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Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki dies aged 95

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In Toronto, he designed a white granite museum for the Aga Khan Foundation , while in London, he completed the Aga Khan Centre in King's Cross in 2018. Read: Fumihiko Maki unveils Aga Khan Centre in London's King's Cross In recent years he completed an expansion to the UN in New York and the 72-storey 4 World Trade Center skyscraper.

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The 50 most powerful women in architecture and design

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The exhibition, which launched in 2018 and moves into different spaces each year, recently expanded internationally with a launch in Miami , giving Ciuffi more influence globally. Before that, she made waves as the first curator of contemporary architecture and design at The Metropolitan Museum of Art – a position she held from 2014 to 2019.

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The Sponge Evangelist

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Photo © Turenscape, courtesy the Cultural Landscape Foundation. In awarding the second biennial Oberlander Prize to the Chinese landscape architect Kongjian Yu, FASLA, the Cultural Landscape Foundation and its 2023 jury sent an unmistakable signal about the future of the field. Elizabeth K.

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Looking Glass Lodge features glass facades that reflect the surrounding woodland

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The building sits on screw pile foundations to avoid tree roots. The structure was erected on screw pile foundations that avoid tree roots and raise the structure above the ground, allowing unobstructed access for wildlife crossing the site. Looking Glass Lodge prioritised off-site construction to overcome these issues.

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Reports that Christo and Jeanne-Claude's final project is set to be built "misleading"

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The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation has denied reports that the duo's Mastaba project is set to be realised in the UAE as it still doesn't have government authorisation. If built, The Mastaba will become the largest contemporary sculpture in the world, topping the Great Pyramid of Giza in height while being significantly wider.

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MPavilion 10 design by Tadao Ando Architect

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Design Sight: photo Courtesy of Tadao Ando Associates One of Japan’s leading contemporary architects, Tadao Ando is known for his striking geometric interventions in nature and his precise, assured use of concrete. Among his many notable works are the Church of the Light (1989; Osaka, Japan), Pulitzer Arts Foundation (2001; St.

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From Landscapes to Landmarks: MUDA-Architects’ Practice Is a Breath of Fresh Air

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After we won the Xinglong Lake Bookstore project competition in 2018, as the increase of our market recognition and project influence expanded, our company mainly focused on commissioned projects. In MUDA’s practice, we uphold the core philosophy of an “Eastern spirit of locality and contemporary design for the future.”