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Under Construction: Infraestudio and the new Cuban Architecture

ArchDaily

Center for Contemporary Art Línea 508. Image © Mauricio Chavez Infraestudio is an architecture and art practice based in Havana that has been obsessed with fiction since its foundation in 2016. This has allowed them to operate discreetly in a city frozen in time, recounting how contemporary architecture is done in Cuba today.

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MPavilion 10 design by Tadao Ando Architect

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Design Sight: photo Courtesy of Tadao Ando Associates One of Japan’s leading contemporary architects, Tadao Ando is known for his striking geometric interventions in nature and his precise, assured use of concrete. Among his many notable works are the Church of the Light (1989; Osaka, Japan), Pulitzer Arts Foundation (2001; St.

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The Sponge Evangelist

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Photo © Turenscape, courtesy the Cultural Landscape Foundation. In awarding the second biennial Oberlander Prize to the Chinese landscape architect Kongjian Yu, FASLA, the Cultural Landscape Foundation and its 2023 jury sent an unmistakable signal about the future of the field. Elizabeth K.

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Parks of the 21st Century

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

His undertaking was enabled by support from the Graham Foundation, primarily, as well as the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ford Foundation, and the Museum of Modern Art; non-monetary support came from his wife, "Dot," who was the driver-navigator on the cross-country trips and did much more in the making of the books.

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The 50 most powerful women in architecture and design

Deezen

Find out more about Paola Antonelli › Photo courtesy of Architectural Digest Amy Astley, editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest Since 2016, Amy Astley has been editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest , having previously been the founding editor of Teen Vogue. million YouTube subscribers. million YouTube subscribers.

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Ben Edwards, Kerstin Thompson and Jonas Pettersson are Dezeen Awards 2024 judges

Deezen

Read on to learn more about the latest judges joining this year's judging panel: Ben Edwards founded the innovative Studio Edwards in 2016 Edwards is the founder of Australian architecture practice Studio Edwards and will be joining White Arkitekter's Alexandra Hagen on our architecture judging panel.

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New London Museum Smithfield Market

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Sethia Foundation. They join a list of supporters for the project including The Goldsmiths’ Company and its affiliated Charity, The Linbury Trust, and the Garfield Weston Foundation, alongside a number of individual philanthropists and charitable trusts who have also pledged significant support to the project.