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A major RIBA exhibition in London presents the architect's five-decade-long career. John Hill

To recognize the achievements of firms profiled on World-Architects.com, we present the second biannual roundup of Awards, Competitions, Completed Buildings, Exhibitions, and Monographs; carefully selected, just like the profiles. John Hill

Brooklyn's Gia Wolff is the recipient of the first traveling fellowship open to architects outside of Harvard GSD since 1935. John Hill

Switzerland's Studio Zimoun are masters at manipulating space and sound through the use of repetitive elements and kinetic devices. Three recent installations in Germany, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland, documented through short films, really convey the sensory qualities that result from... John Hill

The Museum of Modern Art has selected Diller Scofidio + Renfro to design its expansion, potentially incorporating the former Folk Art Museum. John Hill

The Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum has announced the recipients of its 2013 National Design Awards. 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

Daniel Libeskind beat out Ann Hamilton and Jaume Plensa for a Holocaust memorial at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. John Hill

On April 25, the new Messe Basel building opened its doors for Baselworld, the World Watch and Jewelry Show, what is the driving force behind the new three-story addition designed by Herzog & de Meuron. With its top two floors perched above a glass base and straddling a roadway, the... John Hill

Harpa - Reykjavik Concert Hall & Conference Centre in Iceland wins 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award. 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

The American-born architect based in London died on April 20 after a short illness. John Hill

Architecture and other undergraduate students at the longtime tuition-free school will pay up to $20,000 in yearly tuition. John Hill

This short film, edited by ViaViLi (Khaled Morgan and Elnaz Anzalchi), pieces together 20 clips of famous architects talking about architecture. It is a who's who of architects from the dawn of the television to our age of the Internet, spanning from the boastings of Frank Lloyd Wright to a... John Hill

On September 19, 2012, the new Folkwang Library opened on the Essen-Werden campus of the Folkwang University of the Arts. The boxy building, designed in a 2006 competition by Max Dudler, holds a 200,000-strong musicological collection behind a translucent skin that looks like stone but is in fact... John Hill

Not surprisingly the library, museum, and policy institute for the 43rd U.S. President is designed by Robert A.M. Stern. 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

After a three-year restoration, Norway's 1952 gift to the United Nations reopened in a ceremony last week. John Hill

Architect Renzo Piano's preliminary design for a $300 million museum on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles includes a "soap bubble." John Hill

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

The transformation of Tour Bois le Prêtre in Paris, by Frédéric Druot and Lacaton & Vassal, wins in the architecture category. 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

The sixth World Architecture Festival (WAF) will take place October 2-4, 2013 at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. With the awards submissions process underway (the deadline for entry is May 24), World-Architects thought it a good time to interview Paul Finch, the driving force behind WAF and... John Hill

Architekturbild e.v. has announced the winners of its biennial award, to be exhibited at DAM in Frankfurt. John Hill

The Vancouver property of late Canadian architect Arthur Erickson is being eyed for development. 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

The architect says she deserves "a Pritzker Prize inclusion ceremony" during an event on women in architecture. John Hill

A special committe has chosen architects to compete in the design of new home of the Nobel Prize in Stockholm. John Hill

The importance of photography in promoting buildings and architects is undeniable. But what about the uncommissioned work—the personal explorations, the fine art exhibitions, the free work, the side projects—that architectural photographers undertake outside of their commercial jobs?... John Hill

Congress heard arguments for starting over with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in DC. John Hill

The winners of the 23rd MIPIM Awards were announced in Cannes, France, on March 14. John Hill

The thirty-somethings at Humans Since 1982 have created the "A Million Times (Time Dubai)" installation for Design Days Dubai, running from March 18-21. The installation is made up of a grid of 288 black-and-white clocks that are synchronized via an iPad to create flowing patterns that... John Hill

Today's predilection for glass walls and roofs often results in glare and heat gain, two issues addressed typically through shades, louvers, and other means of blocking or cutting down on direct sunlight. SageGlass, an "electronically tintable dynamic glass," is an alternative that... John Hill

Japanese architect Toyo Ito has been named the latest recipient of architecture's highest honor. John Hill

The Bjarke Ingels Group is selected to design the LEGO museum, and the Amager Bakke Waste-to-Energy Plant breaks ground. John Hill

World-Architects visited the New York office of BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group to check out their newly expanded studio on the 12th floor of the Starret-Lehigh building in Chelsea, chat about some of the differences and similarities between working in Denmark and the United States, and look at some... John Hill