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Caruso St John Architects Wins Competition to Renovate Philip Johnson’s Kunsthalle Bielefeld

Nour Fakharany — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Following an international competition, Caruso St John Architects has been appointed to renovate the iconic Kunsthalle Bielefeld in Northwest Germany. Designed by Philip Johnson and completed in 1968, the structure is Johnson’s only museum in Europe. Despite past maintenance efforts, the building remains largely unchanged from its original state. The renovation aims to modernize the museum’s services, exterior, and interior spaces.

London Architecture City Guide: 20 Modern and Contemporary Attractions to Explore in UK’s Cultural and Financial Powerhouse

Maria-Cristina Florian — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 07:30:00 +0000

London’s architectural history is a rich tapestry that weaves together styles of various periods and influences. In the post-war era, the city experienced a surge in modern architecture, becoming a canvas for experimentation. New stylistic movements saw their expression crystalized through buildings such as Richard Rogers’ Lloyd’s Building, one of the most representative examples of High-Tech architecture, or the Barbican Estate, a large-scale housing estate that became the iconic structure for Brutalist architecture.

French Architect Renée Gailhoustet Receives the 2022 Royal Academy Architecture Prize

Maria-Cristina Florian — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:30:00 +0000

French architect Renée Gailhoustet has been awarded the 2022 Royal Academy Architecture Award for her pioneering work designing public housing and neighborhoods in and around Paris. The award is given annually by London's Royal Academy to individuals or practices whose idea or body of work has positively contributed to the public.

Caruso St John’s Ceramic Proposal Wins Hamburg Publishing Headquarters Competition

Niall Patrick Walsh — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 09:01:00 +0000

Caruso St John has won an international competition for a new headquarters for German publishing giant Gruner + Jahr in Hamburg. The winning scheme, chosen over RIBA Gold Medal winners O’Donnell + Tuomey, and Berlin-based ROBERTNUEN Architekten, features “striking green-enameled ceramic struts and three partially covered interior courtyards.”

"Island": The British Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale

AD Editorial Team — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 04:00:00 +0000

As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, we present the completed British Pavilion, which received an honorable mention in the Biennale awards. To read the initial proposal, refer to our previously published post, "Caruso St. John to Transform the British Pavilion Into a Politically Charged Meeting Space at 2018 Venice Biennale”

Caruso St. John to Transform the British Pavilion Into a Politically Charged Meeting Space at 2018 Venice Biennale

AD Editorial Team — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000

The British Council have revealed Island as the theme of the British Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. In the exhibition, Adam Caruso, Peter St. John (Caruso St. John), and Marcus Taylor will engage "with current political themes," and was submitted by means of an open call with reference to Shakespeare’s The Tempest:

7 Top Teams Shortlisted in Competition to Design Centre Pompidou Brussels

Patrick Lynch — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 14:00:00 +0000

The Urban Development Corporation (SAU-MSI) has announced the seven shortlisted teams competing for the design of the latest Centre Pompidou outpost in Brussels, Belgium. The finalist teams were selected from 92 entries to the competition, which sought proposals to transform the existing Art Deco Citroën Yser garage in the heart of the city into a mixed-use museum complex focusing on contemporary art and architecture.

RIBA Announces 2017 National Award Winners

Patrick Lynch — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:01:00 +0000

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced 49 exemplary projects as winners of the 2017 RIBA National Awards. This year’s list features projects from a wide range of typologies and leading architecture firms including Herzog & de Meuron, Foster + Partners, WilkinsonEyre, and Caruso St John Architects.

7 Projects Announced as Winners of 2017 RIBA North West Regional Awards

AD Editorial Team — Sat, 27 May 2017 16:00:00 +0000

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced 7 projects as winners of the 2017 RIBA North West Regional Awards, with top prize of North West Building of the Year going to Foster + Partners’ Maggie’s at the Robert Parfett Building. These seven buildings will now continue on to compete in the RIBA National Awards, whose winners will make up the shortlist for the prestigious Stirling Prize.

Adam Caruso: "Fashion is the Opposite of Architecture"

Patrick Lynch — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:30:00 +0000

The tragedy of architecture is how stupid architects are... we spend too much time trying to convince people to do things they don’t want to do. That really lowers the level of the discussion, I think.

10 Teams Shortlisted in Competition for New National Holocaust Memorial in London

Patrick Lynch — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 10:10:00 +0000

The Government of the United Kingdom and competition organizer Malcolm Reading Consultants have announced the ten architect teams selected to envision designs for the new National Memorial to the Holocaust, to be located next to the UK Parliament. Designs will encompass a “striking” new National Memorial in Victoria Gardens, as well as a possible below ground Learning Center.

Caruso St John, dRMM Among 5 Shortlisted for University of Cambridge Competition

Patrick Lynch — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Homerton College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, announced today the five firms shortlisted in the competition to design a emblematic £7 million ($8.5 million USD) centrepiece building to house a 300-person dining hall for the school. The finalists were selected from an original pool of 155 architects, from which 24 were selected for the longlist.

Caruso St John Architects' Newport Street Gallery Wins the 2016 Stirling Prize

Patrick Lynch — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 14:30:00 +0000

Caruso St John Architects has won the top prize in British architecture, the RIBA Stirling Prize for their Newport Street Gallery in Vauxhall, London, beating out competition from Herzog & de Meuron, Michael Laird Architects + Reiach and Hall Architects, Loyn & Co Architects, dRMM Architects and WilkinsonEyre.

Learn About the History of the RIBA Stirling Prize and See Inside the 2016 Finalists

Patrick Lynch — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:00:00 +0000

As the winner of the 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize is set to be announced later today, Architects’ Journal has released a documentary looking at the award’s 21-year history and its impact on the buildings and architects that have been named to the prestigious list.

Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art Reveals Shortlisted Designs

Vladimir Gintoff — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 12:15:00 +0000

The design proposals of seven shortlisted finalists for the Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art Design Competition have been released by the competition’s organizer, Malcolm Reading Consultants. Located in the capital city of Riga, the funding for the €30 million project is a public private partnership with support from from the ABLV Charitable Foundation and the Boris and Ināra Teterev Foundation, which co-founded the Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation. The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the Museum’s Foundation signed a memorandum of intent regarding the museum and building on 30 October 2014. The competition, organized in 2015 with 25 first-stage participants, will announce a jury-selected winner in mid-June.

Shortlist Announced for 2016 RIBA London Awards

Eric Oh — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0000

A total of 68 buildings have been shortlisted for the 2016 RIBA London Awards, including projects from John McAslan + Partners, dRMM Architects, Níall McLaughlin Architects, Eric Parry Architects and Rogers Stirk Harbour. All shortlisted buildings will now be visited and carefully assessed by one of four regional juries, and regional winners will be considered for a RIBA National Award. The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize - given to the UK's best building of this year - will be composed of the winners of the RIBA National Award.