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Federico Babina's "Archibet" is the latest in an obscure but relatively long history of illustrations portraying architecture in alphabet form. John Hill

The "art and design of monumental typography" is the subject and subtitle of Lettering Large, a new book from design educator and prolific author Steven Heller with Mirko Ilić. John Hill

Art lovers and the downright curious braved cold temperatures and occasional rain and snow for hours to get short looks at Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room  - The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away, part of her I Who Have Arrived In Heaven exhibition at David Zwirner... John Hill

The recipients of the 25th Piranesi Awards were announced last week at the conclusion of the Piran Days of Architecture in Slovenia. From the 40 nominated projects culled from 8 countries in the Alpe Adria region and Central Europe, the Piranesi Award was given to Ring Road Bressanone-Varne in... John Hill

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

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

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

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

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

Developer Cathedral Group has asked 20 architects and designers to design dolls' houses for the 21st century. Each will be auctioned off next month to raise money for KIDS, a UK charity that helps disabled children and their families. John Hill

On Saturday the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that Team Austria, made up of students from the Vienna Institute of Technology, is the winner of the 2013 Solar Decathlon, held at Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California.  John Hill

On September 28 the Serpentine Gallery in London's Kensington Gardens opened the Sackler Gallery, a new exhibition space and restaurant in a former gunpowder depot about a five-minute walk from the main gallery. Zaha Hadid designed a signature swooping appendage to the 1805 brick building,... John Hill

From 27 September to 13 October the Lucerne Festival Ark Nova 2013 Music Festival is taking place in Matsushima, Japan, what organizers call "a city left with memories of the unforgettable earthquakes and tsunamis that struck Japan on March 11, 2011." John Hill

The fifth Oslo Architecture Triennale, which opened 19 September, is curated by Rotor and built around the theme Behind the Green Door – Architecture and the desire for sustainability. Rotor asks if architecture is up to the task of building the sustainable society and addresses it... John Hill

One of the highlights of the weeklong London Design Festivalnbsp;(14-22 September) is the Endless Stair, which occupies the lawn in front of the Tate Modern until 10 October. London's dRMM was obviously inspired by M.C. Escher in their design, which entices people to move up and down... John Hill

The distinctive black-and-white striped oculus of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) can be glimpsed in this photo, where a portion of the Mario Botta museum is being demolished to make way for the expansion designed by Snøhetta. John Hill

The latest iteration of artist and identical twins Mike and Doug Starn's Big Bambú can be found in a bamboo grove on Japan's Teshima Island, as part of the Setouchi Triennale 2013. John Hill

Open since June, the Museum of Architectural Graphics in Berlin houses the extensive architectural drawing collection of the Tchoban Foundation. John Hill

On July 1, Sokol Blosser Winery opened its new tasting room designed by Allied Works Architecture. John Hill

United Nude, the fashion company of Rem D Koolhaas (no, that Rem's nephew), has announced the limited edition Nova Shoe, designed by Zaha Hadid.  John Hill

On June 27 MoMA PS1 unveiled the 14th Young Architects Program installation in the courtyard of its Long Island City, Queens, home. Party Wall is designed by CODA and will be in place until the end of August.  John Hill

World-Architects attended the 2013 AIA National Convention in Denver, Colorado, and one of the definite highlights was the Clyfford Still Museum designed by Allied Works.  John Hill

Diogenes of Sinope was an Ancient Greek philosopher who rejected the amenities of civilized life by living in a barrel in the Agora of Athens. Over 2,300 years later, his name is being used for a 6-square-meter (64-square-foot) living unit designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop with Vitra. John Hill

The latest pavilion, designed by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, opened on 8 June and runs until 20 October. John Hill

As part of the 55th International Art Exhibition in Venice, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is exhibiting three large-scale works including Bang, which immerses visitors amongst hundreds of wooden stools balanced precariously. John Hill

The rotunda of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece is transformed this summer into Aten Reign, one of artist James Turrell's signature Skyspaces.  John Hill

As we were putting together the awards, competitions, completed buildings, exhibition, and monographs for our biannual Selected News from Selected Architects, one of the projects that stood out is Min | Day's design for the Bemis InfoShop in Nebraska. John Hill

Soo Sunny Park's Unwoven Light, on display until August 30 at Rice University Art Gallery in Houston, bathes the gallery in brilliant colors via artificial and natural light refracted through the Plexiglas pieces. John Hill

Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's sculptures aim to bring a smile to anybody's face. His Rubber Duck is docked in Hong Kong's Harbour City from May 2 to June 9, 2013. John Hill

It was 20 years ago this spring that the demolition of Kowloon Walled City near Hong Kong's former Kai Tak Airport began. On this anniversary, the South China Morning Post publishes a feature accompanied by a highly detailed inforgraphic. John Hill

In Australian photographer Ben Thomas's latest series, Accession, he inverts views of cities to create odd alternate realities.  John Hill

As part of the 2013 Milano Salone (April 9-14), Panasonic commissioned architect Akihisa Hirata to design an installation occupying an arcade at the University of Milan. John Hill

On April 13, after a 10-year restoration and renovation headed by Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos of Seville, the "Museum of the Netherlands" in Amsterdam opens its doors. John Hill

On March 1 the Storefront for Art and Architecture is holding its 30th Anniversary Gala in the magnificent 9-story atrium space of Temple Court at 5 Beekman Street in Lower Manhattan. John Hill

Is this a bird's eye view of Midtown Manhattan? Or a model of a planned city in China? No, it's actually a sculpture made entirely of scrap wood by James McNabb. John Hill

United Visual Artists' Always/Never is the result of their "recent investigations of the perception of time." John Hill