Tribute: Ricardo Bofill (1939-2022) Andrew Ayers January 18, 2022 One Comment Over the course of his six-decade career, the late architect made his mark with dramatic projects around the world, especially in France and his native Spain.Read More
Groupe Scolaire Antoine de Ruffi by Tautem Architecture Marseille, France Andrew Ayers January 1, 2022 No Comments Tautem Architecture shifts the Provencal capital’s academic terrain with a bold school building for young children.Read More
Collège Simone Veil by Comte & Vollenweider Nice, France Andrew Ayers January 1, 2022 No Comments An efficient scheme by Comte Vollenweider optimizes a tight site and modernizes an aging structure.Read More
Church of San Giacomo Apostolo Ferrara, Italy Andrew Ayers December 6, 2021 One Comment With a light structure and an undulating wood roof, Miralles Tagliabue EMBT eschews the traditional church typology.Read More
Le Monde Media Plaza by Snøhetta and SRA Architects with BOA Light Studio Paris Andrew Ayers November 8, 2021 No Comments A precise, subtle scheme by BOA Light Studio enlivens a public plaza beneath the Le Monde Headquarters building in Paris.Read More
David Chipperfield Architects Completes Extension to Kunsthaus in Zürich Andrew Ayers October 18, 2021 4 Comments A new, elegant concrete volume by David Chipperfield Architects has opened across a public plaza from the existing Kunsthaus in Zürich, Switzerland.Read More
Review of Hector Guimard: Art Nouveau to Modernism Edited by David A. Hanks Andrew Ayers October 11, 2021 3 Comments This new examination of Hector Guimard's life and oeuvre is the first in 50 years in the U.S.Read More
LUMA Foundation Park by Bas Smets Arles, France Andrew Ayers October 8, 2021 No Comments At LUMA, in Provence, Belgian designer Bas Smets turns a harsh landscape into a naturalistic haven.Read More
Maison Cheval Blanc Debuts in Paris Andrew Ayers September 22, 2021 One Comment Architects Maison Édouard François and Peter Marino transform Henri Sauvage’s riverside-wing of the existing La Samaritaine into a luxury hotel.Read More
Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Triumph Andrew Ayers September 20, 2021 No Comments Six decades after he first sketched the idea, Christo’s wrapping of the Arc de Triomphe draws huge crowds in Paris.Read More