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Architecture critic Mark Lamster on the inaccessible trope 'plaguing new buildings'

Archinect

Over the past decade or so, bleacher stairs have become a ubiquitous marker of contemporary public architecture. It’s time for the trend to stop. Its subsequent proliferation serves as a good example of how avant-garde design, or at least a consumerist version of it, filters down to the mainstream.

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The 18th Instanbul Biennial Appoints Iwona Blazwick as Curator for the 2024 Edition

ArchDaily

Image Courtesy of iKSV Iwona Blazwick has been appointed as the Curator of the 18th Istanbul Biennial, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Art (iKSV). Iwona Blazwich OBE is a curator, writer, and art historian. Currently, she is the curator for the Royal Commission’s Arts AlUla initiative in Saudi Arabia.

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Nossa Terra exhibition showcases Portugal's "cultural habits" at Lisbon Design Week

Deezen

Nossa Terra, which translates to Our Earth, features contemporary vases, jugs and plates, as well as historic sculptures dating from the 1800s. Baron, who has lived in Portugal since 2001, curated the Nossa Terra exhibition to display the diversity of terracotta and how it has been used across different Portuguese regions.

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Pierre Yovanovitch opens design gallery in New York City penthouse

Deezen

Having worked on residential projects in the US since the beginning of my practice in 2001 and with two successful furniture collection debuts (2017 and 2019) in New York, the opening of my first gallery space in America and new official New York headquarters, is a long-awaited realization for me," said Yovanovitch.

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Basking in Natural Beauty: 6 Contemporary Architecture Projects Set in the Basque Landscape

Architizer

Meanwhile, in Hossegor, Art Deco heavily influenced the region’s traditional architecture. As wealthy foreigners and locals continue to build, we see a new wave of contemporary designs within the traditional Basque landscape. The home is a relaxed, spacious contemporary living environment. View this post on Instagram.

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Bruce Nauman brings his neon artworks to Milan’s Pirelli HangarBicocca

The Spaces

Bruce Nauman, ‘Mapping the Studio II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage)’, 2001. Contemporary Art Collection “la Caixa“ Foundation © 2022 Bruce Nauman / SIAE. This Lisbon townhouse is now a double art gallery space. Installation view at Pirelli HangarBicocca Milan, 2022.

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Space-age design informs Nodaleto shoe store by Rafael de Cárdenas

Deezen

The shop opened in Miami Design District during the city's art week earlier this month, starting a two-year lease in the 1,000-square-metre space (10,764 feet). The studio also linked the shape of Nodaleto 's signature heels to chairs featured in Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey.