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Tag Archives: Architecture
Redesign Around Notre-Dame to Keep Tourists Moving and Lower Temperatures
Plans call for more trees around the famed Paris cathedral, which is being rebuilt after a devastating 2019 fire, and for a cooling system in front of the building.
Harry Gesner, Architect of Soaring California Style, Dies at 97
His houses cantilevered from cliffs, straddled canyons and sprung from mountains; they would come to define the Southern California landscape.
At the U.S. Open, Saving the House That Built Golf
Francis Ouimet, an amateur who improbably won the 1913 U.S. Open at the Country Club, grew up across the street. Now his home will be given back to the game, and the course, that made him famous.
New York ‘Architect’ Says He Never Saw Plans for 642 Feet Tall Building
An architect lent his license to a New York City developer to approve buildings he didn’t design, according to an investigation by The New York Times.
A Radical Collective Takes Over One of the World’s Biggest Art Shows
Ruangrupa, an Indonesian group of collaborators, turns social experiences into art. How will they leave their mark on Documenta, which unfolds over 100 days?
Get In, We’re Going to Save the Mall
Shopping malls across the country are closing. But the mall was designed for change.
Things to Do in Paris
Big spaces and boldface names lead a stylish comeback for the City of Light. “We’re looking at a lovely year,” one chef says.
To House Refugees, Lviv Wants to Make Beautiful Buildings That Last
The Ukrainian city’s distinctive architecture has made it a world heritage site. Its architects are trying to balance aesthetics with sustainability as it prepares for a long war.
A Brooklyn Home Designed With Fun in Mind
To transform his Williamsburg townhouse into a child’s pleasure palace, an architect consulted his own early memories (treehouses were involved).
On a Remote Mountain, the ‘Sistine Chapel of Socialism’ Awaits Its Fate
An enormous monument to the Communist Party in Bulgaria is now a decrepit ruin. The country is wrestling with how to deal with a symbol of an unwanted and, in many ways, deeply ugly past.
As A.C. Milan and Inter Return to Top, San Siro May Be Coming Down
The soccer teams that share the San Siro, which has hosted two World Cups and four European finals, want to replace it with a more modern arena. Not everyone is ready to see it go.
Saving Modernism in the Hamptons
Timothy Godbold, an interior designer based in Southampton, became a Hamptons preservationist after learning that so many modernist houses have been torn down.
Book Review: “Supertall,” by Stefan Al
Stefan Al’s “Supertall” is a thoughtful inquiry into the new generation of skyscrapers, which are taller and more ubiquitous than their predecessors.
Piero Lissoni Can’t Stop Reinventing His Milan Apartment
The architect and designer has created a space that celebrates ever-shifting and highly edited juxtapositions.
Museum of Natural History’s New Science Center Takes Shape
On Monday, the museum unveiled the opening date of its Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation and shared details of what it will contain.
In Dubai, the Museum of the Future Conveys a Message
Words of hope, in Arabic calligraphy, were incised into the building’s facade and matched precisely in its interior walls.
Anaïs Nin’s Los Angeles Hideaway Still Keeps Her Secrets
Shrouded by the pines of Silver Lake, the erotic writer’s minimalist, midcentury residence is a lasting monument to her life and legacy.
Pritzker Prize Goes to Architect From West Africa
Using indigenous materials and local symbols, Francis Kéré makes buildings that serve the community he came from.
Lauren Halsey Chosen for Met Roof Installation
The commission, on view from May 17 through Oct. 23, will invite visitors to explore connections to ancient Egyptian symbolism, 1960s utopian architecture and more.
Met Museum Names a Mexico City Architect to Lead a New Major Project
Frida Escobedo, and not David Chipperfield, will design the Modern and contemporary wing.
When Architects Made Worlds
MoMA explores an era of sweeping change, when South Asian architects — pioneering women, among them — redefined the postcolonial era and helped construct new nation states.
A Classic Parisian Apartment Filled With Modern Design
By placing contemporary pieces amid original features, the architect Sophie Dries has created a space that privileges experimentation.
In Mexico, Ornately Painted Churches Enshrine Years of Indigenous Resilience
As Michoacán’s centuries-old chapels undergo restorations, the buildings raise new questions about how architectural conservation should work — and whom such projects are really for.
In ‘The Girl Before,’ Minimalism Offers a Dangerous Sanctuary
The new HBO limited series is centered on a futuristic London home with an architect, played by David Oyelowo, who also wants to design his tenants’ lives.
The Art World’s Amazing Spider Man
Tomás Saraceno’s creations, including those on view at a new exhibition at the Shed, lie at the intersection of sculpture, ecology and futuristic experimentation.
Why Does the Demolition of a Marcel Breuer House Matter?
The Geller house embodied the optimistic, now-vanished values of postwar suburbia: technological progress and a lifestyle built around children’s needs.
Despite the Dire Housing Picture, the South Bronx Sees a Way Forward.
In the South Bronx, developers found ways to build an array of sleek, affordable apartments in two subsidized housing developments. Is this a way forward?
Eyesore or Monument? Preservationists Fight to Save a Grain Elevator in Buffalo
The current owner of the Great Northern has been pushing to demolish the building — possibly the last grain elevator of its type in the world.
What Designers Have Been Doing at Home During the Pandemic
Here’s what it looks like when the professionals take on D.I.Y. projects. (Don’t feel bad if they put yours to shame.)
Ricardo Bofill, Architect of Otherworldly Buildings, Dies at 82
His structures were so bold, they were the backdrops for TV shows and films, including “Westworld” and a “Hunger Games” movie. But they were also socially aware.
Boldface Names Give Los Angeles a New Cultural Center
An OMA-designed pavilion at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple was helped along by Eli Broad. It houses Wallis Annenberg’s GenSpace, a center for older people.
Venice to Replace Glass on Santiago Calatrava’s Slippery Bridge
The city will replace the glass on Santiago Calatrava’s footbridge across the Grand Canal with stone after too many pedestrians fell.
A Spanish Mystery: Is a ‘Masked Restorer’ to Blame for a Church’s Botched Repair?
Yet another imprudent fix in a land plagued by vigilante handymen led to angry calls to find the culprit — and to a soul-searching question: Does Spain just have too much history in need of upkeep?
A Story of Love and Obsession
At home with James Fenton, the English poet, journalist and critic, and Darryl Pinckney, the African American novelist and playwright, in their obsessively, deliriously embellished house in Harlem.
From a Burger King to a Concert Hall, With Help From Frank Gehry
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s ambitious new home for its youth orchestra is the latest sign of the changing fortunes of Inglewood.
Architects Are the Latest White-Collar Workers Drawn to Unions
Saying they are overworked and underpaid, architects at a prominent New York firm want to unionize. Others could follow.
Alexander Garvin, Visionary City Planner, Is Dead at 80
Architect, author, Yale academic and City Hall official, he directed the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site and helped plan a New York City Olympics.
Richard Rogers, Architect Behind Landmark Pompidou Center, Dies at 88
A Pritzker Prize winner, he altered the skylines of Paris and London with colorful and striking designs that turned architecture not just inside out but also on its head.
The Architect Who Invited Her Mother to Be Her Next-Door Neighbor
Jess Hinshaw and Kathy Lewis live in a pair of adjoining Brooklyn brownstones that reflect both their individual tastes and their strong familial bond.
A Savannah Home Melds Georgian Architecture With ’60s Flair
More than 50 years after their completion, the interiors of one couple’s august house remain a riot of century-clashing design.
Bethan Laura Wood’s Fantastical London Home
Bethan Laura Wood has made her name dreaming up transportive rainbow-hued furniture and housewares. Her own London home is just as fantastical.
Discovering a Secret Wonderland of Architecture in Dallas
A new generation of architects is arguing that postmodern cityscapes deserve re-evaluation.
Joaquina Kalukango and Amanda Williams on Creative Freedom
The ‘Slave Play’ actress and the Chicago-based artist discuss generational gaps, success and the art that brought them each acclaim.
Why Shouldn’t Housing for the Homeless Be Beautiful?
An exhibition highlights creative solutions by architects around the world to the problem of homelessness.
Nick Relph Stalks Delirious, Unfinished New York as It Rises
Nick Relph’s new book, “Eclipse Body & Soul Syntax,” collects years of digital street scans of New York City construction posters, an eerie portrait of a supersizing metropolis.
Living on the Edge, Literally: Homes Perched on Cliffs
It takes some creative engineering — and a bit of daredevil spirit — to build a house that is truly waterside.
Overlooked No More: Louise Blanchard Bethune, Who Changed the Face of Buffalo
She is widely considered to have been the first American woman to become a certified architect, and she left her stamp throughout western New York and in New England.
After a Billionaire Designed a Dorm, an Architect Resigned in Protest
Charles Munger, Warren Buffett’s business partner, said the windowless rooms of an 11-story tower he conceived for the University of California, Santa Barbara, were “cheerful.”
How the Memphis Design Movement Made a Comeback
Why the 1980s design phenomenon, named for a Bob Dylan song and an ancient Egyptian city, still appeals to every generation.