Huang Gongwang Museum by Amateur Architecture Studio
By Clifford A. Pearson – Since early in his career, when he worked on construction sites and got hands-on experience with vernacular building methods, Wang Shu has drawn inspiration from traditional Chinese attitudes toward architecture’s place within the larger context of landscape. So he and Lu Wenyu, his wife and partner in… Continue reading
‘Architecture of Independence’ in Africa’s Fast-Growing Cities
By Jason Farago – Did you make it to the eighth episode of “The Young Pope,” the one which sees our saintly Jude Law bring his pontifical dog-and-pony show to a country called Africa? Astounding, in 2017, that you can still get away with this: the anonymous land ruled by… Continue reading
Amir Shakib Arslan Mosque
The design for a new mosque in an old structure southeast of Beirut explores the intersection of secular and religious ideas in Islamic sacred architecture. Read more in Architect Magazine…… Continue reading
Bibliothèque Alexis de Tocqueville by OMA
A crisscrossing library in France marks the spot for a regional center along a redeveloping riverfront. By Josephine Minutillo – Books are over,” Rem Koolhaas asserted slyly at the opening of the Bibliothèque Alexis de Tocqueville in Caen, France, on January 13. “That’s what everyone kept saying. Happily, on the contrary, books… Continue reading
Palestinian Museum by Heneghan Peng Architects
North of Jerusalem, reached by roads that are often narrow and winding, the Palestinian Museum first appears as a low-lying beacon set amid the surrounding hills. Composed of two shardlike limestone volumes joined above a low, triangular expanse of glass, the building crests a cascade of landscaped terraces. With its… Continue reading
Barbican presents The Japanese House: Architecture and life after 1945
The Japanese House: Architecture and Life after 1945 at Barbican Art Gallery is the first major UK exhibition to focus on Japanese domestic architecture from the end of the Second World War to today, a field which has consistently produced some of the most influential and extraordinary examples of… Continue reading
Second Home by SelgasCano
SelgasCano designed a coworking space at the Mercado de Ribeira in Lisbon, which uses more than 1,000 plants to create natural privacy between teams. Read the complete article in Domus… More news coverage: Architectural Record, March 1, 2017… Continue reading
A Look at Some of Architect Bjarke Ingels’s Most Whimsical and Awe-Inspiring Buildings
By MadeleineBjarke Ingels is a name to know. At only 42, the Danish-born architect has received a host of important commissions, founded his own firm, and now—he’s making his mark on New York City. Ingels moved to the city in 2010, and in 2015, his firm, BIG, relocated its U.S. Continue reading
Vagelos Education Center, Columbia University by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
‘Rolling up the street’ was the starting idea for this 14-storey addition to the Columbia Medical School by Diller Scofido + Renfro. With it the practice has also realised a 20-year long exploration of a continuous surface building, albeit as a specific response to site and program. Read the… Continue reading
Lycée Schorge by Kéré Architecture
When Susanne Pertl, a board member at the Stern Stewart Institute in Munich, first saw the work of Diébédo Francis Kéré, she knew he would be the ideal architect for an organization that promotes education and entrepreneurship in West Africa. Kéré had grown up in a remote village in Burkina… Continue reading
25 Masterpieces That Prove 2016 Was an Incredible Year for Architecture
By Sam Lubell – In 2016, the best architects rethought everything. They transformed familiar building types like skyscrapers, offices, and museums. They resurrected once-neglected materials like brick and plywood. They tweaked expected features like skylights and balconies. And they found novel ways to fuse structures with their surroundings, carving… Continue reading
New concert hall by MAD Architects in Harbin, Northern China
A new concert hall now proudly stands in China’s coldest metropolis: the Harbin Opera designed by MAD Architects. It defies the icy cold with its rounded shapes. Read the complete article on Stylepark…… Continue reading