The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) today announced the winners of this year’s National Awards, which recognize the best new buildings built in the United Kingdom.

In Switzerland, “As soon as the sun comes out, everyone jumps in the water,” says Tom Emerson, co-founder of London’s 6a Architects and professor at ETH Zurich.

Over the last few months, one of the most banal architectural spaces—the public restroom—has been at the forefront of a national civil rights debate.

From the top of Outlook Hill on Governors Island, the 172-acre land mass in New York Harbor, views of New York unfurl in a postcard-worthy panorama: the eye glides from the glossy skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan to the mint-green silhouette of Lady Liberty, across the channel to Brooklyn and the borough’s iconic bridge.

Innovation doesn’t always mean employing new technology—it can also mean renewing and refining methods known for centuries.

After years of planning, a 11,500-acre Montana sheep ranch has been transformed into sculpture park and performance space, offering offer new ways of engaging with both art and nature.

In Zurich, the walls of Galerie Gmurzynska’s latest exhibition, Kurt Schwitters: Merz, ripple and swell with the last art installation designed by Zaha Hadid.

The City of Los Angeles has selected a team of architects led by OMA and local firm Mia Lehrer + Associates (MLA) to design a new public park downtown.