RMJM has designed a cancer research centre in New Orleans, which will provide support to residents of Louisiana, the US state with the highest rate of cancer deaths in the country.

Battle lines have been drawn over the future of London’s Commonwealth Institute after plans for a radical redevelopment of the grade II* listed building were submitted by Rem Koolhaas and fellow Dutch architect West 8.

This year’s Mies van der Rohe Award has been won by Norwegian firm Snohetta for its design for the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet in Oslo.

A credit crunch-defying ‘super yacht’ designed by Norman Foster has been launched at the Italian port of La Spezia.

A credit crunch-defying ‘super yacht’ designed by Norman Foster has been launched at the Italian port of La Spezia.

Mexican practice Rojkind Arquitectos and Danish practice BIG has won a competition to design a new 3,500 sq m branch of the Tamayo Museum on the outskirts of Atizapan, Mexico.

Mexican practice Rojkind Arquitectos and Danish practice BIG has won a competition to design a new 3,500 sq m branch of the Tamayo Museum on the outskirts of Atizapan, Mexico.

Atkins is facing fierce opposition to its plans for a towering arch for London’s Leicester Square.