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Taking to the stage on the 10th floor of 7 World Trade Center in New York City last week, Spanish ar chitect Santiago Calatrava received the 2015 European Prize for Architecture. Awarded by the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and the Chicago Athenaeum architecture museum, the prize recognizes innovative designers across the…
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, global firm Gensler asked its team of talented architects, u rban planners, and researchers for their personal insights and opinions on how design innovation can create more livable cities. The resulting articles feature on the firm’s dedicated blog at gensleron.com. Gensler’s Dan Winey — one of the main players behind…
From Arne Jacobsen to Philip Johnson, this question has been the subject of pithy debate within the profession for decades: can we define architecture as art? Le Corbusier’s assertion that “a house is a machine for living in” suggests that the Swiss Modernist did not believe so; what is architecture but a tool for the…
“Architecture is NOT ART … ” When Patrik Schumacher took to Facebook to tell the world to cease conf using these two fundamental disciplines, it raised the question: what would Zaha Hadid Architects’ company director and Senior Designer think of James Turrell’s work? As an artist primarily concerned with light and space, the American’s installations often…
The extraordinary beauty and fascinating complexity of nature has captivated society for centuries, and many of the world’s greatest scientists and explorers have devoted their lives to its study attempting to uncover its mysteries. It comes as no surprise, then, that, when an architect is commissioned to design a museum dedicated to the wild world,…
Graffiti is a word weighed down by negative connotations, primarily due to its inherently illicit na ture. The word has long been owned by hooded figures that emerge in the dead of night armed with spray paints, scrawling tags across the external surfaces of buildings and bridges, leaving their mark against the will of the city.…
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, global firm Gensler asked its team of talented architects, u rban planners, and researchers for their personal insights and opinions on how design innovation creates more livable cities. The resulting articles feature on the firm’s dedicated blog at gensleron.com. One of the first to be published was a piece by…
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Is it possible to create architecture that is dry-witted, sarcastic — snarky, even — the kind that s eems to be laughing right back at you?