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on 02.12.2013
The 500,000 square meter (5.3 million sf) terminal designed by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas opens November 28. John Hill
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on 02.12.2013
A site determines much of a building's form and orientation, and such is clearly the case with the aptly named Ridge House in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. GriD architects' design features two intersecting linear bars, one positioned to strategically frame views of the river and...
Insight
on 02.12.2013
Brothers Piet and Wim Eckert have always worked together, be it during their studies at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) or at OMA, where they both worked after graduating. They knew that if they would work as architects, they would not want to design for someone else. And due to... Jenny Keller
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on 01.12.2013
This month’s Building Review takes a closer look at Kyushu Sangyo University’s campus landscaping, by Fukuoka-based landscaping company Design Network. The park-like campus is designed to provide a diversity of relaxed spaces that students move through and spend time...
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on 25.11.2013
Identity can be expressed in many ways, and for universities it is as varied as school colors, a sports mascot, Greek letter, and pride in the achievements of alumni. At Washington State University, identity comes across at the new Brelsford WSU Visitor Center, designd by Olson Kundig...
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on 25.11.2013
Removing the buildings from architectural photography may not seem like something to celebrate in the age of Photoshop, but there is something appealing about the photos of famous buildings hand-cut by Mexican artist Jose Dávila, 90 of them assembled in the new book There But Not. John Hill
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on 25.11.2013
Studio Mishin approached Arup's Materials Consulting and Lighting Design teams for help in engineering a perforated copper stair in the center of the Villa Mallorca in Spain. The pleated planes of the three-story-high staircase are made from 200 square meters (2,150 square feet) of copper... John Hill
Film
on 25.11.2013
This short film by Nathan Eddy, a journalist based in Germany, touches on the various issues surrounding the preservation of Bertrand Goldberg's Prentice Women's Hospital, through interviews with critics and preservationists on the one hand, and the client and a lawyer on the other. John Hill
Headlines
on 25.11.2013
Musician and architecture enthusiast Kanye West stopped by Harvard GSD to talk with students and give away some concert tickets. John Hill
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on 18.11.2013
According to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in a new interactive infographic, the answer to this Churchill-esque question is: "Yes." The value of architects, per the AIA, lies in how they "can affect the mental and physical health of everyone that comes into... John Hill
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on 18.11.2013
Italian architect Renzo Piano may be considered the go-to architect for museum commissions, but two recent projects show he is also the choice when it comes to adding to icons of 20th-century architecture: A gatehouse and monastery next to Le Corbusier's chapel at Ronchamp was completed in... Fred Bernstein
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on 18.11.2013
The Nobel Foundation has selected three schemes in the competition to design its new home in Stockholm. John Hill
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on 18.11.2013
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada honors the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network. John Hill
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on 18.11.2013
The CTBUH's ruling makes One World Trade Center the tallest building in North America. John Hill
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on 18.11.2013
Immediately adjacent to last year's Building of the Year-winning Masonic Amphitheatre is the Smith...
Found
on 11.11.2013
Artist Greg Shapter has created an installation on the brick party wall of the Domus showroom in Clerkenwell, London, that resembles architect Zaha Hadid. The catch is that "I Am Zaha" can only be grasped fully from one spot, which the artist has marked with an "X" on the... John Hill
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on 11.11.2013
The Kunstmuseum Ahrenshoop builds upon the town's past and present through a 500-strong collection of paintings and sculptures by local artists housed in five interconnected one-room galleries designed by Staab Architekten. The TECU® Brass cladding from KME gives the museum a strong image... John Hill
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on 11.11.2013
Italian company Zamperla has unveiled plans to transform landfilled San Biagio Island into an amusement park. John Hill
Film
on 11.11.2013
On October 20 the Sydney Opera House turned 40, celebtrating the milestone birthday of Jørn Utzon's masterpiece with a month of festivities: an anniversary concert, exhibitions, an architecture & design symposium, a website, a series of short films, and of course operas. Here we... John Hill
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on 11.11.2013
The Wall Street Journal gives its 2013 architecture and design honors to David Adjaye and Thomas Woltz. John Hill
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on 04.11.2013
Utah is easily one of the most beautiful states in America, thanks to its diversity of natural features—from the Bonneville Salt Flats and Great Salt Lake to Canyonlands National Park and Rocky Mountains Basin. The latter provides the gorgeous setting for Adobe's campus in the Utah...
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on 04.11.2013
The studio flats in the 1926 Bauhaus Dessau are now available as hotel accommodations for travelers. John Hill
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on 04.11.2013
Santiago Calatrava has released renderings of his design of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. John Hill
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on 04.11.2013
While many cities around the world are furnished with cookie-cutter bus stops that are often emblazoned with advertising, the village of Krumbach, Austria, is taking a much different approach, inviting seven international architects to design one-of-a-kind shelters. John Hill
Insight
on 04.11.2013
To recognize the achievements of firms profiled on World-Architects.com, we present the third biannual roundup of Awards, Competitions, Completed Buildings, Exhibitions, and Monographs; carefully selected, just like the profiles. John Hill
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on 04.11.2013
A Usonian house Frank Lloyd Wright designed in 1939 is finally realized, the 13th Wright building at FSU. John Hill
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on 01.11.2013
JUUL House, a two-generation residence designed by NKS Architects, sits adjacent to a river running through the suburbs of a small city in Fukuoka Prefecture. The client, a musician involved with music education in the local community, wanted a home that could also function as a small music hall....
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on 28.10.2013
Most of the participating architects in "Architecture for Dogs" are from Japan—such as Kazuyo Sejima, Toyo Ito, Shigeru Ban, Kengo Kuma, Atelier Bow-Wow, and project director Kenya Hara—so it's fitting that the final leg of the project's world tour takes place at... John Hill
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on 28.10.2013
To mark the release of its Dekton "ultra-compact surface," Cosentino is holding an exhibition (until October 31) at the Center for Architecture in New York City. The show highlights Daniel Libeskind's "Beyond the Wall" sculpture being realized at Cosentino's global... John Hill
Film
on 28.10.2013
The 45-story Torre David in Caracas, Venezuela, that is now home to an informal community of more than 750 families is a far cry from the high-profile commissions Iwan Baan is normally commissioned to photograph. It is one of the "ingenious homes in unexpected places" he discusses in... John Hill
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on 28.10.2013
As concrete buildings in the United States from the 1960s and 70s are faced with either demolition or renovation, hopefully projects like the Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston point the way to the latter. WORKac's small yet dramatic addition and renovation gives the museum a...
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on 28.10.2013
The two big-name architects will design the residential buildings that make up Phase 3 of London's Battersea Power Station development. John Hill
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on 28.10.2013
The Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) selected two innovative community projects—in Palestine and USA—for its 2013 awards. John Hill