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While the architectural world is often preoccupied with awards that serve to adulate prominent indiv iduals within the profession, Architizer’s A+Awards brings it all back to what matters most: fantastic buildings. Focusing on the projects themselves helps architecture firms of all shapes and sizes earn global recognition, no matter where they hail from or what typology…
New York is accustomed to transformation. Here, gritty industrial areas become fashionable loft spac es, train tracks become elevated parks and defunct schools are revived as museums. In a metropolis of over eight million people, you’ll hear more than eight million opinions on the evolution of the city. On January 20th at the 92nd Street Y,…
The High Line in Manhattan is known around the world as one of the finest examples of urban renewal to date and has spawned numerous projects seeking to emulate its social and economic success. The latest plan comes from Japanese firm Nikken Sekkei, which has secured a major commission with its vision for a vast…
Rafael Viñoly has gone full circle — literally. The Uruguayan architect returned to his home country with the completion of the Laguna Garzon Bridge, a road connecting two coastal cities that forms a ring when viewed from above. Viñoly was tasked with creating a bridge that would form a direct route between the cities of…
The Office for Metropolitan Architecture has been tasked with transforming Kaufhaus des Westens, a f amous department store in the German capital that has been Europe’s largest retail hub for well over a century. Rem Koolhaas’ team — led on this occasion by Associate Alex de Jong — recently published images for the project illustrating how…
The biggest architectural news of the week has been followed by an inevitable retort from one of the most polarizing figures in the Profession. Responding to the announcement that Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena is this year’s Pritzker Laureate, Patrik Schumacher — the outspoken Partner at Zaha Hadid Architects — lamented what he believes is a…
“Possibly your last chance to own a home on the water in the West Village,” declares Ian Schrager, p roperty owner for 160 Leroy, a Herzog and de Meuron creation headed for Manhattan next year. It’s a bold statement about a bold building that, already 50% sold, will offer 49 unique apartments ranging in price from…
Last year, Penda highlighted its ability to design beautiful interiors for compact living, scooping a coveted A+Award for the cleverly detailed Ice and Snow Apartment in Hebei, China. Further evidence of this skill is now on display at the beginning of 2016, as this increasingly renowned firm unveils its latest innovative interior: a bespoke gallery…
Following the completion last year of his most significant New York project to date — the Whitney Mu seum of American Art — Renzo Piano is wasting no time in returning to the Big Apple. The Italian architect’s firm has revealed images of a proposed skyscraper entitled the Soho Tower, a luxury residential building set to…