Ministry of Education Headquarters, CambridgeSeven South Surra District, Kuwai Boston-based architects CambridgeSeven have just completed Kuwait’s new Ministry of Education headquarters in the country’s district of South Surra. The building, a modern glass and metal composition, now houses eight ministry departments and some 3,600 employees, who relocated from different sites across the country. Consolidating a variety of needs, the new building is set to not only provide modern accomodation for one of the country’s most important public services, but also allow room for growth in the future. Photography: Jeff Goldberg

科威特南苏拉区剑桥七号教育部总部该建筑的弧形受科威特丰富的海洋历史启发，建筑师们通过设计一座抽象地类似于船头的办公楼来参考其造船业。一个大的中央庭院坐落在铁道部的中心，而在其他地方，这座建筑有一个600座的多功能礼堂，一个两层的自助餐厅，以及三层停车场。为了确保室内保持凉爽，建筑师们指定外部玻璃应该用铜分层，以便更好地过滤进入建筑物的阳光量。摄影：科威特南苏拉区剑桥七号教育部总部杰夫·戈德堡建筑的弧形是受科威特丰富的海洋历史启发的，建筑师们通过设计一座抽象地像船头的办公楼来参考它的造船业。一个大的中央庭院坐落在铁道部的中心，而在其他地方，这座建筑有一个600座的多功能礼堂，一个两层的自助餐厅，以及三层停车场。为了确保室内保持凉爽，建筑师们指定外部玻璃应该用铜分层，以便更好地过滤进入建筑物的阳光量。摄影：杰夫·戈德伯格

Joan - Edgar Booth Theatre and the College of Fine Arts Production Center at Boston University, Elkus Manfredi Architects Boston, Massachusetts, USA A key new part of Boston University, the Booth Theatre (as the project is more commonly known) was designed to unify the institution’s theatre arts programme. Created by Elkus Manfredi Architects, the building is a multi-functional studio theatre with production facilities including scenery, prop, and costume shop. This is a 21st-century learning environment for collaboration and experimentation at its best. Photography: Robert Benson Joan - Edgar Booth Theatre and the College of Fine Arts Production Center at Boston University, Elkus Manfredi Architects Boston, Massachusetts, USA A key new part of Boston University, the Booth Theatre (as the project is more commonly known) was designed to unify the institution’s theatre arts programme. Created by Elkus Manfredi Architects, the building is a multi-functional studio theatre with production facilities including scenery, prop, and costume shop. This is a 21st-century learning environment for collaboration and experimentation at its best. Photography: Robert Benson

Joan - Edgar Booth Theatre and the College of Fine Arts Production Center at Boston University, Elkus Manfredi Architects Boston, Massachusetts, USA Referencing its function, ‘the new centre is enveloped in a first-of-its-kind pre-cast concrete scrim that evokes the frame of a proscenium theatre’, explain the architects. Its light-filled lobby features a mirror-like 14m glass curtainwall, which cants forward 14 degrees, reflecting the city scene below. Just outside, Mikyoung Kim Design has created a 2,364 sq m plaza – the first in the area in many years – conceived as a public ‘room’ and extension of the campus community. It features bold, sculptural signage and terraced steps that double as street-side seating. Photography: Robert Benson Joan - Edgar Booth Theatre and the College of Fine Arts Production Center at Boston University, Elkus Manfredi Architects Boston, Massachusetts, USA Referencing its function, ‘the new centre is enveloped in a first-of-its-kind pre-cast concrete scrim that evokes the frame of a proscenium theatre’, explain the architects. Its light-filled lobby features a mirror-like 14m glass curtainwall, which cants forward 14 degrees, reflecting the city scene below. Just outside, Mikyoung Kim Design has created a 2,364 sq m plaza – the first in the area in many years – conceived as a public ‘room’ and extension of the campus community. It features bold, sculptural signage and terraced steps that double as street-side seating. Photography: Robert Benson

Joan - Edgar Booth Theatre and the College of Fine Arts Production Center at Boston University, Elkus Manfredi Architects Boston, Massachusetts, USA The lobby, an extension of the plazza, leads to auditorium and production spaces. The building includes open-plan workshops as well as classrooms for teaching. The scheme’s multi-functional studio theatre features a 12.8m by 11m theatre trap, a sound and lighting room, a motorised catwalk, nine motorised trusses for lighting and scenery, and custom-designed acoustical walls that host rigging and scenery while protecting the acoustical woodwork’s finish. Photography: Eric Laignel Joan - Edgar Booth Theatre and the College of Fine Arts Production Center at Boston University, Elkus Manfredi Architects Boston, Massachusetts, USA The lobby, an extension of the plazza, leads to auditorium and production spaces. The building includes open-plan workshops as well as classrooms for teaching. The scheme’s multi-functional studio theatre features a 12.8m by 11m theatre trap, a sound and lighting room, a motorised catwalk, nine motorised trusses for lighting and scenery, and custom-designed acoustical walls that host rigging and scenery while protecting the acoustical woodwork’s finish. Photography: Eric Laignel

中国天津伯纳德·屈米建筑师事务所将于2019年秋季揭幕，贝尔纳·屈米建筑师在天津的探索馆近日竣工。这个文化中心汇集了中国工业和技术历史上的艺术品，提供展览和画廊设施，以及办公室、餐厅和零售空间。最突出的是大楼的中央大厅，一个巨大的圆锥体几乎是纽约古根海姆博物馆的两倍高。摄影：克里斯·普罗沃斯特探索馆，贝尔纳·屈米建筑师，天津，定于2019年秋季开幕，贝尔纳·屈米建筑师在天津的探索馆最近竣工。这个文化中心汇集了中国工业和技术历史上的艺术品，提供展览和画廊设施，以及办公室、餐厅和零售空间。最突出的是大楼的中央大厅，一个巨大的圆锥体几乎是纽约古根海姆博物馆的两倍高。摄影：克里斯·教务长