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Thomas Phifer uses white concrete to create boxy Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw

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US architect Thomas Phifer has unveiled the Museum of Modern Art in central Warsaw , which resembles two giant boxes stacked on top of each other. Phifer said the staircase at the Museum of Modern Art (MSN) was designed to function as "a playful social space for people to stop and talk".

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IM Pei's Museum of Islamic Art was the most significant building of 2008

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Next up in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series is the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha , Qatar, by IM Pei , the first "mega-museum in the Gulf". Such references led the New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ourousoff to describe the museum as a "temple of high art, placing culture on the same pedestal as religion".

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Architect and educator Meejin Yoon is named the 2022 Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts winner

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Meejin Yoon as the winner of the 2022 Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts in recognition of her achievements in designing a more just built environment and contributions to academia and the broader cultural scene. The World Cultural Council (WCC) has named Höweler + Yoon co-founder J.

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Brett Steele appointed as new USC School of Architecture dean

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Prior to his new future position at USC, he served as UCLA's School of the Arts and Architecture dean since 2017. Before his time working in Los Angeles, he held pivotal leadership positions at the Architectural Association (AA) , serving as a chief executive and Director since 2005.

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Japanese architect Hiroshi Hara dies aged 88

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Read: Japan's biennale pavilion celebrates radical 1970s architecture Hara's other notable projects in his native country include the Sapporo Dome stadium in Hokkaido , the Tasaki Museum of Art in Nagano Prefecture and the Yamato International Building in Tokyo.

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BIG designs luxury residences for Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi

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The homes are the latest project designed by a leading studio for Saadiyat Island – a cultural district under development off the coast of the UAE capital, which will also include a performing arts centre by Zaha Hadid Architects and a maritime museum by Tadao Ando.

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Check out the winning projects of the 2022 International Architecture Awards

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The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design has announced its list of more than 150 winning projects for the annual International Architecture Awards in partnership with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

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