Archinect

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The differences between “City” and the Sphere are deep, true, yet narrower than you might suppose—the works are trying for the same things but in opposite ways. Related on Archinect: Take a look at photos of Michael Heizer's 'City' ahead of its debut (45°, 90°, 180°, City. © Michael Heizer.

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Archinect

AUGUST 10, 2023

The AIA Chicago Foundation's board of trustees has announced recipients of the 2023 Diversity Scholarship and the Chicago Award in Architecture-Student Award. In an effort to support and "retain diverse talent" within the city of Chicago by "recognizing the value of new and unique voices in the profession.

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Archinect

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation has just announced the third cycle of its Frankenthaler Climate Initiative (FCI) , representing a total of $2.7 million in funding to 48 different visual arts organizations across the country for 2023. The Foundation shares it has now conferred more than $10.8 The Charles H. Photo: Charles H.

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

© Lace Gerber | Self Similar Installation by Jim Denevan “Self Similar,” a sprawling and immersive land artwork created by Jim Denevan has just debuted in Abu Dhabi, UAE as part of a more extensive city-wide exhibition.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Promotion : US -based philanthropic organisation the Vilcek Foundation has announced the winners of its 2024 Prizes in Design and awarded a total of $250,000 to four designers. The Vilcek Foundation welcomed submissions from immigrant design professionals living and working in the US who specialise in graphic, industrial and product design.

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Archinect

MAY 24, 2022

The annual round of Graham Foundation individual grants has been announced today in Chicago. A total of $507,500 was given to 56 different projects, publications, exhibitions, films, and other intellectual endeavors from around the world that expand contemporary understandings of architecture, according to the Foundation.

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Archinect

MAY 26, 2022

Brooklyn -based architectural design practice SITU and the Design Trust for Public Space have announced the launch of Turnout NYC, a community-oriented initiative that aims to transform underutilized spaces into vibrant and accessible venues for arts and culture, while highlighting underrepresented New York City -based artists.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 19, 2022

A new approach uses aerial imaging to generate 3D models of cities and regions with advanced precision, enabling urban planners to incorporate full-scale designs of all types of architectural and urban structures. That's why we can generate 3D models at the level of a neighborhood or an entire city.".

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Archinect

MAY 20, 2022

It will be converted into The Fred Rouse Center for Arts and Community Healing, a new cultural hub and space for reconciliation and reclamation for the community. It served as the group’s headquarters in Texas and was designed to intimidate Black, Hispanic, and immigrant residents returning home from the city center.

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The Spaces

MAY 15, 2024

acre neighbourhood art campus transforms The Shepherd church into two new art galleries, a performance space and a library, while its grounds host an expansive outdoor sculpture park and community space, complete with a skate park designed by artist McArthur Binion and skate legend Tony Hawk. But that’s not all.

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Archinect

AUGUST 3, 2023

The fourth Exhibit Columbus exhibition, Public by Design , opens on Saturday, August 26, with 13 new works of art and architecture designed to invigorate, entertain, and challenge while expanding the legacy of one of America’s most celebrated cities. Image courtesy of Exhibit Columbus.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Obel Award is an international prize for architectural achievement presented annually by the Henrik Frode Obel Foundation, and each year, the jury sets a focus and awards a potential solution. Read more »

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Archinect

DECEMBER 29, 2023

News on the revival of the once-lost Luna Luna arts amusement park appeared in the Los Angeles Times earlier this month after the attraction was relegated to storage for over thirty years following its 1987 debut in Hamburg, Germany. Image shows Sonia Delaunay's iconic entrance archway and Luna Luna sign.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Blavatnik Fine Rooms at The Courtauld Gallery: photo © Hufton+Crow The three-year redevelopment of the Courtauld Gallery has been the most significant modernisation project in its history, providing a transformed home for one of the UK’s greatest art collections. Our carefully planned refurbishment is a complex weaving of old and new.

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e-architect

JULY 6, 2023

The Kozmo Budapest Hotel, Hotel Arts Barcelona, the Boho Prague Boutique Hotel, and Parador de Aiguablava stand out in the hotel sector. Built in 1850, the 21x21m block stands as a testament to the industrial architecture of its time, representing a protected heritage example.

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ArchDaily

JULY 26, 2023

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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Deezen

AUGUST 23, 2022

American artist Michael Heizer has completed City, a monumental sculpture formed of earthen mounds, geoglyphs and concrete pyramids deep in the Nevada desert that took more than 50 years to construct. Top: the City sculpture includes a series of three pyramids called 45°, 90°, 180°. Deep depressions are found throughout City.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

TenBerke has been announced as the lead architect for a major new commission that will deliver a new home for The African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) from the city’s former Family Court Building at an important nexus in its expanding cultural precinct.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The Calder Foundation has shared renderings of the forthcoming Calder Gardens project ahead of its anticipated fall groundbreaking on a 1.8-acre acre site located adjacent to other prominent arts institutions along the city’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

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Bustler

AUGUST 9, 2023

The AIA Chicago Foundation's board of trustees has announced recipients of the 2023 Diversity Scholarship and the Chicago Award in Architecture-Student Award. In an effort to support and "retain diverse talent" within the city of Chicago by "recognizing the value of new and unique voices in the profession.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Joseph Irwin Miller, the chairman of local engine company Cummins, was unimpressed with the public buildings throughout the city. So in 1954, he inaugurated the Cummins Foundation , which offered to pay the architect fee for any public project if the architect chosen could be found on his list of pre-approved modernists.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Mayor of Paris has announced that Christo and Jeanne Claude’s Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped installation is to be recycled for use in the city’s upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games. “This is a very fine example of the art world’s ability to adapt to climate challenges.

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The Spaces

JUNE 29, 2022

Toronto has received a $25m donation to create an outdoor public art trail along its waterfront – the largest art donation in the city’s history. The Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation offered the donation at a press conference at Sugar Beach on 28 June 2022. See more about the initiative at Waterfront Toronto.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Dezeen School Shows: a project examining the street furniture in Manhattan 's Chinatown district is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at City College of New York. It is a small-scale development model that can be repeated, enabling residents to engage in the city-making process."

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The Architect's Newsletter

DECEMBER 22, 2022

This week the City of Sarasota, Florida and local not-for-profit Van Wezel Foundation announced the selection of over a dozen firms competing for the opportunity to design a new Sarasota [.].

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Archinect

MARCH 15, 2023

The Australian Naomi Milgrom Foundation has announced former Pritzker winner Tadao Ando will design the 10th MPavilion commission in Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens. The Chichu Art Museum / Naoshima by Tadao Ando Architects &Associates. Photo by Mitsuo Matsuoka.

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Deezen

MAY 15, 2024

An interactive video installation connecting Dublin and New York City that was set to form part of NYCxDesign programming was temporarily shut down for poor behaviour from both cities. Instances of inappropriate behaviour have come from a very small minority of Portal visitors and have been amplified on social media.

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Archinect

MARCH 10, 2023

Image: Proloog MAD Architects was commissioned by philanthropic investor Droom en Daad Foundation. The Rotterdam-based organization aims to make the city a world leader through art and culture. It will feature professional dance studios, theaters, and exhibition spaces for dancers from around the world.

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Habitus Living

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Luca Lettieri is the perfect example of a Design Hunter, exploring and practising design and art in the truest sense. This gave me a great foundation in machining and working with drawings but there wasn’t an opportunity to design work in that setting. He shares his journey with Habitus and the inspirations behind his work.

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Brandon Donnelly

JULY 8, 2022

At the beginning of this year, Globizen announced a new collection of city t-shirts. They have been very popular and we only have a few left from our original batch (which included some of the greatest places in the world: Toronto, Paris, and Park City). But we recently added a new city: Kyiv.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2022

US studio Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture North has topped a 1920s beer factory in Tehran with a series of distinctive concrete roofs to create a contemporary art museum. Located in the city's downtown district, the 1,700-square-metre Argo Factory is the first private art museum to be created in Iran's capital since 1979.

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Deezen

MAY 16, 2024

Other school shows and academic events include 2024 School of Constructed Environments End of Year Exhibition , Arts University Bournemouth – Summer Shows 24 and Cardiff School of Art and Design Graduate Degree Show 2024. The exhibition is located at 99 Scott Avenue in New York City. How Do You Feel New York?

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Local studio GO'C drew on the aesthetics of a 1930s gas station to create Mini Mart City Park, a community arts centre in Seattle that aims to show the potential of remediated brownsites. Remediation systems were added to the foundation to "clean the residual contaminants". Skylights were included in the gallery space.

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Deezen

APRIL 25, 2022

South African architect Sumayya Vally has been appointed to the curatorial team for the first Islamic Arts Biennale, which is set to take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Organised by the Diriyah Biennale Foundation , the Islamic Arts Biennale is scheduled to take place in December 2023 in the city of Jeddah on the west coast of the country.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Architecture studio Rex has revealed the translucent-marble-clad Perelman Performing Arts Center at New York's World Trade Center site. Located alongside One World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan, the Perelman Performing Arts Center by Rex comprises a cubic structure with thin marble cladding.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2023

Architecture studio Worrell Yeung has renovated a historic cast-iron building in Soho for an arts organisation called Canal Projects, which hosts exhibitions "in an unmistakably New York City space". This is a building typology unique to New York City, and a richly layered context within which to exhibit."

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Archinect

AUGUST 8, 2023

Located at the crossroads of four distinct neighborhoods in Montreal’s downtown core, Humaniti represents its city’s first smart vertical community with exceptional mixed-use purposing. The fractal detailing on the ground of the plaza and drop-off reaches upward and is echoed in the buildin.

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