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Riken Yamamoto wins 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize

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Yamamoto, who is the 53rd Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate and the ninth from Japan, was honoured for his buildings that aim to foster community. Above: one of his early projects was his own house. Photo by Ryuuji Miyamoto "For me, to recognise space, is to recognise an entire community," said Yamamoto. Photo by Tom Welsh.

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Francis Kéré announced as Pritzer Architecture Laureate 2022

ArchiDiaries

Francis Kéré empowers and transforms communities through the process of architecture. Francis Kéré’s first project, the Gando Primary School, designed in 2001, has won the 2004 Aga Khan Award for Architecture and 2009 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture. Gando Primary School, photo courtesy of Erik-Jan Owerkerk.

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30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing

Architizer

After being a true site of architectural antiquity for 3000 years, shaped mainly by the Ming and Qing dynasties, in the 1950s, Beijing officially became the capital city of the People’s Republic of China and efforts for its “architectural modernization” were initiated. How are these architecture firms ranked?

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Utopian Communities: The Many Looks of the “Perfect” Place

Architectural Observer

525 BC when Pythagoras created Homakoeion, a commune which embraced vegetarianism, equality of men and women, intellectualism and even mysticism. About 150 years later Plato penned Republic , his most famous work, which explores the very kind of political philosophy instrumental in shaping many of the Utopian communities which were to follow.

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Wuhan National Cybersecurity Center Core Phase 2

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Design: Aedas, Architects. Location: Wuhan City, People’s Republic of China. Led by Aedas Executive Director Zi Huan Lin, Aedas won the design competition of Wuhan National Cybersecurity Center Core Phase 2. The fluidity and futurism of the design captures vivid imaginations around the cyberspace. 8 June 2022.

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Architecture Market Analysis Report

Architecture Quote

This project will stay within the confines of a purely research-based report. The project was conducted over a six-week period during the year 2020. Finally, our research showed that amongst the respondents, the most popular type of project was new construction or renovation in an urban or suburban area. Scope of this research.