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Ancient Tree Pavilion by Christ & Gantenbein Architects, Jinhua, China

Sports Research Centre by José María Sánchez García, Guijo de Granadilla, Cáceres, Spain

Knocktpher Friary by ODOS Architects, Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Bridge School by Li Xiaodong Atelier, Xiashi, Fujian Province, China

Curtain Door by Matharoo Associates, Surat, India

Sustainable Mountain Hut by Studio Monte Rosa, Monte Rosa, Switzerland

Tiananmen Square: the history of the world's largest paved square

Knut Hamsun Centre, Steven Holl, Norway

Museum in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, by Noero Wolff Architects

Lavezzorio Community Center by Studio Gang Architects, Chicago, USA

Sean O'Casey Community Centre by O'Donnell + Tuomey, Dublin, Ireland

School of Economics in Milan by Grafton Architects: ‘an architecture of sobering power’

What makes architecture interesting

In the open air: Jakob + Macfarlane on the Docks de Paris

Hotel in Tudela, Spain by Emiliano López & Mónica Rivera Arquitectos

Office and shop in Santiago by Alberto Mozó Studio

Houses in Bangladesh by Anna Heringer with BASEhabitat, BRAC University and Dipshikha

Piece by piece: Renzo Piano's Californian Academy of Sciences

Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing by Arata Isozaki & Associates

Resort Proposals by Édouard François (Aldiana, Senegal)

House in Maharashtra, India by Studio Mumbai

Cubist Casbah, Madrid

Shifted tideway: Liverpool's changing fortunes

Compare and Contrast: Suffolk and Dubai