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
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
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
The race to complete one of the world's longest-running construction projects. The first stone of the Sagrada Familia was laid more than 130 years ago. Thanks to an influx of funding, some striking innovations and old-fashioned craftsmanship, the chu
Jeanne Gang, the architect behind the Aqua Tower, is one of the most influential people of 2019. Her stunning Aqua, in Chicago, is the tallest building ever built by a woman. Now she’s building an even taller one. Yet, for Jeanne, architecture is not
325 million people. More than 265 million guns. 35,000 deaths a year. And one 227-year-old constitutional right. To tell this uniquely American story, TIME partnered with JR, the artist and photographer known in part for his murals around the world t
