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Albert Kahn’s Long-Abandoned Detroit Book Depository Transformed Into Newlab’s Latest Innovation Hub

May 11, 2023

Gensler and Civilian collaborated on the landmark-resuscitating adaptive reuse project, just one element of Ford’s larger Michigan Central revitalization plan.

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Mass-Timber Exhibition in Chicago Barks Up the Right Tree

Review: ‘REFRAMED: The Future of Cities in Wood’ at the Chicago Architecture Center through October 2023

James Gauer

May 10, 2023

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A new exhibition at the Chicago Architecture Center showcases an array of technologies and designs seeking to go beyond minimizing the negative environmental impact of construction.

A Downsized Salone del Mobile Anchors Milan Design Week 2023

It’s still the world’s biggest design event, but is it past its prime?

Andrew Ayers

May 9, 2023

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This year, Milan Design Week, including the 61st edition of Salone del Mobile along with SaloneSatellite and a slew of auxiliary events, returned to its normal April slot.

DESIGN:ED Podcast: Andrew Freear

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May 9, 2023

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Rural Studio director Andrew Freear joins the podcast to discuss the student-led design-build process and the successes of Auburn University's off-campus architecture program located in rural west Alabama.

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Renzo Piano’s First Turkish Project, a Modern Art Museum, Opens in Istanbul

Matt Hickman

May 5, 2023

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The waterfront building serves as new home to the country’s first institution dedicated to modern and contemporary art.

Five Temporary Installations at Barcelona’s Annual Architecture Festival Offer New Models for Urban Living

Will Jennings

May 4, 2023

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Curated by Eva Franch i Gilabert, the ten-day festival showcased civic-minded pavilions atop and around a now-buried highway.

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The 2023 Architectural League Prize Winners Aren't Afraid to Get 'Uncomfortable'

Matt Hickman

May 3, 2023

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This year's awardees include young practitioners hailing from Chicago, Boston, Albuquerque, and beyond.

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Yasmeen Lari Awarded 2023 RIBA Royal Gold Medal

Matt Hickman

May 2, 2023

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The 82-year-old Pakistani architect and activist was recognized chiefly for her late-career devotion to humanitarian design.

‘One House Per Day’ Catalogs an Architect’s Ongoing Social Media Experiment

Review: ‘One House Per Day’ by Andrew Bruno

Leopoldo Villardi

May 2, 2023

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Every day since November 2019, Andrew Bruno has sketched a single dwelling and shared it with his Instagram following—his new book reflects on the first 365 days of this self-initiated drawing exercise.

Studio Gang Delivers Architecture Inspired by Nature at the American Museum of Natural History in New York

Clifford A. Pearson

April 28, 2023

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The new Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation stands apart from and stitches together the museum’s four-block campus on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.