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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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The imaginary worlds created by Berlin-based designer Anna Cwik

Constantin Prozorov brings his collage art to a collaboration with MINI

Oliver Du Puy transforms a Victorian house in Melbourne into a contemporary sanctuary

Dr Sandra Piesik shows what we can learn from cultures worldwide

Two Australian brothers handcraft their own aluminium furniture style

Can the paint industry work together to find sustainable and less harmful solutions?

Hauser & Wirth’s new art exhibition in rural Somerset celebrates the gallery’s Swiss heritage

imm cologne: a source of inspiration for the world of interior design

Entries are open for the Design Guild Mark Awards 2024




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The imaginary worlds created by Berlin-based designer Anna Cwik

Oliver Du Puy transforms a Victorian house in Melbourne into a contemporary sanctuary

Dr Sandra Piesik shows what we can learn from cultures worldwide

Escape to Danish design hotel The Monica hidden away on the island of Ærø

Space to play: Innovative landscapes inspiring children’s imaginations

The new Centre de sciences Cosmocité opens in France’s Pont-de-Claix

Clément Cividino’s restoration of a 1960s fibreglass pod by Nikolaos Xasteros lands in the Spanish countryside

Bonavista Biennale provides platform for Canadian artists to explore sustainable architecture and art in the most unexpected of places

re:arc is the new philanthropic initiative supporting architectures of planetary wellbeing


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Constantin Prozorov brings his collage art to a collaboration with MINI

Two Australian brothers handcraft their own aluminium furniture style

Can the paint industry work together to find sustainable and less harmful solutions?

Hauser & Wirth’s new art exhibition in rural Somerset celebrates the gallery’s Swiss heritage

Design Icon: &Tradition has released the Jørn Utzon’s classic 1947 lamp in a deep blue

Andreas Murkudis and Muller Van Severen unveil colourful collaboration at Store 77

Liaigre invites Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata to create site-specific intervention at converted Paris mansion

Alessi teams up with Philippe Starck on the launch of its Poêle Collection

BoConcept collaborates with Bjarke Ingels Group on new Nawabari collection


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The imaginary worlds created by Berlin-based designer Anna Cwik

Constantin Prozorov brings his collage art to a collaboration with MINI

Oliver Du Puy transforms a Victorian house in Melbourne into a contemporary sanctuary

Dr Sandra Piesik shows what we can learn from cultures worldwide

Two Australian brothers handcraft their own aluminium furniture style

Can the paint industry work together to find sustainable and less harmful solutions?

Hauser & Wirth’s new art exhibition in rural Somerset celebrates the gallery’s Swiss heritage

imm cologne: a source of inspiration for the world of interior design

Entries are open for the Design Guild Mark Awards 2024