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Chicago Riverwalk designer Carol Ross Barney to receive AIA Chicago's 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award
Chicago Riverwalk designer Carol Ross Barney to receive AIA Chicago's 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award
September 22, 2017 | Discuss
The AIA Chicago Board of Directors bestowed their 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award to architect Carol Ross Barney, who will be presented with the award during Chicago's Designight 2017 on October 13. With a career spanning over 40 years, Barney — who is regarded as “the People's...
New York's Paper Architecture at the Queens Museum
New York's Paper Architecture at the Queens Museum
September 21, 2017 | Discuss
Never Built New York at the Queens Museum presents 150 years of paper architecture from famous architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, I.M. Pei, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Louis Kahn, Moshe Safdie, Venturi Scott Brown, Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas and Zaha Hadid. The exhibition, curated by Sam Lubell...
“Unbuild the Wall” winners envision inclusive alternatives for the current U.S.-Mexico border wall
“Unbuild the Wall” winners envision inclusive alternatives for the current U.S.-Mexico border wall
September 21, 2017 | 1 Comment
In times like this, inclusivity is crucial as ever, especially in the form of architectural design. In response to the controversial U.S.-Mexico border wall that a certain U.S. president is still adamant about constructing, Spanish platform Archstorming invited architects and students to envision a more...
Sweden's Kasper Salin Prize for Best Building of the Year announces four shortlisted projects
Sweden's Kasper Salin Prize for Best Building of the Year announces four shortlisted projects
September 21, 2017 | Discuss
The Kasper Salin Prize for Best Building of the Year is awarded annually by the Swedish Association of Architects to a Swedish building or building project "of high architectural standard" — it is the country's oldest and most prestigious architectural award. In the past...
Dubai Design Week: The Middle East’s largest design event set to host biggest season yet in November
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Dubai Design Week: The Middle East’s largest design event set to host biggest season yet in November
September 21, 2017 | Discuss
Dubai is set to further develop its status as a cutting-edge, vibrant global design hub with the return of Dubai Design Week 13-18 November at locations across the city. Staged in partnership with Dubai Design District (d3), the six-day event, which boasts a...
The winning ideas of the “School without Classrooms, Berlin” competition
The winning ideas of the “School without Classrooms, Berlin” competition
September 20, 2017 | Discuss
The traditional setup of the classroom is growing obsolete as more schools opt for open, flexible spaces that encourage collaborative learning. In archasm's latest ideas competition, School without Classrooms | Berlin, entrants around the world had to design a new type of middle...
MAD's Tour Montparnasse "Mirage" turns the Eiffel Tower upside down
MAD's Tour Montparnasse "Mirage" turns the Eiffel Tower upside down
September 20, 2017 | Discuss
In the international architectural competition seeking to redesign Paris' infamous Montparnasse Tower, a winner has just been picked. From the list of seven candidates that made it on the shortlist (including heavy hitters like OMA, Studio Gang, Dominique Perrault), the proposal "Mirage"...
What not to miss at this year's designjunction, the leading destination for design, arts and culture
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What not to miss at this year's designjunction, the leading destination for design, arts and culture
September 20, 2017 | Discuss
Now in its seventh year, designjunction returns to Kings Cross this September (21-24) as part of the annual London Design Festival. The 2017 edition of the show will present more than 200 international design brands, hundreds of product launches, 70 tempting pop-up shops...
New images revealed of the winning Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Terminal design
New images revealed of the winning Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Terminal design
September 19, 2017 | 3 Comments
Last week we reported that the search for the new Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Terminal designer had come to an end with the selection of KL AIR, an international consortium consisting of KAAN Architecten, Estudio Lamela, ABT and Ineco, with the support of...
Albert Frey and Lina Bo Bardi cross paths in the “A Search for Living Architecture” exhibition
Albert Frey and Lina Bo Bardi cross paths in the “A Search for Living Architecture” exhibition
September 19, 2017 | Discuss
The works of Albert Frey and Lina Bo Bardi come together in “Albert Frey and Lina Bo Bardi: A Search for Living Architecture”, at the Palm Springs Art Museum. The exhibition delves into how each architect's work represents the rise of the São...
Design a bird observation tower to shape the very sensitive environment surrounding it
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Design a bird observation tower to shape the very sensitive environment surrounding it
September 19, 2017 | Discuss
Bee Breeders, in collaboration with “PASAULES DABAS FONDS” THE WWF ASSOCIATE PARTNER IN LATVIA, are calling for submissions for the Pape Bird Observation Tower architecture competition. The first in a series of competitions based in Latvia’s Pape Nature Park,the Pape Bird...