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rioters descend on a modernist building in brazil

Officials Assess Damages After Pro-Bolsonaro Rioters Ravage Brasília’s Modernist Masterpieces

January 12, 2023

Three Oscar Niemeyer–designed government buildings in the capital of Brazil took a thrashing during the January 8 insurrection.

DESIGN:ED Podcast: Carol Ross Barney

RECORD Editors

January 12, 2023

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Carol Ross Barney joins the podcast to discuss receiving the 2023 AIA Gold Medal, designing the Chicago Riverwalk and the Oklahoma City federal Building, and the role of mentorship in her career.

The Smithsonian Announces Renovation of its Historic “Castle”

Ilana Herzig

January 11, 2023

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The sweeping restoration marks the first major renovation of the Washington, D.C., landmark in more than 50 years.

KPMB Reveals an Expansion of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in New Brunswick, Canada

Pansy Schulman

January 10, 2023

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The Toronto firm’s sweeping pavilion marks the latest addition to the province's largest art museum.

Tribute: Renée Gailhoustet (1929–2023)

Andrew Ayers

January 10, 2023

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The French architect and champion of social housing lived in a project of her own design until her death at 93.

SANAA’s New Sydney Landmark at the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

January 10, 2023

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The reimagined Art Gallery of New South Wales incorporates cascading glass pavilions and World War II-era bunkers.

LEVER Architecture Wins Design Competition for Campus Expansion of Maine’s Portland Museum of Art

Matt Hickman

January 9, 2023

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The proposed design of the mass-timber addition prioritizes accessibility and openness while celebrating the Pine Tree State’s lumber heritage.

PAU and Hargreaves Jones Reveal Design of Niagara Falls Heritage Gateways Project

Ilana Herzig

January 6, 2023

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The PAU-led project includes four public gateway sites fusing the U.S.'s oldest state park with downtown Niagara Falls.

Eyes on Iran at FDR Four Freedoms Park Looks to the UN

Ilana Herzig

January 6, 2023

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A series of art installations animated the New York park in advance of the December vote to remove Iran from the organization’s Commission on the Status of Women.