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The newest design for the renovation of the convention center – originally intended to be a major redevelopment designed by OMA - Office for Metropolitan Architecture – has been unveiled by Fentress Architects and Arquitectonica. John Hill

The New York firm's design of Washington, DC's Constitution Gardens, with PWP Landscape Architecture, is approved, and their design of Minneapolis's Water Works park, with SCAPE / LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, is revealed. John Hill

The Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects has announced the winners of the 2014 Design Excellence Awards given in four categories: Distinguished Building, Interior Architecture, Divine Detail, and Unbuilt Design. John Hill

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced The Chapel, Vietnam, designed by a21studio, as the World Building of the Year in the finale of the event that took place in Singapore October 1 - 3, 2014. John Hill

The first covered food market in the Netherldands, designed by MVRDV and also including 228 apartments and 1,200 parking spaces, was opened by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands on October 1. John Hill

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced the winners of 13 award categories on the second day of the event taking place in Singapore October 1 - 3, 2014. John Hill

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced the winners of 16 award categories on the opening day of the event taking place in Singapore October 1 - 3, 2014. John Hill

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced the 34 professional awards selected from more than 600 entries. John Hill

Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) and the Frankfurt Book Fair have selected 10 winners from 205 submissions in the 5th international DAM Architectural Book Award. John Hill

The winning prize at the 8th International Biennial of Landscape Architecture is Auckland Waterfront - North Wharf Promenade and Silo Park, in Auckland, New Zealand, designed by Taylor Cullity Lethlean (TCL) and Wraight + Associates (WA). John Hill

Lighting group Zumtobel AG has selected three projects in as many categories for its biennial architectural awards "promoting sustainability and humanity in the built environment." John Hill

The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation has unveiled Snøhetta and Dialog’s competition-winning design for Calgary’s New Central Library. John Hill

Irish architects Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey have been named the 2015 recipients of the Royal Gold Medal, what RIBA calls "the world’s most prestigious architecture award." John Hill

The architect and educator will succeed architect Eric Owen Moss as the new Director of the Southern California Institute of Architecture starting September 2015. John Hill

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

The Guggenheim Foundation has announced it received 1,715 entries from 78 countries in an open competition to design a future Guggenheim Museum in the Finnish capital. John Hill

The Getty Foundation has announced the first ten recipients of architectural conservation grants in its "Keeping It Modern" initiative focused on the conservation of modern architecture. John Hill

Toronto is graced with two new cultural buildings designed by renowned architects: the Ismaili Centre, by India's Charles Correa and the Aga Khan Museum, by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki. John Hill

Shigeru Ban Architects has been named the first prize winner in Tainan city government's international design competition for a new fine arts museum aimed at promoting the development of the Taiwanese city’s fine arts culture and industry. John Hill

At a public award ceremony and lecture in November, the National Building Museum will present broadcaster Charlie Rose its prize that recognizes "exemplary practice, scholarship, or criticism in architecture, historic preservation, and urban design." John Hill

Nemetschek Vectorworks has announced the winners – fifteen students from eight countries – in is first annual design scholarship for students in architecture, landscape, and entertainment degrees. John Hill

Gehry and the Eisenhower Memorial Commission have unveiled the latest design for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, DC, following the National Capital Planning Commission's rejection of the design in April of this year. John Hill

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

California's Trimble, which bought SketchUp from Google in 2012, has announced its acquisition of Frank Gehry's software and consulting services business, Gehry Technologies. John Hill