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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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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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Frieze London is 20: what to see at the Art Fair and beyond on its milestone edition

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Now in its 20th iteration, Frieze embraces historical alongside contemporary art (with Frieze Masters now in its 11th edition) at fairs which reach New York, Los Angeles and Seoul. Sadie Coles HQ at Frieze London Sarah Lucas, Toilet and Urinal, 2003. Artwork © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation. © Sarah Lucas.

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Dutch National Photography Museum Rotterdam building

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” The acquisition of the new building, which has been made possible by a donation from the philanthropic foundation Droom en Daad, ensures that the Nederlands Fotomuseum will remain in Rotterdam. About Droom en Daad Foundation The Droom en Daad Foundation was founded in 2016 to make Rotterdam a world-leader in arts and culture.

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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.

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The 50 most powerful women in architecture and design

Deezen

In 2003 she started her own practice, Studioilse, which has designed interiors for Soho House and Aesop , as well as furniture for IKEA. Before that, she made waves as the first curator of contemporary architecture and design at The Metropolitan Museum of Art – a position she held from 2014 to 2019. For us, it is an act of violence."

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The Minimal Intervention

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION : Lucius Burckhardt (1925–2003) outlined his theory of the “smallest possible intervention” back in the early 1980s. The idea of minimal intervention runs through his entire oeuvre, from his critique of urbanism to the science of walking.