The new Santiago Bernabéu and the LEGO campus: the most impressive buildings we will see in 2022

These days some of the major international architecture studios are finalizing their most stellar projects for 2022. The discourse of sustainability, landscaped surfaces, the occasional theatricality and an unexpected tendency towards the purity of triangular geometry are some of the recurring features in architecture that comes to us

Works expected for last year will be inaugurated, such as the remodeled Santiago Bernabéu stadium or the Taipei Performing Arts Center, while Calatrava's Dubai Creek Tower is delayed until 2023. It is also not certain that the new Royal Collections Museum will open this year although hope should not be lost.

Again, we will continue dreaming.

Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Center, by Zaha Hadid Architects.

Zhuhai (China)

This complex is made up of a 1,200-seat theater, a 500-seat multifunctional center, a science center, and an art museum.

All linked by reticular canopies inspired by the zigzag pattern adopted by migratory birds when flying over the region, one of the most dynamic in the world.

Zhuhai (name that means "pearl of the sea") is credited with the highest quality of life in the country and has become one of its main tourist destinations.

The Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Center is a complex consisting of a 1,200-seat theater, a 500-seat multifunctional center, a science center and an art museum.

Offices of Acciona Ombú, by Foster + Partners.

Madrid Spain)

It is an intervention on a pre-existing building that was originally a natural gas plant designed by the Bilbao architect Luis de Landecho in 1905. In 2017 it was acquired by the Spanish renewable energy multinational Acciona, which commissioned its reform to the Foster + studio Partners.

A new recyclable interior structure made of wood, a large skylight to bathe the space in natural light or a landscaped patio are some of the innovations that are introduced in a design that bases its narrative on the idea of ​​sustainability.

The large skylight of the Acciona Ombú offices bathes the space in natural light.

Abrahamic Family House, by Adjaye Associates.

Abu Dhabi (UAE)

An exercise in syncretism that brings together a mosque, a synagogue and a Christian church.

The three buildings are perfectly differentiated in two separate cubic volumes that occupy the vertices of a triangle.

There is a fourth space not assigned to a religion that should serve precisely for the meeting of all of them.

Utopia is the great trump card contained in the project of the British-Ghanaian architect Sir David Adyaje.

Abrahamic Family House brings together a mosque, a synagogue and a Christian church.

3D printed houses from Bjarke Ingels Group.

Austin (United States)

During this year the largest set of 3D printed houses in the world will begin to be built.

One hundred affordable homes generated using advanced materials and robotic machines and defined under strict energy efficiency criteria.

It is an innovative project that, if successful, could set a pattern for the future.

The 3D printed houses of Austin.

Reggio School, by Andrés Jaque.

The Encinar of the Kings (Madrid)

The most revolutionary project on this list is the one devised by the Spaniard living in New York Andrés Jaque and his Office for Political Innovation studio on the outskirts of Madrid: a Reggio network school, which bases its philosophy on self-learning, personal interrelationships and the relationship with the environment.

In his program, Jaque took these principles into account, but he also tries to prevent

and favor diversity.

For this reason, it is a project that opens new avenues for the educational experience.

This Reggio network school will base its philosophy on self-learning, personal interrelationships and the relationship with the environment.

POST Houston, by Estudio OMA.

Houston (USA)

The transformation of an old mail distribution warehouse in Houston into a cultural complex has been carried out by the architect Jason Long, from the Dutch studio OMA.

Structured through three atriums (named X, O and Z) equipped with monumental stairs, it aims to respond to the challenge of preserving the qualities of the original building without

its industrial origin and integrating it into the citizen life of the Texas town, the fourth most populated United States.

The POST Houston is structured through three atriums equipped with monumental stairs.Leonid Furmansky

Caixafòrum Valencia, by Enric Ruiz-Geli (Cloud 9).

Valencia Spain)

Next July the new Caixafòrum should be inaugurated, penultimate contribution to the growing cultural and artistic offer of Valencia.

Among its attractions, the ceiling of the auditorium stands out, the work of the artist Frederic Amat, and two permanent works by the Valencian creators Inma Femenía and Anna Talens.

It will include two exhibition halls, an auditorium, a bookstore and an educational space, all within the Ágora building of the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències by Santiago Calatrava.

The ceiling of the Caixafòrum Valencia auditorium is the work of the artist Frederic Amat.

Headquarters of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, of Foster + Partners.

Copenhagen (Denmark)

The pharmaceutical multinational Ferring, founded in Sweden in the middle of the 20th century, is based in Switzerland, although it was also a Danish company for a time.

Between the coasts of Danish Copenhagen and Swedish Malmö is located this building that stands out on the outside for its triangular floor plan and on the inside for the impressive sea views it offers its occupants.

Its enormous central atrium gives access to the different floors through a system of stairs and elevators with a transparent box.

The Copenhagen headquarters of Ferring Pharmaceuticals.

Far Rockaway Library, by Snøhetta.

New York (USA)

Since the old days of Alexandria, a library has always been a grateful typology for the practice of architecture.

It is also one of the buildings whose use has changed the most in recent years, and for this reason it is always a challenge.

This new library for the Queens neighborhood has clear iconic ambitions due to its facade of geometric volumes that combines the transparent and the translucent, exposure and privacy, but it also aims to offer services and constitute a meeting point for the residents of the area.

The Far Rockaway Library in New York intends to offer services and constitute a meeting point for the residents of the area.

Hangzhou Prism, by OMA Studio.

Hangzhou (China)

Apparently, a famous local saying states that “there is a paradise above, and Hangzhou below”.

He has inspired this building that offers the best views of the flourishing Chinese city of Hangzhou.

It gets its name from that design of geometric purity with a staggered appearance.

Hangzhou Prism.

Merdeka 118, by Fender Katsalidis.

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

The world's second tallest skyscraper is nearing completion in Malaysia.

Its 118 floors reach 632 meters high, and its construction has lasted more than five years.

On its façade, the combination of triangular shapes is striking, a clear trend in this year's architecture.

A symbol of divinity in various religions, the triangle is the polygon with the fewest number of sides, which may also suggest a certain ambition for austerity.

Merdeka 118 will be the second tallest skyscraper in the world.

LEGO Campus, by CF Møller Architects.

Billund (Denmark)

This complex of eight buildings is part of a formal program clearly inspired by the construction games of the Danish multinational.

It integrates work and leisure spaces, meeting rooms, event rooms and even a hotel.

The LEGO campus is made up of eight buildings.

National Museum of Norway, by Kleihues + Schuwerk.

Oslo (Norway)

If in 2021 the inauguration of the Munch Museum of Estudio Herreros in Oslo finally took place, the same city will celebrate in 2022 the opening of the new building of its National Museum.

Interestingly, anyone who wants to see two of Munch's best-known works,

and

, will have to come here, since it was the National Museum that incorporated them into its collections.

In addition to these, it will exhibit some 5,000 pieces between classic and contemporary art and design.

For the rest, the project is characterized by a certain sobriety and by an appearance of solidity that stands out among so many exercises in spectacular architecture.

The National Museum of Norway will exhibit 5,000 pieces between classic and contemporary art and design.

Mata Atlântica Tower in Cidade Matarazzo, by Ateliers Jean Nouvel.

Sao Paulo (Brazil)

Here is something in the background that is very representative of the sign of the times: where a hospital used to be located, now stands the residential and hotel complex Cidade Matarazzo, defined as a “luxury oasis” next to Avenida Paulista.

In it, the discourse of ecological sustainability is combined without complexes with social elitism.

And it will house the first project signed by Jean Nouvel in Latin America, this six-star hotel from the Rosewood chain that will also have interior design by Philippe Starck.

Behind the project is the French millionaire Alexandre Allard.

In Cidade Matarazzo, the discourse of ecological sustainability is combined with social elitism without complexes.

Hermès Workshops, by Lina Ghotmeh.

Louviers (France)

The Franco-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh has designed these workshops for the production of leather goods for the well-known luxury brand.

It is configured as a succession of elegant low brick arches confirming an orthogonal mesh, in dialogue with the Norman landscape.

Inside, the landscaped courtyards designed by the Belgian landscaper Erik Dhont stand out, who, attentive to the conservation of biodiversity, has incorporated advanced techniques for collecting and draining water.

The Hermès workshops in Louviers.

Expansion of the Sydney Modern Art Gallery, Sanaa.

Sydney (Australia)

Among the star projects inaugurated this year by the Japanese studio Sanaa, winner of the Pritzker Prize in 2010, stands out this new building for the art gallery of New South Wales, facing Sydney Harbour.

Its volumes create a system of walkable and landscaped terraces.

The peculiarity of the case is that it becomes a kind of park for public use thanks to those green areas that end up gaining as much or more prominence than the 7,000 square meters of exhibition space.

The expansion of the Sydney Modern Art Gallery creates a system of walkable and landscaped terraces.

DJI Headquarters, by Foster + Partners.

Shenzhen (People's Republic of China)

Emphasis on verticality, suspended structures, glass and steel as prominent materials, a manifest

profile .

The main hallmarks of Norman Foster's work are strictly applied here.

All this is very consistent with the fact that these twin towers will house the headquarters of the largest drone manufacturer in the world.

There will also be an auditorium, public exhibition areas, the obligatory gardens and all kinds of facilities for the use of the firm's workers.

Headquarters of DJI, the world's largest drone manufacturer.

New center of the Solo Collection, by Estudio Herreros.

Madrid Spain)

A new headquarters in addition to the one that the Solo Collection already has in front of the Puerta de Alcalá, and which was also designed by Estudio Herreros. Art collectors David Cantolla and Ana Gervás acquired an industrial warehouse that contained the old printing presses of the magazine

and have turned it into “a more dynamic and diverse place”, in the words of Juan Herreros. The architect highlights from his work a large space for events of about 500 square meters and a section where only digital art will be exhibited. But many of its spaces will have indeterminate uses: "There you can just sit down to work on your computer or have a drink."

The art collectors David Cantolla and Ana Gervás acquired the industrial building that contained the old printing presses of the magazine 'Semana' and have turned it into a more dynamic and diverse place.