Teflon minimalism: The surprisingly sleek architecture of the GOP convention
In Cleveland, the campaign has gone for something sleeker, more anodyne and a good deal less traditional. There are no Obama-style Greek columns for Trump. Nor has he revived the domestic architecture...
View ArticleA Conversation With Jeanne Gang on Architecture With a Mission
GINIA BELLAFANTE: Jeanne’s Aqua Tower in Chicago — I’m sure many of you are familiar with her work — has the distinction of being the tallest building in the world built by a woman. Now she’s building...
View ArticleSuperblocks, Barcelona Answer to Car-Centric City
The city, in the spirit of the original design by Cerdà, is transforming mobility and access to public space by introducing the Superblock.
View ArticleA world heritage site, but no trace of conservation
Jaisalmer: Last year, five hill forts of Rajasthan were included in the UNESCO world heritage site and Sonar Fort was one of them. Expressing concern over the pathetic situation of the fort, UNESCO has...
View ArticleBerlin Museum's 'Anime Architecture' Exhibit Features Patlabor, Ghost in the...
Curated by Stefan Riekeles and Nadejda Bartels, the exhibit focuses on, "virtuosic renderings of urban architecture," and includes works by Hiromasa Ogura (art director for Ghost in the Shell,...
View ArticleThe architecture of Palestine during the British Mandate
....“Social Construction” shows how the development of these urban centers “emerged from the influence of international modernism while forming a unique architectural language inspired by the ambitions...
View ArticleM Pavilion 2016: acclaimed architect Bijoy Jain brings the outside in
Thoughtfully positioning his dwellings around natural landmarks – a well, mango trees, views to the sea – it's the precision stonework, crafted timber and copper in buildings such as Copper House 2...
View ArticleAfter forming New Development Bank, BRICS can lead the Global South: Chinese...
Liu Zongyi says the grouping must jointly reinforce its call to further democratise the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
View ArticleBuilding Blade Runner: How UCLA's IDEAS Lab Envisions the Future
We visited the UCLA Architecture and Urban Design (A.UD) department to meet the architects of tomorrow.
View ArticleTrump's RNC Speech and Fear of American Cities
... and I hope all of us here in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, and Ferguson can capitalize on the branding opportunity and visibility that the RNC has gifted us. Urban America in general came in for a...
View ArticleArtwashing: the new watchword for anti-gentrification protesters
Campaigners in Los Angeles have coined a new term to stop galleries opening in poor areas. Do they want to keep urban communities segregated?
View Article$, NGO, PR: Response to the Lawsuit Against Architecture for Humanity...
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View ArticleJapan's Safety Guide for Distracted, Wandering Pokemon Go Players
Now that the game has finally launched in Pokemon’s birth country, the Japanese government is prepared for the worst.
View ArticleMuseum of architectural miniatures opens
A warehouse museum called Archi-Depot, which exhibits about 250 architectural miniature models, recently opened in the Higashi-Shinagawa district in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo.An architect proposed the...
View ArticleSiza at the Aga Khan Museum
A Toronto exhibition pairs original sketches by Pritzker-prize winner Álvaro Siza and 14th century artifacts from the historic Alhambra.
View ArticleCutting-edge museum dedicated to baroque style opens in southern Mexico
The most important new art museum in North America is not in the U.S., ...
View Article‘India unlikely to see many new cities’
NEW DELHI, JULY 22: The country is unlikely to see many greenfield or privately developed cities in the future as most of the efforts would be on revamping existing urban areas, said NITI Aayog member...
View ArticleMissions, museums and scientific collections: when missionaries spread the...
With the organization of this international workshop funded by the Pays de la Loire région, we hope to gather historians, anthropologists, sociologists, philosophers and other researchers to come back...
View ArticleUganda: New Housing Policy Will Bring Many Benefits
On May 4, 2016, cabinet approved the Uganda National Housing Policy that seeks to promote the progressive realization of adequate housing for all.It is premised on the principle of partnerships,...
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