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Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong present the spring 2024 public lecture series: The Good Life.

The University of Hong Kong Department of Architecture has shared its slate of Spring ‘24 programming to go along with our Get Lectured look at what’s happening at various architecture schools. Lectures this term are organized under the theme The Good Life. The school shares:

Restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral's iconic spire nears completion, expected to be finished by December 2024..

Four years on from fire that devastated Paris landmark, oak trusses weighing seven tonnes each are winched into place

A furniture boss and design enthusiast turned the Vitra Campus into a wonderland of buildings by starchitects from Renzo Piano to Frank Gehry. So why is the final building a modest potting shed?

Up to 800 new homes could be built in Brussels if the plans of real estate developer and investor Nextensa for the Tour & Taxis neighbourhood are approved. The firm presented its concept, which it is calling Lake Side, this week. The development totals around 140,000m².

The creation of an “eco-friendly” green space around Notre Dame Cathedral has run into opposition from Parisians who deplore the replacement of enclosed gardens

South Korean automobile giant Kia has landed in Milan for Design Week 2023 with ‘opposites’ at the heart of its immersive, design exhibition.

A profile of the Stamford Urby residential complex.

Continuing with Archinects Get Lectured series, we highlight Harvard Universitys Graduate School of Design (GSD) list of guest lecturers and presenters for their Spring 2023 public programs.  The lectures kick off Tuesday, January 31, with a visit from Landprocess founder Kotchakorn...