Architecture news

• ‘It is unbelievable’: Francis Kéré becomes first black architect to win the Pritzker prize

  15-03-2022 15:26
  
  Burkinabe architect takes the profession’s highest honour, having made his name with a schools and medical facilities in Africa, built by local communities with minimal resourcesFew architects have experienced such a meteoric rise, against such odds, as Francis Kéré. Born in a remote village in Burkina Faso without running water or electricity, he began his career by building a mud-brick school for his community, before being selected to design the country’s national pa
  
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• ‘Gamechanger’: design unveiled for National Gallery of Victoria’s contemporary art space

  15-03-2022 04:05
  
  The redevelopment will feature 13,000 sq metres of exhibition space, a rooftop terrace and restaurantGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe final design of the National Gallery of Victoria’s contemporary arts space has been unveiled, with the state’s creative industries minister, Danny Pearson, describing it as Melbourne’s equivalent to the Eiffel Tower.Pearson on Tuesday announced the winning design, by Angelo Candalepas and Associates, which includes 13,000
  
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