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Cause of 2018 fire that destroyed Mackintosh Building is "undetermined" according to new report

Archinect

JANUARY 25, 2022

The fire that ripped through Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building in 2018 was so fierce and all-consuming that the cause can never be known conclusively, according to a long-awaited report.

Building

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Axel Towers / Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects

ArchDaily

AUGUST 15, 2024

© Rasmus Hjortshøj architects: Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects Location: København, Denmark Project Year: 2018 Photographs: Rasmus Hjortshøj Photographs: Jens Markus Lindhe Photographs: Anders Sune Berg Photographs: Lea Jessen Area: 23400.0 m2 Read more »

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Clear Water Tea House / Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten

ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Housing

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St. Mary Chapel / PLY+

ArchDaily

MAY 20, 2024

Architect

Architect Project Architecture

Snøhetta Opens the Beijing City Library, Containing the World’s Largest Climatized Reading Space

ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Snøhetta was awarded the Beijing City Library in 2018 through an international competition and the project was completed with local partner ECADI. Read more »

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Zaha Hadid Architects has paid almost $16million to keep founder’s name

Archinect

JANUARY 17, 2022

The deal, reported by UK outlet Building Online , included $4.6m (£3.4m) to use the founder’s name in 2021, $3.8m (£2.8m) in both 2020 and 2019, $1m (£780,000) in 2018, and $3.1m (£2.3m) in 2017. The fees were paid to the Zaha Hadid Foundation, who control the trademark for the late architect.

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Scottish government won’t investigate Mackintosh Building fire over high costs

Archinect

JUNE 16, 2024

The Scottish government has rejected calls for a public inquiry into the two blazes that devastated the Mackintosh building at the Glasgow School of Art, which was ravaged by fire in 2014 and again in 2018. ” Restoration work is currently in Phase 2 in Glasgow.

Government

Government Building Safety Restoration

Hidden House / Yuan Architects

ArchDaily

JANUARY 19, 2024

Architect

Architect Housing Project Residential

House 28 / studio edwards

ArchDaily

APRIL 29, 2024

Housing

Housing Architect Project Residential

A wave of new hemp designs appear on the horizon in Australia

Archinect

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Hemp is gaining in popularity in the United States after being effectively outlawed until a 2018 federal reclassification paved the way for it to be added to the U.S. building code appendix in 2022.

Design

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HQ & Conference Center / Archi+

ArchDaily

MAY 3, 2024

Courtesy of Archi+ architects: Archi+ Location: Centrale Solaire Noor Ouarzazate, Morocco Project Year: 2018 Photographs: Courtesy of Archi+ Area: 5500.0 m2 Read more »

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Ratchaphruek Hospital / Arsomsilp Community and Environmental Architect

ArchDaily

JANUARY 16, 2024

© W Workspace architects: Arsomsilp Community and Environmental Architect Location: Khon Kaen, Mueang Khon Kaen District, Khon Kaen 40000, Thailand Project Year: 2018 Photographs: W Workspace Area: 38000.0 m2 Read more »

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Architect Project Architecture

'A Commitment to Craft Is Intrinsic to This Place': A Conversation with Portland-Based Linden, Brown Architecture

Archinect

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Established in 2018 as a collaborative venture after working for large, established firms, the small studio of five seeks inspiration in the rugged beauty and self-reliant spirit of its Pacific Northwest environment.

Firms

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Wyndham Garden Phú Qu?c Villa / MIA Design Studio

ArchDaily

MAY 28, 2023

Design

Design Architect Project Housing

Herzog & de Meuron Set to Revamp Breuer Building for Sotheby’s in New York

ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

2018: The Met Breuer, exterior view. Image © JJFarq via Shutterstock Sotheby's has revealed that Pritzker Prize laureate Herzog & de Meuron will renovate the iconic modernist Breuer Building. The auction house has successfully acquired the building, situated on Madison Avenue, New York City, from the Whitney Museum.

Building

Building Renovation Exterior Contemporary

MOVA Teacher Innovation Center / OPUS

ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Completed in 2018 in Medellín, Colombia. Images by Isaac Ramirez , Sergio Gómez , Isaac Ramirez. Mova is a platform driven by the Secretaria de Educación de Medellín to enhance the quality of public education through the strengthening of.

Innovation

Innovation Education Architecture

A2 House / Caracho Arquitetos

ArchDaily

APRIL 16, 2024

Completed in 2018 in Bauru, Brazil. Images by Daniel Santo. The residence is located in a condominium in the city of Bauru, on a plot of land with a pronounced slope from the back to the front of the lot,

Housing

Housing Cities Residential Architecture

Nursery Ried-Brig / COMAMALA ISMAIL

ArchDaily

JANUARY 15, 2024

Architect

Architect Project Architecture

Papillon House / Yi Arquitetos

ArchDaily

MAY 22, 2024

Completed in 2018 in Brasília, Brazil. Images by Joana França. Located in Jardim Botânico, 20 minutes from Brasília, Casa Papillon is a house built in 2019 that has as its protagonist the large four-water roof.

Housing

Housing Roofing IT Residential

EV charging station concept wins the American Institute of Steel Construction's 2023 Forge Prize

Archinect

APRIL 3, 2023

First created in 2018, the $10,000 prize “celebrates emerging architects who create visionary designs that embrace steel as the primary structural component while exploring ways to increase project speed.

Concept

Concept Construction Construction Events

House on an Island / Atelier Oslo

ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

© Ivar Kvaal architects: Atelier Oslo Location: Skåtøy, Kragerø Municipality, Norway Project Year: 2018 Photographs: Ivar Kvaal Photographs: Nils Vik/D2 Photographs: Charlotte Thiis-Evensen Area: 70.0 m2 Read more »

Housing

Housing Architect Project Residential

Paddy – Coffee Space / ODB Arquitectos

ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Completed in 2018 in Corrientes, Argentina. Images by Ramiro Sosa. An ambitious commercial project was developed on a narrow plot of land measuring 5.65 metres wide by 34.20 metres long, with an east-west.

Space

Space Commercial Development Developer

Snøhetta unveils newly completed Beijing City Library design

Archinect

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Photo: Yumeng Zhu Photo: Yumeng Zhu Located in the city’s Tongzhou District, the library design was born out of a 2018 competition that paired the firm with local studio ECADI. Their effort was replete with integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) construction elements and other features aiming to reduce solar gain.

Cities

Cities Design Contemporary Glass

MSG Developer Officially Withdraws Plans for Sphere in London

ArchDaily

JANUARY 10, 2024

The plans were initially announced in 2018 , with planning permission filed in March 2019. The 300ft-tall structure, having a capacity of 21,000 seats, was to be located in Stratford , east London.

Development

Development Developer Structure Project

World's Tallest Skyscraper Resumes Construction After a 5-Year Hiatus in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The scheme faced many delays, including a pause in 2018 and further setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Set to become the world’s tallest skyscraper and beat the UAE’s Burj Khalifa, the tower was designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture and initially began construction in 2013. Read more »

Construction

Construction Construction Contractor Architecture

Mo Zell appointed UW-Milwaukee's School of Architecture & Planning Interim Dean

Archinect

JULY 7, 2022

Since then, she has taught several foundational design studios, acted as Associate Dean from 2012–18, and in 2018 was SARUP's first woman to be a Department Chair. Zell has been an impactful fixture at SARUP, starting her career at the school as an assistant professor in 2008.

Architecture

Architecture Foundation Education Art

Frida Escobedo to receive the third Charlotte Perriand Award

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The Association praised Escobedo's architectural work, which includes the 2018 commission for the Serpentine Pavilion in London and the Met's modern and contemporary wing expansion in New York, for its "daring concepts, visionary approach, and profound impact on the field."

Concept

Concept Innovation Contemporary Modern

Climate Action Is About Choosing Local, Low-Carbon Materials

ArchDaily

JUNE 17, 2024

Construction of Korase School wooden extension, Ghana- 2018. Image © Aulaterra E.V.

Materials

Materials Transportation Manufacturing Landscape

Acclaimed Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi passes away at 95

Archinect

JANUARY 24, 2023

Accolades awarded to Doshi for his services to architecture include the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize and the 2022 RIBA Royal Gold Medal. Throughout his 70-year career, Doshi oversaw the construction of 100 built projects, influencing the direction of architecture in India and adjacent regions through both his practice and teaching.

Architect

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Alpharetta Arts Center / Houser Walker Architecture

ArchDaily

JULY 1, 2023

Art

Art Architecture Architect Project

Copan Apartment / Vereda Arquitetos

ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Architect

Architect Project Renovation Housing

Retrofit Brigadeiro / Coletivo de Arquitetos

ArchDaily

JULY 6, 2023

Architect

Architect Project Renovation Housing

The W Macau, Zaha Hadid's Newest Addition to Studio City, Opens to the Public

ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Inspired by Hollywood, ZHA was commissioned in 2018 to expand the resort, resulting in Studio City Phase 2. Located in the Cotai district of Macau, the resort features leisure, entertainment, and hospitality facilities, including one of Asia’s largest indoor & outdoor water parks. Read more »

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Art Vessels / OPEN Architecture

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In 2018, OPEN was commissioned to transform a commercial complex under construction located in central Beijing into an art center. Completed in 2022 in Beijing, China. Images by Boan Jin. The client had.

Art

Art Architecture Commercial Client

Inverted Dome / Guillermo Hevia García

ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Architect

Architect Project Structure Space

Steven Holl’s zinc-clad Ostrava Concert Hall set to begin construction

Archinect

APRIL 21, 2023

Hall won the competition for the scheme’s design back in 2018 with a proposal that saw the concert hall “encased” in a case of zinc. Construction is set to begin on the Steven Holl Architects -designed Ostrava Concert Hall in the Czech Republic.

Construction

Construction Construction Permits Art

Inner Garden House / Takanori Ineyama Architects

ArchDaily

MAY 28, 2023

Architect

Architect Housing Project Residential

Virginia Tech team completes world-first observation tower with innovative low-carbon timber

Archinect

APRIL 20, 2022

In 2018, the city commissioned Virginia Tech to design and build a train observation tower that would create publicly accessible views over the city’s New River and a historically significant railroad bridge.

Innovation

Innovation Students Cities Industrial

TODD and Snøhetta reveal plan for Belfast Stories rejuvenation after winning major competition

Archinect

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

billion USD) Belfast Region City Deal from 2018. A new design scheme from Snøhetta and led by the local firm TODD Architects in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has been revealed after the firm won an international competition to transform a 5,000-square-meter (54,000 sq. site near the city’s historic center in November 2023.

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Jeddah Tower restarts construction after nearly seven years

Archinect

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Progress had been stalled at roughly one-third the height of the 3,280-foot building in January of 2018 due to labor shortages. The buttressed core utilized to achieve its final height could key a new wave of megatall designs as was outlined in the firm's 2022 title Supertall | Megatall: How High Can We Go?

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Construction Construction Utilities Firms

Zaha Hadid Architects updates progress on Navi Mumbai Airport delivery

Archinect

MAY 27, 2024

“Our ambition is for the design to speak to India’s future, while celebrating its present and honoring its past,” ZHA's Project Director Cristiano Ceccato said at its announcement in February of 2018. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zaha Hadid Architects (@zahahadidarchitects)

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Architect Firms Construction Construction

Snøhetta's 'whimsical children's museum' takes shape in El Paso

Archinect

APRIL 2, 2024

We first reported on the scheme in 2018 when Snøhetta won the competition for the project. New construction photographs published by Snøhetta via social media show substantial progress on the El Paso Children's Museum, designed with Exigo Architecture.

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Studio Libeskind Reveals Design for the Memorial at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh

ArchDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Image © Studio Libeskind Studio Libeskind , working in close partnership with the Memorialization Working Group, has unveiled the preliminary design for the memorial for the 11 killed on 27 October 2018 at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh , United States.

Design

Design Development Developer

Ardósia House / Architectare

ArchDaily

MAY 11, 2024

Housing

Housing Architect Project Residential

Cause of 2018 fire that destroyed Mackintosh Building is "undetermined" according to new report

Axel Towers / Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects

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Clear Water Tea House / Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten

St. Mary Chapel / PLY+

Snøhetta Opens the Beijing City Library, Containing the World’s Largest Climatized Reading Space

Zaha Hadid Architects has paid almost $16million to keep founder’s name

Scottish government won’t investigate Mackintosh Building fire over high costs

Hidden House / Yuan Architects

House 28 / studio edwards

A wave of new hemp designs appear on the horizon in Australia

HQ & Conference Center / Archi+

Ratchaphruek Hospital / Arsomsilp Community and Environmental Architect

'A Commitment to Craft Is Intrinsic to This Place': A Conversation with Portland-Based Linden, Brown Architecture

Wyndham Garden Phú Qu?c Villa / MIA Design Studio

Herzog & de Meuron Set to Revamp Breuer Building for Sotheby’s in New York

MOVA Teacher Innovation Center / OPUS

A2 House / Caracho Arquitetos

Nursery Ried-Brig / COMAMALA ISMAIL

Papillon House / Yi Arquitetos

EV charging station concept wins the American Institute of Steel Construction's 2023 Forge Prize

House on an Island / Atelier Oslo

Paddy – Coffee Space / ODB Arquitectos

Snøhetta unveils newly completed Beijing City Library design

MSG Developer Officially Withdraws Plans for Sphere in London

World's Tallest Skyscraper Resumes Construction After a 5-Year Hiatus in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Mo Zell appointed UW-Milwaukee's School of Architecture & Planning Interim Dean

Frida Escobedo to receive the third Charlotte Perriand Award

Climate Action Is About Choosing Local, Low-Carbon Materials

Acclaimed Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi passes away at 95

Alpharetta Arts Center / Houser Walker Architecture

Copan Apartment / Vereda Arquitetos

Retrofit Brigadeiro / Coletivo de Arquitetos

The W Macau, Zaha Hadid's Newest Addition to Studio City, Opens to the Public

Art Vessels / OPEN Architecture

Inverted Dome / Guillermo Hevia García

Steven Holl’s zinc-clad Ostrava Concert Hall set to begin construction

Inner Garden House / Takanori Ineyama Architects

Virginia Tech team completes world-first observation tower with innovative low-carbon timber

TODD and Snøhetta reveal plan for Belfast Stories rejuvenation after winning major competition

Jeddah Tower restarts construction after nearly seven years

Zaha Hadid Architects updates progress on Navi Mumbai Airport delivery

Snøhetta's 'whimsical children's museum' takes shape in El Paso

Studio Libeskind Reveals Design for the Memorial at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh

Ardósia House / Architectare

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