Grimshaw redesigns historic Duke University’s West Campus Union with a millennials’ friendly glass box
Grimshaw Architects’ expansion and renovation project for Duke University’s West Campus Union was designed starting from millennials’ lifestyle.
The Hillel House, a brick cladded Jewish community center in Philadelphia
The vertical branches of menorah candelabrums and prayer garments inspired the Hillel House, Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects’ Jewish community center across Downtown Philadelphia.
Grafton Architects to curate Venice Biennale 2018
The Board of La Biennale di Venezia appointed Grafton Architects co-founders Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara as curators of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition that will inaugurate on the 26th of May 2018.
Six great school projects at Venice Architecture Biennale tackle contemporary challenges
From Nigeria to Peru, from Thailand to Denmark, China and Brazil; six school projects at Venice Biennale show how architecture can battle contemporary challenges by providing a safe and creative environment for children.
Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter design the world’s first Children Centre developed with children
Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter develops kids’ ideas and wishes to design a volumetric and silvery-wrapped children centre in Copenhagen.
Our Amazon Frontier: sustainable schools tackle the emergencies of Peru rainforest communities
In Peru, architects, students and native communities build respectful school units in the Amazon frontier, one of the most endangered and neglected corners of the planet.
Parisian dance school
Lankry Architectes nests Parisian dance school in growing streetscape and envelopes it with metal triangular facets.
Stony Island Arts Bank: Chicago abandoned bank turns into a culture and art centre
Theaster Gates Jr. opens The Stony Island Arts Bank by transforming a derelict bank building in Chicago into a thriving art centre to preserve the city’s black culture heritage and to give space to the next generation of creatives.
Makoko Floating School
NLÉ studio protoyped and built a sustainable A-shaped watercraft structure for the Makoko floating community in Lagos, Nigeria. The project responds to the critical challenges posed by urbanization and climate change in Africa and foresees possible solutions to a new way for sustainable architecture.
Norther: Aalto University
Aalto University School of Arts presented the work of some of the most promising students with the “Norther” exhibition.