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Quick Summary Audio In the realm of architecture, where precision and innovation intertwine, one would expect a heavy reliance on cutting-edge technology and computer-aided design. However, Victoria Algranati, an aspiring architecture designer hailing from Argentina, is challengi
Quick Summary Audio Stephen MuldoonThe Art of Creating Art Stephen Muldoon is a completely self-taught artist with over 40 years of paintingexperience. After an extensive career in painting show motorcycles, cars andboats as well as creating frescoes, murals, landscapes, and port
Quick Summary Audio MAD Architects Completes the First Signature Stadium of Quzhou Sports Park The World’s Largest Earth-Sheltered Buildings Quzhou is a beautiful historic city in China (about 250 miles southwest of Shanghai) with a population (as of the 2020 census) of 2,276,184
Quick Summary Audio In June, the United Nations formally accepted Turkey ‘s request to change its official name to “Türkiye” (the Turkish language version, pronounced TURK-ee-yeh). The idea is to eliminate the association with the bird. Name changes are nothing new here. Istanbul
Quick Summary Audio Heads of State Residences In our March-April issue, we showed you 25 of the most eye-popping residences occupied by heads of state around the world. Link HERE.) The response was so favorable that we decided to bring you more. Obviously, every country has its h
Quick Summary Audio Buildings that reach over 980 feet tall are classified by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat as supertall skyscrapers. Since the Chrysler Building in New York became the world's first supertall skyscraper in 1930, over 170 supertalls have been bui
Quick Summary Audio Women in ArchitectureThe W awards British-Iranian architect Farshid Moussavi (pic 1) has been named the winner of the 2022 Jane Drew Prize for elevating the profile of women in architecture. The Jane Drew prize (which is named after modernist pioneer Jane Drew
Quick Summary Audio The 2022 Pritzker Prize Is Awarded to Diébédo Francis Kéré In the world of architecture, there’s no bigger award than the annual Pritzker Architecture Prize. As we’ve noted before, it is to architecture what the Nobel Prize is to literature. On March 15th, it
Quick Summary Audio Guiyang is the capital of Guizhou province of what is called Southwest China. It has an elevation of about 3,600 ft, an area of 3,102 sq. mi., and, as of the 2010 census, a population of 4,324,561, out of whom 3,037,159 lived in the 7 urban districts. In 2016,
Quick Summary Audio Doha is the capital and most populous city of the State of Qatar. It has a population of 1,850,000 in the city proper and close to 2.4 million when you include the surrounding areas. It is Qatar's fastest growing city (with over 80% of the nation's population
Quick Summary Audio 1 Shanghai – 22, 315, 474 people Area – 15,000 square miles Shanghai is the most populous and wealthiest city in China. With a name synonymous with world trade, Shanghai has the largest and busiest port in terms of containers and cargo tonnage, a grand busines
Quick Summary Audio Buildings that reach over 980 feet tall are classified by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat as supertall skyscrapers. Since the Chrysler Building in New York became the world's first supertall skyscraper in 1930, over 170 supertalls have been bui
Quick Summary Audio As part of the commemoration of the organization's 150th anniversary in 2007, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the list of the 150 highest-ranked structures as "America's Favorite Architecture". It was based upon a study by Harris Interacti
The 2,230 ft tall Merdeka 118 skyscraper (designed by Australian studio Fender Katsalidis) has topped out in downtown capital city Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, (population 1.81 million) becoming the world’s second-tallest building.
Quick Summary Audio Whether it’s a king, queen, emperor, sultan or a president, every country has its head of state. And every head of state has its official residence. Often, the head of state residences are an important part of the country´s history and culture, sometimes servi
Quick Summary Audio Beautifully Finnish(ed) Structures For 30 years, Snøhetta has designed some of the world’s most notable public and cultural projects. It started in 1989 with the competition-winning entry for the new library of Alexandria, Egypt (see #1 below). This was later
