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The Architecture Drawing Prize, curated by Make Architects, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the World Architecture Festival (WAF), received 166 entries. Three winners were announced this week. John Hill

The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida, has unveiled new plans for the first public garden designed by Lord Norman Foster, part of the museum's building expansion being carried out by Foster + Partners. John Hill

The New York Times is reporting that, one month after Barry Diller pulled the plug on Thomas Heatherwick's Pier 55, the billionaire businessman is reviving the project. John Hill

A couple recent videos highlight the groundbreaking work of two research groups — Block Research Group and Gramazio Kohler Research — in the Institute of Technology in Architecture at ETH Zürich. John Hill

As part of Bloomberg's new European Headquarters in London designed by Foster + Partners, artist Olafur Eliasson has installed No future is possible without a past into the "Vortex." John Hill

The team led by the firms of David Adjaye and Ron Arad has won the United Kingdom Holocaust Memorial International Design Competition. John Hill

As part of Dutch Design Week (DDW), MVRDV and The Why Factory have installed (W)ego  The Future City is Flexible at Marktplein square in Eindhoven. John Hill

Allied Works Architecture is responsible for numerous notable museums, such as the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, and institutional projects. But how does the firm work? How do Brad Cloepfil and his team develop such distinctive designs? John Hill

Apple Michigan Avenue, designed by Norman Foster, opens today on a site overlooking the Chicago River. John Hill

A tower designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for the Kushner Companies and Vornado Realty Trust at 666 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan appears to be dead. John Hill

...the Guggenheim Bilbao opened its doors for the first time. The museum celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Frank Gehry-designed building with a light show gracing the building's titanium skin. John Hill

Students from four Swiss universities bested ten competitors to win the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon 2017 that took place recently in Denver, Colorado. John Hill

On 15 September 2017 Brigitte Kowanz's Fountain at the old Glanzstoff factory in St. Pölten, Austria, was illuminated. The site-specific artwork is a permanent presence at the former industrial site. John Hill

Leuphana University of Lüneburg is one of the best known universities in Germany and one where Daniel Libeskind has served as a visiting professor. The architect has now supplied the university with a new Central Building in his recognizable style. John Hill, Thomas Geuder

At a recent ceremony in Chicago, Illinois, the LafargeHolcim Foundation announced the winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for North America, projects that "show how the leading edge of sustainable design means reaching far beyond 'common sense'." John Hill

New York's New Museum has announced their selection of OMA to design the institution's next phase of expansion: a new building next to SANAA's well known 2007 building on the Bowery. John Hill

Landscape architect Kate Orff and designer/urban planner Damon Rich are among the Class of 2017 MacArthur "Genius" Fellows. John Hill

The Centre for Music project in London has announced that New York's Diller Scofidio + Renfro, working with London's Sheppard Robson, has ben selected to design the new Centre for Music near the Barbican. John Hill

The American Architecture Prize (AAP) has announced this year’s winners, what it considers "the most innovative, creative and inspiring architectural projects from all over the globe." John Hill

On the occasion of the Kunsthaus Bregenz's 20th birthday, its architect, Peter Zumthor, was invited to stage an exhibition. But those expecting Dear to Me to be a display celebrating the master architect's work will be disappointed. John Hill

The Vectorworks Design Summit 2017 took place over three days last month in Baltimore, not far from the software company's U.S. headquarters in Columbia, Maryland. Just like last year's event in Chicago, World-Architects served as an Exclusive Media Partner. Here is our recap of the... John Hill

At a recent ceremony in San José, Costa Rica, the LafargeHolcim Foundation announced the winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Latin America, projects with "innovative and often surprising proposals for ways to master the use of [water] in Latin America." John Hill

Reporting on the demise of Thomas Heatherwick projects is turning into something of a pastime, with news that a third project by the UK designer has died in as many months. John Hill

Last weekend the Vitra Design Museum opened An Eames Celebration, a four-part exhibition on designers Charles and Ray Eames that is situated in four buildings (Museum, Gallery, Schaudepot, Fire Station) on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. John Hill

On view at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey, until 25 Februrary 2018, Daniel Clayman's Radiant Landscape consists of site-specific glass installations born from the artist's background as a theater lighting designer. John Hill

Danish architect and urban designer Jan Gehl speaks with the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art about urban planning over the last fifty years, the interplay of life and form, and his efforts of enabling pedestrians to "reconquer the city." John Hill

Arcaid Images has revealed the twenty finalists – five in each of four categories – in this year’s Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards. John Hill

The fourth annual MPavilion, designed by OMA partners Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten, has opened to the public in Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens. John Hill

At a recent ceremony in Marseilles, France, the LafargeHolcim Foundation announced the winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Europe, projects that show "sustainable construction has become systematic and specific." John Hill

In June London architect Norman Foster opened an eponymous foundation in Madrid focused on interdisciplinary thinking and research. In addition to the historic main building it occupies, the Norman Foster Foundation consists of a pavilion with a transparent façade and some glossy... John Hill, Thomas Geuder

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced that "revered Modernist architect" Neave Brown is the recipient of the 2018 Royal Gold Medal, the UK's highest honor for architecture. John Hill

Chinese architect Zhang Ke has won the Alvar Aalto Medal, conferred by the Alvar Aalto Foundation, Museum of Finnish architecture, Finnish Architectural Society, Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA), and the City of Helsinki. John Hill

LEAF International has announced the winners of the 16th annual ABB LEAF Awards, which "celebrate the projects and personalities that have made the biggest impact upon our built environment, and the international design community, over the last 12 months and beyond." John Hill

In anticipation of its 2018 groundbreaking, the Studio Museum in Harlem has released renderings of its new building designed by David Adjaye. John Hill

Eric Reinholdt, an architect who lives and works on a small island just off the coast of Maine, has taken the Frank Gehry MasterClass and posted a review on his 30x40 Design Workshop YouTube channel. John Hill

The second Chicago Architecture Biennial opened to the public for its four-month run on September 16th. Artistic directors Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee, of Los Angeles firm Johnston Marklee, asked participants to address the theme Make New History. How did they respond? John Hill