Architecture News
Architecture news moves fast, and this category keeps you on top of it. illustrarch reports on new projects, competition results, industry shifts, and notable openings from around the world. Check back regularly for clear, concise updates on the buildings and ideas everyone in the field is talking about.
Archaeologists Uncover Troy’s Oldest Agora Near Its Southern Gate
Archaeologists at Troy uncovered a 2,800 year old agora by the southern gate, showing the city was resettled soon after the Bronze Age.
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MVRDV Designs Barcode, a Modular Concrete Street Furniture Collection for Escofet
Three concrete modules, Tribune, Dune and Desk, share one height and width, so cities can line them up as a long strip or...
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Espace Riopelle by FABG Opens at Québec’s MNBAQ With a Circular Gallery for a 40-Metre Triptych
The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec has opened the Espace Riopelle, a three-storey pavilion by Les architectes FABG on the Plains of...
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Google Unveils New Renderings for Chicago’s Thompson Center Overhaul
Google's new renderings show a reworked atrium, staircase and public art for Chicago's Thompson Center, set to open in 2028.
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Pearce+ Builds a Guerrilla Shading Pavilion in Camden From Reused Timber
Made from timber reused from earlier projects, Pearce+'s hexagonal Guerrilla Shading Pavilion in Camden argues that shade should be treated as everyday infrastructure...
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Jean Prouvé’s 1944 6×6 Demountable House Becomes a Japanese Tea Pavilion at Design Miami.Paris
Galerie Patrick Seguin has assembled Jean Prouvé's 1944 6x6 Demountable House in a Paris garden for Design Miami.Paris, refitting its timber interior with...
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Tillamook’s WWII Blimp Hangar, Sold for $1, Will Reopen as an Air Museum on October 29
Sean O'Brien of the Vintage Aviation Museum bought Tillamook's storm-damaged Hangar B for $1 and plans to reopen the air museum inside it...
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Restorers Uncover 16th-Century Murals Hidden by Nuns in Villa Silvestri Rivaldi
Conservators in Rome are uncovering 16th-century murals hidden for 300 years inside the Villa Silvestri Rivaldi.
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