ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/137993/aia-pavilion-gernot-riether Wed, 25 May 2011 13:00:23 +0000 Christopher Henry https://www.archdaily.com/137993/aia-pavilion-gernot-riether Every year, the AIA stages a competition for an intervention that brings to life the historic city of New Orleans. This year the institute selected a scheme by Gernot Riether that proposed a series of glowing spherical enclosures sited within the hidden courtyards of the city’s distinctive French Quarter. They would be illuminated in the evening, dramatically modulating the host environment and bringing attention to these romantic, mysterious and usually private spaces, typically located deep in the block, away from the street.

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