to the city’s historic Emile Braunplein
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park by Louis Kahn
It has taken 38 years for the late Louis Kahn’s vision for a memorial park to the USA’s 32nd president to finally be realised in New York
Pierresvives building, Montpellier by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects’ Pierresvives building for Montpellier is a weighty monolith that registers a change in the practice’s design approach
Blankenberge Public Library by Sergison Bates Architects
Sergison Bates’ scheme for a new public library in Blankenberge, Belgium, is a lesson in how bring redundant buildings back to life
Kensington Palace refurbishment by John Simpson and Todd Longstaffe-Gowan
A project to liberate long-concealed areas of Kensington Palace has successfully transformed its outside spaces. However, the interior renovations are underwhelming
Gamlingay Eco Hub by Civic Architects
After a 10-year battle to build it, Civic Architects’ Gamlingay Eco Hub finally emerges as the greenest community centre in the country
Tom de Paor’s inspiration: St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork, Ireland
Tom de Paor admires William Burges’s all-encompassing approach to the design of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral
Clapham Library by Studio Egret West
Studio Egret West’s new building provides an attractive model for the involvement of the private sector in civic life
Pajol sports centre by Brisac Gonzalez Architects
Built by the city of Paris in one of its more deprived arrondissements, the Pajol sports centre reflects an attitude to the provision of public buildings that puts the UK to shame
First Look: Empire Way public lavatories, Wembley by Gort Scott Architects
Gort Scott Architects has won a competition for a new public-lavatory pavilion on Empire Way in Wembley, designed to sit on a pedestrianised area outside Wembley Stadium in the London Borough of Brent.
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
Chandos East Community Centre, Newham, by Adams and Sutherland
A community centre in Newham is the first Olympic regeneration project to be completed and its influence will be felt far beyond its locality, says Andrew Houlton
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First look: River Styx inspires Western Design’s Dorset burial chapel
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Tim Ronalds’ inspiration: Gothenburg Law Courts Extension
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ABK’s Library, Local Area Offices and Courthouse, in Kilmallock, County Limerick
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5th Studio’s reworking of the George V Pavilion in Cambridge
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First review: Tony Fretton's Warsaw British Embassy
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Bang to rights: Denton Corker Marshall’s Manchester Civil Justice Centre
