A Provocative Museum Places African Art on the Global Stage – The New York Times
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BENGAL STREAM – The Vibrant Architecture Scene of Bangladesh
The catalog “BENGAL STREAM – The Vibrant Architecture Scene of Bangladesh”, the first publication on contemporary architecture in Bangladesh is available for pre-ordering at Christoph Merian Verlag. The catalog accompanies the upcoming show at the SAM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has one of the most… Continue reading
Everything is awesome! The brick-tastic brilliance of the new Lego House | Art and design | The Guardian
Source: Everything is awesome! The brick-tastic brilliance of the new Lego House | Art and design | The Guardian And see the slideshow at the Guardian here… Continue reading
Concrete thinking: Thomas Heatherwick is on a Cape crusade | Wallpaper*
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In a Remote Senegalese Village, International Artists Are Learning from Local Creatives
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Mocaa, Cape Town: grain silo reborn as Africas answer to Tate Modern | The Guardian
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John Portman’s America – SURFACE
Photographer Iwan Baan captures the human side of the architect’s work. Source: John Portman’s America – SURFACE Magazine At 92, many architects would be satisfied with a standard monograph filled with glossy pages and archival images. But not John Portman. In Portman’s America & Other Speculations… Continue reading
Portman’s America & Other Speculations – Harvard Graduate School of Design Exhibition and Lecture
Exhibition and Lecture at Harvard GSD Boston: Portman’s America & Other Speculations – Harvard Graduate School of Design AUG 28 – OCT 27, 2017 Location: Frances Loeb Library, Harvard GSD Boston Combining the talents of an architect, artist and developer, John Portman was able to embark on a series… Continue reading
SelgasCano’s Surreal Auditorium in Western Spain | 2017-08-02 | Architectural Record
The Spanish firm pays respect to nature by jolting it with the surreal.The plastic congress center is alien to both its natural setting and to the scruffy city outskirts behind it, a condition underscored at night, when the skin becomes a glowing lantern. Inside, this sense of estrangement is all-encompassing. Continue reading
Vijversburg Visitor Center by Junya Ishigami & Associates and Studio Maks | 2017-08-01 | Architectural Record
What happens when nature, science, and architecture come together? If done well, a work of art is created. A recent example of this sits hidden in the grounds of Park Groot Vijversburg in Tytsjerk, a small town in the Dutch province of Friesland, 93 miles northeast of Amsterdam. It is… Continue reading
Out now: Portman’s America: & Other Speculations, edited by Mohsen Mostafavi
Portman’s America & Other Speculations Edited by Mohsen Mostafavi Legendary architect, artist, and developer John Portman, Jr., is recognized for radically reshaping the relationship of architecture to city and citizen. He pioneered the role of architect as developer, and redefined the design and function of the American hotel with… Continue reading
How Dutch photographer Iwan Baan reveals the true face of global cities – The Globe and Mail
The master of the bigger picture Alex Bozikovic explains the fresh eye that photographer Iwan Baan has brought to architecture Source: How Dutch photographer Iwan Baan reveals the true face of global cities – The Globe and Mail… Continue reading