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Ben Edwards, Kerstin Thompson and Jonas Pettersson are Dezeen Awards 2024 judges

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Architects Kerstin Thompson and Ben Edwards , designer Jonas Pettersson , sustainable developer Jonathan Smales and design entrepreneurs Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat have joined as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. A former director and international trustee of Greenpeace , Smales sees development as a powerful pathway to a sustainable future.

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Francis Kéré announced as Pritzer Architecture Laureate 2022

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Diébédo Francis Kéré, architect, educator and social activist, has been selected as the 2022 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, announced Tom Pritzker, Chairman of The Hyatt Foundation. Kéré founded his practice, Kéré Architecture GmbH, in Berlin, and a Non-profit Organization, Kéré Foundation e.V.,

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The 50 most powerful women in architecture and design

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Find out more about Grafton Architects › Photo by Tom Ziora Nora Fehlbaum, CEO of Vitra Since becoming CEO of Swiss furniture brand Vitra in 2016, Nora Fehlbaum has led the company towards a focus on sustainability. Having joined the studio as a junior architect in 2001, Alexandra Hagen became CEO in 2018.

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Istanbul Modern building by Renzo Piano

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Richard Wentworth ’s “False Ceiling” (2005), one of the iconic permanent installations from the former building, welcomes back visitors. At the same time, the museum creates opportunities for audiences of all ages and walks of life to interact with modern and contemporary art and encourages people to wonder and think together.

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Serpentine Pavilion 2023, London

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Structure and Build Built predominantly from bio-sourced and low-carbon materials, the Serpentine Pavilion 2023 continues Ghotmeh’s focus on sustainability and designing spaces that are conceived in dialogue with the natural environment that surrounds them. photo @ Gilbert-Hage About Lina Ghotmeh Lina Ghotmeh’s (b.1980,

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Richard Rogers Architect, London Architecture

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Contemporary Architecture Practice, London, England, UK. I only met him once, at the Architecture Foundation in London with my boss Eva Jiricna (ex-Richard Rogers), but his influence was already pervasive on my thinking before starting at architecture school in 1989. Richard Rogers Architect : Architecture. 19 Dec 2021.

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What Kéré Architecture’s Renderings Reveal About the Firm’s Design Process

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Founded by Francis Kéré in 2005, with a dual focus on design and social commitment, the studio’s scope encompasses building, design and knowledge sharing. A common thread emerges that is grounded in the renowned Burkinabè architect’s pioneering approach to sustainable modes of construction and context.