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A short film from Coop Himmelb(l)au celebrates the 50th anniversary of the firm started by Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky, and Michael Holzer in Vienna, Austria, in May 1968. John Hill

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, curators of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition, have selected architect, historian, critic and educator Kenneth Frampton to receive the Venice Biennale's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. John Hill

At a recent ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the LafargeHolcim Foundation announced the winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Asia Pacific, projects that "deal with buildings for education – involving the community and sustainably improving neighborhoods." John Hill

At a recent ceremony in Chicago, Illinois, the LafargeHolcim Foundation announced the winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for North America, projects that "show how the leading edge of sustainable design means reaching far beyond 'common sense'." John Hill

At a recent ceremony in San José, Costa Rica, the LafargeHolcim Foundation announced the winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Latin America, projects with "innovative and often surprising proposals for ways to master the use of [water] in Latin America." John Hill

At a recent ceremony in Marseilles, France, the LafargeHolcim Foundation announced the winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Europe, projects that show "sustainable construction has become systematic and specific." John Hill

At a recent ceremony in Nairobi the LafargeHolcim Foundation announced the winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Africa and the Middle East, sustainable projects "that go beyond standards and deliver new or visionary solutions." John Hill

This project is a rebuild of an existing post 1991 Fire-storm house. Situated high on top of the Eastbay mountain range overlooking the city of Oakland, the site has unobstructed view’s toward the southwest Bay and Golden Gate. It was designed for a young family, who desired an open plan... Terry & Terry Architecture

During the design phase we strived to preserve the scales of the village. We chose the archetypical form of rural houses. Small independent pavilions were the bases of our spatial system which envelopes all three functions: a nursery, health visitor centre and a surgery. Földes Architects

The deadlines for two prestigious architecture awards are fast approaching: entries for the LafargeHolcim Awards 2016/17 are due March 21st and the deadline for the 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize is March 8th. John Hill

Folded metal roofs and black stucco walls unite the two parts of the little_BIG house, which is located on a narrow lot in Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood. Robert Maschke Architects' design responds to the client's wish for a house and studio and for the flexibility to split... Robert Maschke Architects

Partisans, the architecture and design "syndicate" of Alex Josephson and Teddy Shropshire, has created Gweilo, a "new family of visual LED lights" made from thin sheets of LED bulbs that have been molded into flowing, sculptural shapes. John Hill

The Harvard Art Museums, which holds a 32,000-strong collection of objects relating to the Bauhaus, "the 20th century’s most influential school of art and design," has unveild a digital catalog ahead of the legendary school's 100th anniversary in 2019. John Hill

Golden light shines through a canopy of leaves to create a unique gathering space in the atrium of the new Philips Lighting headquarters in Eindhoven. Intelligent lights in the parametric designed ‘tree’ generate different scenarios, boosting communication, interchange and... LAVA

Yesterday the LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction launched the $2 million Lafarge Holcim Awards 2016/2017, which "identifies the ideas with the highest potential to tackle today’s challenges to increasing urbanization and to improve quality of life." John Hill

Visitors to Anish Kapoor's ArcelorMittal Orbit in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park now have the option of descending the 76-meter-tall tower via Carsten Höller's newly opened Tunnel Slide – the world's longest at 178 meters. John Hill

The client wished to restore an older, large industrial complex in the Primorska region in Slovenia. Most of the area is intended for storage, logistics, and potential future production. Trost & Associates Architecture

With seven editions behind them and a Golden Lion won in 2006, Mexico presents 31 proposals at the 15th Venice Biennale. Silvia Pujalte Toledo

Spain’s proposal for the Bienal de Venecia 2016 is entitled “Unfinished”: a compilation of unfinished architectures to provoke reflection on how Spanish architecture has responded to the post-boom real estate crisis. The intention of the project’s curators... Silvia Pujalte Toledo

The awards of the 15th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia were announced at this morning's opening of the six-month-long exhibition. John Hill

Alejandro Aravena, director of the 15th International Architecture Exhibition, has selected Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha to receive the Venice Biennale's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. John Hill

"A warmly glowing, floating metal sculpture" is how the architects at pape + pape describe the new bus station they designed for Gummersbach, Germany. Sited by the train station, the new structure creates a striking image at the entrance to the country town. John Hill, Thomas Geuder

The guiding principles of these student halls of residence were standardization, self-regulation and a maximization of internal space. Hamonic + Masson & Associés

The Sobreiras - Alentejo Country Hotel is located on a property of about 25 ha in the Serra de Grândola, 200 m above sea level, punctuated by cork oak trees holm oaks, olive trees and varied endogenous vegetation. Gentle hills and a vibrant landscape extend to a distant horizon.  FAT - Future Architecture Thinking

Collective-LOK's design featuring "a faceted ring of golden, mirrored hearts to create a kaleidoscopic pavilion that multiplies the spectacle of Times Square" has won the invited competition for the 8th annual pavilion celebrating Valentine's Day. John Hill

The former Bomel slaughterhouse is now part of a cultural area with an extensive history and an exceptional character in a comic strip museum shall be to visit, a public park and another older house for a future occupation. BAEB

The Buddhist Pun Chun Yuen Kwun Yum Temple in Tai Po belongs to the Lotus Association in Hong Kong. Annette Chu and her firm Eureka worked on the renovation of the temple park and transformed one temple hall into an ancestor hall by covering the original structure with a layer of timber...

White Concrete in Golden Ratio: The family chapel Maria Magdalena by the architect Gerhard Sacher is a spectacular sculptural object made of white SCC (Self Compacting Concrete) concrete. Sacher.Locicero.Architectes

Yalla Yalla! - studio for change creates with 1200 green vegetable crates the design for the exhibition Helden der Stadt (translates as Heroes of the City), which is on display at the Ernst-Bloch-Centre in Ludwigshafen, Germany, from 20 May to 31 July, 2015. Yalla Yalla! - studio for change

The Wood Shed project is situated along the coast, a short drive from Taipei in Taiwan. The project is designed as an adaptive reuse project around an existing shed structure, repurposing all of the existing structure. HAO / Holm Architecture Office

For more than 30 years, HPP Architects have been designing, planning and building offices on the Kolde-Ring Campus in Münster for LVM Insurances. The latest office tower on the campus, designed jointly by HPP and Duk-Kyu Ryang, can be viewed as a culmination of this ongoing work. HPP Architects

Three winners of the 4th Global Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction have been selected with projects on public space, social integration, and resilient infrastructure in Colombia, Sri Lanka, and the USA, respectively. John Hill

Located on the outskirts of a Dutch village and close to the sea, the W.I.N.D. House is backed by a sheltered wooded area and fronted by a large, open expanse of polder landscape. UNStudio

Five local architecture firms have responded to Chicago magazine's challenge to design something – anything – for the site of Santiago Calatrava's failed Chicago Spire, what would have been the city's tallest building. John Hill

The new Israel's Square consists of a folded surface floating above the ground – like a flying carpet. The square, or surface, hovers between two worlds: the city and the neighboring Ørsted Park.

The Presidio Trust has announced that James Corner Field Operations has been selected from among five finalists to design thirteen acres of new parkland overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. John Hill