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Film
on 7/8/13

On the occasion of the exhibition A New Sculpturalism: Contemporary Architects from Southern California, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) has produced a trio of videos featuring interviews with 36 architects practicing in Los Angeles. It is a who's-who list of architects,... John Hill


Headlines
on 7/8/13

The Japanese architect is the recipient of the biennial $100,000 prize from the Milwaukee-based Marcus Corporation Foundation. John Hill


Found
on 7/8/13

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


Headlines
on 7/1/13

The Eisenhower Memorial Commission OK'd Frank Gehry's changes to his controversial memorial to the 34th President. John Hill


Headlines
on 7/1/13

Denmark's Henning Larsen, architect of the Mies Prize-winning Harpa Concert Hall, died in Copenhagen on June 22. John Hill


Insight
on 7/1/13

June is the beginning of summer and also a month when a number of architecture and design events converge in the United States. The middle of the month saw the 2013 American Institute of Architects Convention, held in Denver, Colorado. Before and after those three days in the Mile-High City,... John Hill


Found
on 7/1/13

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


Headlines
on 7/1/13

The Swedish furniture company teams with the United Nations to make refugee housing. John Hill


Headlines
on 7/1/13

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority selected the Swiss firm to design the new museum of visual culture in Hong Kong. John Hill


Headlines
on 6/24/13

Some of the 1 million protesters taking to the streets of Brazil last week demonstrated in Brasilia, designed by the late Oscar Niemeyer. John Hill


Headlines
on 6/24/13

The Musée des civilizations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée, designed by Rudy Riccotti, officially opened its doors in Marseille on June 7. John Hill


Products
on 6/24/13

Due to the dual nature of its program, the Daeyang Gallery and House in Seoul, designed by Steven Holl Architects, includes spaces for the display of art that do not want direct sunlight. To achieve this, Okalux's KAPILUX T insulating glass is incorporated into skylights capping the gallery... John Hill, Thomas Geuder


Headlines
on 6/24/13

In a letter to Harvard GSD's Women in Design, Pritzker Jury Chair Lord Palumbo denied their petitions requesting equal acknowledgment. John Hill


Film
on 6/24/13

The question "what is architecture?" is one of the most basic—but also one of the most difficult—things architects ask themselves. It is a philosophical question that resists a definitive answer yet provokes intellectual exploration. Architects' answers also help define... John Hill


Found
on 6/24/13

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


Insight
on 6/17/13

Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes runs from 15 June - 23 September 2013 at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. It is the museum's first comprehensive exhibition on Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965), and is billed as "the largest... John Hill


Headlines
on 6/17/13

AMBS Architects reveal their design for the building that will be the center of planned "Youth City" in the Iraqi capital. John Hill


Headlines
on 6/17/13

Eight months after Hurricane Sandy, and six months before the end of his last term, Mayor Bloomberg unveils a major infrastructure plan. John Hill


Headlines
on 6/17/13

Diller Scofidio + Renfro's inflatable pavilion planned for the museum on the National Mall in Washington, DC, has been canceled. John Hill


Found
on 6/17/13

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


Headlines
on 6/10/13

After backing out and thereby threatening the upcoming New Sculpturalism exhibition, Gehry changes his mind. John Hill


Headlines
on 6/10/13

Bjarke Ingels Group's design for the Danish toy company's "experience center" aptly resembles a pile of LEGO blocks. John Hill


Products
on 6/10/13

Since its 2007 completion, the Kolumba Art Museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne has sat atop the ruins of the Gothic St. Kolumba church, destroyed in World War II. In Peter Zumthor's design, materiality is of the utmost importance, so the Swiss architect worked with Danish company Petersen... John Hill


Headlines
on 6/10/13

Peter Zumthor's preliminary plans for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art are highlighted in a new exhibition. John Hill


Found
on 6/10/13

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


Headlines
on 6/3/13

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art closes for three years to realize the Snøhetta-designed expansion. John Hill


Headlines
on 6/3/13

Four architects—Diller Scofio + Renfro, H3 Hardy, SHoP Architects, SOM—envision new futures for Penn Station and Madison Square Garden. John Hill


Found
on 6/3/13

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


Headlines
on 6/3/13

Broad Sustainable Building's Sky City is set to start construction in June—with completion seven months later! John Hill


Headlines
on 5/27/13

We've assembled some of our favorite products, designs, and booths from last week's International Contemporary Funiture Fair in NYC. John Hill


Headlines
on 5/27/13

The bright pink "Dreamhouse Experience" opened on May 16 to smiling girls as well as protesters. John Hill


Found
on 5/27/13

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


Headlines
on 5/27/13

A European Museum of the Year Award, a new design gallery, and a new metro station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. John Hill


Found
on 5/20/13

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


Headlines
on 5/20/13

The Dutch architect has been appointed Director of the Berlage Center for Advanced studies in Architecture and Urban Design at the Delft University of Technology. John Hill


Headlines
on 5/20/13

Workers in Belize partially destroyed a 2,300-year-old pyramid to use the crushed rock for road fill. John Hill


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