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The winners of the inaugural Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize were announced at a benefit dinner at the S.R. Crown Hall of the Illinois Institute of Technology on 22 October 2014. John Hill

The Art Gallery of New South Wales has invited twelve Australian and international architectural firms to submit concept designs for the Sydney Modern Project, a major expansion of the museum. John Hill

Jaanila Country, a masterplan by KCAP Architects&Planners has been awarded with the Habitat award for the best residential public space design in the Leningrad region. The public space has been elaborated in cooperation with Felixx. KCAP and Felixx

Last week the Commission of Fine Arts approved Frank Gehry's latest redesign for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, DC. It is the second of two government approvals needed for the project to proceed. John Hill

The Fondation Louis Vuitton (FLV) in Paris, designed by Frank O. Gehry, opens to the public on October 27. Building up to the much-anticipated opening, FLV is counting down with 50 days of "stories" and "emotions." We highlight some of our favorites. John Hill

The modernization of the embassy complex involves the adaptive reuse of an existing residential building to provide for additional chancery functions, the replacement of existing building systems, and the improvement of life safety measures. Davis Brody Bond

Today the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation launched an online gallery of submissions – all 1,715 of them – in the first stage of the Guggenheim Helsinki Design Competition to design a proposed Guggenheim museum in the Finnish capital. John Hill

The architectural language of Coenen Sättele Architecten is in perpetual evolution. It is formed around the context, design brief and a client-tailored uniform architectural solution for both the exterior and interior. Coenen Sättele Architecten

French designer Philippe Starck has teamed up with Slovenian construction company Riko to produce P.A.T.H. – Prefabricated Accessible Technological Homes. John Hill

The great Swiss photographer died yesterday at the age of 81 after a long battle with cancer. In his tenure at Magnum Photos he memorably captured the buildings and personalities of Le Corbusier, Luis Barragan and Oscar Niemeyer, among others. John Hill

LEAF International has announced the winners of the 11th annual LEAF Awards, which "demonstrate buildings that are setting the benchmark for the international architectural and design community." John Hill

With two years left in his presidency, we won't know the final form of the Obama Presidential Library for a little while. Nevertheless The Guardian asked four architects "to sketch and describe their unofficial visions for a possible" library design. John Hill

The Netherlands is relatively flat. A site with a height difference of 6 meters thus provides unique possibilities. HILBERINKBOSCH architects was asked to fully exploit the qualities of the plot, while designing a luxurious villa. HILBERINKBOSCH architecten

Tennessee is home to two music meccas: Memphis and Nashville. While the latter is the home of country music (and even the Country Music Hall of Fame), Memphis is synonymous with blues, soul and gospel. As Jason Jackson of brg3s architects testifies, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Muddy Waters,...

At a recent ceremony in Beirut, the Holcim Foundation announced the winning projects of the Holcim Awards 2014 for Africa and the Middle East, which "illustrate how sustainable construction continues to evolve." John Hill

Two side-by-side buildings – the CUNY Advanced Science & Research Center and the City College Center for Discovery & Innovation – recently opened on City College's Harlem campus. Bendheim's channel and dichroic glass defines much of the interiors. John Hill

In a ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects this evening, Liverpool's Everyman Theatre, designed by Haworth Tompkins, was named the recipient of the 2014 Stirling Prize. John Hill

Henning Larsen Architects has, in collaboration with an international team consisting of Tredje Natur, MOE and Railway Procurement Agency, won Frederikssund’s competition to design a regional train station and new quarter in the future town of Vinge. Henning Larsen Architects

The 11th Street Bridge Park has announced the selection of OMA - Office for Metropolitan Architecture + OLIN as the design team for Washington, D.C.’s first elevated park over the Anacostia River. John Hill

Architects and the media will be flocking to Paris for the 27 October opening of Frank Gehry's Fondation Louis Vuitton. Yet, in addition to the building, the famous architect has designed a "twisted box" for the French fashion house. John Hill

PRODUCTORA is a budding architecture studio with its headquarters in Mexico City, founded by architects from different countries: Abel Perles from Argentina, Wonne Ickx from Belgium, and Carlos Bedoya and Víctor Jaime from Mexico. Shortly after its beginnings in 2006, the studio came...

What is the role of a brief? What impact does it have on the final outcome of a design, be it a building, a piece of furniture, or an ad campaign? Bassett & Partners asked these questions and more of Frank Gehry and five other prominent designers. John Hill

Ledge House, a house designed for two families, is set on an artificial ledge so that its residents could fully enjoy the mountainous panorama of Beskid Slaski Mountains. John Hill, Zalewski Architecture Group

OSPA Arquitetura e Urbanismo has won first place in the national public competition for the Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre - UFCSPA Campus Igara. John Hill, OSPA Arquitetura e Urbanismo

Contemporary monumental works hanging amid shapes, visions, and concepts for the challenging installation created by Metrogramma for Margraf at the recent edition of Marmomacc (VeronaFiere, September 24-27, 2014). John Hill, Metrogramma

On a recent trip to Chicago we visited some buildings designed by World-Architects members firms as we made our way by car and by foot around the city. Here we present some highlights. John Hill

AS+GG is on a roll, with many high-performance skyscrapers in the works, one of them soon to be the world's tallest. While in Chicago World-Architects got a tour of the office and chatted with a couple senior team members about some current projects. John Hill

A library on the outskirts of Beijing, China, designed by architect Li Xiaodong, is the recipient of the inaugural $100,000 Moriyama RAIC International Prize. John Hill

A single-family residential cabin in Austin, Texas. un.box studio

Stockholm's Kjellander + Sjöberg designs the initial stage of a new sustainable urban neighborhood in Växjö, Sweden. Kjellander + Sjöberg

The swimming pool in Strasbourg's Kibitzenau neighborhood, which opened in 1965, has an Olympic pool with 8 lanes. Besides its function as a public pool, it is used by the professional swimmers of the Alsace region and the local water polo team. Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes

The solo exhibition of Brooklyn-based Artist Roxy Paine on display at Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York City is highlighted by Checkpoint, a generic airport security screening area rendered in wood. John Hill

Following the recent completion of the Theatre de Stoep in the Dutch town of Spijkenisse, the Municipality of Spijkenisse today celebrates the official opening of its new cultural venue for the city. UNStudio

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo recently inaugurated the 19th century icon's new first floor, which includes a glass floor 57 meters (187 feet) above the pavement. John Hill

At a recent ceremony in Medellín, the Holcim Foundation announced the winning projects of the Holcim Awards 2014 for Latin America, which "illustrate how sustainable construction continues to evolve." John Hill

The Entre Deux Rives housing project, developed by the agency Philippon-Kalt, announces the start of the new Ile-Saint-Denis riverside green neighborhood. John Hill, Philippon-Kalt