Today: September 12, 2024
Today: September 12, 2024

Architecture

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James Dolan's sketch of the Sphere becomes reality as the venue opens with a U2 show in Las Vegas

It started as a crude sketch of a circle with a stick person inside

James Dolan's sketch of the Sphere becomes reality as the venue opens with a U2 show in Las Vegas
Business|News|Political|World

Algeria inaugurates Africa's largest mosque after years of political delays and cost overruns

Algeria has inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its Mediterranean coastline after years of political upheaval transformed the project from a symbol of state-sponsored strength and religiosity to one of delays and cost overruns

Algeria inaugurates Africa's largest mosque after years of political delays and cost overruns
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Pritzker Prize goes to Japanese architect who values community in spaces both public and private

Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto is the 2024 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the highest honor in the field

Pritzker Prize goes to Japanese architect who values community in spaces both public and private
Education|Environment|News

Antoine Predock, internationally renowned architect and motorcycle aficionado, dies at 87

Internationally renowned architect and avid motorcyclist Antoine Predock has died at his home in Albuquerque, according to longtime friends

Antoine Predock, internationally renowned architect and motorcycle aficionado, dies at 87
News|Political

The Hur interview transcript offers a window into the life of 'frustrated architect' Joe Biden

President Joe Biden's sprawling home outside downtown Wilmington, Delaware, has a special place in his heart

The Hur interview transcript offers a window into the life of 'frustrated architect' Joe Biden
News|World

Copenhagen fights the last pockets of a fire that destroyed a 400-year-old landmark

Danish firefighters were still at work extinguishing the last pockets of a fire that destroyed a 400-year-old Copenhagen landmark a day after the blaze began

Copenhagen fights the last pockets of a fire that destroyed a 400-year-old landmark
Education

A Barbie dollhouse and a field trip led me to become an architect − now I lead a program that teaches architecture to mostly young women in South Central Los Angeles

Women are underrepresented in architecture, occupying just 25% of jobs in the field. An architecture professor shares insights from her childhood on how those numbers can be turned around.

A Barbie dollhouse and a field trip led me to become an architect − now I lead a program that teaches architecture to mostly young women in South Central Los Angeles
Environment|Local|Travel

Landslide forces closure of iconic Southern California chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's son

A decades-old landslide that’s rapidly accelerating has forced the dismantling of an iconic Southern California chapel known for its glass frame built among soaring redwoods and sweeping Pacific Ocean views

Landslide forces closure of iconic Southern California chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's son
Arts|Travel

Notre Dame cathedral cross reinstalled in Paris amid restoration efforts

The cross at the apse of Notre-Dame de Paris, which survived the devastating 2019 fire, has been reinstalled atop the cathedral’s framework after a meticulous restoration by artistic ironworkers from Normandy

Notre Dame cathedral cross reinstalled in Paris amid restoration efforts
Environment

Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning

Turning excess office space into apartments isn’t a panacea for the housing shortage, but it’s producing thousands of new units yearly and is more sustainable and economical than new construction.

Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning
Science|Technology

'Spaceship' observatory allows Cyprus stargazers a peek at the final frontier

A new space observatory in Cyprus looks like it just uncloaked itself on the set of a sci-fi movie and is ready for takeoff.

'Spaceship' observatory allows Cyprus stargazers a peek at the final frontier
News|World

What you need to know about Rouen's Gothic cathedral

A fire broke out on Thursday in the spire of Rouen's Gothic cathedral where restoration work was underway, recalling a blaze that tore through the roof of the Notre-Dame de Paris

What you need to know about Rouen's Gothic cathedral
Arts|Travel

The Indian villages with rooftop sculptures of planes, tanks and cars

The Indian villages with rooftop sculptures of planes, tanks and cars

The Indian villages with rooftop sculptures of planes, tanks and cars
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Ballet-inspired double skyscraper design tricks the eye

Ballet-inspired double skyscraper design tricks the eye

Ballet-inspired double skyscraper design tricks the eye

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