For Norman Foster's 90th birthday on 1 June we post the article "I discovered vernacular architecture through drawing," published in AV Monografías 235, in which the British master looked back on his life and career. I discovered vernacular architect
Every year, TIME magazine famously names its 100 Most Inluential People. On it this time are the architects Ma Yansong and Annabelle Selldorf. Ma Yansong, the founder of the firm MAD Architects, appears in the Innovators category. His profile for the
In the flurry of executive orders that Donald Trump signed on day one of his return as President of the United States was one which promotes the use of traditional and classical architecture in new civic buildings. Titled Promoting Beautiful Federal
Koyo Kouoh has been appointed with the specific task of curating the 61st International Art Exhibition to be held in 2026. Koyo Kouoh (Camerun / Switzerland) is the Executive Director and Chief Curator of Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeit
Inevitably, Time magazine has named Donald Trump its person of the year for the second time. In 2016, the cover picture was taken by Nadav Kander in his penthouse on the 66th floor of his New York tower, and in 2024 the shoot was done by the photogap
Anabelle Selldorf is carrying out the revamp of the iconic work of Venturi and Scott Brown.
There are buildings that are works of eloquent architecture, but in the extension of the National Gallery, the walls have spoken. Literally. Turning its back on Trafalgar Squqre, what we know as the Sainsbury Wing – because of the generous donation r
After 26 years of working at OMA, Ellen van Loon has decided to leave the firm and begin a new phase of her life. She joined OMA in 1998 and became a partner in 2002. Among her most outstanding works are Aviva Studios (home of Factory International)
On 29 May, Francisco Mangado officially became a member of the French Academy of Architecture, speaking in French on Crisis Against Architecture after a laudatio delivered by Pablo Katz, the institution’s current president. The architect from Navarre
Josep Miàs has been made an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). This is one of the most important gestures of recognition that the American organization gives international professionals for exceptional work and contributio
His stunning $1bn restoration project in Shanghai is a hit with the city’s influencers. But not everyone is impressed. The revered architect talks about the highs, lows and many risks of building for China... The Guardian. ‘I didn’t feel like I
Neri Oxman, the wife of Bill Ackman, the hedge fund billionaire who accused Claudine Gay of being a plagiarist and led calls for her resignation as Harvard president, is now facing allegations of plagiarism herself. Neri Oxman, a prominent former pro
The youngest, and first black president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) wants to rebuild the profession with an accent on workers’ rights, the community and sustainability... The Guardian. Architect Muyiwa Oki: ‘We need a diversit
Actor Brad Pitt has paid $40 million for a roughly century-old home on a bluff in the Carmel Highlands along California’s central coast, according to public records and people familiar with the deal. Known as the D.L. James House, the property dates
In the studio of French sculptor Daniel Druet, the conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan is everywhere: In framed magazine covers depicting Cattelan’s sculptures Him (2001), La Nona Ora (1999), and the two upside-down American police officers Frank and
The work goes up for sale on March 1 in London. The ‘anonymous’ seller of a prized trophy painting by Francis Bacon going to auction next month at Christie’s has been identified: Norman Foster... Exclusive: Artnet News Has Identified the Seller of a
María Nicanor, executive director of the Rice Design Alliance (RDA) at Rice University’s School of Architecture in Houston, has been named the director of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, effective March 21. An architecture and design curato
Throughout her career, Cristina Iglesias has sought to connect with places and sites by means of alluringly tactile, powerfully lyrical works.
For the anniversary of his death, the Patio Herreriano pays tribute to Juan Muñoz through an exhibition that delves into his boundless artistic imagination.
Architects who become popular for making iconic monuments make big bucks off their skills. A combination of three disciples of engineering, environmental science, and art, Architecture is an influential career. As the countries continue to grow and h
From a sprawling factory outside Austin to a property-buying binge on the Gulf Coast, Musk is making an imprint in a state that has long welcomed eccentric outsiders. On the outskirts of Austin, Texas, near the banks of the Colorado River, Tesla Inc.
The British architect on his plans for building the cleaner, greener cities of the future. Lord Foster has conceived some of the world’s most iconic buildings – The Gherkin in London, Berlin’s The Reichstag, Cupertino’s Apple Park and the headquarter
Kengo Kuma champions an ideal of “losing architecture”—intricate buildings that disappear into their environs—although it’s hard to miss the new National Stadium in Japan when walking through the heart of Tokyo. His stylistic fingerprints can be seen
