World architecture 2024, April

New Concert Hall In Basel

New Concert Hall In Basel

Zaha Hadid won the international competition for the project for the reconstruction of the "City Casino" - the main concert hall in Basel

Opening 50 Years Late

Opening 50 Years Late

A concert hall, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, opened in the Brazilian San Paolo, in the Ibirapuera park

Squadron On The Rhine

Squadron On The Rhine

In the inner harbor of Duisburg, a new office complex "Five Ships", designed by Nicholas Grimshaw, was commissioned

Tallest Building In The World Opened In Taiwan

Tallest Building In The World Opened In Taiwan

The tallest skyscraper in the world - "Taipei 101", was inaugurated on December 31 in the capital of Taiwan, Taipei

Elegant Accommodation On The Adriatic

Elegant Accommodation On The Adriatic

Richard Mayer presented a project for a residential complex on the shores of the Adriatic Sea, near Venice

Zaha Hadid Architecture Center

Zaha Hadid Architecture Center

Zaha Hadid became the winner of the international competition for the design of the building of the Architectural Foundation of Britain

Sweet Architecture Instead Of A Monument To Totalitarianism

Sweet Architecture Instead Of A Monument To Totalitarianism

The German architectural competition portal www.competitionline.de has held a Christmas-time "Gingerbread Competition - 2004"

Hotel 23 Architects

Hotel 23 Architects

In Madrid, the owners of the luxury hotel chain Silken presented their new project, which is already at the stage of finalization

Memorial To African Slaves In New York

Memorial To African Slaves In New York

The results of a competition have been announced for the design of a memorial ensemble in Lower Manhattan, which will have to appear on the site of a black slave cemetery found 14 years ago, in 1991, dating back to the colonial period - until 1775

Topography Of Terror: Next Attempt

Topography Of Terror: Next Attempt

The Federal Office for Construction and Planning of Germany announced a re-competition for the project of the historical and memorial complex "Topography of Terror" in Berlin

Architects Save Government Money

Architects Save Government Money

After the decision of the Berlin Senate to demolish the already built parts of the project of the exhibition and information complex "Topography of Terror" by Peter Zumthor, the Kleyer Koblitz Winkelmüller bureau came up with a counter proposal

Museum On The Seine Will Be Replaced By A Museum On The Grand Canal

Museum On The Seine Will Be Replaced By A Museum On The Grand Canal

The project of the Parisian Museum of Modern Art by Tadao Ando for the French billionaire Francois Pinault will remain on paper

Serpentine Pavilion: Portuguese Version

Serpentine Pavilion: Portuguese Version

Prominent Portuguese architects Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Soutu de Moura presented, in collaboration with Arup Chief Engineer Cecil Balmond, the Serpentine Gallery Summer Pavilion 2005

Lincoln Land From NOC

Lincoln Land From NOC

President Abraham Lincoln Museum and Library Opens in Springfield, USA

Ancestor Will Build A Human Rights Museum

Ancestor Will Build A Human Rights Museum

Competition for the project of the building of the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg has ended

Koolhaas's New Masterpiece

Koolhaas's New Masterpiece

The new concert hall "House of Music" - Casa da Musica - has opened in the large Portuguese city of Porto

New Look For A Progressive Museum

New Look For A Progressive Museum

Completed refurbishment of the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Theater In Dallas, Revised And Expanded

Theater In Dallas, Revised And Expanded

Rem Koolhaas presented a revised and detailed design for the new Dee and Charles Wiley Theater in Dallas, TX

The Triumph Of Deconstruction

The Triumph Of Deconstruction

The public is presented with the project of the new building of the Museum of Art in Roanoke by Los Angeles architect Randall Stout, a former employee of Frank Gehry

Spaces Of The City

Spaces Of The City

In the Netherlands, one building was erected according to the project of the MVRDV bureau and the construction of another began

The Life, Work And Legacy Of Ero Saarinen

The Life, Work And Legacy Of Ero Saarinen

Yale University Opens Exhibition on Saarinen's Contribution to 20th Century Architecture

New Fair Complex Opened In Milan

New Fair Complex Opened In Milan

In early April, large-scale celebrations were held in Milan in connection with the opening to the public of the New Fair ensemble, designed by Massimiliano Fuksas

Loos' Prague Masterpiece

Loos' Prague Masterpiece

An exhibition dedicated to the Müller House in Prague, designed by Adolf Loos in 1928-1930, has opened at the German Architectural Museum in Frankfurt am Main

Pyramid For Nazarbayev

Pyramid For Nazarbayev

In the new capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, built according to the plan of Kisho Kurakava, the construction of a large-scale structure according to the project of Lord Foster has begun

"Mass" Airport In Boston

"Mass" Airport In Boston

Logan International Airport opens new Terminal A in Boston

Architectural Sculpture

Architectural Sculpture

The project of the memorial archival center at the site of the concentration camp in Bergen-Belsen, Germany is presented

Pritzker To Rogers

Pritzker To Rogers

This year the outstanding British architect Richard Rogers became the winner of the most prestigious Pritzker Prize

Renzo Piano's Workshop Opened For Everyone

Renzo Piano's Workshop Opened For Everyone

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presented the exhibitions "Guided Tour with Renzo Piano" and "The Building Workshop: Selected Projects"

Will The Uffizi Be Left Without A Lobby?

Will The Uffizi Be Left Without A Lobby?

Italian Minister of Culture Giuliano Urbani announced the cancellation of the project for the new lobby of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence

Victory Of "Mecano" In Catalonia

Victory Of "Mecano" In Catalonia

An Amsterdam architecture firm wins a competition for a theater and congress center in the Spanish city of Lleida

Gallery - Chapel Of Arts

Gallery - Chapel Of Arts

The Sterling Institute of the Arts and Francine Clark announced that Tadao Ando will build a new building on his campus ensemble - restoration laboratories

New Building Of The Main Holocaust Memorial Opened

New Building Of The Main Holocaust Memorial Opened

Yad Vashem, Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, has moved to a new complex

A Real Traveling Exhibition In New York

A Real Traveling Exhibition In New York

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban designed a "nomadic museum" for the exhibition "Ashes and Snow" by photographer Gregory Colbert, assembled from 148 standard containers

Fashionable Highway

Fashionable Highway

Original Boston Highway Superstructure Design Unveiled

The Cleveland Museum Will Be Completely Transformed

The Cleveland Museum Will Be Completely Transformed

Cleveland Museum of Art Directorate Approves $ 258 Million Renovation Project

The Hague Tribunal Will Receive A New Building

The Hague Tribunal Will Receive A New Building

Construction began on a new building for the International Court of Justice in The Hague, designed by the Stuttgart architecture firm "Wilford Schupp"

Mini Guggenheim

Mini Guggenheim

In the small German town of Herford (North Rhine-Westphalia), a museum - a community center designed by Frank Gehry was opened

Holocaust Memorial Opened In Berlin

Holocaust Memorial Opened In Berlin

In the center of the German capital, between the Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz, a large-scale memorial complex was opened, designed by Peter Eisenmann

SOM Builds Cathedral In California

SOM Builds Cathedral In California

This month, the foundation stone was laid for the Cathedral of Christ the Torch in Oakland, California

WTC Backyard Fountain

WTC Backyard Fountain

Canadian engineer builds a working model of the 9/11 Memorial in the backyard of his home for the WTC