Le Monde Media Plaza by Snøhetta and SRA Architects with BOA Light Studio Paris Andrew Ayers November 8, 2021 No Comments A precise, subtle scheme by BOA Light Studio enlivens a public plaza beneath the Le Monde Headquarters building in Paris.Read More
David Chipperfield Architects Completes Extension to Kunsthaus in Zürich Andrew Ayers October 18, 2021 4 Comments A new, elegant concrete volume by David Chipperfield Architects has opened across a public plaza from the existing Kunsthaus in Zürich, Switzerland.Read More
Review of Hector Guimard: Art Nouveau to Modernism Edited by David A. Hanks Andrew Ayers October 11, 2021 3 Comments This new examination of Hector Guimard's life and oeuvre is the first in 50 years in the U.S.Read More
LUMA Foundation Park by Bas Smets Arles, France Andrew Ayers October 8, 2021 No Comments At LUMA, in Provence, Belgian designer Bas Smets turns a harsh landscape into a naturalistic haven.Read More
Maison Cheval Blanc Debuts in Paris Andrew Ayers September 22, 2021 One Comment Architects Maison Édouard François and Peter Marino transform Henri Sauvage’s riverside-wing of the existing La Samaritaine into a luxury hotel.Read More
Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Triumph Andrew Ayers September 20, 2021 No Comments Six decades after he first sketched the idea, Christo’s wrapping of the Arc de Triomphe draws huge crowds in Paris.Read More
Review of 'Napoli Super Modern' by Local Architecture Network and Le Laboratoire R.A.A.R. Andrew Ayers August 5, 2021 No Comments Edited by Paris-based architects, this book focuses on 18 Neapolitan buildings constructed between 1930 and 1960.Read More
La Samaritaine by SANAA Paris Andrew Ayers July 29, 2021 No Comments A historic emporium for the people is transformed into a luxury shopping mall.Read More
Frank Gehry's LUMA Arles Tower Opens in France Andrew Ayers June 29, 2021 4 Comments Commissioned by billionaire pharmaceutical heiress Maja Hoffmann, the faceted steel and concrete totem dominates the Camargue for miles around.Read More
Design Vanguard 2021: Atelier Scheidegger Keller Zürich Andrew Ayers June 1, 2021 No Comments Traditional exterior forms belie highly sophisticated interior structures, spatial arrangements, and unexpected material choices in the work of Zürich-based Jürg Keller and Christian Scheidegger.Read More