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The Tippet Rise Art Center opens tomorrow on an 11,500-acre (4,450-hectare) ranch just north of Yellowstone in Fishtail, Montana. Among its many artworks are a few pieces by architects Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa of Ensamble Studio. John Hill

As part of Art Basel (16-19 June), Swiss artist Zimoun has installed hundreds of paper bags and DC motors inside an elevated shipping container. A small opening in the base of the container allows one visitor at a time to immerse themselves in the sound of the slowly moving bags. John Hill

Watch the six-year construction of Herzog & de Meuron's extension of their 2000 Tate Modern on London's South Bank in this two-minute time-lapse film made by Lobster Pictures (via Wallpaper*). The "New Tate Modern" opens to the public on Friday. John Hill

The colorful Weaving the Courtyard, Escobedo Solíz Studio's winning design in MoMA PS1's 17th annual Young Architects Program (YAP), recently opened to the public in Long Island City, Queens. John Hill

On 8 June, on Frank Lloyd Wright's 149th birthday, New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) announced the exhibition Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive, which will be on display next year from 12 June to 1 October. John Hill

An online gallery of the concept designs created by the shortlist for the Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art International Design Competition has been unveiled by Malcolm Reading Consultants. John Hill

In the second part of our three-part look at the major components of the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, here are a dozen of our favorite National Pavilions from the 65 found in the Giardini, the Arsenale, and beyond. John Hill

The US Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, curated by Cynthia Davidson and Monice Ponce de Leon, sets its aim at Detroit to exhibit twelve speculative architectural projects for the post-industrial American city. John Hill

The Nordic Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale goes by the theme In Therapy: Nordic Countries Face to Face and features a wooden ziggurat that allows visitors to get close to the concrete beams of Sverre Fehn's 1962 masterpiece. John Hill

The 2016 Serpentine Pavilion designed by BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group opens to the public in London's Kensington Gardens on Friday, accompanied by four 25sqm Summer Houses designed by other architects. John Hill

In a statement to Il Giornale dell'Architettura Patrik Schumacher, principal at Zaha Hadid Architects, describes Alejandro Aravena's Reporting from the Front as "confusing the general public on the tasks of contemporary architecture" and calls for its closure. John Hill

Studio Olafur Eliasson has inserted three installations in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles as part of his summer residency that runs from 7 June to 30 October 2016. John Hill

The Japanese Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale goes by the theme En: art of nexus to explore the changes taking place in Japan as new communities and architecture based on sharing appear. John Hill

The Korean Pavilion of the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale focuses on how the country's architects "perform a high-wire balancing act" between the Seoul metropolitan area's high land values and the government's strict building regulatory system. John Hill

The preliminary, approved design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro for the David M. Rubenstein Forum, a new hub for convening and scholarly collaboration, has been unveiled by the University of Chicago. John Hill

The Herzog & de Meuron-designed Schaudepot, a modest addition to the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany, opens to the public today. John Hill

Peru's national pavilion, Our Amazon Frontline, received a special mention in the awards of the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale. John Hill

The Pavilion of Slovenia at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale is a wooden structure filled with books that goes under the title Home at Arsenale: a curated library addressing the notions of home and dwelling. John Hill

Our first of three features on the three main components of the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale – the Reporting from the Front exhibition, the National Pavilions, and the Collateral Events – focuses on Alejandro Aravena's contribution, Reporting from the... John Hill

The awards of the 15th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia were announced at this morning's opening of the six-month-long exhibition. John Hill

A special exhibition, hosted by Fondazione Berengo and coinciding with the Venice Architecture Biennale, celebrates the late Zaha Hadid's four-decade-long career in architecture and design. John Hill

C+S Architects' contribution to the Reporting from the Front exhibition at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale focuses on the challenges of building enriching school facilities near Venice; a colorful, fun ramp expresses their approach to that typology. John Hill

Three of the most impressive structures within Reporting from the Front, the exhibition directed by Alejandro Aravena, are masonry vaults: one made from brick and "unqualified labor"; one made from unreinforced, cut stone; and one made from clay tile and built by students. John Hill

Architect Alejandro Aravena, director of this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, and Paolo Baratta, President of La Biennale di Venezia, launched the 15th International Architecture Exhibition with a press conference this morning. John Hill

Transsolar's contribution to this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, "Lightscapes: Local Identity – Exploring a Forgotten Resource," creates visible rays of light in the Arsenale as a means of merging technology with local knowledge. John Hill

The introductory room in the 15th International Architecture Exhibition: Reporting from the Front, directed by Alejandro Aravena, is made from 100 tons of waste dismantled from the 2015 Art Biennale. John Hill

The fifth installment in an interview series that explores the philosophical concerns of architects exhibiting at "TIME - SPACE - EXISTENCE," a collateral event at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, features architects Curtis W. Fentress of the global design firm Fentress... John Hill

World-Architects is in Venice to cover the 15th International Architecture Exhibition: Reporting from the Front, directed by this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize winner, Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena. John Hill

At the 2016 AIA Convention in Philadelphia this week, Shildan Group launched Fabrik® by Flexbrick, which consists of a stainless steel mesh woven with materials such as ceramic tiles to create unique screen walls. John Hill

The fourth installment in an interview series that explores the philosophical concerns of architects exhibiting at "TIME - SPACE - EXISTENCE," a collateral event at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, features architects Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell of Singapore's... John Hill

The third installment in an interview series that explores the philosophical concerns of architects exhibiting at "TIME - SPACE - EXISTENCE," a collateral event at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, features architect Meinhard von Gerkan, founding partner of Germany's gmp... John Hill

The third edition of the ArchMarathon Awards wrapped up on Monday with the announcement of twelve winning projects, including the Overall Winner: Vector Architects' Seashore Library in Beidaihe New District, China. John Hill

One of the highlights of the Vectorworks Design Summit that took place in Chicago from April 25th to 27th was a talk by Simonetta Cenci, partner at 5+1AA Architectures: "Architectural Competitions: From Sketch to BIM." John Hill

World-Architects took a quick jaunt through ICFF, which took place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York from May 14th to 17th. A couple standouts shared circular geometries. John Hill

The architect best known for designing Parliament House in Canberra, Australia's capital, died on Sunday at his home in Canberra. John Hill

A team led by French landscape architects Agence Ter has won the Renew Pershing Square competition with their "The Dynamic Heart of Los Angeles" entry. John Hill