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Sou Fujimoto Uses Light, Mirrors for 2016 COS Salone del Mobile Installation

April 14, 2016

Exploring the ideas of interaction and perspective, Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has created an interactive installation at the Salone del Mobile for Swedish clothing brand COS that utilizes only mirrors, cones of light, and a specially composed soundtrack.

After Pressure from AIA, Port Authority Revises Bus Terminal Competition Rules

Fred A. Bernstein

April 13, 2016

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Architects often find competitions — which require large amounts of work for little or no pay – exploitative. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey did little to improve that situation when, on March 11, it announced a competition to replace Manhattan’s 65-year old Port Authority Bus Terminal.

Funeral Services Held for Zaha Hadid in London

The weekend marked a long goodbye for the late architect.

Joseph Giovannini

April 12, 2016

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Last Wednesday, just as a thousand people left the prayer service for Zaha Hadid at London’s Grand Mosque, it started to rain—appropriately enough at a dramatic diagonal—and not long after, as her family and friends motored in a caravan of buses to a cemetery in Surrey, the clouds parted and a double rainbow appeared.

Architects Gather at United Nations to Celebrate 2016 Pritzker Prize

Suzanne Stephens

Cathleen McGuigan

April 6, 2016

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Monday, the 2016 Pritzker architecture prize was formally awarded to Alejandro Aravena in a ceremony at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

World Trade Center Transportation Hub by Santiago Calatrava

After more than a decade of construction, the Oculus at the World Trade Center in New York City finally opens.

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

April 1, 2016

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After more than a decade of construction, the Oculus at the World Trade Center in New York City finally opens.

Frank Gehry Reflects on Zaha Hadid’s Legacy

The late architect was Gehry's peer and friend.

Anna Fixsen

March 31, 2016

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When asked to reflect on architect Zaha Hadid’s legacy, Frank Gehry had four words: “Great architect, great person.”

Breaking News

Zaha Hadid Dies at 65

The world’s most celebrated woman architect passed away in Miami after suffering a heart attack.

Anna Fixsen

March 31, 2016

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Zaha Hadid, the acclaimed Iraqi-British architect known for her sensuous curvilinear structures that blurred the line between architecture and art, died Thursday morning in a Miami hospital.

L.A. Tower Set to Include Glass Slide Thrill Ride

Carren Jao

March 29, 2016

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Thrill seeking tourists will have a new destination this June, when the renovated U.S. Bank Tower is slated to reopen after a $50-million facelift.

Williams Tsien Plan for Hood Museum Sparks Controversy

Miriam Sitz

March 28, 2016

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Darthmouth enlisted the architects for a $50 million renovation and expansion of Charles Moore's postmodernist building.

WOHA’s High-Intensity Architecture Now on Display at the Skyscraper Museum

Clifford A. Pearson

March 28, 2016

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In recent decades, Southeast Asia has become a vibrant laboratory of high-density urbanism with places such as Singapore, Bangkok, and Hong Kong packing more people into taller buildings on smaller parcels of land.