2014 Richard H. Driehaus Prize Laureate. The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture announced that architect Pier Carlo Bontempi will receive the 2014 Richard H. Driehaus Prize at a ceremony to be held on Saturday, March 29 at the John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium in Chicago. Bontempi’s award-winning international work includes a block … Read more
Innovation and Architecture for the Sea The project of this floating hydroponic farm in Greenland is the winner of last year’s International Architectural Competition of the The Jacques Rougerie Foundation. Arctic Harvester floating farm imagined by French architecture students uses water from melted icebergs to grow food that would be delivered to the coastline. … Read more
Harrods brings the Prada universe to life. Qatar’s Harrods launches Prada exhibition in May. The ever-widening ambitions of Prada, Italy’s most influential fashion house, will be presented at London’s Harrods luxury department store owned by Qatar, in a exuberant exhibition called “Pradasphere.” An event not to be missed, the exhibition will catalogue the multifaceted activities of … Read more
The Florida city’s main asset was once a TV police series. Now, with an influx of money and art, it is America’s fastest-changing city. Can it do better than build a series of trophy buildings?
In a new exhibition, Michael Pawlyn lays out his vision for architecture inspired by the natural world – including biorock buildings grown entirely underwater and whole office blocks being lit by learning from the blind sea star
Park Hyatt hospitality chain is known for investing in world-class contemporary art, architecture and design. Today, artwork at Park Hyatt hotels includes: Lucio Fontana’s 1984 sculpture “Testa Di Medusa” in the Cupola Lobby Lounge at Park Hyatt Milan; six works by Polish-American painter Ed Paschke that hang in Le Bar at Park Hyatt … Read more