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On July 22, 2011, the world reeled in the aftermath of the shocking terrorist attacks carried out by Anders Breivik in Norway. Four years on, architectural studio 3RW has unveiled a new memorial to commemorate the tragic events on Utøya Island, west of the capital, Oslo. The Bergen-based firm’s sculptural installation is entitled Lysningen, or…
Considering that the bathroom is the room where we begin and end our daily routine, why is it so oft en the most humdrum place in our home? Imagine your dream bath, instead, outfitted with the newest innovations in sanitary ceramic and bathroom fittings from Duravit. Today’s your lucky day: the longtime manufacturer has just launched…
Amsterdam-based firm UNStudio is used to injecting some architectural theater into cities throughout their home country, with cultural venues for opera and dramatic performances springing up across the Netherlands in the past decade. Following the completion of their angular, orange Theatre Lelystad in 2007 and the rippling, ribbon-like form of the Theatre De Stoep last…
L: Alejandro Aravena, via Dezeen; R: Michael Kimmelman in Syria, via Next City. Chilean Challenge: A lejandro Aravena has been appointed as curator of the 15th International Architecture Biennale in Venice. The Chilean architect’s exhibition will focus on architecture’s role in helping to solve global social issues: “There are several battles that need to be won…
L: ZHA’s original (unrevised) proposal for the Tokyo Stadium, image via Designboom; The Stirling Pri ze-shortlisted Burntwood School by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, photo by Timothy Soar via the Guardian. Stadium Standstill: Zaha’s testudinate albatross has reportedly been scrapped for good — to the chagrin of seemingly everyone involved. Given the protracted dramasurrounding the British architect’s…
Lofty Ambitions: For his graduation project, Bartlett student Alex Sutton has developed a proposal f or integrating airports into the fabric of the city in the form of a series of elevated runways in the heart of Stockholm (pictured above). The brief was to “develop a utopian dream and consider the steps necessary to make it…
Pantone may put its trend-spotting authority behind a single color every year, but this summer, it s eems that one hue is not enough — for architects and their pavilions, at least. So far in 2015, we’ve reported on Pneuhaus’ tricolored RGBubble in Rhode Island, followed by Selgascano’s Serpentine Pavilion, a multi-chromatic cave of ETFE plastic…
With the Chicago Architecture Biennial just three months away, the programming and activities of the inaugural event are quickly coming together. To coincide with the Biennial, the Chicago Architecture Foundation is sponsoring an open international ideas competition for a Center for Architecture, Design and Education. Open for registration today, the ChiDesign: Designing a Center for…
Mexico is famous for its eclectic musical heritage from the toe-tapping tunes of mariachi street per formers to the iconic guitar riffs of Carlos Santana. More recently still, there have been notable advancements in the classical genre with the inauguration of the Boca del Rio Philharmonic Orchestra in 2014, and this prestigious organization is set for…