exhibition architecture

The winners, with full quotes from the jury-report: see also discussion about the results and the judgement (for now only in Dutch, translation will follow soon)First prize (ex aequo, each 15,000 euro)AMALGAM  - Laura Alvarez, laura alvarez architect…

Nothing is more fascinating to an architect and urban designer than a rapidly growing city. New buildings that continually transform the city‘s appearance, the changing lifestyle of inhabitants, the struggle to survive in the chaos we call the city. …

The exhibition «Iwan Baan: Recent Works – Contemporary Architectural Photographs« is showcasing recent architectural photography by the Dutch photographer Iwan Baan from 10th of November until the 10th of December. Iwan Baan has developed a 3D intera…

As everyone knows – and as is illustrated yet again by the exhibited material and interviews – the Jewish settlements in the Palestine areas form part of clever ‘civil occupation’. They become even more interesting when it turns out that their archit…

The Getting Specialized symposium on November 14th in Vienna addresses the chances of specialisation available for architects in today's architectural practice. The Getting Specialized symposium addresses the chances of specialisation available for a…

Zaha Hadid has created a series of sculptural installations for a two-venue New York exhibition, opening on November 1st 2008. According to Kenny Schachter, the curator of the show, each installation offers elements of various architectural projects …

During a three-day event taking place in the Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona (CCIB) from 22 – 24 October, the Festival will showcase and compare not only a wide range of international architecture but also regional projects. Over 700 proje…

The Mont Blanc is seriously threatened by mass tourism and climate change, reported NRC Handelsblad newspaper recently. Some five million tourists visit the mountain each year, and although only a relatively small number of them actually reach the su…

In connection with Foster + Partners’ project to remodel and extend the »Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus«, the Lenbachhaus Museum in Munich is hosting the exhibition »Foster + Partners: Working with history« 21. October 2008 - 22. February 2009. In…

Future Non-Future exhibits at AA Gallery dozens of contemporary urban, architectural and landscape projects for London. They all share one key feature: they are, or currently remain, unbuilt. Featuring proposals by some of the world’s leading archite…

Architecture must do more than provide shelter for us. Architecture must offer us a secure home in the confusing modern reality. With this biennale Aaron Betsky wants to stimulate experiments and show how we can establish (new) relationships between …

Gas pipe You can’t be clear enough when making a political statement at a circus like the biennale, as the tiny country of Estonia understands all too well. In response to controversial plans by Gazprom for a pipeline between Russia and Germany, cura…

Such questions were exhaustively discussed by some fifty national and international guests through a number of ‘discussion media’ (round table talks, speed dates, keynote lectures and a workshop). But apart from all the talking, there was mostly work…

So don’t expect any architectural experiments in Berlin, except for the Dutch Embassy by OMA and the Jewish Museum by Daniel Libeskind. What you will find is tidy, straightforward development that respects the building lines. Luckily there are plenty…

On October 16th at 11 am Japanese architect Toyo Ito will be awarded the 6th Austrian Friedrich Kiesler Price for Architecture and Arts by Dr. Andreas Mailath-Pokorny, Viennese councilman for science and culture, at the senate conference room at the …