
Stamp House, Cape Tribulation (Australia) —
Sitting in the middle of a lake in Cape Tribulation, Australia, Stamp House is a sustainable tropical home and is carbon neutral in operation.Category: House
Architects: Charles Wright Architects (Australia)

Jockey Club Innovation Tower (Hong Kong) —
Led by Zaha Hadid Architects, the Jockey Club Innovation Tower is the new home for Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Design. Category: Higher education and research
Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects (United Kingdom)

Narigua House, El Jonuco (Mexico) —
Narigua House boasts a panoramic view in the mountains of El Jonuco, Mexico. The house is elevated and built in zones to preserve a group of old cedar trees on the site. Category: House
Architects: P+0 Architecture (Mexico)

Aula Medica, Solna (Sweden) —
Until Aula Medica was built, there was no large auditorium at the Karolinska Institutet (a medical university in Solna, Sweden). The building houses a 1,000-seat auditorium and other facilities. Category: Higher education and research
Architects: Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB (Sweden)

Garangula Gallery, Harden (Australia) —
The private Garangula Gallery in Harden, New South Wales, Australia, houses a large collection of aboriginal arts. Category: Culture
Architects: Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects (Australia)

Yalikavak Marina Complex (Turkey) —
The Yalikavak Marina Complex sits on a lagoon in Turkey. The project is an extension of the existing marina complex.Category: Shopping
Architects: EAA-Emre Arolat Architects (Turkey)

Wat Ananda Metyarama (Singapore) —
Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple is the only religious center in Singapore that receives royal patronage from the Thai Royal family. Category: Religion
Architects: Czarl Architects (Singapore)

Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul (South Korea) —
The spaceship-like Dongdaemun Design Plaza is a multi-use public venue. It features an exhibition hall, a design museum, a design market and a rooftop park.Category: Culture
Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects (United Kingdom)

Liverpool University building, Suzhou (China) —
The Administration Information Building is part of a joint international university founded by Xi'an Jiaotong University and Liverpool University. It's in Suzhou Industrial Park in China.Category: Higher education and research
Architects: Aedas (Hong Kong, China)

Akiha Ward Cultural Center (Japan) —
Built on an old baseball field in Japan, Niigata City's Akiha Ward Cultural Center is designed to blend in with nearby hills. The terraced design allows visitors a panoramic view. Category: Culture
Architects: Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture Design (Japan)

National Australia Bank (Australia) —
National Australia Bank's new building at 700 Bourke St. in Melbourne features triangular, cathedral-like facade panels. They're colored according to the amount of sunlight they receive.Category: Office
Architects: Woods Bagot (Australia)

Abadan Residential Apartment (Iran) —
Abadan Residential Apartment is located in the Iran-Iraq border city of Abadan, Iran. The building's sustainable design improves day lighting and temperature control. Category: House
Architects: Farshad Mehdizadeh Architects (Iran)

Acoustic Shells, Littlehampton (UK) —
Near the beach of Littlehampton in the UK, the Acoustic Shells' serve as a performance space that projects the sound from up to 15 performers. Category: Small projects
Architects: Flanagan Lawrence (United Kingdom)

Danish Maritime Museum (Denmark) —
The Danish Maritime Museum is fitted around an abandoned dry dock in Helsingor, Denmark.Category: Culture
Architects: BIG -- Bjarke Ingels Group (Denmark)

Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre (New Zealand) —
The new visitor center at Christchurch Botanic Gardens in New Zealand is one of the projects meant to rebuild the city after a 2010 earthquake. Category: Display
Architects: Patterson Associates Ltd (New Zealand)

Oxley (Singapore) —
On leafy Orchard Road in Singapore, Oxley is a complex of four individual houses for four brothers. Category: Housing
Architects: LAUD Architects Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Library of Birmingham (UK) —
The 35,000-square-meter Library of Birmingham in the UK features a four-level book rotunda, two garden terraces and a restored 1882 Victorian library with an Elizabethan-style Shakespeare room.Category: Culture
Architects: Mecanoo (Netherlands)

Spotlight Youth Space (London) —
As a gathering venue for youngsters, London's Spotlight Youth Space is a creative hub that offers free sound, film, design, art and broadcasting facilities. Category: Civic and community
Architects: Astudio (UK)

Salvaged Ring, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa (Vietnam) —
Vietnamese coffee shop Salvaged Ring is built from a collection of scrap wood stockpiled over the years by the owner, who is also a carpenter. Category: Small projects
Architects: a21studio (Vietnam)

Mixed-use Tower, Guangzhou (China) —
There'll be offices and restaurants, as well as a boutique hotel, in the future Bravo Group Pazhou Mixed-use Tower in Guangzhou, China.Category: Office (future projects)
Architects: Aedas (Hong Kong S.A.R., China)


