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Tomorrow marks the opening of Herzog & de Meuron’s extension for London’s Tate Modern. Sixteen y ears after the firm’s transformation of the Bankside Power Station into the original Tate Modern building, the Switch House will provide the iconic cultural institution with a new 10-story space topped by a 360-degree lookout of the city. Set above…
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Performance and aesthetics don’t necessarily need to be mutually exclusive. That’s especially true f or new developments in 21st-century glass, as Guardian Industries Corp. demonstrated at last month’s AIA (American Institute of Architects) convention in Philadelphia. “Energy performance requirements in building design often force architects and designers to measure glass performance against its aesthetics,” says Chris…
The six winners in the 2016 Wienerberger Brick Award competition share one common trait: the innovat ive use of one of the world’s most enduring and versatile building materials. For the first time since Wienerberger Brick established this international biennial award in 2004, architects — as well as journalists and architecture critics — were eligible to…
Phaidon’s architecture books have long been praised as tomes of unique projects, presented clearly f or curious architecture-lovers across the globe. In Phaidon’s latest release — a partnership with Architizer’s celebrated A+Awards program — the acclaimed publisher has bound the winning projects of the 2016 season into a beautifully crafted hardcover book, on sale on the…
After a 2008 voter-approved bond, the team at Opsis Architecture was tasked with updating Portland C ommunity College’s Rock Creek Campus. In line with a city known for green initiatives and smart growth, the bond stipulated that the 1970s buildings be updated and expanded while also reducing sprawl and becoming more efficient. Cascade Architectural worked closely…
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Another successful awards season at Architizer has just ended, culminating in a festive celebration of the winners in all 113 categories — the night great architecture took the spotlight! Partnering once again with Phaidon — the premier global publisher of the creative arts — Architizer has compiled all of the winning projects into a stunningly…