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The session kicked off with Professor Marieke Kuipers. The discussion about reconstruction has been taking place for decades but is rarely conducted in public. According to Kuipers there is scarcely any debate about the fun…


LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) focuses on site development, water and energy efficiency, sustainable material use, and indoor air quality. The challenge for Uytenhaak and his Jordanian counterpart C…

Accra, 02:00 hours. We walk through the bare corridors of Kotoka Airport. People are sleeping on mats or pieces of cardboard here and there. It’s difficult to tell whether they’re homeless or just airport staff resting before the n…

The winners, with full quotes from the jury-report: see also discussion about the results a…

On Wednesday the 14th of January the Detail Prize was awarded in seven different categories during the Detail Gala at the Munich House of Artists. The main prize was won by FAM archi…

OMA (office for metropolitan architecture) has recently revealed its proposed new build and refurbishment scheme for the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington…
An opening ceremony of the Peres Peace House in Jaffa, by Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas, was held last week. The Centre for Peace is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation based in Israel that promotes peace across the Mi…
An opening ceremony of the Peres Peace House in Jaffa, by Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas, was held last week. The Centre for Peace is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation based in Israel that promotes peace across the …
The Portuguese architect Àlvaro Siza has been announced as the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Gold Medallist. He will be presented with the Medal at the Royal Gold Medal and Fellowships Dinner at a ceremony in the RI…
The Portuguese architect Àlvaro Siza has been announced as the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Gold Medallist.
The new building for the City Hall in Grave, designed by Erick van Egeraat, was officially opened. The municipality shares the building with housing corporation Maasland and the regional historic archive of the Province of North Braba…