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Download Alejandro Aravena’s Social Housing Designs for Free

The files may not win you a Pritzker, but it’s a start.

April 6, 2016

This year’s Pritzker Architecture Prize winner, the Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena, is known for his socially-minded design. Since establishing his Santiago firm ELEMENTAL in 2001, Aravena has designed some 2,500 units of housing.

New PBS Documentary Series Explores America's Built Environment

From Fallingwater to Chicago's Pullman neighborhood, the show's creators hope to broaden America's understanding of its architecture and cities.

Dante A. Ciampaglia

April 5, 2016

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From Fallingwater to Chicago's Pullman neighborhood, the show's creators hope to broaden America's understanding of its architecture and cities.

Travels With Zaha

A critic remembers a madcap Brazilian sojourn with Zaha Hadid.

Michael Sorkin

April 5, 2016

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A critic remembers a madcap Brazilian sojourn with Zaha Hadid.

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.

AIA Diversity Survey Yields Bleak Results

Laura Raskin

March 25, 2016

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Last month, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) released the results of its 2015 Diversity in the Profession of Architecture survey and the numbers tell a grim—and unsurprising—story: the profession doesn’t look at all like the society it serves.

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.