“Breathing” Building Opened in Shenzhen
Drawing upon principles from Feng Shui, in which water and wealth are intrinsically linked, the lobby is encircled by a reflecting pool and…
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Etoffes de Tolbiac in Paris – 80 housings and two businesses When wood shapes Paris
A simple but essential question guides the conception of Tolbiac: what is housing? Housing should elevate the individual to the rank of inhabitant of…
34 nominated projects “International High-Rise Award 2022/23”
The nominated buildings for the International High-Rise Award 2022/23 have been chosen: The German Architecture Museum (DAM) has selected them from over 1,000…
Drottning Silvias named winner in the European Healthcare Design Awards
A few days ago Queen Silvia Children’s hospital was appointed winner in the European Healthcare Design Awards in the Interior Design and the…
Elevated air walkway newly welcomes Seattle-Tacoma Airport international passengers
The most complex building project in SEA’s 70+ year history, the new facility expands capacity and speeds up the international arrivals process. The…
The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted world’s biggest prize
Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré. Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty ImagesPaulo Moreira, Universidade de Lisboa Diébédo Francis Kéré has become the first African and the first…
Ukraine: Heritage buildings, if destroyed, can be rebuilt but never replaced
The UNESCO-recognized Pechersk-Lavra monastic complex dating from the 11th century comprises multiple monastic buildings and bell towers, and its 600-metre network of…
Diébédo Francis Kéré: how first Black winner of architecture’s top prize is committed to building ‘peaceful cities’
Burkina Faso’s Diébédo Francis Kéré has become the first African and the first Black person to win the Pritzker prize, architecture’s equivalent of the Nobel. Kéré’s work has…
Diébédo Francis Kéré Receives the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize
Diébédo Francis Kéré, architect, educator and social activist, has been selected as the 2022 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, announced Tom Pritzker,…