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Film
on 2/20/24

Architects Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen of Chile's Pezo von Ellrichshausen speak about the drawings of Argentine architect Amancio Williams as they browse his archive at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, part of the third and last installment in the CCA's Out of the Box... John Hill


Number
on 2/19/24

Time it took Chinese construction company Evergrande to go from being named one of the “most valuable and strongest real estate brands,” with a brand value of US $420 billion (€390 billion), René Ammann


Headlines
on 2/16/24

The Helsinki City Council has approved funding to the Foundation for the Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design, which, with matching funds from the Finnish state, moves the project for a new museum in the city's South Harbour forward, with a design competition launching in April. John Hill


Film
on 2/15/24

Architectural Digest presents a short film, narrated by A-list celebrities, that takes viewers inside the Brown House in Bel Air, California, designed by Richard Neutra in 1955, restored by Marmol Radziner for Tom Ford earlier this century, and recently remodeled by Hollywood producer Ryan... John Hill


Headlines
on 2/15/24

BIG–Bjarke Ingels Group and developers Soloviev Group and Mohegan have unveiled Freedom Plaza, a proposed mixed-use development on three blocks south of the United Nations that could be the site of New York City's first casino. John Hill


Found
on 2/13/24

The exhibition ‘POETIC IMAGINATIONS. Interweaving Architecture with Traditional Values’ by Beijing’s  Eduard Kögel


Insight
on 2/13/24

The latest issue of MONU, the magazine on urbanism put out by BOARD in Rotterdam, explores the phenomenon of a “new social urbanism.” What is it, and how does it relate to other “urbanisms”? Architect and writer Nishi Shah digs into Nishi Shah


Number
on 2/12/24

Rough number of clusters of fast-growing white willows that will graft together to form the Fab Tree Hab pavilion,... René Ammann


Headlines
on 2/12/24

Two years after Qatar Museums announced it was undertaking the development of three major museums, all designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architects, renderings of Herzog & de Meuron's Lusail Museum have been revealed. John Hill


Headlines
on 2/8/24

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced that Casa sobre el Arroyo, the house bridging a stream in Mar del Plata, Argentina, designed by Amancio Williams in the 1940s, is the recipient of the 2024 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize. John Hill


Headlines
on 2/8/24

Marianne Burkhalter and Christian Sumi are deserved laureates of the 2024 Prix Meret Oppenheim in the Architecture category. From the mid-1980s, the duo designed pioneering wooden buildings in an unmistakable language of form and color. Elias Baumgarten


Works
on 2/7/24

PAVA architects introduces Kaomai Museums and Tea Barn, an adaptive-reuse of a 68-year-old tobacco processing plant estate in Chiang Mai, Thailand, owned by Kaomai Estate 1955. The project won the Completed Buildings: Creative Reuse category at the 2023 World Architecture Festival... PAVA architects


Insight
on 2/7/24

Arkitekten (The Architect), winner of a special mention at the 2023 Berlinale Series Award, is a dystopian work about a female architect who is forced to live in an underground parking garage due to rising housing prices. Spanish-Architects spoke with the series creators, Nora... Ana María Álvarez


Specials
on 2/7/24

Lighting design has come a long way in the last two decades. What used to be part of electrical planning is now an integral part of building design. One person who has made significant contributions to this field for 25 years, both in practice and in teaching, is Michael F. Rohde from... Thomas Geuder


Specials
on 2/7/24

Climate change is a fact, which is why for Nefeli Mavroeidi, moving away from fossil fuels is the only way for the necessary transformation, not only in the construction sector but in all sectors. As the team leader for Building Physics & Sustainability at Werner Sobek Green... Thomas Geuder


Found
on 2/6/24

The latest installation in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, an awe-inducing subterranean space marked by hundreds of concrete columns reflected in a surface of water, is artist Rachel Rossin's Haha Real, which takes visitors on a voyage inspired by The Velveteen Rabbit. John Hill


Film
on 2/6/24

As we await the announcement of the finalists for the 2024 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award, watch a half-hour video on the selection of the winners of the EUmies Awards 2022. John Hill


Specials
on 2/5/24

Keeping pace with the times: from 3 to 8 March, the world's leading trade fair for lighting and building services technology will showcase trends and innovations for future-proof solutions. With over 2,000 exhibitors, Light + Building 2024 is already proving very popular in the run-up... Editorial Team


Headlines
on 2/5/24

On February 1 the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) announced the completion of a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Midtown Bus Terminal, which would replace the much-unloved Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, revealing two renderings of the... John Hill


Number
on 2/5/24

Minimum funds required to rebuild the burnt-out Mackintosh Building at the Glasgow School of Art, according to architect David Chipperfield:... René Ammann


Specials
on 2/5/24

Three examples from Africa show how architecture can respond to crises. The African continent is particularly affected by the impacts of climate change as well as poverty and associated diseases. At the same time, crucial decisions are being made in such places. Susanna Koeberle


Headlines
on 2/2/24

In revised plans submitted for planning approval, Eric Parry Architects' design of 1 Undershaft, a 74-story tower to be located in the City of London, would reach a height of 309.6m (1015.8 feet), making it the capital's joint-highest building. John Hill


Found
on 2/1/24

Brooklyn Bridge Park is a new visual biography about the namesake, 1.3-mile (2-km) long park on the Brooklyn waterfront. Designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA), the park is immensely popular for its views of Lower Manhattan, mix of active and passive uses, and beautiful... John Hill


Headlines
on 1/31/24

The Sorol Art Museum, which opens to the public in Gangneung, South Korea on February 14, 2024, is the first completed building in Korea by Meier Partners and the first project completed since the New York firm restructured in 2021. John Hill


Film
on 1/30/24

In Structures of Being, Argentine artist Sofia Crespo covered the historic facade of Antoni Gaudí's Casa Batlló in Barcelona with AI-generated images over two nights in January. John Hill


Reviews
on 1/30/24

The Interactive Learning Pavilion at the University of California, Santa Barbara received the most votes in our poll for US Building of the Year 2023. Designed by Seattle's LMN Architects, the classroom building consists of two volumes astride an open-air “street” that, John Hill

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Reviews
on 1/29/24

Since 2017, when the architects from urbanus identified Nantou as the focus for the Shenzhen – Hong Kong Biennale, several buildings have been... Eduard Kögel

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Number
on 1/28/24

Price of a three-story penthouse in Dubai with more than 77,000 square feet (7,154 m2), larger than... René Ammann


Headlines
on 1/26/24

UNStudio has shared images of their concept for a spokeless Ferris wheel in Seoul, while Rafael Viñoly Architects has revealed their design of a vineyard-topped terminal for Aeroporto Amerigo Vespucci in Florence. John Hill


Insight
on 1/25/24

World-Architects Editor in Chief John Hill spoke with Shashi Caan, CEO of IFI – International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers, about how IFI works, the challenges interior architects and designers face today, Caan’s career leading up to IFI and her role as CEO, and IFI’s Global... John Hill


Film
on 1/24/24

Five months after the Norman Foster retrospective exhibition wrapped up its three-month run at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Norman Foster Foundation has released a 45-documentary about the making of the exhibition and a survey of some of the numerous projects in the... John Hill


Headlines
on 1/23/24

The Legends Tower, part of The Boardwalk at Bricktown, a proposed mixed-use development in Oklahoma City by developer Matteson Capital and architecture firm AO, is targeting a height of 1,907 feet — 131 feet taller than the tallest building in the United States. John Hill


Found
on 1/23/24

The National Building Museum in Washington, DC, opened Building Stories on January 21. Six years in the making, the ambitious multigenerational exhibition curated by Leonard Marcus, an expert on children's literature, will be on display for ten years. John Hill


Found
on 1/22/24

Mass Studies, the office of South Korean architect Minsuk Cho, has been selected to design the 23rd Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, set to open in London's Kensington Gardens in June. Archipelagic Void is inspired by small courtyards found in old Korean houses.  John Hill


Number
on 1/19/24

Price per square meter paid for the plot of land where The Henderson, a 36-story office building designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, is nearing... René Ammann


Headlines
on 1/18/24

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named Lesley Lokko the 2024 recipient of the Royal Gold Medal, given annually “to a person or group of people who have had a significant influence on the advancement of architecture.” John Hill


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