Two buildings open on a new campus in upper Manhattan, with a promise to enhance the community.

Alex Law and Virginia Lung pulled inspiration from shooting stars for the interior of a two-story cinema in a mall.

David Jameson designs an Australian skin-care brand’s first store in the nation’s capital.

Pritzker Prize–winner Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu, his partner, tie a museum and cultural complex in Fuyang to China’s rich traditions of landscape painting.

The new Centre International de l'Art Pariétal museum in France takes its cues from the famous prehistoric vault.

A grand, gracious courthouse is a fitting base for the Dutch judicial system.

A slablike building in Ontario offers multilevel spaces that combine a traditional library with local government offices and community rooms.

A crisscrossing library in France marks the spot for a regional center along a redeveloping riverfront.

An EMS station in Queens brings innovative design to a quiet residential neighborhood.

A light-filled civic building in Los Angeles animates and engages a rapidly urbanizing downtown.