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One of the most remarkable models in the opening room of British architect David Adjaye’s first majo r exhibition in the United States — a comprehensive mid-career survey at the Art Institute of Chicago — is that for “Elektra House.” However, it isn’t notable so much for its radical design as for the completion date printed…

Richard Rogers of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners is known in London, United Kingdom, for his high-q uality exhibitions of structural expressionism, buildings such as NEO Bankside offering commercial space that blends his distinctive industrial language with a luxury office environment. Recently, though, the British architect completed a project in the capital with very different requirements:…

There are few gaps left in the burgeoning portfolio of British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, which con tinues to grow at an extraordinary pace both on the drawing board and at construction sites around the globe. However, many of the buildings themselves, from concepts to finished structures, are filled with empty space — in a very literal…

The big one is almost upon us. America’s inaugural architecture biennial launches in Chicago this we ekend looking to capture the public imagination and throw architecture into the mainstream spotlight in the same way that the Venice Biennale has done for Europe. The event — entitled “The State of the Art of Architecture” — runs from…

Since completing the striking Walker Art Center in Minneapolis 10 years ago, Swiss firm Herzog and d e Meuron has conquered every cultural corner of the United States with its distinctive designs for galleries, situated everywhere from the streets of New York City to the beaches of Miami. Now, the avant-garde duo is traveling north of…

On the 14th anniversary of 9/11, people around the globe will be taking a moment to look back, remem bering the victims and their loved ones. Just as the lives of many were changed forever that day, the architectural landscape of New York was also irrevocably altered. The task of repairing and rebuilding the heart of…

As every creative type knows, it can be pretty difficult to focus and get things done in the big cit y. With endless distractions — from the perpetual buzz of a smartphone to the tantalizing smell from the nearest Starbucks drifting through the window — we have all had days when we struggle to stick to…

As it approaches the 30th anniversary of its founding, Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects is showing no signs of slowing up in its exploration of new material applications. The practice recently published work-in-progress images of a major new project in the Netherlands as it approaches completion: the International Criminal Court at the Hague will…