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An enigmatic structure welcomes tourists to a historic Persian Gulf site.

A visitors center on a former factory site signals a new direction for its up-and-coming city in Massachusetts.

An inventive circular structure in Ohio is home to a new institution celebrating veterans.

Herzog & de Meuron transform a former police station and judicial complex in Hong Kong into an arts hub.

A ramping structure in Japan provides a gathering space for a waning downtown.

Design helps a Seattle waste facility get along with the neighbors.

Retaining its skeleton, a ministry building in the Hague is transformed into an open, flexible space.

A community center in a Chinese village brings dynamism to the vernacular.

A library in India brings daylight into the lowest levels of stacks and study areas.

Towering on the edge of Paris, a new justice building presides over an urban transformation.