Bjarke Ingels unveils "BIG Maze" for Washington's National Building Museum
News: Danish firm BIG has unveiled plans to install a wooden maze with a concave surface inside the National Building Museum in Washington DC. More
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Mies van der Rohe's Washington library to be overhauled by Mecanoo
News: Dutch firm Mecanoo has won the competition to renovate Mies van der Rohe's Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington DC. More
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US 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 controversial design. More
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The 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. More
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The 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. More
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Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture by David Adjaye and FAB
Construction will begin this week on the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC designed by architect David Adjaye. More
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Shortlist 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 Design Competition. More -
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Gehry admits criticism of proposed Eisenhower Memorial has been "mostly fair"
Dezeen Wire: American architect Frank Gehry has said that "people are asking good questions" about his divisive design for a memorial to America's 34th president, Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The proposal features large metal tapestries hung from 80-foot-tall columns and set in a landscaped park. At a presentation to fellow architects at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington on Tuesday evening, Gehry insisted that concerns voiced by the public and Eisenhower's grandchildren about the concept and scale of the project would be taken on board ahead of a planning application on 1 December - The Associated Press
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Barcode House by David Jameson
A sequence of horizontal steel rods resemble a barcode on the glass facade of a house extension in Washington DC. More
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Embassy of the Czech Republic by Chalupa Architekti
Czech architects Chalupa Architekti have won a competition to design the new Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington DC, USA. More
