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Estimated housing deficit in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital and home to 21 million people: 3 million René Ammann

From its establishment in 2014 until last year, Furioso Vineyards occupied a barn-like, easy-to-miss building with red siding. Renovated by Portland's Waechter Architecture, the winery's charred cedar screen now grabs the attention of those driving by, while glass walls invite them to sip some... Waechter Architecture

The Irish-born American architect Kevin Roche, recipient of the 1982 Pritzker Architecture Prize, has died at the age of 96. Ulf Meyer

New York's Weiss/Manfredi has released renderings of their masterplan for the 28-acre U.S. Embassy campus in India, more than sixty years after Edward Durell Stone designed the Chancery there. John Hill

Nestled in the vales of the Eastern Townships, near the Vermont border, the Abercorn Chalet is the brainchild of Laurent Guez, designer and partner at Tux Creative. His aim was to create a unique living experience through architecture, embodying contrasts of harmony, open spaces and cozy... Tux Creative

Frank Gehry turns 90 today. He has achieved … everything. Ulf Meyer

Siza: Unseen and Unknown, now on display at the Tchoban Foundation. Museum for Architectural Drawing in Berlin, features around 100 sketches by architect Álvaro Siza — as well as drawings by his late wife, son, and grandson.

The Baechi Foundation contracted gus wüstemann architects to build a housing block in the outer green belt of Albisrieden in the city of Zurich — nine flats with a high living quality on a low budget. gus wüstemann architects

Tata Consultancy Services’ new software development campus was inspired by the important role courtyards play in traditional Indian architecture, specifically the role they play in fostering community interactions. Yazdani Studio Cannon Design

The small Dodged house is located in the historical city center of Lisbon, in the popular neighborhood of Mouraria. Leopold Banchini, Daniel Zamarbide

The studio led by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas has won the competition for the extension and restructuring of the port of Fontvieille with cultural, commercial, public, and landscaped spaces. John Hill

The building is set back facing Frankfurter Straße, thus generating the space for a public square – Emanuel Merck Platz. The interior is characterized by the unfolding of a continuously flowing spatial structure. HENN

Josep Lluis Sert served as Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design from 1953 to 1969, during which time he designed the Holyoke Center across the street from Harvard Square and the gates to Harvard Yard. Now the Smith Campus Center, the administrative building was renovated by Hopkins... Hopkins Architects, Bruner/Cott Architects

In the middle of nature at the Vinkeveense plassen, i29 interior architects and Chris Collaris designed a tiny holiday home. i29 interior architects & Chris Collaris

Number of new buildings of around 10 stories being built near the Acropolis in Athens that have sparked protests (and a petition with more than 22,000 signees) over the René Ammann

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is now accepting entries for the third $100,000 RAIC International Prize, formerly... John Hill

A "living sculpture" on display at the Centre Pompidou in Paris consists of oxygen-producing bacteria inserted into a 3D-printed substructure. Could this be the next generation of living walls that adorn buildings? John Hill

The Learning Resource Center is an innovative state-of-the-art library that provides a vibrant collection of study spaces organized around a dramatic social stair on the Michael J. Grant Campus of Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood, New York. ikon.5 architects

With Frank Gehry's 90th birthday coming at the end of the month, it's worth checking in on the status of two huge projects he's working on in the city he calls home and the one where he was born. John Hill

A major retrospective at the Met Breuer and the re-staging of a nearly 50-year-old installation in Brooklyn Bridge Park highlight the amazing, architectonic oeuvre of Iranian-American artist Siah Armajani. John Hill

Waterfront Toronto and Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs have released a project update for their creation of a mixed-use neighborhood on Toronto's Eastern Waterfront, complete with renderings that depict buildings made from mass timber. John Hill

There are two main guidelines for the architectural concept of Paloma Offices: the connection between the interior space that flows into the surrounding exterior and site constraints that generate the need to create a symbol for the area. CUMULUS

Barnard College occupies a small four-acre campus in New York's Morningside Heghts neighborhood, meaning expansion this century has involved the demolition of smaller modern buildings and their replacement with taller buildings. Down came Lehman Hall and up went the Milstein Center, which... Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

The upcoming ISH will be held on a new sequence of days and feature a revised trade fair structure as well as a focus on energy efficiency and digital applications. Martina Metzner

Finally. The commission for the design of the next MPavilion, to be built in Melbourne's Queen Victoria Gardens later this year, is Australia's most respected, recognized, and celebrated architect, Glenn Murcutt. John Hill

Forum Square in Uppsala has been revitalized by White arkitekter with a 65-meter-long, double-sided sofa made from 3,500 pieces of a glass-quartz composite that meld to create a contoured landscape. John Hill

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art's Louisiana Channel sits down with Frank Gehry in his Santa Monica studio. The architect, who turns 90 at the end of this month, speaks about everything from flunking a drawing class when he was young to his advice for a post-Trump world. John Hill

Thursday, Valentine's Day, Amazon broke up with New York City, saying that it is canceling plans to build a corporate headquarters in Long Island City, Queens, just across the East River from Midtown Manhattan. John Hill

Japanese architect Junya Ishigami has been selected to design the 2019 Serpentine Pavilion. Renderings reveal a slate canopy effortlessly lifted above the landscape of Kensington Gardens on a grid of stilts. John Hill

The Zhelin New Town Administration and Community Service Center was completed in mid-2018 in Shanghai's Fengxian District. Su Shengliang of Schran Images recently photographed the building. One Design Inc

Snøhetta's second pass at renovating 550 Madison Avenue — better known as Philip Johnson and John Burgee's AT&T Building from 1984 — have been approved "with modifications" by NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission. John Hill

The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced the five works in the running for the 2019 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. John Hill

On January 19, 2019 – a chilly Saturday – seven hundred people packed into the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for In Our Time, a day-long celebration of the best buildings and “inspiring architectural ideas” from 2018. John Hill

Located in the Shenzhen's eastern Longgang district, the Cultural Centre contributes a rich and varied cultural programme housed in an iconic urban connector. Mecanoo

The aptly named Eco House sits in a clearing in the woods on Shelter Island, a small island that can only be reached by ferry from Long Island. Designed by Vibeke Lichten, the house is built of concrete and topped by solar panels. The architect answered a few questions about the project. Vibeke Lichten

Chicago's Luftwerk, in collaboration with Iker Gil, has installed Geometry of Light at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona. On display this week, the immersive installation paints lines of light across the pavilion's orthogonal surfaces. John Hill