2017 - Architecture Focus

RCR Unveils Muraba Veil Skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Courtesy of RCR Arquitectes Muraba and RCR Arquitectes , recipients of the 2017 Pritzker Prize, have collaborated on Muraba Veil, a modern architectural project in Dubai that aims to incorporate traditional elements alongside contemporary innovation.

Technique

Technique Architecture Firm Modern Innovation

Apple Park by Foster + Partners was the most significant building of 2017

Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2025

Dubbed "the most-hyped building of 2017" by Curbed , the ring-shaped Apple Park office in California has been described as the biggest product produced by the iPhone maker. Was Apple Park by Foster + Partners the most significant building completed in 2017? It demonstrated the brand's design ideals to the world on a grand scale.

Building

Building Glass Landscape Finishes

Influential urban planner and parking guru Donald Shoup passes away at 86

Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Shoup won the Associated Collegiate Schools of Planning's Distinguished Educator Award in 2017 after retiring from teaching in 2015. His passing was likewise responded to by many in the planning community online as the loss of an icon and affable colleague. Via LinkedIn, Sarah Bronin said simply, "We’ve lost a hero."

Education

Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission and RIBA reveal five-team design shortlist

Archinect

JANUARY 22, 2025

The movement to memorialize all 72 victims of the Grenfell Fire tragedy in London has named a group of five architects and designers who will compete for the chance to deliver a memorial near the site of the deadly 2017 blaze.

Design

Design Site Architect Project

Grenfell Tower to be demolished, UK government confirms

Archinect

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

A major fire spread throughout the building in 2017, killing 72 people and triggering a public inquiry. The remaining structure of Grenfell Tower is to be demolished, the UK government has confirmed.

Government

Government Deconstruction Safety Contractor

Architecture for Peace: Fostering Growth and Learning through Educational Spaces in Honduras

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 16, 2024

One of the most prominent examples is the "Villa for Girls" , designed by the Guatemalan firm Solis Colomer Arquitectos , which has now expanded to include a "Villa for Boys" since 2017. These projects are aimed at children from low-income families who often face the risk of being recruited by gangs.

Recruitment

Recruitment Education Space Architecture

Fernando Romero reopens Barragán-designed La Cuadra San Cristóbal as a space for Mexico's artistic future

Archinect

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Romero related to Hyperallergic recently that the property, which had first been acquired in 2017, was at one time under demolition threat. The Casa will reopen this October as an incubator and educational center for art and architecture with a focus on the rich design legacy left by Barragán throughout the country.

Space

Space Foundation Education Renovation

RIBA and Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission announce five team memorial design shortlist

Archinect

JANUARY 22, 2025

The movement to memorialize all 72 victims of the Grenfell Fire tragedy in London has named a group of five architects and designers who will compete for the chance to deliver a memorial near the site of the deadly 2017 blaze.

Design

Design Site Architect Project

Celebrate John Portman's 100th birthday with an exclusive film screening

Archinect

DECEMBER 4, 2024

For fans of the hotel atrium grandmaster who died in 2017 at 93 , Chicago-based MAS Context has arranged a digital screening of John Portman: A Life of Building , a film directed by Ben Loeterman. Today, December 4th, would have been the 100th birthday of architect and developer John Portman.

Site

Site Development Developer Building

Francis Kéré named 2022 Pritzker Prize winner

Archinect

MARCH 15, 2022

Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis Kéré Photography © 2017 Iwan Baan Born in Gando, Burkina Faso in 1965, Kéré studied architecture at the Technical University of Berlin.

Installation

Installation Industrial Inspiration Building

John Portman's personal Sea Island retreat for sale for $40 million in Georgia

Archinect

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The Peachtree Center architect’s vacation home from 1986 until his death in 2017, Entelechy II is a 13,000-square-foot design with seven bedrooms and eight full baths. This house from John Portman has hit the market in coastal Georgia for $40 million.

Innovation

Innovation Home Development Developer

RCR Arquitectes debuts 'ultra-thin' Muraba Veil residential tower in Dubai

Archinect

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The fifth collaboration between the 2017 Pritzker Prize winner and developer Muraba, the Muraba Veil, was announced this month for a site overlooking the canal in the city of 3.6 A unique new residential skyscraper in Dubai from RCR Arquitectes will be built to the width of just a single 22.5

Residential

Residential Contemporary Site Development

KR House / RAVSTUDIO

ArchDaily

JANUARY 28, 2024

Completed in 2017 in Morelia, Mexico. Images by Cesar Belio. KR House is situated on a semi-urban plot surrounded by imposing ash trees, aiming to seamlessly integrate with its surroundings. The residence takes.

Housing

Housing IT Residential Architecture

Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura Designs Mixed-Use Towers and a Seaside Resort in Albania

ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In 2017, the winning project for the Tirana 2030 Masterplan was unveiled, designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti , UNLAB , and IND [Inter.National.Design] as part of a competition organized by the Ministry of Urban Development.

Masterplanning

Masterplanning Urban Development Firms Design

Oil Mill of Segermès / Atelier Facila

ArchDaily

MARCH 21, 2024

Project

Project Architect Industrial Architecture

November's AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index nearly flat for second month in a row

Archinect

DECEMBER 18, 2024

"Given the extended weakness in business conditions at architecture firms, increasing firm profitability remains the top concern for 2025, with one-third of firm leaders selecting it as a major issue—the highest since 2017," Kermit Baker, the AIA's Chief Economist, said in a statement.

Contract

Contract Architecture Firms Architecture Firm

The Entire City: Hamburg Competitions 2017-2023, an Archive of Unrealized Ideas Designed by Kawahara Krause

ArchDaily

JUNE 27, 2023

Courtesy of Kawahara Krause Architects The city of Hamburg has long been a testbed for architecture. From the breakthrough of expressionism in Chilehaus to the port reconversion into HafenCity , the city is on a constant evolution that pushes architecture.

Cities

Cities Firms Design Architect

Hoola London / CZWG Architects

ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Architect

Architect Project Sustainability Building

Baak 54 Apartments / Arons & Gelauff architecten

ArchDaily

MAY 16, 2024

© Luuk Kramer, Sasa Danilovic, Janneke Hooymans architects: Arons & Gelauff architecten Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Project Year: 2017 Photographs: Luuk Kramer, Sasa Danilovic, Janneke Hooymans Area: 10250.0 m2 Read more »

Project

Project Architect Housing Residential

BIG's "Kaktus Towers" Near Completion in Copenhagen

ArchDaily

JANUARY 18, 2024

Hjortshoj - Kaktus Towers Status In 2017, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) unveiled its designs for a project in central Copenhagen. The project features an urban IKEA store, a budget-friendly hotel , and residential apartments connected by green spaces.

Residential

Residential Development Developer Project

Tatuí Apartment / Passos Arquitetura

ArchDaily

JANUARY 3, 2024

Project

Project Architect Renovation Interior

Converted grain silo opens as new art destination in southern Norway

Archinect

MAY 15, 2024

The overhaul of Arne Korsmo and Sverre Aasland’s original 1935 functionalist design evokes both the Tate Modern in London and Thomas Heatherwick ’s popular 2017 reimagining of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town, South Africa. Photo: Alan Williams Photography, image courtesy Kunstsilo.

Art

Art Contemporary Modern Cities

Mkombozi Primary School / Architectural Pioneering Consultants

ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

© Lucas Sager architects: Architectural Pioneering Consultants Location: Chamazi, Temeke, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Project Year: 2017 Photographs: Lucas Sager Photographs: Markus Lanz Area: 2505.0 m2 Read more »

Consulting

Consulting Architecture Project Architect

AM House / Scali Wood+Arch Arquitetura Sustentável

ArchDaily

DECEMBER 19, 2023

© Hugo Leardine Oriani architects: Scali Wood+Arch Arquitetura Sustentável Location: São Roque, State of São Paulo, Brazil Project Year: 2017 Photographs: Hugo Leardine Oriani Area: 1100.0 m2 Read more »

Housing

Housing Project Architect Residential

Talking Machines Museum / UMA Collective

ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

The Museu das Máquinas Falantes (Talking Machines Museum) in Alcobaça, whose project began in 2017, was inaugurated on 25 April 2024. Completed in 2024 in Alcobaça, Portugal. Images by João Morgado. It comprises a.

Project

Project IT Architecture

University of Pennsylvania to Honor SANAA

Archinect

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The Kanter Tritsch Medal in Architecture was established in 2017 through a gift from Weitzman alumna Lori Kanter Tritsch (MArch’85), a member of the Board of Advisors at Weitzman, and her partner and fellow Penn alumnus William P. Sejima will accept the award and give a talk at the public ceremony.

Architecture Firm

Architecture Firm Students Firms Architecture

Lloyd Wright’s Historic Wayfarers Chapel Will Be Disassembled Due to Landslide Risk

ArchDaily

MAY 14, 2024

Wayfarers Chapel on APR 21, 2017 at Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California. Image © Kit Leong via Shutterstock The Wayfarers Chapel , known locally as "The Glass Church," was designed by Lloyd Wright, the eldest son of architect Frank Lloyd Wright , and completed in 1951.

Glass

Glass Structure Nature Space

DIA Secondary School / Architectural Pioneering Consultants

ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

© Lucas Sager architects: Architectural Pioneering Consultants Location: Regent Estate, Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Project Year: 2017 Photographs: Lucas Sager Photographs: Markus Lanz Area: 4415.0 m2 Read more »

Consulting

Consulting Architecture Project Architect

InovaUSP (The Research and Innovation Center of the University of São Paulo ) / Onze arquitetura

ArchDaily

JANUARY 9, 2024

Lúcio Martins Rodrigues, 370 - Butantã, São Paulo - SP, 05508-020, Brazil Project Year: 2017 Photograph: Guilheme Pucci Area: 16300.0 © Guilheme Pucci architects: Onze arquitetura Location: Av. m2 Read more »

Innovation

Innovation Project Architect Education

World's Tallest Skyscraper Resumes Construction After a 5-Year Hiatus in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Furthermore, the initial contractor was replaced during the 2017-2019 Saudi Arabian purge. I nterestingly, the Burj Khalifa was also designed by Adrian Smith while at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The scheme faced many delays, including a pause in 2018 and further setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Construction

Construction Construction Contractor Architecture

Karlheinz Hora Hof - new public housing with plenty of outdoor space and room for community by querkraft

Archinect

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

in 2017 querkraft architekten won the limited entry implementation competition with their design for a continuous garden deck out of which seven residential blocks develop. 400 metres long, a good 20 metres wide – an unusual site, on which viennese social housing was envisaged. the intelli.

Space

Space Housing Residential Site

Cabbage Tree House / Peter Stutchbury Architecture

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Architecture

Architecture Housing Project Architect

What is Passive House, and how can it shape your career?

Archinect

JUNE 22, 2022

In a 2017 feature article for Archinect , NK Architects’ CMO Zack Semke set out the case for adopting Passive House design principles. “The genius of Passive House design is that it recognizes the building itself – its skeleton and skin – as a technology,” Semke wrote.

IT

IT Housing Technology Technology

A Ghost City: The White Buildings of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

From Barcelona, he recalls the story of how he found himself in its capital, Ashgabat , accompanying sports journalists for the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. © Arnau Rovira Arnau Rovira is a photographer who found himself in Turkmenistan by accident.

Cities

Cities Building Art Structure

Odawara's House / Niko Design Studio

ArchDaily

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Housing

Housing Design Project Architect

House SF / Moser und Hager Architekten

ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Housing

Housing Project Architect Sustainability

Construction season begins for UK's largest Antarctic research hub

Archinect

DECEMBER 12, 2022

According to BAM, this season is expected to be the busiest and most challenging since the program began in 2017. This is especially pertinent given the small window that construction can take place in the region in order to avoid its harsh and dark winte.

Construction

Construction Construction Architecture Firm Modern

Oasis Valleys Institute / EssTeam Design Services

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Courtesy of EssTeam Design Services architects: EssTeam Design Services Location: Chandod, Gujarat 391105, India Project Year: 2017 Photographs: Courtesy of EssTeam Design Services Area: 33090.0 ft2 Read more »

Design

Design Project Architect Education

East London blaze reignites cladding fears as Grenfell investigation grinds on

Archinect

AUGUST 26, 2024

The blaze brought back painful memories of the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people in the city in 2017. In a truly painful precursor, the yearslong criminal inquiry into the deadly 2017 fire is expected to release its final report in less than two weeks.

Safety

Safety Government Construction Construction

Exploring the Projects Shaping NEOM City in Saudi Arabia

ArchDaily

JANUARY 23, 2024

Since its announcement in 2017, NEOM has revealed the plans for 10 central regions, featuring a 170km long skyscrape r, a futuristic ski resort, an upside coastal hotel, a tourism destination in a mountainous valley, and many more.

Cities

Cities Project Urban Development Innovation

PAU’s Domino Sugar Refinery Reopens as Brooklyn’s Newest Workspace

ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The design of the adaptive reuse project, led by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) began in 2017 with the purpose of reimagining the monument to become a point of connection between the existing neighborhood and the recaptured waterfront.

Management

Management Events Modern Space

ZENEL Residential Building / Aytac Architects

ArchDaily

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Completed in 2017 in İstanbul, Turkey. Images by Cemal Emden. Zenel, a 14-story residential building, is in the upmarket residential neighborhood of Erenköy, on Istanbul’s Asian side. It is near the vibrant.

Residential

Residential Building Architect IT

Zaha Hadid Architects has paid almost $16million to keep founder’s name

Archinect

JANUARY 17, 2022

The deal, reported by UK outlet Building Online , included $4.6m (£3.4m) to use the founder’s name in 2021, $3.8m (£2.8m) in both 2020 and 2019, $1m (£780,000) in 2018, and $3.1m (£2.3m) in 2017. The fees were paid to the Zaha Hadid Foundation, who control the trademark for the late architect.

Foundation

Foundation Architect Firms Building

Heatherwick Studio Opens "Building Soulfulness" Exhibition in Shanghai

ArchDaily

JANUARY 17, 2024

The exhibition is taking place at the Fosun Foundation inside the Bund Finance Center, which was designed by Heatherwick Studios and Foster + Partners back in 2017. The display celebrates the studio’s designs, emphasizing their enduring connection with China. Read more »

Finances

Finances Building Foundation IT

RCR Unveils Muraba Veil Skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Apple Park by Foster + Partners was the most significant building of 2017

Trending Sources

Influential urban planner and parking guru Donald Shoup passes away at 86

Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission and RIBA reveal five-team design shortlist

Grenfell Tower to be demolished, UK government confirms

Architecture for Peace: Fostering Growth and Learning through Educational Spaces in Honduras

Fernando Romero reopens Barragán-designed La Cuadra San Cristóbal as a space for Mexico's artistic future

RIBA and Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission announce five team memorial design shortlist

Celebrate John Portman's 100th birthday with an exclusive film screening

Francis Kéré named 2022 Pritzker Prize winner

John Portman's personal Sea Island retreat for sale for $40 million in Georgia

RCR Arquitectes debuts 'ultra-thin' Muraba Veil residential tower in Dubai

KR House / RAVSTUDIO

Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura Designs Mixed-Use Towers and a Seaside Resort in Albania

Oil Mill of Segermès / Atelier Facila

November's AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index nearly flat for second month in a row

The Entire City: Hamburg Competitions 2017-2023, an Archive of Unrealized Ideas Designed by Kawahara Krause

Hoola London / CZWG Architects

Baak 54 Apartments / Arons & Gelauff architecten

BIG's "Kaktus Towers" Near Completion in Copenhagen

Tatuí Apartment / Passos Arquitetura

Converted grain silo opens as new art destination in southern Norway

Mkombozi Primary School / Architectural Pioneering Consultants

AM House / Scali Wood+Arch Arquitetura Sustentável

Talking Machines Museum / UMA Collective

University of Pennsylvania to Honor SANAA

Lloyd Wright’s Historic Wayfarers Chapel Will Be Disassembled Due to Landslide Risk

DIA Secondary School / Architectural Pioneering Consultants

InovaUSP (The Research and Innovation Center of the University of São Paulo ) / Onze arquitetura

World's Tallest Skyscraper Resumes Construction After a 5-Year Hiatus in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Karlheinz Hora Hof - new public housing with plenty of outdoor space and room for community by querkraft

Cabbage Tree House / Peter Stutchbury Architecture

What is Passive House, and how can it shape your career?

A Ghost City: The White Buildings of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Odawara's House / Niko Design Studio

House SF / Moser und Hager Architekten

Construction season begins for UK's largest Antarctic research hub

Oasis Valleys Institute / EssTeam Design Services

East London blaze reignites cladding fears as Grenfell investigation grinds on

Exploring the Projects Shaping NEOM City in Saudi Arabia

PAU’s Domino Sugar Refinery Reopens as Brooklyn’s Newest Workspace

ZENEL Residential Building / Aytac Architects

Zaha Hadid Architects has paid almost $16million to keep founder’s name

Heatherwick Studio Opens "Building Soulfulness" Exhibition in Shanghai

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