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Photo of London skyline, which will not host a fotografiska outpost
In Brief

Fotografiska cancels plans for a London outpost

fall foliage with a modern building in the background, the legislature annex
So Long and Farewell

Iconic Legislature Annex building in Alberta set to be demolished

Photo of Big Ben in London, not an example of british housing
In Brief

U.K. creates new body to mandate “beauty” in the planning system

aerial view of a mirrored, bowl-shaped building in the netherlands
Mirror Magic

Construction wraps up on MVRDV’s mirrored art depot in Rotterdam

Photo of a canal with sculptures of sharks coming out of the water
More Than Bait

This year’s Antepavilion controversy challenges the role of planning policy in public art

Layered glaze

3XN’s cube berlin harnesses natural ventilation with a planar double-skin glazed facade

Photo of the Bauhaus Archive in Berlin, Germany
In Brief

The E.U. could build a “European Bauhaus” as part of coronavirus recovery

a mosquito on a leaf, the type swarming chengdu
Negative Buzz

Plant-covered residential towers in Chengdu attract mosquitos, repel tenants

Rendering of a low-slung arts space
Can't Stop, Won't Stop

The next Fotografiska will open in Berlin, courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron

Photo of video camera in front of light red wall. Director Wim Wenders has said his next project will focus on Peter Zumthor
In Brief

Wim Wenders’s next project is a Peter Zumthor documentary

aerial view of planned olympics aquatic center in Paris
Come On In, the Water’s Fine

Dive into the winning design for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics aquatic center

entrance to crypt museum in paris
A Step Forward and A Look Back

Crypt at Notre Dame Cathedral reopens for exhibition on Victor Hugo, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

A church in the fog from the venice shore
Welcome To The Apocalyptic Dystopia

As Venice sinks, a research team is trying to digitally preserve its heritage

The flying saucer, a round concrete structure shaped like a star
Up, Up, and Away

Sharjah’s Brutalist “Flying Saucer” gets a restoration and site-specific art show

The Comandante Ferraz Station with mountainous terrain in the background
The Weather Outside is Frightful

Estúdio 41 keeps the cold out of this Antarctic research station with sandwich panels and structural thermal breaks

A floating apple store dome in front of the singapore skyline
Oh Sphere

Apple unveils a spherical offshore retail outpost in Singapore

a cyclist exits hammersmith bridge in london
London Bridge Isn't the Only One...

London’s Hammersmith Bridge is at risk of falling down

a historic library building in liverpool, england
Zip No More

Council-approved zip line attraction in Liverpool officially nixed

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