A British architect has been commissioned to design a Hindu temple in India in a style not used for more than 700 years.

Authorities in The Hague have revealed 16 shortlisted designs for a new 44,000sq m dance and music centre for the Dutch city.

Construction work is underway on Pyle Architects’ £1.3 million library for the Royal University of Phnom Penh.

Projects by David Chipperfield, Niall McLaughlin and AHMM and have all won Excellence in Design awards from the UK chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

BDP has opened up an office in Abu Dhabi after partnering with local design practice SYNA.

Daniel Libeskind's €75 million (£68 million) Grand Canal Theatre project in Dublin has completed, with the grand opening of the new 2000-seat venue due to take place in a fortnight.

OMA partner Ole Scheeren has confirmed he is leaving the practice to set up his own practice.

Architecture billings in the US have taken another tumble, with the American Institute of Architect’s billing index falling three points in January.

The American Embassy has revealed images of all four of the shortlisted schemes for its new home in Battersea, after naming the scheme by Philadelphia based Kieran Timberlake as the winner of the $1 billion project.

Philadelphia-based practice Kieran Timberlake has won the competition to design Britain’s new US Embassy.