World architecture 2024, May

Harry Seidler Dies

Harry Seidler Dies

Prominent Australian architect dies at 82

Dejan Sudjic Is The New Director Of The London Design Museum

Dejan Sudjic Is The New Director Of The London Design Museum

Renowned architecture critic and curator will lead the expansion and relocation of the museum, a £ 50m project slated for completion in 2012

Awards: Architecture In October

Awards: Architecture In October

ID Building presented its new project - the first National Building Awards in the field of real estate. The Architecture Prize will be presented in October

Malaysian Troika

Malaysian Troika

Started construction of a residential complex designed by Norman Foster in the center of Kuala Lumpur

Duisburg Harbor Designed By Foster

Duisburg Harbor Designed By Foster

The project of the multifunctional complex "Eurogate Duisburg", the last element of a large-scale plan for the regeneration of the port zone of a large industrial and transport hub of the Rhineland region, is presented

Scottish Quality Construction

Scottish Quality Construction

In the 2005 Sterling Prize-winning new parliament building in this part of Great Britain, a ceiling beam in the main hall was detached during a meeting

"Freedom Of Action" In Brittany

"Freedom Of Action" In Brittany

Rennes opens a large cultural center designed by Christian de Portzamparc

First Grimshaw Museum

First Grimshaw Museum

An art gallery of the Kayha Galicia Foundation, designed by a famous British architect, opened in La Coruña

Alsop Commercialized

Alsop Commercialized

The famous British architect Will Alsop was forced to sell his architecture firm to the SMC Group, which brings together several little-known commercial design bureaus

The Netherlands' Main Museum Adapts To The 21st Century

The Netherlands' Main Museum Adapts To The 21st Century

Presented the final plans for the reconstruction of the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum, developed by the workshop "Cruz &Ortiz"

First Automated Garage In North America

First Automated Garage In North America

New project of a high-rise apartment building for Vancouver, developed by the firm of Lord Foster, involves a computer-controlled underground garage that does not require a single worker for maintenance

Unknown Creation By Mies Van Der Rohe

Unknown Creation By Mies Van Der Rohe

In Wiesbaden, a villa, still unknown to researchers, was discovered, designed by the great architect of the 20th century

West Hollywood Rainbow

West Hollywood Rainbow

Cesar Pelli presented the "Red Building" project that will complement his blue and green buildings at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles

Centripetal Buildings

Centripetal Buildings

A new shopping and residential complex designed by Christian de Portzamparc has opened in the suburb of Amsterdam Almere

New Pritzker Prize Winner

New Pritzker Prize Winner

Brazilian modernist Paulo Mendes da Rocha wins architectural Nobel Prize

On The Shoulders Of Giants

On The Shoulders Of Giants

In Berlin, a project for a high-rise building was presented on the section of Friedrichstrasse, on which Ludwig Mies van der Rohe planned to build his skyscraper in 1921

Chipperfield Library Opens In Des Moines

Chipperfield Library Opens In Des Moines

The Central Library of the capital of the American state of Iowa will become the new architectural landmark of the city

Justice On A Human Scale

Justice On A Human Scale

New Antwerp City Court Complex, Designed by Richard Rogers, Opens

Inflatable Museum

Inflatable Museum

The project of the summer pavilion of the Serpentine Art Gallery 2006 has been presented, which will operate in London, in Kensington Park, from July to October this year

Conversions In Istanbul

Conversions In Istanbul

Results of competitions for projects of urban planning solutions for two new city districts announced

Eagle's Nest In London

Eagle's Nest In London

Terry Farrell's multifunctional complex project for the center of the British capital is approved by the authorities

Los Angeles Champs Elysees

Los Angeles Champs Elysees

Frank Gehry creates the center of the California metropolis

Hamburg Philharmonic Acquires Corners

Hamburg Philharmonic Acquires Corners

A revised project of the Elbe Philharmonic Concert Hall by the Herzog & de Meuron workshop is presented

"Altar Of Peace" At The Center Of Political Struggle

"Altar Of Peace" At The Center Of Political Struggle

A new museum building was opened in Rome to preserve the most important monument of sculpture from the early Empire - the "Altar of Peace" [Ara Pacis] by Octavian Augustus

Richard Rogers And Fumihiko Maki Come To The WTC

Richard Rogers And Fumihiko Maki Come To The WTC

The architects of towers 3 and 4 in the complex of the New York World Trade Center have been determined

Morgan's Library Is Whole

Morgan's Library Is Whole

The famous New York collection of books and graphics opened after renovation by Renzo Piano

The Venice Charter: Time For Revision?

The Venice Charter: Time For Revision?

INTBAU - the international information network on the problems of traditional architecture and urban planning - announced a conference on the relevance of the principles of restoration of architectural monuments adopted in 1964

Jane Jacobs Passed Away

Jane Jacobs Passed Away

Jane Jacobs, a renowned urban theorist and inspirer of New Urbanism, has passed away in Toronto at the age of 89

Academy Of Sciences As A Center Of Public Education

Academy Of Sciences As A Center Of Public Education

In California, construction began on a new complex of the local Academy of Sciences - concurrently, the largest natural science museum in American history

Palazzo Of The 21st Century

Palazzo Of The 21st Century

Tadao Ando turned Palazzo Grassi in Venice into a contemporary art museum for French billionaire François Pinault

Another Ziggurat Of Our Time

Another Ziggurat Of Our Time

Zaha Hadid presented her project of the academic building for the University of Barcelona

OMA USA Branch: Personnel Crisis

OMA USA Branch: Personnel Crisis

All employees of the New York branch of Rem Koolhaas bureau moved to the newly founded firm of Joshua Prince-Ramus, the former director of the American branch of OMA

New Convention Center In Zurich

New Convention Center In Zurich

The Spaniard Rafael Moneo became the winner of the international architectural competition

Herzog & De Meuron: New Projects

Herzog & De Meuron: New Projects

The Swiss office presented two new ideas for implementation in Switzerland and France

SOM Returns To The Train Station

SOM Returns To The Train Station

David Childs re-commissioned large-scale Penn Station expansion project in New York

"Computer Baroque" In Stuttgart

"Computer Baroque" In Stuttgart

The new building of the Mercedes-Benz Museum was opened according to the project of the Dutch workshop UN Studio

Green Convention Center For Beijing

Green Convention Center For Beijing

British firm "RMJM" won the competition for the design of the Beijing Olympic "Green" Congress Center, one of the main facilities for the 2008 Games

The Best Skyscraper

The Best Skyscraper

International Prize for High-Rise Construction IHA-2006 awarded to Jean Nouvel's Torre Agbar

Walking On The Waters In The Botanical Garden

Walking On The Waters In The Botanical Garden

New Sackler Crossing Bridge in Kew Gardens Opened to the Public

Cistercian Monastery: A Millennium Of Style

Cistercian Monastery: A Millennium Of Style

The construction of a new monastery complex has been completed in the Czech Republic