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A world redrawn: Japan architect Ban urges virus-safe shelters

Lifestyle 5 years ago

A world redrawn: Japan architect Ban urges virus-safe shelters

Japan's Pritzker Award-winning architect Shigeru Ban, famous for designing buildings from paper tubes in disaster areas, says the world needs to think about tackling natural catastrophes in the coronavirus era.

Changes in architectural design inevitable in post-COVID-19 era

Lifestyle 5 years ago

Changes in architectural design inevitable in post-COVID-19 era

The post-COVID-19 era is looming, bringing changes to what people considered normal. As the world deals with this highly contagious disease and prepares for other viruses in the future, interior design experts imagine new layout models and architectural changes to minimize the spread of disease.

Venice Architecture Biennale postponed until 2021

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Venice Architecture Biennale postponed until 2021

Italy's La Biennale di Venezia said on Monday its 17th International Architecture Exhibition would be postponed until 2021, the latest high-profile cultural event to be disrupted by the coronavirus crisis.

Last-ditch bid to save Oslo building with Picasso murals

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Last-ditch bid to save Oslo building with Picasso murals

Activists in Oslo make a last-ditch bid to save a building adorned by Spanish master painter Pablo Picasso.

Father of modern Iraqi architecture dies of COVID-19

People 5 years ago

Father of modern Iraqi architecture dies of COVID-19

Rifat Chadirji, known as the father of modern Iraqi architecture, died late Friday in the United Kingdom after contracting the novel coronavirus, friends and Iraqi officials have said.

Italian architect behind world stadiums dies of virus at 92

People 6 years ago

Italian architect behind world stadiums dies of virus at 92

Vittorio Gregotti, an Italian architect who helped design the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics stadium, died Sunday at the age of 92 after catching the novel coronavirus, Italian media said.

Architecture's top prize awarded to two Irish women

People 6 years ago

Architecture's top prize awarded to two Irish women

Dublin-based Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara were awarded the Pritzker prize on Tuesday -- the first time a female duo has scooped architecture's most prestigious award.

Meet Thailand's secret weapon in climate change battle

Environment 6 years ago

Meet Thailand's secret weapon in climate change battle

Bangkok has a secret weapon in its battle to negate the impact of a hotter planet: renowned architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom who preaches mindful development over mindless construction.

Norway authorizes demolition of building with Picasso murals

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Norway authorizes demolition of building with Picasso murals

Norway gave the go-ahead for the demolition of a bomb-damaged building adorned with drawings by Spanish master painter Pablo Picasso.

Zaha Hadid's 'exoskeleton' tower an instant Miami landmark

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Zaha Hadid's 'exoskeleton' tower an instant Miami landmark

In the heart of Miami, among the towering skyscrapers that rise above Biscayne Bay, the eye-catching new luxury condo building by late star architect Zaha Hadid dominates the skyline.

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