Image: Peter Davies, mayor of Doncaster (centre) at the topping out ceremony A topping out ceremony has been held for a new £20m performance venue in Doncaster. When complete, the centre will house a wide range of spaces and facilities that include a 620-seat theatre kitted out to accommodate touring shows and a 200-seat or 400 standing flexible space for live music and smaller productions. There will also be modern

Image: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra's chief conductor Vasily Petrenko (left) with mayor Joe Anderson Liverpool City Council has given its backing to a £11.5m redevelopment of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. At a mayoral cabinet meeting, the council agreed a capital contribution of £2m towards the plans to refurbish the Grade II* -listed building. The city's contribution will help Liverpool Philharmonic lever a further £9.5m of investment to complete the

Image: MACBA is located in the San Telmo district Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Buenos Aires (MACBA) - a new contemporary art museum - has opened its doors to the public in the San Telmo district of the Argentinian capital. Vila Sebastian Arquitectos are behind the attraction's design, which comprises a glass façade measuring 15m x 12m (49ft x 39ft) that brings together activities from all floors. Museum activities are spread

Image: Plans include a community space in the basement Detailed plans drawn up by London-based Andrzej Blonski Architects for the £7m redevelopment of the Theatre Royal in Plymouth have been revealed. The redevelopment will see the re-cladding of the building which will improve energy efficiency by up to 40 per cent; an extension to the front of the building allowing level access; and a new box office, shop and café

A topping out ceremony is being held today (29 August) to mark the latest milestone in the £5.6m restoration of Newbridge Memorial Hall - the historic arts venue in South Wales. Seddon Construction started work on the overhaul in January, with Alwyn Jones Architects designing the restoration of the Grade II*-listed 'Memo' and the Grade II-listed Institute. Both buildings were built with contributions from local miners, with the Institute opening

Plans to build a new £10.7m Dunfermline Museum and Art Gallery have been given the green light by the City of Dunfermline Area Committee. A public consultation will now begin on the plans which have been designed by architecture firm Richard Murphy Associates in partnership with Fife Council. Plans for the building include a landscaped entrance for the combined library, museum and art gallery and purpose-built museum exhibition and gallery

Image: A new entrance is planned for the theatre Scottish Opera has announced the start of work on an £11.5m redevelopment of Glasgow's historic Theatre Royal, which will provide "much-needed" new public spaces at the venue. It is hoped the redevelopment will be completed in time for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, with Glasgow-based architects PagePark behind the design of the new-look Theatre Royal. Plans feature a new entrance on the

Image: Duncan Hendry/Richard Lewis at King's Theatre City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) has unveiled the new-look King's Theatre following the completion of an initial £2.6m refurbishment of the historic cultural venue. Historic Scotland and The Nancie Massey Trust funded the project in conjunction with the local authority, with work starting in September 2011 and including "essential" repairs. Structural engineers Will Rudd; mechanical and electrical engineers Rybka; and architects Smith Scott

Image: The project is part of the new cultural district Five design teams have been shortlisted for the Xiqu Centre - the first of 17 proposed new landmark buildings forming part of the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. Due for completion by 2016, the arts complex is to be built on a site on the eastern edge of the district and will incorporate a 1,100-seat main theatre and

Image: The galleries' gold iridescent steel roof More than 2,500 objects from the Louvre's collection of Islamic art will go on show across nearly 3,000sq m (32,292sq ft) of new gallery space at the Paris attraction on 22 September. The opening of new Islamic Art Galleries - designed by architects Mario Bellini and Rudy Ricciotti - is the first major addition to the Louvre since I M Pei's glass pyramid

Image: The new galleries open on 18 November Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) is to unveil its newly-renovated contemporary wing on 18 November - the first phase of a US$24.5m (EUR19.9m, £15.6m) upgrade programme. A total of 16 galleries have been revitalised and will showcase works from the contemporary collection by Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol, as well as new and existing artists. The project has featured a new exhibition

Image: Hepworth Wakefield has been shortlisted Belfast's £18.1m Lyric Theatre and West Yorkshire's £35m Hepworth Wakefield gallery have been named among six UK buildings shortlisted for the 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize. Dublin, Ireland-based O'Donnell + Tuomey were responsible for the " crafted and careful reincarnation " of the theatre on a suburban site in the heart of the Northern Ireland capital. Meanwhile, David Chipperfield Architects oversaw the design of the

Image: How the new open courtyard will look The Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London, UK has announced it has secured planning permission from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for its £41m (US$64m, EUR52m) Exhibition Road project. Amanda Levete Architects (ALA) were appointed in March 2011 to work on the scheme, which will lead to the creation of a new purpose-built underground gallery. Enabling work is now

A new cultural centre has been unveiled by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) after transforming a derelict building next to the capital's Olympic Park. The Hackney Wick Fish Island Cultural Centre is known as The White Building and will bring together thousands of people through artistic, educational and community activities. Facilities at the former print works include event space for community events; studio space for artists; and a café

Image: Kickstarter helped fund New York's +Pool Kickstarter, the world's largest crowd-funding platform for creative projects, has announced that UK-based proposals will be able to take advantage of the service from autumn 2012. The concept is currently restricted to US-based proposals but has now confirmed on Twitter that " people in the UK will be able to launch projects on Kickstarter starting this autumn ". According to Kickstarter, it has

Image: An extension has been added to the building Kunsthalle Zürich, one of Switzerland's leading contemporary art attractions, has opened following a major transformation of its home at the city's Löwenbräukunst. A team formed of Swiss architectural practices Gigon / Guyer and Atelier ww was chosen to lead the redesign of the Löwenbräu complex in 2002. Work started in late 2010. The Löwenbräukunst is located on the former Löwenbräu brewery

Image: Olympic Stadium, London - one of the winners National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh and the Olympic Stadium in London are among this year's winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Awards. This year's awards for architectural excellence were presented to 50 buildings across the UK, as well as nine buildings elsewhere in the European Union. Winners have ranged from a house built in the shape of

Image: The Odeon building will house the theatre Bennetts Associates, the firm behind the revitalisation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's home in Stratford-upon-Avon, is to work on the design of a new £38m theatre in Chester. Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWCC) has appointed the practice to lead an "all-star cast" working on the scheme, which could also incorporate a new central library on the site. The architects will be

Image: The Bristol theatre is receiving a major revamp Bristol Old Vic is to open its newly-revamped Georgian auditorium in September, following the first phase of an extensive £19m redevelopment being undertaken at the historic venue. The restoration of the Grade I-listed theatre has been designed by Andrzej Blonski Architects, with the auditorium upgrade including new seating and improved sightlines for spectators. Charcoalblue has worked on the new technical systems,

Image: The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 The Serpentine Gallery in London has unveiled the Herzog and de Meuron/Ai Weiwei-designed Pavilion - the 12th commission in the contemporary art attraction's annual series. This year's Pavilion - part of the London 2012 Festival - enables visitors to go beneath the Serpentine lawn to explore the "hidden history" of the gallery's previous 11 commissions. A total of 11 columns represent previous structures, while

Image: The museum building on Oslo's waterfront Astrup Fearnley Museet, a new NOK650m (US$106m, EUR86m, £69m) contemporary art attraction, is scheduled to open its doors in Oslo, Norway, on 29 September. The museum will be situated on the city's waterfront and will be housed in a new 7,000sq m (75,347sq ft) building designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano. Design features of the building include a double-arched glass roof filtering daylight

Image: The new Soweto Theatre in Johannesburg Soweto Theatre, a ZAR150m (US$18m, EUR14m, £11m) arts complex located in the centre of Jabulani, is being unveiled today (25 May) by the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. Ranburg-based architects Afritects are behind the design of the new theatre, which comprises a 420-seat main auditorium with an end stage, orchestra pit, fly tower and buttress. Two smaller black box venues can seat 180

Image: The Natural History Museum in Kensington The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is to place culture and the creative industries at the heart of all future development within the borough. The local authority is rolling out its Cultural Placemaking initiative as it aims to become the first council in the UK to integrate culture into the borough's economic development through planning. Developed in partnership with consultancies Futurecity and

Image: The new £3m centre was constructed off-site A new £3m Cultural Centre - designed by White Arkitekter in collaboration with London-based architects Sprunt - has been lifted into position at Southend-on-Sea's iconic pier. The 170 tonne facility was constructed off-site at Tilbury Docks and has been added to the pier in a "big lift" operation. Both phases have been overseen by lead contractor Kier. It is the first structure

Image: The foundation's new Philadelphia home The Barnes Foundation is to unveil its new 93,000sq ft (8,640sq m) home in Philadelphia, US, tomorrow (19 May), which will house the organisation's extensive art collection. Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects designed the two-storey "campus", which is set amid a 4.5-acre (1.8-hectare) site on the north of the city's Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The building houses 12,000sq ft (1,115sq m) of exhibition space

Image: Artist's impression of the Members Lounge Tate has announced it has reached the £45m fundraising target for the Tate Britain Millbank Project, which is designed to conserve and upgrade a number of the art attraction's galleries. Caruso St John Architects are behind the design of the refurbishment, which commenced in early 2011 and includes the reconstruction of nine galleries in the south part of the building. Among those to

Image: TPG at 16-18 Ramillies Street in Soho, London The Photographers' Gallery (TPG) is to unveil its new home on Ramillies Street in central London tomorrow (19 May), following the completion of a major £8.9m redevelopment project. Ireland-based architects O'Donnell + Tuomey have designed the building, which will feature three floors of gallery space and has increased the available exhibition space by 100 per cent. TPG showcases work by established