HEPWORTH WAKEFIELD Yorkshire, UK

When Wakefield Council announced intentions to build a new home for its collection donated by the estate of city native Barbara Hepworth, it attracted entries from the world’s architectural elite, including Kengo Kuma and Zaha Hadid. But it was British architect David Chipperfield whose proposal was selected – he envisioned a row of concrete trapezoids with pitched roofs, picture windows and a physicality that spoke to Hepworth’s sculptures. In all, it took eight years to design and build on the banks of the River Calder, backed by a patchwork of public funding. Together with Yorkshire Sculpture Park and the Henry Moore Institute, it has elevated Yorkshire into a global destination for sculpture. hepworthwakefield.org