The Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Azerbaijan's capital Baku at Crystal Hall. Alpine Bau Deutschland GmbH, the general contractor for the project, was contracted to design and implement a multipurpose event-venue. Arch.: gmp-Architects

The "Cube House", designed by young architects Andrea Schiattarella and Carla Maresca, is in Rome's "Olympic Village. This neighbourhood is currently undergoing a significant renovation. The renovating the original 49 m² apartment, resulting in the formation of a single open space.

The Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) proudly announces that it has won an international competition to design the 358-meter supertall tower, Greenland Group Suzhou Center, in Wujiang, China.

The Gwanggyo Power Centre will consist of housing, offices, mix of culture, retail, leisure and education and parking. To facilitate this, all elements are designed as rings. Architect: MVRDV, Rotterdam.

Al Qudra Real Estate called out to a design competition for an iconic hotel in Zayed Bay Development, as a waterfront mixed-use development on Abu Dhabi Island - United Arab Emirates. Arch.: Leeser Architecture

The research center is a forward-looking institution, and the architecture looks to the future with a formal language that can expand or transform without compromising the visual character of the complex. Archi.: Zaha Hadid

Leeser Architecture was extended an invitation from the Mayor of London to participate in the London 2012 Olympic Park design competition. Arch.: Leeser Architecture, New York

The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have been commissioned to realize a tower block complex of ten buildings in Nanjing. The design by gmp is for a financial enterprise center on a site of about 80,000 square meters in this large eastern Chinese metropolis.

The Museum takes literal and figurative cues from the architectural fabric and the vibrant history of the neighborhood to create a unique institution. Arch.: Perkins Eastman, New York

Rising 412 meters in the center of Kuwait City, Al Hamra Tower is a landmark tower of iconic sculptural form that offers breathtaking views of the Arabian Gulf. Arch.: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill - New York/USA

The new Terminal 3 at Singapore's Changi Airport, is the most recent element in a multi-phased, multi-decade master plan, is designed to be the home terminal for Singapore Airlines. Arch.: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, New York/USA

International Consortium including British firm McAdam Architects takes first place in second round of Moscow City Agglomeration competition. Arch.: McAdam Architects, London/UK

To create Burj Khalifa - a building that shatters all previous height records at 828m - a team of more than 90 SOM designers and engineers combined cutting-edge technology and culturally-influenced design to create a global icon that will serve as a model for future urban centers.

Swanke Hayden Connell Architects (SHCA) has unveiled its master plan for the mixed-use scheme at the Shekou Network Valley in Shenzen City in Guangdong Province, China.

The Zaha Hadid designed Aquatics Centre is located in the south of the Olympic Park in London/UK and is the main 'Gateway into the Olympic Games 2012'. It is the second highest capacity venue during the Games. Arch.: Zaha Hadid, London

Crystal Bridges is both a museum and a cultural center. The project is located in a ravine with a creek fed by Crystal Springs. Structures serve as dams as well as bridges. Arch.: Safdie Architects

The Elbphilharmonie will be located on a historically significant site at the Hamburg harbour. It will be constructed at the point of the Sandtorhafen. It is the first industrial harbour basin Hamburg's. Arch.: Herzog & du Meuron, Basel/Schweiz

The ITEC is a 6 million sqm retail and logistics complex strategically located on a 130 hectare brown field site at Illange in Lorraine region, with 50 million potential customers within 200 km. Arch.: McAdam Architects

The Grand Theater occupies the key position in the newly built Culture Park of Tianjin/China. The circular shape of the roof construction corresponds with the existing Museum of Natural History. Arch.: gmp Architekten, Hamburg.

The new reception building is the result of a congenial collaboration with the famous architect Daniel Libeskind: a residential sculpture without equal. Arch.: STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND New York/USA

The Porter Street Residences house visiting scholars participating in various exchange programs administered in the United States by one of Washington, DC's prominent embassies. Arch.: Perkins Eastman, New York

Modern purpose gives creative life to vernacular form at SUNY Morrisville Center for Design and Technology. The 23,000 sf LEED Silver building has itself become a teaching tool for the College's new courses in sustainable architecture and interior design. Arch.: Perkins Eastman

International architecture practice, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects has unveiled their scheme designs for the Suzhou Jin Ji Lake paid competition project, in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province eastern China.

International architecture practice, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects has unveiled their scheme designs for the 139,000 sq metre Nanning Wuxiang Headquarters paid competition project in Nanning, Southern China.

The design by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), which was honoured with first prize in an international competition, converts a former industrial heritage building to the north of Bologna into a modern technology park.

International architecture practice, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects has unveiled their scheme designs for the World Trade Centre paid competition project in Yiwu City, Zhejing Province, Central Eastern China.

International architectural practice, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects has won the design competition for the Palladium Tower project, in Istanbul, Turkey. The project is due for completion at the end of the first quarter, 2014.

The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have been awarded first prize in the international competition to build the Culture Center in the newly created Changzhou city center.

Perkins Eastman, in collaboration with the Korean architectural firm Hanwon Forum Design Group, was commissioned by Kumkang Housing Company to create a landmark mixed-use office complex in Anyang City.

The Kameha Bay Portals, the new favourite lifestyle location in Mallorca is opening in early 2013 on the south coast of the sunny island, within walking distance of the exclusive yacht harbour Puerto Portals. Arch.: tecDesign studio

This vibrant project, covering aparmetns, is located in the beaches of Miami, being the best synonymous of fashion, glamour, relaxation, music, fun and uniqueness of the city. Arch.: DNA Architects Barcelona

Drawing inspiration from Natal’s splendid sand dunes, Natal’s new stadium designed for the 2014 FIFA World Cup has become known as Estadio das Dunas (Stadium of the Dunes). Arch.: Populous Architects, USA

Designed and planned by Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer and constructed within three years in a heroic tour de force, Brasília is the only new 20th-century city to be declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.

At the centre of the landmark Yas Island mega-scheme in Abu Dhabi, sits the world's first Ferrari Theme Park, designed by Benoy - a thrilling brand experience like no other. Arch.: Benoy Architects, Great Britain

The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center (SOSC) opened for the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships 2011. The sports complex was designed and built by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners. Arch.: gmp-Architects

With the design of the new Manaus stadium, the aim was to come up with a very simple but highly efficient stadium that would specifically symbolize the location.

Avenues: The World School is a new private international learning community that introduces an educational model that responds to the unique educational needs of 21st-century students. Archi.: Perkins Eastman

This project is located in the coastal town of Budva in Montenegro. The design and the layout of the towers will give the project important advantages. Arch.: DNA Architects Barcelona

The concrete and glass Dallas City Performance Hall (DCPH) houses a 750-seat proscenium performance hall and support spaces under a series of linked linear pavilions with lyrically curving roofs. Arch.: SOM, Chicago

The stadium and the smaller multifunctional hall next door are therefore respectively nicknamed the Mineirão and Mineirinho. It is today the home of two historic first-division Brazilian clubs. Arch.: gmp Architects, Hamburg

Halley VI designed by AECOM and Hugh Broughton Architects for British Antarctic Survey is being built in Antarctica by Galliford Try International. Arch.: Broughton Architects London

The Astrum luxury hotel will open in Shelkovo near Moscow/Russia at the end of 2013. Owner of the property is Shelkowskij Holding, while management of the hotel will be in the hands of Vienna International Hotelmanagement AG (VI).

Qatar Airways is leading the race in redeveloping the region’s future aviation hub, the New Doha International Airport.

The 61,300 m² retail mall represents a significant expansion of Singapore’s public sphere, providing both internal and external spaces to be enjoyed by all. ION Orchard stands as a model of design and innovation. Arch.: Benoy Architects London

Located within the walls of the Theresienhospital building, the Kameha Residence Dusseldorf seamlessly blends old with new, historic with futuristic. The project will feature 40 fully equipped and extraordinary living spaces. Arch.: tecDesign

Architects Greig & Stephenson have lodged a detailed planning application for a brand new food hall at Leicester Market as the first phase of an overall master plan to regenerate the Market Place area of Leicester city centre, said to be the largest market in Europe.

The fluidity and movement of the facade of the Luxuary Tower, is a clever game of its terraces that provide great solar protection to the units, an outstanding beauty within the urban context. Archi.: DNA Barcelona Architects

The Integrated Resort is a microcosm of a city. It is a district, not a project. It must possess all the attributes that have made cities great. The Marina Bay Sands

Located at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the museum building is conceived as inclined or elevated platforms, gradually forming a sculptural structure. Arch.: 3XN Architects Denmark

With their design for the Tianjin Exhibition Centre, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) won the 1st prize of an international design competition. Tianjin is now the third city where an exhibition centre of will be built.

The conversion and extension of the Chinese National Museum combines the former Chinese History Museum with the Chinese Revolutionary Museum. Arch.: gmp Architects, Hamburg

In May 2011, the official opening of the Peter Minuit Plaza and the dedication of the New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion took place in Battery Park, New York. Arch.: Un Studio Amsterdam

The conference center - the largest in Italy - follows an innovative concept in that it combines conferences with exhibitions; at the same time it is also an urban design pilot project for a cultural center nearby. Arch.: gmp Architects, Hamburg

One of the advantages of the project is its location; it is placed in a corner, which is accessed by two main roads. This benefits the design and allows to think about a great entrance. Arch.: DNA Architects Barcelona

Following their success in winning first prize in an international competition, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have been commissioned to design the new southern railway station in Hangzhou.

The Universiade sports center consists of a stadium, a multifunctional hall and a swimming pool. The stadium in the Bao’an district is designed as an athletics stadium. Arch.: gmp Architects, Hamburg

In association with Jean-Baptiste Ferrari et Associes SA, the architects gmp - von Gerkan, Marg and Partners have won the "Métamorphose - Prés-de-Vidy" project competition for a sports complex west of Lausanne.

The project's center is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge that connects the neighborhoods and countryside on the road's four sides, a work of art and a sculptural landmark: a new symbol for Stockholm. Archi.: Giudice Architects

Located on a 3 million-sqm plot in the heart of the desert, between the historic cities of Doha and Al Khor the VCQ is envisioned as a modern city designed to attract middle-income Qatari citizens as well as expatriates and their families from all over the world. Archi.: MZ Architects

Designed by Shohei Shigematsu and OMA’s New York office, Coach’s newest flagship store opened on Omotesando, a prominent retail corridor in Tokyo. The flagship design features a façade of 210 stacked, translucent display boxes in a herringbone pattern.