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Sturgess Architecture won the 2015 A+Awards, Jury Choice and Popular Choice, in the +Engineering Cat egory with Glacier Skywalk. The 15,000-foot-long parabola-shaped cantilever extends over Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies, also providing unobstructed views below through its heat-strengthened glass floor.
Over the past couple of decades, Daniel Libeskind has established himself as the undisputed king of metaphorical architecture. Cities around the globe have received all manner of allegorical structures, from the crystalline formations of the ROM in Toronto to a dramatic shard of shrapnel in Dresden, from shattered fragments of earth itself in Manchester to…
Now in its third year, the Architizer A+Awards continues to grow as the definitive awards program fo r architecture and design: With 300+ renowned jurors and 40,000 voters from the world over, the A+Awards attracts thousands of firms, big and small, to vie for glory in the form of global recognition and a trophy designed by…
Ever since its inception above an Oslo beer hall in 1989, Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta has l ong drawn inspiration from the dramatic natural landscape surrounding the city in which it originated. The studio’s name itself is entwined with the native terrain: Snøhetta is named after the highest peak in the Dovrefjeil mountain range in the…
With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive archite ctural awards program. In anticipation of the Awards Gala and Phaidon book launch on May 14, we are pleased to share the stories behind the winners of the 2015 Awards program — see all of them here. Taller 6A won the 2015…
The headline statistics attached to the design brief for Terminal 2 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Internati onal Airport might have proven daunting to many an architecture firm — but not so for Skidmore Owings and Merrill, a global studio that has an established reputation for delivering some of the world’s largest commercial megaprojects.
A Helsinki Feeling: This week sees the next stage of the ongoing Guggenheim competition as the six f inalists have refined their designs, which will be exhibited in Helsinki starting on Saturday. Meanwhile, Michael Sorkin doesn’t mince his words about why he and his fellow organizers launched the “alternative” competition Next Helsinki. “It will feel new,…
With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive archite ctural awards program. In anticipation of the Awards Gala and Phaidon book launch on May 14, we are pleased to take a closer look at some of the winners of the 2015 Awards program — see all of them here. Parks can…
The evolving list of designers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar reads as a who’s who of the arch itectural profession: Foster + Partners has grabbed top billing with its curvaceous Lusail arena, while Zaha Hadid Architects has been in and out of the headlines with the controversial Al-Wakrah stadium, currently under construction and…