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Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation shares design by Kengo Kuma
6+ hour, 3+ min ago (475+ words) Renderings of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial in Washington, D. C. designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates were made public by the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation (GWOTMF), the organization backing the project. The memorial will be built on the National…...
With Habitat, SHo P Architects and Steinberg Hart bet on a public transit-oriented Los Angeles
6+ hour, 22+ min ago (807+ words) With Habitat, SHo P Architects and Steinberg Hart bet on a high-density, public transit-oriented Los Angeles The Architect's Newspaper It's uncommon for a high-end real estate development in Los Angeles County to be oriented toward the Metro system. In car-centric…...
Introducing SWELLPRUFE: Smarter below-grade waterproofing
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (253+ words) The Architect's Newspaper GCP has launched SWELLPRUFE, a next-generation waterproofing membrane engineered to deliver a smarter alternative to traditional bentonite mats for below-grade applications. Designed for both pre-applied and vertical post-applied conditions, SWELLPRUFE combines encapsulated bentonite technology with GCP's proven…...
A new monograph brings refreshed context to Wassef Boutros-Ghali's oeuvre
12+ hour, 41+ min ago (160+ words) The Architect's Newspaper Wassef Boutros-Ghali's precise, emotional paintings possess a distinctly spatial logic. An architect by training, the Egyptian abstract painter's experimentations with geometry and color often give way to structural compositions. In one, an emerald wedge cleaves into a…...
GSA shares renderings of Tennessee courthouse designed by HOK
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (615+ words) The first crop of buildings stemming from the Trump administration's "Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again" executive order (EO), issued in August 2025, are now starting to come online. General Services Administration (GSA) shared renderings of a new federal courthouse designed by…...
SWA's Houston studio completes Hill at Sims, a new park
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (542+ words) A major park project designed by SWA's Houston studio, Studio Red Architects, RDC, Halff, and Minor Design is now complete in Houston. Hill at Sims is located on Sims Bayou, hence the park's name, atop a stormwater detention basin. It…...
Williamson Williamson offers a thoughtful update to an Edwardian home
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (255+ words) A pass-through ushers natural light from the dining room's circular skylight into the kitchen. (Doublespace) Owners Eric Stevenson and Carolyn Livingston were just sending their daughter away to college, so the brief "was not about adding more space," explained Betsy…...
Rarify is more than a marketplace'it's an ecosystem for design
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (466+ words) AN: First off, how was NYCx DESIGN? AN: I think that's a good point. I've heard other designers also express concern about the NYCx DESIGN being so close to Milan Design Week and the difficulty to show at both. When…...
CIVILIAN puts a hospitality spin on Bard College's student dorms
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (208+ words) The Architect's Newspaper Inspired by the ways Marcel Breuer, Mies van der Rohe, and Le Corbusier designed student dorms as emblems of their campuses, CIVILIAN outfitted the interiors of Bard College's North Campus Residence in response to both KPF's architecture…...
Sen'w emerges from the site's geography and history
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (980+ words) At the base of Vancouver's Burrard Bridge, one of the most consequential urban developments in Canadian history is taking shape. The first three towers at'Sen'w, the Indigenous-led redevelopment by the Squamish Nation, are now complete. Together, they provide 1, 409 purpose-built rental…...