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ARCHITECTURE

In Albania, a Monument to Tyranny Begins Anew

MVRDV has finished transforming the Pyramid of Tirana—a maligned symbol of Albanian oppression...

ARCHITECTURE

Blowing Up Architecture Fails, Video Game Style

After London’s ill-fated Marble Arch Mound was recreated in a modified version of Duke Nukem, we...

URBAN PLANNING

A New Elevated Park Offers a Blueprint to Cooling Cities

Snaking over rooftops in downtown Rotterdam, a new public park designed by MVRDV shows how dense...

ARCHITECTURE

Inside The World’s First Publicly Accessible Art Depot

MVRDV is wrapping up the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, which puts 99 percent of the nearby Museum...

ARCHITECTURE

MVRDV Is Breathing New Life Into a Former Communist Pyramid

The Dutch firm has started transforming the Pyramid of Tirana—a former Albanian communist...

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DESIGN DISPATCH

Koyo Kouoh will Curate the 61st Venice Biennale, and Other News

Plus, Olufar Eliasson's Breathing Earth Sphere lands in South Korea, and Sarah Andelman curates a...

DESIGN DISPATCH

Medieval Art and Design Artifacts Were Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame Cathedral, and Other News

Plus, Herman Miller takes aim at the problems posed by open office floor plans, and a commemoration

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Incoming Fair Director Bridgit Finn Opens Art Basel Miami Beach, and Other News

Plus, a newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral is unveiled to the public, and gamma radiation is...

RESTAURANT

With Clemente Bar, Daniel Humm Sets Out to Fashion the Best Bar in New York

Together with Italian contemporary artist Francesco Clemente, the Eleven Madison Park chef expands...

DESIGN DISPATCH

Murano Illumina Il Mondo Opens With Heavy-Hitting Glass Artistry, and Other News

Plus, a mycelium installation lands at Maison Ruinart’s Sculpture Garden, and the Orient Express...