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For Just $1, You Can Live in a Gaudí Masterpiece for a Night
Casa Vicens was Gaudí’s first-ever commission in Barcelona and one of the first buildings of the Art Nouveau movement.
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In Reconstructions, Black Artists and Architects Move Beyond the Limitations of the Present
What would happen if Black people had or were currently given the time, space, energy, and funding to build alternative futures?
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Hundreds of Cultural Workers Denounce Inequity in NYC’s Real Estate Development
High-end construction “has prioritized developer profits and design over the possibility of a more affordable and diverse city,” says the open letter.
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Black Visionaries Challenge the Exclusionary History of Architecture In This Online MoMA Class
In conjunction with the new exhibition Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America, the free course creates further space to hear directly from Black designers, scholars, and artists.
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Following Third Suicide in One Year, Vessel Closes Indefinitely
Architects and members of neighboring communities have warned since the 150-foot structure was announced that it posed a high risk.
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19th-century Arch in Prospect Park Gets Impressive Remodel
As a tribute to the original design of the Endale Arch, the restoration team left one brick and granite cross vault exposed to display the “detailed craftsmanship put in place over 150 years ago.”
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A Haunting Installation Reexamines the Ideals of Spanish Modernist Architecture
Rather than celebrating the Francoist Hexagon Pavilion, Alvaro Urbano asks whether the lingering ghosts of the dictatorship are simply decaying or actively festering.
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Frank Gehry’s Grand Monolith for a Bleak Future
The Grand — a complex including a luxury residential tower, movie theater, and upscale retailers — is a billion-dollar gamble at a time when in-person business is in steep decline.
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How the Wedding Cake House, a Feminist Architectural Project, is Bigger on the Inside
The current renovation of the Wedding Cake House in Providence, Rhode Island, provides an opportunity to consider the beneficial impacts of feminist architecture projects in the US.
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Would You Walk on the World’s Longest Glass Bridge?
The structure, which stretches 1,725 feet across the Lianjiang River in Guangdong Province, has broken a Guinness World Record.
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The Archive of the Most Prolific Black Southern Californian Architect Finds a Home
During his nearly six-decade career, Paul Revere Williams built homes for celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, and Cary Grant. He also built affordable housing and gave back to his community.