ARCHITECTURE NEWS blog
MoMA, New York, expanding its scope
More space and better access for viewing the greatest collection of 20th-century art at MoMA – photo © Danica Kus – Through the latest extension The Museum of Modern Art in New York has added 47,000 square feet of new exhibition spaces. Funded by the late David Rockefeller and four… Read more
Lisbon Architecture Triennale – rationality reconsidered
‘The Poetics of Reason’, Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2019 Showcased inside some of the city’s charming buildings, five main exhibitions of Lisbon Architecture Triennale respond to an evocative theme – The Poetics of Reason. Set by chief- curator, the French architect Éric Lapierre (1966), the theme translates key values from modernity,… Read more
Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2019 – Beauty Matters
The theme ‘Beauty Matters’ was set by chief curator Yael Reisner to remind us of architecture as an aesthetic experience. As architecture often seems to be focused on moral and political aspects of design, Reisner aims to bring attention back to the concept of beauty. The Biennale offers an energising… Read more
Architecture and space at Arles
Arles in the South of France is defined today by a strong relation to photography. This year is the 50th anniversary of the start of the Rencontres d’Arles festival, where all forms of photography are celebrated. The city has changed as has the forms in which photography finds its ways… Read more
Serpentine Pavilion 2019 – latest chapter in the summer ritual: a low-lying canopy of slate tiles
An architect of international repute at a young age, Junya Ishigami is known for alternative models and expressions. Complimented by a digital app launched this week, an artistic summer experience is there to be discovered in London’s Kensington Gardens – and free for all. photos by Danica Kus – A… Read more
Jean Nouvel’s design in Doha – reference to nature on giant scale
National Museum of Qatar – concept developed by Jean Nouvel from a natural formation in the desert, photos by Danica Kus – A system of interlocking disks, made of sand-coloured fibreglass reinforced concrete, photo: © Danica Kus New museum is built around the historic palace of the founder of modern… Read more