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Light, Empathy, and Silence: The Architecture of Marina Tabassum

ArchDaily

In her Dhaka, Bangladesh–based practice, Marina Tabassum seeks to create a language of architecture that’s simultaneously contemporary yet rooted to its place.

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International Architecture Awards 2023 Announces Winners in Chicago, Illinois

ArchDaily

Since the inception of the International Architecture Awards in 2005 , this annual program has served as a platform for celebrating contemporary architecture. Both the awards and the Biennial attempt to shed light on each country’s architectural, design, cultural, and social trends.

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

Deezen

The initial bidding process in 2005 was criticised for excluding foreign architects. The museum is MSN's first permanent home for international contemporary art Phifer said he became aware his project since 2014 was part of a "remarkable renaissance" in Warsaw.

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The Catholic University of America and Yale School of Architecture have established a scholarship fund to honor late Ugandan architect Doreen Adengo

Archinect

Born in Uganda in 1976, Adengo received her B.Arch from Catholic University in 2000 before entering Yale and graduating with an M.Arch in 2005. From there, she went on to found her own eponymous practice ( Adengo Architecture ) after ten years of working in offices in New York, Washington, D.C., and London.

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Ten notable projects by 2025 Royal Gold Medal-winner SANAA

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Among the studio's key projects are the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, which is composed of a low-lying circular structure wrapped with glass, and the stepped Sydney Modern gallery in Australia. Alongside its central art galleries, it hosts public spaces including a library, lecture hall and children's workshop.

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Architecture 101: What is Modern Architecture?

Architizer

Despite their differences, these architectural expressions shared a common goal: to break away from historicism while creating an architecture that had not been produced before and responded to contemporary realities. Philip Johnson (1906-2005). Is contemporary architecture an extension of Modernism? Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012 ).

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Lacaton & Vassal, Frédéric Druot and Christophe Hutin's Transformation of 530 Dwellings was the most significant building of 2016

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The project drew attention to the issue of social housing retrofit While global recognition re-framed Lacaton & Vassal's work, the duo had since their formation in 1987 been exploring how shoestring budgets, simple gestures and ordinary materials could be used to maximum effect, whether for a private house or a contemporary arts centre.

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