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Architect of the State

A new book explores the life and career of Boris Iofan, the Jewish Soviet architect who designed for Stalin’s regime

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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Daily digest: Ellsworth Kelly’s Austin closes for a cleaning, a Putin statue lands in Central Park, and more

The Strelka Institute in Moscow, where a new research initiative, The Terraforming is based
A Door Closes…

Moscow’s Strelka Institute pauses operations, possibly permanently

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Code Red

UNESCO sounds a clarion call to protect Ukraine’s historic sites

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No End In Sight

As war rages, Ukraine’s collective memory is at risk

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Sympathy, Solidarity, Shock

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, architects speak out

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On Hold

In a statement of anti-war solidarity, MVRDV halts all Russian projects

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Tons Of Triangles

Foster + Partners’ Russian Copper Company headquarters echoes its namesake material

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Design For All

Avant-Garde as Method tracks the secret history of the Soviet Russian Bauhaus

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In Brief

Russia is the first country to move its Venice Architecture Biennale pavilion online

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This Time It’s Personal

Russia and America cross-pollinate at the Canadian Centre for Architecture

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Global Circulation

Can the role of architecture be redefined in the era of mass migration?

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Restoring the Ruins?

Russia and Syria announce joint project to restore ancient city of Palmyra

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Going Down (Maybe)

A Russian World Cup stadium could sink into a swamp

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Khan-tinuing Education

The 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners split a $1 million prize

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Atomic Architecture

Chernobyl’s aging sarcophagus will be torn down, replaced soon

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To The Other Side

World’s first cross-country cable car will link Russia and China

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Above and Beyond

Pepsi denies plans to advertise in space

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