Law Court Buildings: Courthouse Architecture
Major contemporary legal architecture from around the world. Modern courthouse designs pictures and news.
post updated 8 November 2026
Law Courts Designs
e-architect have 1 main page of Law Courts selections with links to hundreds of individual project pages. Our aim to select interesting design-led legal buildings.
We cover completed Courtrooms and Courts Buildings, new building designs and competitions across the world. The focus is on contemporary buildings but information on traditional legal buildings is also welcome.
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24 Jan 2018
Palace of Justice, Cordoba, Spain, western Europe
Design: Francine Houben / Mecanoo Architects
photo © Fernando Alda
Palace of Justice Cordoba Building
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Law Court Building Designs
11 Sep 2013
Belgium Court of Justice, Hasselt, Belgium
Design: Jürgen Mayer H
photo : Filip Dujardin
Belgium court building
22 Jan 2013
New Law Courts of Caen, north west France
Design: BE Hauvette Paris and Atelier d’Architecture Pierre Champenois
image from architects
New Law Courts of Caen
Concerning urbanistic planning, the law courts of Caen redefines a new domain in the centre of the City. The design of BE Hauvette Paris and Atelier d’Architecture Pierre Champenois for this public building was recently presented to the public.
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17 Dec 2012
LCV Law Court Offices Venice, Italy
Design: C+S Associati
photo from architects
LCV Law Court Offices Venice
The project is a winning entry of an international competition. The building is a graft in the complexity of the Venetian urban system facing Piazzale Roma, the car-entrance space to the city of Venice.
31 May 2012
Taunton Trial Court, MA, USA
Design: Leers Weinzapfel Associates
photo : © Anton Grassl / Esto
US District Courthouse Taunton
Leers Weinzapfel Associates’ Taunton Trial Court in Taunton, MA, is the recipient of a 2012 American Institute of Architecture / Academy of Architecture for Justice (AIA/AAJ) Justice Facilities Review (JFR) Program Award of Excellence Merit, an accolade it also received in 2008 for its US District Courthouse in Orlando.
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Law Court Buildings Designs in 2011
Contemporary Law Court Building Designs – recent courthouse architectural selection from e-architect below:
8 Dec 2011
Jerusalem District Courthouse, Israel
Design: Chyutin Architects
picture from architects
Jerusalem Courthouse
The courthouse building is located on a newly designed main public square in the city center of Jerusalem. The building houses all the judiciary levels except the Supreme Court, and contains 113 courtrooms and 135 judges’ chambers.
14 Feb 2011
Haifa Court House Building, Israel
Design: Chyutin Architects
photograph from architect
Haifa Court Building
The main concept pertaining to the functional plan of this Law Courts building is expressed in the systematic approach, which regards the structure as a “law factory.” The functional effectiveness surpasses considerations related to prestige or status.
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Dec 13, 2010
Alpine Courthouse, Texas, USA
Design: PageSoutherlandPage
photo : Chris Cooper
Alpine Courthouse
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Law Court Buildings
Key Modern Law Courts Building Developments / Architecture Projects, alphabetical:
Al-Farwania & Al-Jahra Court, Kuwait
Design: AGi architects
picture from architect
Kuwaiti Court Complex
Antwerp Law Courts Building, Belgium
Design: Richard Rogers Partnership (renamed RSHP)
photo from ArcelorMittal
Antwerp Law Courts
Birmingham Magistrates’ Court Building, West Midlands, central England, UK
Design: Denton Corker Marshall
Denton Corker Marshall
Birmingham Magistrates Court
Bronx County Hall of Justice, New York City, NY, USA
Design: Raphael Vinoly Architects
image from Rafael Viñoly Architects
Bronx County Hall of Justice, New York
City of Justice, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Design: David Chipperfield Architects
photograph : Christian Richters
City of Justice Barcelona
Civil Courts of Justice, Madrid, Spain
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
image courtesy of architects practice
Madrid Civil Courts of Justice
Cour de Justice, Luxembourg
Design: Dominique Perrault
picture from architect
Cour de Justice Luxembourg
Manchester Civil Justice Centre, northwest England, UK
Design: Denton Corker Marshall
picture from architect
Manchester Law Courts
Miami Courthouse, Florida, USA
Design: Arquitectonica + HOK
photograph © Robin Hill
Miami Courthouse
Supreme Court building, Iceland
Design: Studio Granda
photo : Sigurgeir Sigurjonsson
Supreme Court Iceland
More contemporary Law Courts Building projects online soon.
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Law Courts Architecture – no images
Modern Court Building Designs selection from e-architect:
Antwerp Law Courts, Antwerp, Belgium
Date built: 2007
Design: Rogers, Stirk, Harbour + Partners with VK Studio, Architects
Client: Regie der Gerouwen, RIBA European Award 2007
Barcelona & Hospitalet del Llobregat Law Courts, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Date: 2002-
David Chipperfield Architects
aka Palace of Justice
Bordeaux Law Courts building, south west France
Date built: 1998
Richard Rogers Partnership
European Court of Human Rights building, Strasbourg, eastern France
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Richard Rogers Partnership
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, USA
Date built: 1988
Design: Rafael Vinoly Architects
John Jay College of Criminal justice Renewal, New York, USA
Date: 2007-
SOM
Palace of Justice building, Salerno, southern Italy
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David Chipperfield Architects
Law Court building, Singapore
Date built: 2006
Foster + Partners
US Courthouse Annex building, 500 Pearl St, New York, USA
Date built: 1995
KPF
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American Court Buildings
photo © Anton Grassl / Esto
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Architecture Design
Contemporary Building Designs – recent architectural selection from e-architect below:
Buildings / photos for the Contemporary Law Court Architecture page welcome.