Pat Finn
On June 24, The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) will open the doors to its newest bu ilding, the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion. Designed by Rem Koolhaas’s storied firm, OMA, the 48,900-square-foot (14,900-square-meter) Pierre Lassonde Pavilion nearly doubles the 83-year-old museum’s available exhibition space. OMA describes the structure as a “gateway”: an inviting, contemporary space…
The world was shocked last month by the untimely death of Zaha Hadid, one of the best-known and most highly regarded architects in the world. At the time of her death, her storied firm, Zaha Hadid Architects, had 36 ongoing projects in various stages of production. While Hadid may have left us, her work continues…
When one thinks of superrealism — or photorealism as it’s also called — the images that come to mind are usually unsettling. Whether it’s Chuck Close’s monumental portraits or John Baeder’s eerily vacant scenes of Middle America, superrealist art works by mining the uncanny valley, the space that opens when a representation is so faithful…
Everyone who’s anyone is excited about the return of “Game of Thrones” on April 24, and Moleskine is no exception. The beloved Italian manufacturer of luxury notebooks is so excited, in fact, that it created an entire line of “Game of Thrones”–themed notebooks to coincide with the release of Season Six. Even better, as part…
In the midst of a pristine North African landscape, complete with olive trees and manicured grass, a traveler encounters a celestial white building draped in flowing curtains. What is this structure? he wonders. A private residence? An exhibition space? A mirage? The traveler is right on the first two counts, but not the third. Philippe…
Architects: Showcase your next project through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newslett er. Of all superheroes, Batman is the one that’s most synonymous with the city he serves. Unlike Superman or Spider-Man, who had their powers thrust upon them, Batman took up the cape totally of his own volition, after deciding that Gotham City’s…
New Yorkers love to hate Times Square. While the district has a lot to offer, it’s plagued by massiv e crowds and the strangely oppressive smell of honey-roasted nuts. It isn’t hard to understand why people here are always in such a rush: They just want to get away from it all! But what if people…
The spotlight is usually a functional affair: a tool to draw attention to a specific object. However , nothing says this form of illumination must be subordinate to the object it illuminates: With its elegant, conical shape, the spotlight can easily be considered an aesthetic object in its own right. This idea has inspired architect Sou…
Some have railed against MVRDV’s plans to build a massive, 180-step staircase in front of Rotterdam’ s Central Station, but here at Architizer we find the project uplifting. The temporary installation, which is named simply The Stairs, will allow pedestrians to access the rooftop of the historic Groot Handelsgebouw Building. The rooftop, which is currently home…