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The Sponge Evangelist

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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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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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Global War on Terrorism Memorial Washington, DC

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July 13, 2023 – The Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation (GWOTMF) today announced that its Board of Directors has chosen the award-winning Marlon Blackwell Architects to design the Global War on Terrorism Memorial to be built on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. More information on MBA website.

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Francis Kéré announced as Pritzer Architecture Laureate 2022

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Diébédo Francis Kéré, architect, educator and social activist, has been selected as the 2022 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, announced Tom Pritzker, Chairman of The Hyatt Foundation. Kéré founded his practice, Kéré Architecture GmbH, in Berlin, and a Non-profit Organization, Kéré Foundation e.V.,

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Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape Abu Dhabi

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The aim of the transformation masterplan has been to reinstate the fort as the cultural heart of the city with a new 140.000 sqm cultural park-scape and to conserve both the site surrounding the fort and the city’s Cultural Foundation – a 1980’s listed cultural centre of Bauhaus origins – which also sits on the site. Size: 140.000 sqm.

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Render to Reality: Herzog & de Meuron’s Design Tour de Force

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Together, the duo was chosen to share the 2001 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Herzog & de Meuron transformed the derelict Bankside Power Station into a home for the UK’s collection of international modern and contemporary art, sparking local regeneration and creating a new landmark on the Thames. As the prize jury chairman, J.

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Treasure Island: The Museum Island Berlin is a Trove of Art, Architecture and History

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Thankfully, commissioned by Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation), thorough repairs and reconstructions have been carried out since the 1990s, after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The building was once reconstructed in the post-war period to house contemporary artworks of the GDR. Alte Nationalgalerie.

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