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David Chipperfield: how the 2023 Pritzker prize winner creates buildings that last

The British architect David Chipperfield has been announced as the winner of the 2023 Pritzker Architecture Prize, arguably the highest international honour in the discipline. In its citation, the jury highlighted the elegance, restraint and permanence that have consistently characterised Chipperfield’s oeuvre, “an architecture of understated but transformative civic presence”.

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The world's first Islamic art biennale shines a light on Muslim African artists

The inaugural Islamic Arts Biennale is underway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Biennales are large and prestigious international art exhibitions held every two years.) This important new event for the Muslim world features numerous African artists. And the biennale’s artistic director is Sumayya Vally, a South African architecture professor and principal…

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Five cultural European city break destinations you might not have considered

Branch off the beaten track with our pick of the best under-the-radar cities with cultural clout

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British architect David Chipperfield awarded Pritzker prize

Chipperfield described as an architect ‘radical in his restraint’ as he takes home top industry honour.

Al Jazeera

Pritzker Prize awarded to British architect David Chipperfield

In awarding David Chipperfield architecture’s top honor, a panel cites his commitment to society and the environment over chasing trends. Winners receive a $100,000 grant.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘I faked it at the beginning!’: David Chipperfield on his rise from shop designer to starchitect

He almost failed architecture school. Now he’s netted the profession’s top prize, the Pritzker. Britain’s modernist master talks about the building that changed everything – and running a bar in Spain

The Guardian - UK

Pritzker Prize awarded to British architect Chipperfield

The Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to British architect and urban planner David Alan Chipperfield, who was hailed on Tuesday for “a commitment to an architecture of understated but transformative civic presence.”

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Michael Gove thinks beautiful buildings must look traditional. Here’s why he’s wrong…

A dynamic fusion of ‘gentle density’ housing in green belt Croydon is the latest example of thoughtful, visionary housing design the government would do well to learn from

The Guardian - UK

G.Skill Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs: Up to DDR5-6800 for Intel Xeon W-3400X and W-2400X

G.Skill has announced its first RDIMM memory products to the market, their Zeta R5 memory series. Designed for use with Intel's new Sapphire Rapids workstation processors, the Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs are explicitly intended for use with Intel's Xeon W-3400X and W-2400X series processors, with integrated XMP 3.0 profiles and…

AnandTech

Animal architecture: why we need to design buildings for wildlife as well as people

How did early humans first learn to build? It’s quite possible that it was by observing animals that had already mastered the art. Indeed, when you look at the animal world many birds, insects and mammals are excellent architects and builders.

The Conversation

OWC Envoy Pro Mini Review: SSD in a Thumb Drive Exceeds Expectations

OWC has been a key player in the storage industry over the last few decades, particularly for Apple users. Their lineup of portable flash-based direct-attached storage devices has a great reputation in the market, thanks to their focus on performance consistency for professional workloads. The company is also known for…

AnandTech

RIBA reveals shortlist of 2023 West Midlands Awards

Nine separate construction and restoration projects across the region have been named as finalists in recognition of their architecture excellence

Birmingham Post

Map of UK's ugliest buildings shows concrete monstrosities and dull eyesores

Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, London and Torquay have all found some of their buildings highlighted among a list of worst of the worst architecture in this country has to offer

Daily Mirror

Elizabeth Foulkes obituary

Other lives: Vice president of the Royal Institute of British Architects who was equally committed to standards in architecture, social justice and the Welsh countryside

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Images of Dumfries and Galloway's architecture and seascapes to help suicide support charity

David Moyes has launched a fundraising exhibition of photographs to help Suicide Bereavement Support Cumbria

Glasgow Live

'People Make Glasgow' building branded one of ugliest in the UK and a 'crime against architecture'

The Glasgow College Building - home to the iconic People Make Glasgow sign - was named the second ugliest building in the United Kingdom by a photography website.

Nottingham Post

Art group lists Nottingham's Victoria Centre as one of UK's ugliest buildings

"I would go as far as to say these are crimes against architecture."

AnandTech

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Review: AMD's Fastest Gaming Processor

This week is the long-awaited launch of AMD's second generation of V-Cache equipped consumer chips, the Ryzen 7000X3D family. Aimed primarily at gamers, tomorrow morning AMD will be releasing a pair of their latest-generation Ryzen 7000 chips with the extra cache stacked on, including the Ryzen 9 7950X3D (16C/32T) and…

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The Guardian - UK

Off the Mersey beat: a tour of Liverpool’s unsung cultural treasures

A magical mystery tour of the city reveals brilliant art, architecture and stories – with only minimal Fab Four interludes

Nottingham Post

The story behind one of Nottingham's most impressive buildings

The building was a showcase for the owner's work

Evening Standard

Europe’s best second cities — and how to make the most of them

Smaller in size, but not in appeal. These urban centres – packed with culture, art and fabulous food – give Europe’s capitals a run for their money

The Guardian - US

New York, new architecture: how is the city changing with the times?

A new Moma exhibition takes a look at projects for so-called public-facing spaces in the city and what young designers are doing for New Yorkers

ABC News

Historic house shaped 'like a 50-cent piece' and designed by architect Edith Ingpen for sale

A timber cottage designed by the first woman to graduate with a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Melbourne is for sale in regional Victoria.

Reuters

Russia says it will play by nuclear treaty rules despite suspending deal with U.S

Russia will stick to agreed limits on nuclear missiles and keep informing the United States about changes in its deployments, a senior defence official said on Wednesday, despite the suspension of its last remaining arms control treaty with Washington.

Chicago Sun-Times

Design contest invites architects’ best ideas for housing on the South, West sides

The Chicago Architecture Center’s Come Home Initiative aims to build momentum for investments in the South and West sides.

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