Various proposals nationwide show how parks and common areas can be created from a torn urban fabric.

A correctional facility in Greenland takes a gentle approach to incarceration while engaging the rugged landscape.

Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker left a major legacy with their architecture and planning for the government seat in India’s capital. While their buildings remain, drastic plans for the Raj Path threaten the entire setting.

Mecanoo’s revamped library in the midst of Manhattan elevates the joy of reading.

In Helsinki’s former docklands, Lahdelma & Mahlamäki builds loftlike government offices.

Patano Studio Architecture reimagines a run-down observatory in Washington to reflect its celestial purpose.

Marble Fairbanks’ Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center in Brooklyn aims to engage a community stung by industrial neglect.

Beyond Covid lies the opportunity to rebuild the civic realm in innovative ways around infrastructure, transportation, housing, health care, and public space—and in the process, seriously address equity, access, and sustainability.

LEVER creates a headquarters for a Portland, Oregon, foundation committed to social equity.

SHoP designs a veterans center at Syracuse University, connecting town and gown.