Architecture
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Newseum to close at the end of December
Johns Hopkins University is moving in to the building, which will be renovated.
Did Bjarke Ingels Group just design the world’s coolest bridge?
Contorting improbably at its center, the Twist is BIG’s latest project and its first in Norway.
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The best things to do in the Boston area right now
Here’s a seasonal rundown of the 26 essential places that everyone should seek out should they want to understand what makes the Boston area tick.
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30 essential places to visit in D.C. right now
From lesser-known museums to some of the region’s finest parks
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Louis Kahn and his Philadelphia architecture revolution
Was the Philadelphia School of Architecture a radical movement?
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Watergate office building where famous 1972 break-in occurred sells for $101.5M
The purchaser plans to add a museum dedicated to the Nixon-era event.
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Walter Hood, MacArthur ‘genius’ grant winner, will transform Oakland Museum of California
The lauded landscape designer will turn the museum into a more publicly-friendly space.
Zaha Hadid Architects’ trippy new Beijing airport is now open
Located 28 miles outside city center, the gleaming new airport was designed with an eye to expansion.
Architecture schools are too white. This designer has a plan for change.
The "Tu White School of Architecture" proposes policies for an anti-racist, restorative education system.
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Oakland landscape designer Walter Hood wins this year’s MacArthur ‘genius’ grant
The mind behind the upcoming Oakland Museum of California renovation.
Want to build a net-zero home? You can download these blueprints for free
HomeNZ is a competition-winning three-bedroom home design that’s all about optimal insulation.
Modern lake house makes the most of hillside landscape
The structure stretches outward from the hill as an elongated rectangle, creating a stack of three levels at its deepest and one level at its most narrow.
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National Building Museum to spotlight Bauhaus on World Architecture Day
Events focused on the German art school are planned for October 6.
These vacation villas are an indoor-outdoor dream
Designed as a duo of rental villas, the LuxMare homes—Casa L and Casa M—cut across the verdant landscape in cool swoops of white.
Modern home is a work of art with massive cantilevered balconies
Designed for a pair of art collectors, the monochromatic house makes the most of big white walls and minimalist interiors.
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The Frank Furness work you’ll never see in Center City
From the beautiful Broad Street Station to the original Rodef Shalom Synagogue.
Moody all-black house hides a calm courtyard
The monolithic house unfolds into a C-shaped layout that wraps around a timber-decked outdoor space.
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11th Street Bridge Park construction to begin in 2021
Officials will hold a meeting about the highly anticipated project next week.
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An illustrated guide to SF architecture
Enjoy the city’s stylistic diversity, from Queen Anne to contemporary buildings.
8 most beautiful subway stations in the U.S.
With rich history, unique architecture, and cultural references steeped in their specific locales, these eight stations are well worth a visit.
New Charlotte building graced with massive 4K LED display
The colors bend and blend around each other like a continuous weather radar, never showing the same visual twice.
This breezy home feels like an indoor treehouse
"Floating" platforms pull double duty, functioning as an overlook to the ground floor while serving as pathways to upper-level rooms.
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Tickets go quickly at Washington Monument reopening
The monument is open again after being closed for upgrades since 2016.
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11 fantastic buildings by Frank Furness in Philly
Much of the architect’s work met the wrecking ball in the 20th century. But a great deal of Frank Furness’s buildings remain standing in Philly. Here are 10 works that best show off that iconic Furness flair.
These tiny backyard studios can be used for anything you want
Designed as a low-fuss alternative for people looking for a little extra room, each EscapeSpace comes fully built and ready to use.
Modern additions cleverly expand a postwar cottage
The project makes the most of the backyard garden with separate additions for a bedroom and kitchen.
Minimalist sushi restaurant in Japan makes gorgeous use of wood
The 250-square-foot spot has been transformed into a bunker of wood and warmth for the ultimate minimalist dining experience.
Modern cabins create dreamy family getaway in the woods
The cluster of cabins accommodate family members flying in from various parts of the country.
Kanye West’s ‘Star Wars’-inspired dome home prototypes get the wrecking ball
Three prefab home prototypes have been demolished, with one more slated to come down by September 15.
New Kengo Kuma-designed museum makes beautiful use of wood
The Odunpazari Modern Museum in northwest Turkey looks like a high-design Jenga set.
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26 best things to do in Philly
Now is the perfect time to take in Philly’s gardens, museums, cemeteries, and outdoor art.
Colorful cabin artfully mixes old and new
This 1970s house in Cercedilla, Spain, wears its renovation well.
Snøhetta’s new office building in Norway will produce more energy than it uses
Snøhetta’s Powerhouse Brattørkai captures solar energy during long summer days and stores it for winter.
Mass shootings, school design, and the architecture of resignation
"Hardening" schools exacts a financial and psychological toll on students.
Green-roof house becomes one with the landscape
Instead of leveling the plot, architects nestled this house into a sharp hill, even going as far as transforming part of the roof into a grass-topped peak.
This pastel wonderland is actually a school
The Blossom School is full of whimsical yet on-trend details like curved walls, terrazzo, and soft, round shapes.
Solar-powered ‘floating hotel suite’ starts at $535K
The domed capsule is the brainchild of naval architect Jean-Michel Ducancelle, who was inspired by the floating saucer in the 1977 Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me.
100-square-foot tiny house designed for indoor-outdoor living
The design effectively doubles the cabin’s livable space with four deck areas.
Highly private home lives large behind a fence and underground
The house makes the most of its compact, low-lying layout with a subterranean level that looks out onto a sunken courtyard.