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A Pocket Watch for Marie Antoinette Is Now on View in London

The Israeli museum that owns the famous creation by Breguet had been loath to lend it, but then the Science Museum in London came...

Yana Molodykh combines heritage and eclecticism in historic Kyiv apartment

Ukrainian interior designer Yana Molodykh has renovated an early 20th-century apartment in Kyiv, drawing on its history to blend classical and contemporary elements. ...

Alvar Aalto’s Finlandia Hall reopens after renovation by Arkkitehdit NRT

Finlandia Hall, a 1971 concert venue designed by Alvar Aalto on the banks of Helsinki, reopens to the public this weekend. The...

Instagram personalities, television programming, and mixed-media artists that captivated AN editors in 2024

Architecture can be pretty stuffy. The field is filled with pomposity, big egos, and thin-skinned wunderkinds—qualities ripe for lampooning. It’s also a...

Roar combines traditional Emirati elements with contemporary design for Ajman Ruler’s Court

Design studio Roar aimed to create a "world-class government building" for Ajman Ruler's Court in the UAE, which holds the office of Sheikh Humaid...

In a Political Year, Some Deaths Spoke to the Struggles for Democracy

Among the notable figures who died in a sometimes polarizing 2024, many championed justice, equal rights and political freedom.In a year saturated with politics...

Yoshio Taniguchi, Japanese modernist who made architecture “disappear,” dies at 87

“Raise even more money, and I’ll make the architecture disappear”—these were Yoshio Taniguchi’s famous words addressed to MoMA’s Board of Trustees, according...

Leonid Furmansky and James Michael Tate revisit Le Corbusier’s La Tourette with exhibition at Texas A&M

To what extent did Le Corbusier’s Couvent Sainte Marie de La Tourette influence postwar architecture? Surely, it’s hard to say, as there...

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