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Daniel Buren's 'Observatory of Light' at the Fondation Louis Vuitton

The new site-specific work at the Frank Gehry-designed building in Paris opens May 11.

May 9, 2016

French conceptual artist Daniel Buren has created a temporary, site-specific work for the Frank Gehry-designed Fondation Louis Vuitton building, in the Bois de Boulogne park in western Paris.

National Design Awards Winners Announced

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has revealed the recipients of the 17th annual awards honoring excellence and innovation.

Miriam Sitz

May 5, 2016

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Today, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has announced winners of the 17th Annual National Design Awards, which recognize excellence and innovation in 11 categories.

Motown Meets Venice at 2018 Architecture Biennale

Fred A. Bernstein

May 2, 2016

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When he was named director of the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale, Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena asked curators to focus on projects that “improve the quality of the built environment and life and consequently people’s quality of life.”

Remembering Zaha Hadid

Paul Goldberger

May 1, 2016

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Reflecting on the impact of the architect’s visionary work and larger-than-life persona.

Architecture + Creativity

Creativity and the Brain

Neuroscientists keep trying to unlock the mystery of what sparks visionary thinking and artistic invention.

Jerry Adler

May 1, 2016

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It was 60 years ago, at the start of his career, but the architect and educator John P. Eberhard remembers the very moment the idea came to him for what would be his seminal creation: the modular church.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Rising Art Scene: Like its predecessor, an addition to SFMOMA asserts itself in a rapidly developing neighborhood.

Josephine Minutillo

May 1, 2016

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When it was founded in 1935, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) occupied one, then two floors of the War Memorial Veterans Building in the Hayes Valley neighborhood before moving into its purposebuilt, Mario Botta–designed home in nearby SoMa in 1995.

Baha'i Temple of South America by Hariri Pontarini Architects

Santiago, Chile

Deborah Snoonian Glenn

May 1, 2016

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A building with a complex skin blooms in the foothills of the Andes thanks to a multinational, multidisciplinary team.

Speed Art Museum by wHY

Louisville, Kentucky

James Gauer

May 1, 2016

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Topped by cantilevering walls of folded aluminum, a bold addition opens up this Louisville museum to its surroundings.

First Project Since Zaha Hadid's Death Opens

See pictures of the Salerno Maritime Terminal, which was inaugurated today.

Miriam Sitz

April 25, 2016

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The Salerno Maritime Terminal by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) was inaugurated today in southwestern Italy, marking the first project to be completed since the death of Zaha Hadid on March 31.