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Obama Presidential Center pushes opening to 2026, Moody Nolan's athletics center to break ground this month

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Project updates were reported late last week by the Chicago Sun-Times on the occasion of former President Obama's visit to McCormick Place to see a half-scale mockup of the 88-foot "Power of Words" video installation, the largest of 50 that will grace the Obama Presidential Center when it opens at a recently revised date in 2026.

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Sagrada Familia announces 2026 final completion date

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La Sagrada Familia Foundation has announced that the monumental church in Barcelona is set for completion in 2026, 100 years after the death of its architect Antoni Gaudí. The Chapel of the Assumption is expected to be finished in 2025 and the tower of Jesus Christ in 2026," La Sagrada Familia Foundation told news site CNN. "The

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Christopher Hawthorne goes 1-on-1 with Peter Zumthor in LACMA makeover preview

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The man who once said, “the real core of all architectural work lies in the act of construction,” pointed to a faulty concrete pour at the outset and difficulties with the site’s foundation as factors that forced his design to be streamlined. Construction on the new building is now 65% complete as of October 1st.

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This week Sagrada Familia announced its final completion date after 140 years

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This week on Dezeen , La Sagrada Familia Foundation announced that Antoni Gaudí's landmark church in Barcelona is finally set to be completed in 2026. The foundation told news site CNN that construction on the church, which began in 1882, is set to finish in two years , 100 years after the death of its architect.

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Moody Nolan unveils design of athletic facility at Obama presidential campus

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The Obama Foundation and US architecture studio Moody Nolan have released images of an athletic facility to be built on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Chicago. A double-height lobby will welcome visitors "Designing the Home Court for the Obama Foundation is not just about creating a building," said Moody Nolan founder Curt Moody.

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The most-read architecture and design stories of 2022

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Shot by aerial photography company Ot Sky, the footage shows numerous excavators digging a wide linear trench in the desert for the foundations of the city. December – Sixteen stadiums set to host games at the World Cup 2026. Read more about the 2026 World Cup Stadiums ›.

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New London Museum Smithfield Market

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It marks a key milestone in the project’s build to transform the historic buildings of Smithfield Market into a state of the art new museum, opening in 2026. This number is set to rise to 100,000 by 2026. Sethia Foundation.