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Sally Ann Norman wins a Distinction

Warm felicitations to Sally Ann Norman who has won a Distinction in the 2017 Architekturbild/ European Architectural Photography Prize. The theme this year was “BORDERS” and the winners are chosen from a set of 4 prints, an unusual process in today’s digital globe. This competition originated in the UK [called the Tektonic Prize] but exited the country in… Read more »

before + after: Design Museum

Richard Chivers looks retrospectively under the skin of the new Design Museum. An experienced architectural photographer’s approach to a building site reveals images that warmly complement the completed building set.   ©Richard Chivers  

VIΛ 57 Manhattan

VIΛ 57 West, designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group for the Durst Organization, introduces a new typology to New York City: the Courtscraper. VIΛ occupies nearly a full city block at the corner of West 57th Street and the West Side Highway, with uninterrupted views towards the Hudson River Park and the waterfront. The Courtscraper is… Read more »

ENOUGH house

Enough House is built to accommodate architectural interns at the studios of renowned Canadian architect Brian MacKay-Lyons. The core-ten building explores the idea of both providing and using just “enough” for responsible living in the modern age. ©James Brittain    enough                

Museo Internacional del Barroco MIB

In the Mexican city of Puebla, acclaimed Japanese architect Toyo Ito has designed a museum dedicated to baroque art. The Museo Internacional del Barroco, or simply the MIB, occupies a prominent UNESCO world heritage site in the country’s fourth largest city. The project seeks to translate the baroque movement, which is considered to be one… Read more »