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A new generation of architects have reinterpreted the tenets of corporate modernism in ways that con tinue the tradition while tweaking their formal values.

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…

Soon after the Met Breuer was opened in the repurposed facilities of the Whitney Museum on Madison A venue — designed by its namesake Marcel Breuer in 1966 — another monument by the Bauhaus-trained architect faces possible demolition. Atlanta-Fulton Central Library; Photo Credit: Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton College The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System Board of Trustees…

Maggie’s Centres are located across the world, offering uplifting spaces where free care is provided for cancer patients within incredible architecture.

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…

From a park stairway in San Francisco with an almost lenticular effect to a beautifully minimal gray ghost of a house in Italy, 15 projects were recognized last week for their outstanding use of tile or stone. Each was honored in the fifth annual Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards, which took place in Chicago…

Between eclectic building traditions and distinct natural conditions, Thailand’s architecture has ev olved alongside a growing tourism industry.

As the weather gets warmer and the days grow longer, outdoor arts festivals are popping up everywher e. For fans of theater, cinema, and live music, open-air theaters and concert venues create new performance spaces for the public to enjoy. When architects take performances outside the confines of traditional venues, the surrounding environment becomes part of…