Architecture News

Raj Path, from India Gate looking to Rashtrapati Bhavan.

New Delhi Central Vista: Regressive Urban Planning and Outmoded Architecture

June 18, 2021

Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker left a major legacy with their architecture and planning for the government seat in India’s capital. While their buildings remain, drastic plans for the Raj Path threaten the entire setting.

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Unbuilt Project by Mies van der Rohe Is Under Construction in Indiana

Bridget Cogley

June 17, 2021

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An unrealized building designed by Mies van der Rohe is soon to be completed at Indiana University.

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Competition Opens to Salvage Chicago's Postmodern Thompson Center

Beth Broome

June 17, 2021

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A competition has been created to help save and give new life to Helmut Jahn's Thompson Center in Chicago.

MoMA Announces "Reuse, Renew, Recycle: Recent Architecture from China" Exhibition

Kara Mavros

June 17, 2021

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The exhibition will open in September and explore “the environmental and aesthetic potential of reused and recycled materials."

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This Year’s Serpentine Pavilion Honors London’s Migrant Communities

Chris Foges

June 16, 2021

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With its amalgam of details, the pavilion is based on a study of gathering places where London's migrant communities have found a sense of belonging.

The Venice Architecture Biennale’s Optimistic Vision of the Future

Tim Abrahams

June 16, 2021

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This year's Venice Architecture Biennale had a strong sense of either recent history or the need to plan for our future.

NCARB Releases Report on Covid-19’s Impact on Licensure

Ilana Herzig

June 15, 2021

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New data reveals a lull in newly licensed architects last year due to the pandemic.

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Obituary: Gottfried Böhm (1920–2021)

Josephine Minutillo

June 14, 2021

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The first German Pritzker Prize winner died on June 9, 2021 at the age of 101.

Loeb Fellowship Harvard GSD Class of 2022 Resized for Web 2

Harvard Graduate School of Design Announces Loeb Fellows of 2022

Kara Mavros

June 8, 2021

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This year’s Loeb Fellows comprise the program’s 51st class.

Review of 'Built Up'

By Patrice Derrington

Julie Anne Hoffmann

June 7, 2021

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Real-estate developers have a reputation for valuing profit over contributing to the urban fabric. Patrice Derrington traces and critiques the evolution of the practices that guide their decision-making.