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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

10 Qs with… Jeffrey Beers

by Andrew Stone | posted 11:15 am

New York-based architect Jeffrey Beers is a master at bringing people together, then taking their breath away.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Porcelanosa Tightens Grasp on U.S. Market

by Jesse Dorris | posted 11:38 am

Porcelanosa is planning a new flagship designed by Foster + Partners that will take over the legendary Commodore Criterion building in New York’s Flatiron District.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Wilshire Grand LA Unveils Staggering Rebuild

by Edie Cohen | posted 9:44 am

Come 2017 Los Angeles’ skyline will see a radical change. That’s the slated completion date for AC Martin Partners Wilshire Grand which, spire included, will rise to 1,100 feet to become the city’s tallest building.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Lisbon Architecture Triennale Heats Up

by Lauren DeBellis | posted 9:30 am

Preparations for the third Lisbon Architecture Triennale, held in Portugal every three years since 2007, recently began with the non-profit organization initiating its call for entries for “Close, Closer,” a three-part exhibition slated to open later this year.

Monday, February 11, 2013

2. A 17-foot-tall media tower driven by touch-screen technology displays the works of top architects and designers that have participated in the Architalx lecture series, over the last 25 years at the Portland Museum of Art.

Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx

by Lauren DeBellis | posted 10:27 am

A 17-foot-tall multimedia tower with three levels of alternating imagery is the star of “Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx,” an exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art in Maine.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Zeftron Awards Top Green Projects

by Matthew Powell | posted 12:45 pm

Zeftron named architecture firm RA-DA the grand prize winner of its Sustainable Practices Award.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Canstruction Award for Studios Architecture

Canstruction NY Succeeds Despite Sandy

by Tashween Ali | posted 11:00 am

The 20th-Annual Canstruction New York finally kicked off this week after being postponed late last year due to Superstorm Sandy.

Monday, February 4, 2013

SOM Snags Three AIA Young Architect Awards

by Jennifer Nalewicki | posted 10:24 am

Three out of the 15 industry talents selected by the American Institute of Architects for its Young Architect Awards hail from Chicago’s Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

10 Qs with… James Phillips of TPG

by Andrew Stone | posted 2:44 pm

For three decades, James G. Phillips has used his empowering management style, level head, and expansive design vision to make TPG Architecture a formidable presence in the corporate architecture world.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Foster + Partners Redesign of NYPL Approved

by Matthew Powell | posted 9:37 am

On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a controversial redesign of the historic Stephan A. Schwarzman flagship of the New York Public Library.