Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners unveils design for International Spy Museum
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has released new images of its design for a six-storey building that will house the International Spy Museum in Washington DC. The contemporary building is slated to...
View ArticleBugs adorn the walls at renovated Renwick Gallery in Washington DC
American artist Jennifer Angus has used an intricate pattern of insects to decorate a vivid pink room at the Renwick Gallery in Washington DC, set to reopen next month following renovation work (+...
View ArticleBIG in the running to design American football stadium
The next big US project for Bjarke Ingels' firm could be an American football stadium for the Washington Redskins. News reports surfaced this week that Danish firm BIG could be teaming up with the...
View ArticleBIG reveals plans for Virginia school that fans across its site
Bjarke Ingels' firm has unveiled plans to build a school in Arlington, Virginia, featuring a fan-like plan that creates cascading roof terraces (+ slideshow). Wilson Secondary School will comprise five...
View ArticleSelldorf Architects to redevelop Washington DC HIV clinic named after Liz Taylor
Selldorf Architects has been selected to design a major mixed-use project in Washington DC on the site of the Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center, an HIV treatment centre named after the late actress. A...
View ArticleBIG's new stadium for the Redskins could offer abseiling, surfing and kayaking
Bjarke Ingels has unveiled his firm's new stadium design for American football team the Washington Redskins, set to feature a moat offering an assortment of sporting activities. Although a location for...
View ArticleBIG reveals more images of Washington Redskins stadium design
BIG has now released a full set of images of its design for the new Washington Redskins American football stadium, revealing more activities that the venue could facilitate (+ slideshow). Bjarke...
View ArticleBIG's plan for Smithsonian campus in Washington DC sparks opposition
Nearly 1,400 people have signed a petition in opposition to Bjarke Ingels Group's proposal to demolish a portion of the Smithsonian Institution campus in Washington DC. A concerned citizen started an...
View ArticleJames Corner Field Operations installs over 30 "icebergs" in Washington DC...
US studio James Corner Field Operations has created an installation for the National Building Museum in Washington DC that evokes a glacial landscape, with giant shard-like forms that jut upward and...
View ArticleRon Arad overhauls public spaces in Washington DC's Watergate Hotel
The hotel in Washington DC made famous by the Watergate scandal has reopened with interiors by London studio Ron Arad Architects (+ slideshow). Ron Arad's studio refitted the public spaces of the...
View ArticleHou de Sousa builds reconfigurable Raise/Raze installation from plastic balls
New York firm Hou de Sousa has created an interactive installation in a Washington DC subway station, using over half a million plastic spheres glued together to form building blocks (+ slideshow). The...
View ArticleDavid Adjaye's African American history museum nears completion in Washington DC
The final touches are being added to David Adjaye's museum of African American history, a project that "felt like a bloodbath at times" according to the British architect. The almost-complete...
View ArticleDavid Adjaye's NMAAHC gets set to open in Washington DC
Work has completed on the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture by British architect David Adjaye, which is poised to open next month (+ slideshow). Adjaye Associates...
View ArticleMohican Hills House by Robert Gurney Architect overlooks the Potomac River
This single family home built by Robert Gurney Architect outside Washington DC takes cues from its many Mid-century Modern neighbours (+ slideshow). The four-bedroom residence is located in the...
View ArticleGehry's Eisenhower Memorial finally approved by former US president's family
The Eisenhower family has withdrawn its rejections to the Frank Gehry-designed memorial, proposed for Washington DC to honour the 34th president of the United States (+ slideshow). After years of...
View ArticleShortlist announced for Washington's National Mall Design Competition
Dezeen Wire: fifteen international design teams are in with a chance of redesigning one of three sites on Washington's National Mall following the announcement of the shortlist for the National Mall...
View ArticleSmithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture by David Adjaye...
Construction will begin this week on the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC designed by architect David Adjaye. Adjaye Associates teamed up with...
View ArticleThe Francis Gregory Library by Adjaye Associates
A chequered facade of timber and glass surrounds one of two new neighbourhood libraries by Adjaye Associates to open in Washington DC. Behind the glass outer skin, the chunky timber boxes give depth to...
View ArticleThe William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library by Adjaye Associates
The second of two new libraries in Washington DC by architects Adjaye Associates comprises grey concrete blocks with yellow timber fins. The William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library is located in a...
View ArticleUS lawmakers move to scrap Gehry's Eisenhower memorial
News: a Utah congressman has launched an attempt to scrap architect Frank Gehry's proposed Washington D.C. memorial honouring President Dwight D. Eisenhower, citing the project's cost and...
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