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Taylor Street House by SAS design BUILD

Boston

April 1, 2016

In a marriage of old and new, a house achieves a happy balance for its occupants and the surrounding historic neighborhood in Boston.

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.

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.

Rockwell's Nouveau Broadway Turn

Linda C. Lentz

March 24, 2016

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The Roundabout Theatre’s revival of the 1963 musical She Loves Me, which opened at New York City’s Studio 54 on March 17, scored glowing reviews for its terrific cast, director Scott Ellis—and set designer Rockwell Group.

U.S. Pavilion Milan Expo Designers Unpaid

Designers of U.S. Pavilion at 2015 Milan Expo Shortchanged

Fred A. Bernstein

March 17, 2016

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Since the 1990s, the U.S. State Department has been barred from spending public funds on world expo pavilions. The result has been a series of disasters: the U.S. was a no-show at the expo in Hanover, Germany, in 2000; it then built lackluster, overly commercialized pavilions for the 2005 and 2010 expos in Aichi, Japan, and Shanghai, China.

Hauser Wirth & Schimmel Gallery, Los Angeles

Gigantic Hauser Wirth & Schimmel Gallery Opens in Former Los Angeles Warehouse

The art gallery, designed by Creative Space and Selldorf Architects, reveals a broader shift in Downtown L.A.’s urban fabric.

Janelle Zara

March 15, 2016

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The newly opened Hauser Wirth & Schimmel gallery, the latest addition to the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District commercial boom, is a behemoth, occupying all 116,000 square feet of a former Pillsbury flour mill complex.

Spring Street Salt Shed by Dattner Architects and WXY

New York City

Fred A. Bernstein

March 1, 2016

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In Manhattan, a sleek rectilinear garage and sculptural salt shed brighten the city.

Porto Cruise Terminal

High-Water Mark: A cruise-ship terminal’s exuberant form connects passengers and is a destination in its own right.

David Cohn

March 1, 2016

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To create the iconic curving forms of the cruise-ship terminal in Porto, Portugal, architect Luís Pedro Silva began working from the project’s territorial context rather than simply seeking a display of formal prowess.