La Biennale di Venezia Announces Jury Members for 2018 Venice Biennale
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The Board of Directors of La Biennale di Venezia have announced the jury for the upcoming Venice Biennale. This year's jury has been recommended by the curators of 2018 edition, Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects, noted ArchDaily.The 20Maverick British Architect Will Alsop Dies at 70
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The man behind the famous Peckham Library, Will Alsop (1947 - 2018) died at the age of 70 on May 12. Winner of the 2000 Stirling Prize, Alsop was known for his bold and colorful designs. The architect remained in the headlines of the architectural worl‘Manufactured Landscapes’ at Friedman Benda, New York
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Friedman Benda is hosting “gt2P: Manufactured Landscapes” – the Chilean collective’s first solo gallery exhibition and a culmination of its four-year research project and collaboration with the gallery.Following a four-year research project and collabArchitect Ole Scheeren Talks About His Latest Project The New Guardian Art Centre
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It was in 2008 that the German architect Ole Scheeren designed Beijing’s monumental CCTV Headquarters with Rem Koolhaas. Now, the international firm Buro Ole Scheeren (which has offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Berlin) has built the new Guardian A
China to Explore ‘Building a Future Countryside’ at 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale
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The Chinese Pavilion at 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale will explore the future of rural development highlighting the country’s focus on “Building a Future Countryside.” The exhibition will present the development of countryside through six episodes:Cooper Hewitt Announces 2018 National Design Award Recipients
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The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum announced the winners of their 19th annual National Design Awards. The awards honor ten designers across a range of fields, giving visibility to the design community.“All 10 of this year’s winners present a powFoster + Partners Designs Headquarters for DJI in Shenzhen
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Foster + Partners has designed the new headquarters for Shenzhen-based robotics company DJI. The London-based firm has reimagined the office space for the world’s leading robotics company, envisioning it as a “creative community in the sky.” The buildinH Queen’s: HeadQuarters of arts and lifestyle
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Kristine Li is one of the masterminds behind H Queen’s, the ultra-modern 24-story glass-sheathed tower in Hong Kong’s Central district that is luring international art powerhouses into the city. As deputy general manager of Portfolio Leasing Department aNew York Gets Ready for NYCxDesign 2018
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The city of New York will be under a design spell for two weeks as NYCxDesign 2018 sets off with its sixth edition. From May 11 to May 23, the five boroughs of the city will be abuzz with design related exhibitions, installations, talks, trade shows, open stuUN Studio to Design a New Bridge Over the River Danube in Budapest
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UN Studio has been selected to design a new bridge over River Danube in Budapest. The Dutch firm won an international competition for the bridge, conceived to reduce the traffic load on the existing bridge as well as to create a structure that would embodyWinners of RIBA’s 2018 Awards for International Excellence Announced
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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has declared the winners of its 2018 Awards for International Excellence and the 2018 International Emerging Architect. Twenty entries have been chosen for the awards, out of which four buildings will be shortlThe Barragán-inspired ceramic lights to debut at Sight Unseen OFFSITE
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Sight Unseen is all geared up for the launch of their fifth annual Sight Unseen OFFSITE with the Syrette Lew’s new collection of chairs and lights — the latter designed in collaboration with ceramicist Giselle Hicks and many more designers, from May 17 thUniversal Design Studio Rethinks Frieze New York Venue
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This year’s Frieze art fair, which took place on New York’s Randall’s Island, featured a brand new layout designed by Universal Design Studio (UDS). The London-based studio, which has designed several venues for Frieze London, was asked to reimagine thAFL Architects’ Proposed Soccer Stadium for Turkey
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AFL Architects recently revealed details about their proposal for Turkey’s soccer stadium for UEFA Euro 2024 bid. The UK-based firm has proposed to renovate and adapt the existing Olympic stadium plans and has already evaluated the upgrade and design of thrSnøhetta Designs Planetarium in Norwegian Forest
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Snohetta recently unveiled images of their proposed design for a new 16,000 square foot planetarium and visitor’s center in the north of Oslo. Designed for Norway’s largest astronomical facility, the planetarium will be nestled in a dense 28-mile forest,‘Art & Design’ at The Fine Art Society, London
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The Fine Art Society is hosting an exhibition of art and design. On display in the gallery are pieces of furniture and applied arts by renowned British and international designers.The exhibition is showcasing works by Terence Conran, Basil Spence, Borge Mogen‘Pixel Facade’ Creates Flexible Biophilic System for Next-Generation Workspaces
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“Pixel Facade,” designed by Oliver Thomas and Keyan Rahimzadeh, is a flexible biophilic facade system for the next generation of offices, acknowledging millennials strong desire to be happy in a conducive, natural workplace and can be applied to various bIsrael’s ‘Structures of Negotiation’ at Venice Architecture Biennale
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For the upcoming 16th International Architecture Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia, the Israeli National Pavilion has chosen a bold theme. A team of curators comprising Ifat Finkelman, Deborah Pinto Fdeda, Oren Sagiv and Tania Coen-Uzzielli has used the cBodys Isek Kingelez’s elaborate cityscapes to go on display at MoMA
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The Museum of Modern Art in its first-ever solo show of a Black African artist, will showcase works of late Congolese sculptor Bodys Isek Kingelez. The exhibition “City Dreams” will span the artist’s three-decade career and will be on view from May 26,Global design firm Benoy bags Yuqiao Science Innovation Centre project in Shanghai
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Benoy wins design competition to bag Shanghai’s ‘Yuqiao Science Innovation Centre’ project. The firm along with Shanghai Lujiazui Group Co., Ltd will serve as the master planner and architect for 367,000 square meter research and commercial hub to be coAmy Kao and Eva Zethraeus at Hostler Burrows, New York
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Hostler Burrows is showcasing contemporary artists Amy Kao’s new works in vinyl, rubber and ink on paper and Eva Zethraeus’ new ceramic works at its New York venue.Kao’s works are presented as a monumental vinyl wall installation, a large and detailed iAlexandra Agudelo’s ‘Revisiting El Dorado’ at Cristina Grajales Gallery, New York
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Twenty unusually shaped works cast in silver are on display at the Cristina Grajales Gallery this spring. “Revisiting El Dorado” showcases a series of works created by Alexandra Agudelo in her first solo show in the United States. The New York gallery wilFrançois Bauchet’s ‘Azo’ Collection at Galerie kreo, London
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Galerie kreo presents Francois Bauchet’s new collection “Azo” featuring clover shaped furniture pieces, a continuation in his research of forms and materials.After «Cellae» in 2013, made from felt and resin featuring cells with flexible shapHostler Burrows collection for TEFAF New York Spring
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For TEFAF New York Spring, Hostler Burrows, New York, is showcasing works by Berndt Friberg, Carl Malmsten, Otto Schulz, Hertha Hillfon, Carl Bergsten, Frida Fjellman, Jasmin Anoschkin, Viggo Boesen, and Tor Wolfenstein.Jasmin Anoschkin is a Finnish artist woA peek into Carpenters Workshop Gallery collection for TEFAF New York Spring
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Carpenters Workshop Gallery is showcasing some of the best works by Maarten Baas, Nacho Carbonell, Wendell Castle, Vincenzo De Cotiis, Vincent Dubourg, Vladimir Kagan, Mathieu Lehanneur, Wonmin Park, Studio Drift, Studio Job, and Charles Trevelyan at TEFAF NeDemisch Danant’s Collection for TEFAF NEW-YORK SPRING 2018
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Demisch Danant at New York has announced its collection for TEFAF New York Spring 2018, which will run from May 4 to May 8, 2018. The gallery will feature works by Jacques Dumond, Maria Pergay, Cesar, and Sheila Hicks.Dumond was one of the first French modernAS+GG Architecture’s Yacht-Inspired Tower in Miami
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Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG), the architectural firm famed for designing Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower, poised to be the world’s tallest, has been selected to design the “Una” tower in Miami. The 47-floor building housing 135 condominJean Nouvel’s National Museum of Qatar Starts to Take Shape
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Jean Nouvel-designed National Museum of Qatar is beginning to take shape, as revealed in the latest images of the construction site in Doha. Inspired by the desert rose, the museum’s fluid, contemporary architectural form will sit in dialogue with the histoConstruction Underway at Heatherwick’s Pier 55
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Construction has resumed in full swing at Pier 55, designed by Thomas Heatherwick, on New York’s Hudson River. The work was stalled in March 2017 when the primary backer Barry Diller officially abandoned the scheme due to rising costs. However, it resumed fA Preview of Maison Gerard’s Collection for TEFAF New York Spring 2018
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Maison Gerard at New York has announced its collection for TEFAF New York Spring 2018, which will run from May 4 to May 8 this week.The gallery, known for its fine Art Deco furniture and contemporary design, will complete its installation with a curated selecAdrian Sassoon to Feature Works in Gold at TEFAF New York 2018
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Adrian Sassoon will present a series of artworks made from gold or incorporating this precious metal at the upcoming TEFAF New York 2018The gallery features works of internationally celebrated artists who use precious metal as their medium, including masterpiA Peek into Galerie Dansk Møbelkunst’s Collection for TEFAF New York 2018
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Galerie Dansk Mobelkunst, Paris will be participating in TEFAF New York 2018 commencing from May 4, 2018.Dansk Mobelkunst Gallery specializes in rare, original works of Danish furniture that were created during 1920-70. For TEFAF New York 2018, Ole Hostbo, foAustralia to Feature an Outback Pub in Queensland at Venice Architecture Biennale
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A century-old pub in a tiny central-west Queensland town has been chosen to represent Australia with the theme of ‘repair’ at Venice Architecture Biennale.Built in 1910, Barcaldine's Globe Hotel was facing demolition before the Barcaldine Regional CounciLondon’s Parliament Square Gets its First Woman Sculpture
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The first female statue in Parliament Square has been unveiled two years after the campaign for female representation outside the Palace of Westminster. The statue of Millicent Fawcett, the suffragist who fought for women’s right to vote in the early 20th cNOMAD’s Third Iteration Begins in Monaco
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NOMAD returns to Monaco with the best from the world of contemporary art and collectable design featuring new furniture pieces, artworks, along with rare and unique design works from emerging and established artists. After a successful debut in 2017, followeBernard Tschumi Team Wins One of the Largest University Commissions in France
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Bernard Tschumi Architects has won one of the largest university commissions in France. The Paris and New York-based firm will be designing and building a €283 million ($350 million) state-of-the-art education and research center at the Universite Paris-SuQ&A: Balkrishna Doshi, India’s First Pritzker Prize Laureate
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When 90-year-old Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi was named the 2018 winner of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize, the news was welcomed in India with more a sense of smugness than with absolute jubilation. The reasons are not too complicated; Indians werBouroullec Brothers Design a Low-cost Minimal Chair
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French brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec recently unveiled their series of minimal chairs, designed for Danish brand Hay, at the Milan Design Week. The duo was inspired to create “The Elementaire Chair” as an aesthetically appealing alternative to the eFormer Hong Kong Central Police Station to Partially Reopen in May as Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts
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A new cultural site in Hong Kong, Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts, formerly the Hong Kong Central Police Station, will partially open to the public with a soft launch on May 25, 2018.The Central Police Station (CPS) Revitalization Project is moving ahea
