The Auckland Art Gallery by Australian studio Frances-Jones Morehen Thorp has been awarded World Building of the Year at theWorld Architecture Festival in Singapore.Frances-Jones Morehen Thorp‘s Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki in New Zealand was designed in association with New Zealand studio Archimedia as an extension and refurbishment of the existing gallery, creating a new entrance and doubling the amount of flexible exhibition space. Roofs over the forecourt, atrium and gallery spaces appear to float at different heights, patterned with wood panels on their undersides. These canopies are designed to mirror the trees at nearby Albert Park, which can be seen through the large transparent walls of the exhibition spaces.