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The acronym MoMA, with its lowercase “o,” immediately brings to mind the sprawling art museum in Midtown Manhattan. Yet, halfway around the world, on the outskirts of Bangkok, is another MoMA: the Museum of Modern Aluminum. Images and text from HAS design and research explain their design of... HAS design and research

The designers of the installations that will fill the streets and parks of Columbus, Indiana, later in the year, unveiled their designs during presentations at a public forum on February 25. John Hill

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the 16 award-winning projects that “demonstrate design achievement, including a sense of place, purpose, history, and environmental sustainability.” John Hill

The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC) will open at the World Trade Center in September 2023, two decades after a performing arts center was first proposed for the site. The design by John Hill

For the 9th winter in a row, the lifeguard stations at Woodbine Beach in Toronto have been transformed by architects, designers, and students into “bold designs that spark conversations.” John Hill

Located in North Central Washington, Winthrop is a small town of over 400 residents that is widely known because of its downtown, which has an American Old West design stemming from the town's Westernization program. Seattle's Johnston Architects followed the program in their design of the... Johnston Architects and Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects

Juha Leiviskä 2000–2022 is a new monograph on the Finnish architect best known for the creation of churches with jaw-dropping interiors. The new book, published by the Museum of Finnish Architecture, collects churches and other projects designed by Leiviskä this century. John Hill

The Noguchi Museum has release a 20-minute film about In Praise of Caves: Organic Architecture Projects from Mexico by Carlos Lazo, Mathias Goeritz, Juan O’Gorman, and Javier Senosiain, which wraps up its four-month run at the end of February. John Hill

The Mrs. Clinton Walker Residence in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977, recently sold for $22 million. John Hill

Last month David Chipperfield Architects won the competition to expand the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. Ulf Meyer spoke with David Chipperfield and Alexander... Ulf Meyer

In a press conference held on Tuesday, February 21, curator Lesley Lokko described details of the 18th International Architecture Exhibition, The Laboratory of the Future, that will open in May. John Hill

Size of The Mukaab, a megaproject proposed for the Saudi capital of Riyadh that is big enough to hold 20 Empire State Buildings and due to be completed in 2030: 400m x 400m x 400m René Ammann

BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group and Carlo Ratti Associati have designed CapitaSpring, a 280-meter-tall “oasis” of green in Singapore. Ulf Meyer visited the building, sending us his impressions. Ulf Meyer

World-Architects visited the New York studio of David Hotson Architect after the Saint Sarkis Armenian Church was voted by readers of American-Architects as John Hill

Peter Muller, an architect known for Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired single-family houses in Sydney in the 1950s and 60s and, in later years, regionally informed resorts in Bali, died on February 17, 2023, at the age of 95. John Hill

Growth of the price index for properties in the Swiss resorts of Crans-Montana and St Moritz in 2022: 14% René Ammann

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York is launching the new exhibition series “Architecture Now” with New York, New Publics, which showcases a dozen buildings, landscapes, interiors, artworks, and other proposals “that critically engage with their material and social contexts to... John Hill

A team led by David Chipperfield Architects has won the high-profile competition to expand the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. (Originally published on January 12, 2023; updated with additional renderings on February 16.) Ulf Meyer

ISH, the world's leading trade fair for HVAC and water, which will take place in Frankfurt from 13 to 17 March 2023, will focus on sustainable bathrooms and energy-efficient technologies. Martina Metzner

The latest episode of “Architecture in Concrete,” a series created by EARCH magazine, takes viewers inside Kuba & Pilař's conversion of a 1980s canteen into the New Headquarters of the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University in Prague. John Hill

The six finalists for the fourth Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) were announced at an event in Medellín, Colombia. Founded by the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in 2014, MCHAP awards "the best architectural work in the Americas realized in the preceding two years." John Hill

Billed as “deeply affordable” by its developers, Chiles House in Portland is considered the first completed mass timber affordable housing in Oregon. Designed by All Hands Architecture, the building's 27 units provide transitional housing for people currently experiencing homelessness and for... All Hands Architecture

Despite the efforts of preservationists, the decision has been made that the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium, designed by Kenzo Tange in 1964, will be knocked down. Ulf Meyer

MAD Architects has revealed it competition-winning design for Terminal 3 at Changchun Airport, which Ma Yansong's firm has designed in collaboration with China Airport Planning & Design Institute and Beijing Institute of Architectural Design. John Hill

Approximate number of buildings in the affected earthquake zone in southern Turkey that were given “construction amnesties”: legal exemptions for the payment of a fee, for structures built without the... René Ammann

She has been office manager at Werner Sobek København since 2022 and Director Sustainability Strategies since 2021. We spoke with Dr. Stefanie Weidner about sustainability strategies and the future challenges in the construction sector towards resource-efficiently constructed buildings that... Thomas Geuder

The Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) in Bangalore is celebrating its grand opening on February 18, 2023. The museum is housed in a five-story building designed by Mathew & Ghosh Architects. Ulf Meyer

Inside Outside has designed a four-story facade of curtains for Moussafir Architectes' renovation of a ten-story concrete building from the 1970s in Paris. A showroom, offices, and apartments sit behind the operable curtains that look face Rue du Vertbois in the 3rd arrondissement. John Hill

Aldo Rossi: Insulae, a new exhibition at the Tchoban Foundation – Museum for Architectural Drawing in Berlin, focuses on Italian architect Aldo Rossi’s drawings from the 1980s. Ulf Meyer visited and sent us his... Ulf Meyer

Catherine De Wolf has been Assistant Professor and Director of the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering at ETH Zurich since September 2021. She spoke with us about the challenges of circular construction.  Susanna Koeberle

In Bold Ventures: Thirteen Tales of Architectural Tragedy a poet seeks answers to structural failures both personal and collective. Madeline Beach Carey examines the results. Madeline Beach Carey

The archetypal gable form has provided fodder for contemporary architects for decades, often used as a shorthand expression of the idea of “home.” The repeated gables of the M-shaped Bungalows are appropriate, because the multi-family project is offered up as an alternative to single-family... Sin Hei Kwok

Satellite imagery, an exhibition, and a promotional video illustrate that progress is being made on The Line, the flagship city for NEOM, the $500 billion megaproject in Saudi Arabia. John Hill

Tilla Goldberg is Studio Director of the Brand Spaces and Product Design & Material Lab studios at Ippolito Fleitz Group. We spoke with her about her approach to special design tasks and bathroom concepts that are fit for the future. Thomas Geuder

Share of energy used by the new Sharjah headquarters of waste management operator BEEAH, considered the last project... René Ammann

Anish Kapoor's bean-like sculpture at 56 Leonard Street wrapped up construction this week, more than five years after the completion of the slender 57-story apartment tower designed by Herzog & de Meuron. World-Architects stopped by on a chilly February morning to see it in person and take... John Hill