Architecture

Beyond Desert Modernism: A Conversation with Rick Joy

Beyond Desert Modernism: A Conversation with Rick Joy

We caught up with Rick Joy as he recently released his latest monograph and completed his first public building – the Princeton Transit Hall and Market.

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June 5, 2019

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Dedicated to Immigrant Appreciation, the Vilcek Foundation Gets a New Home in Manhattan

Dedicated to Immigrant Appreciation, the Vilcek Foundation Gets a New Home in Manhattan

ARO adapts an Upper East Side building originally designed as a townhouse into the new home of the Vilcek Foundation.

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June 3, 2019

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A Co-housing Development – and Pedestrian Haven – in a UK Suburb

A Co-housing Development – and Pedestrian Haven – in a UK Suburb

North of the historic heart of Cambridge, Mole Architects’ Marmalade Lane offers a compelling alternative to the UK’s suburban development model.

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May 23, 2019

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I.M. Pei, 1917-2019: Remembering a Modernist Master

I.M. Pei, 1917-2019: Remembering a Modernist Master

Universally regarded as one of the leading architects of the late 20th century, I.M. Pei died on May 16, 2019. He was 102.

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May 17, 2019

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Maryland’s Glenstone Museum Emerges From the Wilderness

Maryland’s Glenstone Museum Emerges From the Wilderness

Planted deep in a pastoral setting, Thomas Phifer’s Glenstone museum is built for the long run.

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May 16, 2019

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Foster + Partners Reinvent D.C.’s Historic Carnegie Library as Apple Store

Foster + Partners Reinvent D.C.’s Historic Carnegie Library as Apple Store

Washington D.C.’s new Apple Store repurposes a Beaux-Arts Carnegie Library as an ostensibly public corporate mecca.

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May 15, 2019

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Populous Creates a Distinctly Urban Home for English Football’s Spurs

Populous Creates a Distinctly Urban Home for English Football’s Spurs

London’s Tottenham Hotspur Football Club settles into an engaging new stadium that makes the crowd and the community an integral part of the spectacle.

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May 9, 2019

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Is Rammed Earth Construction the Answer to Ghana’s Housing Crisis?

Is Rammed Earth Construction the Answer to Ghana’s Housing Crisis?

Eco-friendly construction company Hive Earth is proposing rammed earth building to help relieve the housing crisis in Ghana.

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May 6, 2019

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Should France Reconsider Fast-Tracking Notre Dame’s Reconstruction?

Should France Reconsider Fast-Tracking Notre Dame’s Reconstruction?

As the roof of France’s beloved Notre Dame Cathedral sits in ruin, the push to immediately rebuild faces backlash.

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May 1, 2019

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Azure Talks: Martha Schwartz ­– “Landscape, Art and My Existential Crisis”

Azure Talks: Martha Schwartz ­– “Landscape, Art and My Existential Crisis”

On June 22, the day after the 2019 AZ Awards, Azure will host a talk by the legendary landscape architect – and climate change activist – Martha Schwartz.

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April 30, 2019

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