This is an amazing interview with Dr. Michael Kagan on the story of the upcoming Jewish Holiday Shavuot. It is for everyone regardless of religious or spiritual affiliation. He speaks on the meanings behind the...
The transient Chanel Mobile Art pavilion, designed by Zaha Hadid, has landed in New York's Central Park at Rumsey Playfield to showcase the work of 15 artists and pieces they've created that were inspired by...
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Tadao Ando, a world-famous architect, met with Vietnamese colleagues and students last night in Hanoi.The National Convention Hall had no empty seat last night. Young architects and thousands of architecture students took advantage of the opportunity to learn about the...
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This is a profile of my husband, published in today's paper. Mukhtar Husain: An Inspiration Unto Others by Amra Ali " Mukhtar Husain’s strong bias towards modesty is reflected in his architectural projects in...
Jorn Utzon, the architect behind the famous Sydney Opera House, has died at the age of 90 after a heart attack."Mr Utzon, an award-winning architect, put "Denmark on the world map with his great talent," said...
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"Chandigarh (Mera Chandigarh): The Chandigarh Administration has decided to make Le Corbusier centre at Old Architects' Office in Sector 19-B in the city.Chandigarh administrator S.F. Rodrigues on October 6 will dedicate this center to public."
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Michael Geller is a Vancouver
architect, planner and property developer currently traveling the world. He is
sharing his discoveries with Westcoast Homes readers from time to time.
Growing up in the '50s, I...
Construction is nearly complete on the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008 - the first project by the legendary architect, Frank Gehry, to be built in Britain. Perhaps best known for his glittering,...
What in the sam hill is Vancouverism, you're asking. Vancouver's city planning philosophy is such a hit with architects they've come up with a new name for it. Apparently we're good at building a dense city that...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 778 views | 7 recommendations | 6 comments
The centerpiece of Beijing's Olympic construction, the Bird's Nest, is complete, according to officials. No word, though, on air quality, as every photo I see of this admittedly awesome structure is darkened by...
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"Construction of the world's first moving building, a 80-storey tower with revolving floors which give it an ever-shifting shape, is due to begin. The Dynamic Tower, which will be built in Dubai, will feature 80...
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the world's first rotating skyscraper will be built in the futuristic desert metropolis of Dubai. The second rotatoscraper, however, will be located in Moscow a city, apparently, in dire...
London becomes a huge installation site as of this weekend, thanks to the London Festival of Architecture. Visitors can marvel, and residents can look at their city anew. lectures, demonstrations,...
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The 28-foot statue planned for Martin Luther King Jr national memorial is getting a bit of a makeover. The US Commission of Fine Arts has agreed to change the face of the statue as before they said he looked 'too...
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NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep writes about the contradictions of Karachi. "As many as half of the Pakistani city's 15 million or so residents live in squatter homes, even as foreign firms pour money into...