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Posts tagged 'Frank Gehry'

10 of the most iconic buildings in Paris

Philharmonie de Paris. Photo by Guilhem Vellut  From the inside-out Pompidou Centre to a dazzling facades of the Philarmonie de Paris, we look at the

Architecture

The Guggenheim Museum and the Bilbao effect

 Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Photo by Sam Valadi via Flickr Paris had the Centre Pompidou, Sydney had the Opera House – and then Bilbao got Frank

Architecture

As architect Frank Gehry turns 90 years old we look back at his prolific career

Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall Frank Gehry is a Canadian-American architect who is known for his sailing-inspired postmodern designs, including the Guggenheim Bilbao in

Architecture

Long live the starchitect!

Peter Smisek on why this much-maligned group matters, and should continue to No one likes being called a starchitect. Especially anyone who, by all accounts,

Opinion

Frank Gehry at Lacma

Is the exhibition’s title, Frank, an honorific celebration of the Pritzker-winning designer or a curatorial pun referencing his honest, stripped down approach, wonders Mimi Zeiger?

Opinion

Frank Gehry: Frank as ever

At 85, Gehry has completed one of his finest buildings, the Dr Chau Chak Wing facility in Sydney. In laconic mood, the architect talks candidly

Architecture

Icon 143: Studios

Out tomorrow, in our latest issue we go behind the scenes with Inga Sempé, Frank Gehry, Michael Young, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Marten Baas, David Adjaye

Opinion

What can architects do about workers’ rights in the Gulf?

Architects may not employ the migrant workers building their grand designs in the Gulf states, but their names lend credibility to those that do. With

Architecture

Stand up for abused workers in the Gulf, NGO tells architects

Designers of mega-projects in Abu Dhabi should use their influence to push for better conditions for migrant workers, Human Rights Watch says to Icon as

Architecture

Icon 141: Camps

Our March issue, available from 1 February, asks what architects could do to alleviate the suffering of refugees in Syria and migrant workers in the Gulf states,

Opinion

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Design London makes LDF debut this September

Finland’s Antti and Vuokko Nurmesniemi are celebrated at Design Museum Helsinki

Top 5 architectural hideaways from around the world

Anthony Caro: The Inspiration of Architecture at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery focuses on architectural themes within Caro’s sculpture

10 graphic designers around the world you should follow

Architecture Icon: The Paimio Sanatorium and its humanistic approach to modernism

Panoptikum Collections and Valery Kuznetsov put a quirky spin on storage design with their new launch BUGS

How Finland’s great chair designer Yrjö Kukkapuro modelled his designs on casts of his own body

MAD Architects transform old riverfront warehouse into new Rotterdam Danshuis

New exhibition Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth is now open




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Top 5 architectural hideaways from around the world

Anthony Caro: The Inspiration of Architecture at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery focuses on architectural themes within Caro’s sculpture

Architecture Icon: The Paimio Sanatorium and its humanistic approach to modernism

MAD Architects transform old riverfront warehouse into new Rotterdam Danshuis

With Fieldhouse MoDus Architects rethink architecture to create social value

Bell Phillips Architects on public-driven projects and making a difference in architecture

Woodland cabins about an hour from Helsinki set out to provide luxury in a pared-back rural style

The VDL House built by Richard Neutra can now be seen from all over the world

Photographer Elina Brotherus makes herself at home in the Didrichsen Art Museum


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Finland’s Antti and Vuokko Nurmesniemi are celebrated at Design Museum Helsinki

10 graphic designers around the world you should follow

Panoptikum Collections and Valery Kuznetsov put a quirky spin on storage design with their new launch BUGS

How Finland’s great chair designer Yrjö Kukkapuro modelled his designs on casts of his own body

New exhibition Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth is now open

Marsèll and Carsten Nicolai invite viewers to explore the unknown with new installation Transmitter / Receiver

What the fight for inclusion needs in 2023

From the Archive: A short history of the iconic Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen

The sixth edition of COLLECTIBLE brings together the best in contemporary design


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