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The Vibeeng School designed by Arkitema Architects is a primary school that integrates sustainability and pedagogy in a low energy class 1 school. Arkitema Architects

The program for Mojo Stumer Associates' design of the Luxottica Group Headquarters consists of 40 corporate offices, cafeteria, meeting rooms, open offices, and two large bullpen areas. Mojo Stumer Associates

The International Union of Architects (UIA) awards its 2014 Gold Medal – its most prestigious award – to the Chinese born American architect, Ieoh Ming Pei. John Hill

Paris-based studio Silvio d’Ascia Architecture completes new data processing center for the Bank of Shanghai, its second such complex in Shanghai. Silvio d'Ascia Architecture

The Fundamentals theme for the 14th International Architecture Exhibition consists of three components: Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014, Elements of Architecture, and Monditalia. Here we look at Monditalia in the Arsenale's Corderie. John Hill

The site for C.T.Chen & Partners' Huaku V5 Corporate Headquarters is located in a newly developed high-end commercial and residential mixed-use area in Taipei. C.T.Chen & Partners

A restoration and renovation of the former thermic power station of Venice S. Lucia railway station for residential purposes, the project brings light and color where darkness reigned before, and it brings sustainability to the historic old town. GRUPPOFONARCHITETTI

In addition to the Gold and Silver Lion awards for National Participation, the jury of the 14th International Architecture Exhibition has awarded a Silver Lion best Monditalia research project and special mentions in all categories. John Hill

The jury of the 14th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale has awarded the Silver Lion for National Participation to Chile for "Monolith Controversies." John Hill

The jury of the 14th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale has awarded the Golden Lion for Best National Participation to Korea for "Crow’s Eye View: The Korean Peninsula." John Hill

The Fundamentals theme for the 14th International Architecture Exhibition consists of three components: Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014, Elements of Architecture, and Monditalia. Here we look at Elements of Architecture in the Central Pavilion. John Hill

City living no longer means just an apartment and a laundry room in the building. As people move back into American downtowns, they want fitness centers, social areas, outdoor space, bike storeage, even urban farming. Brunsfield America's new apartment building in the North Loop...

The exhibition Made in Europe, organized by the European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, opens today at Palazzo Michiel as a collateral event of the 2014 Venice Biennale. Here is a peek at the 25 years of the Mies/EU Prize on display. John Hill

Daniel Libeskind's project for the Venice Pavilion is comprised of three elements: 100 of the architect's never-before-seen drawings mounted on glass panels, a chandelier made from hand-blown glass, and a sculptural "X" in front of the pavilion. John Hill

As part of Lisson Gallery's Genius Loci – Spirit of Place, running concurrently with the Venice Biennale, Ai Weiwei has assembled a monumental stack of conjoined stainless steel bicycles overlooking the Grand Canal and Accademia bridge. John Hill

In the Elements of Architecture portion of the Venice Biennale, Rem Koolhaas has defined 15 fundamental elements, such as ceilings, floors, stairs, and walls. The latter has a particularly impressive kinetic skin wall by Germany's Barkow Leibinger. John Hill

As part of the Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 segment of Fundamentals, the 2014 Venice Biennale directed by Rem Koolhaas, the Architectural Association School of Architecture has realized a full-scale model of Le Corbusier's famous Maison Dom-ino. John Hill

World-Architects got a preview of the Time-Space-Existence exhibition, a collateral event of the Venice Biennale. The exhibition is being held in two venues: Palazzo Bembo and Palazzo Mora. Here we highlight some pieces from Palazzo Mora. John Hill

World-Architects got a preview of the Time-Space-Existence exhibition, a collateral event of the Venice Biennale. The exhibition is being held in two venues: Palazzo Bembo and Palazzo Mora. Here we highlight some pieces from Palazzo Bembo. John Hill

Last night was a small party for press at the Biennale office near San Marco. The man of the hour, of course, was Director Rem Koolhaas, who mingled for a while (and chatted on the phone) before getting on his boat. John Hill

The World-Architects team has arrived in Venice for the Biennale. Be sure to check in daily, as we'll be posting to the Daily News throughout the week. Pictured is a vaporetto with Irma Boom's graphic treatment for Fundamentals. John Hill

The National September 11 Memorial Museum opened to the public on May 21, 2014. Designed by Davis Brody Bond, the museum is located beneath the 8.5-acre Michael Arad/Peter Walker Memorial Plaza, for which the firm served as executive architect. John Hill, Davis Brody Bond

a/LTA won a 2013 competition for an intergenerational residence in ZAC Beauregard-Qunicé, Rennes, France. This "city fragment" is conceived as a durable space, open and porous, lending itself to new forms of function. John Hill, a/LTA architectes

As local pharmacies across the United States fall to ubiquitous chains like CVS, it's refreshing to see this nearly 70-year-old pharmacy in suburban Detroit thrive and reinvent itself. Architecture is an important element in the latter, from the façade to the layout and the...

This head office for a human resource development and networking company was designed by Akitoshi Ukai of Aichi-based architecture firm AUAU. When the company decided to move the center of its operations to a site surrounded by paddy fields in Toyota City, client and architect seized the...

World-Architects will be in Venice for the 14th International Architecture Exhibition, directed by Rem Koolhaas under the theme "Fundamentals." John Hill

The sophisticated, multi-layered glass façade of Annette Gigon and Mike Guyer's Würth House in Rorschach, Switzerland, appears rippling; fitting for its setting on Lake Constance. John Hill, Thomas Geuder

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, the architecture mentor in the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative for 2014-15, has selected Paraguayan architect Gloria Cabral as his protégé. John Hill

Artist Robert Morris's permanent addition to the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, opened on May 22. John Hill

The project site for this residence is a 7,500 sf cross slope lot in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. The property is located near the top of a significant hill with panoramic views towards the Silver Lake Reservoir. John Hill, ANX /Aaron Neubert Architects

The Royal Greenwich UTC is a co-educational college for 600 14-18 year-olds. The UTC specializes in engineering and construction and has state-of-the-art equipment to give students the best possible opportunities. John Hill, Walters & Cohen Architects

The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe present “Made in Europe”, an exhibition tracing 25 years of European architecture in the Palazzo Michiel from June 7th to August 4th, coinciding with Biennale Architettura 2014. John Hill

Five proposals vying to be Sweden's newest skyscraper, to be built in Gothenburg, have been selected in the Karlavagnstornet competition. John Hill

Tonight the Montreal Symphony Orchestra inaugurates the pipe organ at Maison Symphonique. The 6,489-pipe colossus is a collaboration between Jack Diamond of Diamond Schmitt Architects and Quebec-based organ manufacturer Casavant Frères. John Hill

Following the 2011 competition UNStudio’s World Horticultural Expo Theme Pavilion in Qingdao, China, has been realized. The World Horticultural Expo 2014 takes place the Chinese city of Qingdao from April to October 2014. John Hill, UNStudio