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I'm bringing the Japanese art of shadow and light into my garden
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (375+ words) A lovely brick wall at the end of my garden has become a stage for other plants" shadows In the Japanese floristry practice of ikebana, the concept of ma is crucial. The term refers to negative space " in this case,…...
Like a concrete aircraft carrier: was LA's giant new $724m gallery really worth all the carbon emissions?
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (1024+ words) Built on tar swamps and two tortuous decades in the making, Lacma's latest addition used twice as much metal as the Eiffel Tower. How did America supersize revered architect Peter Zumthor? Driving down the palm-lined strip of Wilshire Boulevard in…...
Designed to disorient: LA art museum unveils enormous concrete gallery, 20 years in the making
1+ week, 1+ day ago (339+ words) Stretched across a boulevard and shaped like an "amoeba, the divisive Geffen Galleries open next week Two decades ago, the new director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma) began a project to revitalize the space for the…...
A ruined building, five Ghanaians and an elegant horse: Ron Timehin's best photograph
1+ week, 1+ day ago (603+ words) The Guardian "I went to this tourist resort in Accra wanting to show how the people who live there fish, play " and rest. Africans aren't often portrayed in this way. And the horse pulls it all together!' This was taken…...
V&A East collection review " a dazzling wealth of inspiration to fire up the geniuses of the future
1+ week, 2+ day ago (382+ words) From showstopping fabrics to mind-expanding photos and an opening show celebrating Black British music, the real value of London's new museum will surely lie in the art it inspires Outside the V&A's new outpost in east London, a nondescript…...
V&A East architecture review " from ceramics to codpieces, this is a honey-coloured treasure trove of human ingenuity
1+ week, 2+ day ago (294+ words) The second addition to Stratford's new skyline from architects O'Donnell + Tuomey is a triumph, its bold lines and simple interiors a welcoming home for the art, people and creativity it celebrates Ideas of draping and concealment were also sparked by…...
A cipher for crazy self-projection: why are architects so obsessed with Solomons Temple?
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (239+ words) The palatial edifice, believed to have stood where God created Adam, has fired imaginations for two millennia. Now artist Pablo Bronstein has created wild mashups, complete with blue-bearded gargoyles, suggesting how it looked "It really draws out the batshit crazy,…...
National Gallery picks Tokyo Olympic stadium architect to design new wing
2+ week, 2+ day ago (525+ words) London gallery to undergo biggest transformation in its 200-year history, with Kengo Kuma's design called "exemplary' The National Gallery has announced that its largest and most significant transformation in its 200-year history will be designed by the Japanese architect behind…...
Warsaw's Neon Museum sparks revival of interest in cold war signs and aesthetic | Poland
2+ week, 4+ day ago (618+ words) After fall of communism, signs were left to rust until museum founders began to collect and restore them As they struggled through the decades of cold war gloom and repression, Warsaw's neon signs became symbols of light, colour and hope…...
From car parks to piers: the 2026 Australian Urban Design awards recognise a gentler approach to pragmatic projects
4+ week, 2+ day ago (684+ words) The Australian Institute of Architects" judges sought to highlight a gentler approach to urban transformation," chair of the awards steering committee says Sydney"s Campbelltown has paved paradise and put up a parking lot. And the brave jury at the…...