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After a subdued pandemic iteration, the International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia returns with a strong 18th version curated by

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The renovation by Selldorf Architects for the Sainsbury Wing at London's National Gallery has received planning permission.

Local officials adopted a resolution to grant planning permission to the National Gallery for a series of adaptations, including the Sainsbury Wing.

Denise Scott Brown has urged planners to refuse Selldorf Architects' controversial plans to remodel her postmodern Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery.

Photographer Noritaka Minami spent over a decade documenting the iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo before it was demolished last month.

Copy We’ve all commented on a building’s character before. An apartment might have it because of some special oak trim, or a building might not fit with the ‘character’ of its neighborhood. In this video, architectural designer and professor Stewart Hicks takes a close look at the meaning and origins of this elusive concept. Why do we use this word for both people and for buildings? Characters also occur in fiction, does that help explain how buildings tell stories? From the Enlightenme...