Pritzker Prize

Recycled materials in Manhattan - Hearst Tower by Norman Foster

Hearst Tower in Manhattan, New York, USA designed by Pritzker Prize laureate Norman Foster was opened at the end of the last year. The 42 levels tower is characteristic by glass- and metal-skinned facade with huge diagonal grid, which make multistory corner triangles. The building was constructed using 85 percent recycled steel and designed to […]

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Paulo Mendes da Rocha

Brazilian architect. He graduated in architecture in 1954 from Mackenzie University, São Paulo, one of a new generation of professionals from the newly created, autonomous architecture faculties that replaced the specialist courses in engineering schools. He entered private practice in São Paulo in 1955, and in 1957 he won a competition for the Paulistano Athletics […]

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Zaha Hadid’s Architecture Foundation HQ: new images revealed

Detailed plans submitted to Southwark Council for consideration outline the design for the new building, situated on the corner of Southwark Street and Great Guildford Street.
Famed for her buildings including the Rosenthal Centre for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, US and the BMW building in Leipzig, Germany, the Architecture Foundation will be the Pritzker Prize winner’s […]

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