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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 artist, architect and partner in the Reversible Destiny Foundation with the late Arakawa died on January 8. John Hill

Diller Scofidio + Renfro's proposal doesn't save the 2001 building designed by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien. John Hill

EXYD GmbH's M series line of stainless steel panels are hammered and beaten to create bumpy surfaces that fragment reflections along the lines of Impressionist paintings. BEHF Architects used the panels for the canopy of the Neukauf shopping center in Villach, Austria, "reflecting a new... 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

Herzog & de Meuron's highly anticipated Pérez Art Museum Miami opened during Miami Art Week/Art Basel. John Hill

For our last Insight feature of 2013, World-Architects is taking a look back at the events, significant projects, and passings of the last 12 months, while also taking a look ahead at projects expected to be completed next year. John Hill

The design by Australia's Denton Corker Marshall opens days before the winter solstice. John Hill

A senior housing project in Düren, Germany, designed by JSWD Architects shows a rippling alternative to flat metal panels, courtesy of Fielitz GmbH's "Water Wave Vision" product. John Hill, Thomas Geuder

Frank Lloyd Wright's 1894 masterpiece in River Forest, near Chicago, is on sale for the first time in nearly 60 years. John Hill

On November 27, Dubai was announced as the host city of the 2020 World Expo with the theme "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future." John Hill

A five-hour blaze hit the 1,600-seat auditorium of the 1989 cultural center. 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

An incident kills two people at the São Paulo stadium set to host the opening ceremony of the Brazil World Cup next year. John Hill

Frank Gehry moves forward on plans for two large-scale projects in his adopted and native hometowns. John Hill

The 500,000 square meter (5.3 million sf) terminal designed by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas opens November 28. 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

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

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

Musician and architecture enthusiast Kanye West stopped by Harvard GSD to talk with students and give away some concert tickets. 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

The Nobel Foundation has selected three schemes in the competition to design its new home in Stockholm. John Hill

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada honors the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network. John Hill

The CTBUH's ruling makes One World Trade Center the tallest building in North America. 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

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

Italian company Zamperla has unveiled plans to transform landfilled San Biagio Island into an amusement park. John Hill

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

The Wall Street Journal gives its 2013 architecture and design honors to David Adjaye and Thomas Woltz. John Hill

The studio flats in the 1926 Bauhaus Dessau are now available as hotel accommodations for travelers. John Hill

Santiago Calatrava has released renderings of his design of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. 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

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

A Usonian house Frank Lloyd Wright designed in 1939 is finally realized, the 13th Wright building at FSU. 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