Snøhetta unveils plans for cavernous Düsseldorf Opera House
A cave-like ground floor accessible on all sides will be the focal point of this opera house, which…
Mississippi Museum of Art preserves Frank Lloyd Wright house in Jackson
The Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson has purchased a nearby Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian house, with plans…
Snug Architects unveils design for UK’s largest Christian monument
Work has begun on a looped Christian landmark named the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer, which was designed…
Plan to demolish two skyscrapers at Renaissance Center moves forward
Detroit developer Bedrock has announced a new round of funding for a controversial scheme to redevelop the John…
San Francisco decides to dismantle “iconic” Vaillancourt Fountain
The San Francisco Arts Commission has voted to dismantle and store a 1970s concrete fountain in San Francisco…
Stallan-Brand and LDA Design revitalise Victorian garden in Aberdeen
The renovated Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen by architecture studios Stallan-Brand and LDA Design, which are shortlisted for…
BIG designs Hamburg State Opera as “landscape of concentric terraces”
Architecture studio BIG has unveiled designs for a waterfront home for Hamburg State Opera, which will be enclosed…
Jun Aoki cloaks Tiffany & Co store in curving glass panels
Japanese studio Jun Aoki & Associates has used translucent glass panels to create a flowing exterior for Tiffany…
MVRDV designs giant sphere for sports arena in Tirana
Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for The Grand Ballroom, a sports arena in Tirana, Albania, held within…
Herzog & de Meuron transforms Breuer Building into Sotheby’s gallery
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron and local studio PBDW Architects have completed a “quasi-invisible” renovation of Marcel Breuer‘s…
This week we reported on the Grand Egyptian Museum’s completion
This week on Dezeen, we reported on the news that the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum has reached completion…
Tadao Ando unveils twisting design for Dubai Museum of Art
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has unveiled the design for an art museum in Dubai, which will be housed in…