Matthew Messner
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Chicago, IL, United States
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OMA completes Brutalist-inspired Norra Tornen in Stockholm
The first of two new OMA-designed Brutalist-inspired towers, known as Norra Tornen, has officially been opened in Stockholm, Sweden. → Read More
Barbara Bloom dissects architectural drawings at FRONT art fair
Barbara Bloom is not an architect. Yet, her current exhibition, part of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, would fit in at any one of the enumerable architecture biennials and triennials around the world. → Read More
Check out exclusive images of the Vatican chapels at the Venice Architecture Biennale
Ten fully-realized Vatican Chapels fill the gardens of San Giorgio Maggiore Island, a few vaporetto stops from the main events in the Giardini and Arsenale. → Read More
A house of intersecting volumes in upstate New York house offers a geometric, sustainable retreat
New York-based actual/office has completed a striking concrete and charred timber home that directs views to the expansive mountain ranges surrounding the site. → Read More
Sean Griffiths plays with restrictions to turn a small kitchen into much more
The architect seized an opportunity to convert a friend's cramped kitchen into a playful extension splashed with color, light, and nods to brutalism. → Read More
Memphis looks to its river for a new cultural space and aquarium
Memphis is getting in on the waterfront redevelopment game, with local studio archimania putting forward plans for carving out a park and aquarium along the riverbank. → Read More
Nashville's new $250 million soccer stadium takes shape
After Nashville was gifted a new major league soccer team late last year, the city is working with HOK to construct a new 27,500-seat soccer stadium. → Read More
A historic Milwaukee Freemason building gets a second life as a hotel
The Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center has been a Milwaukee stalwart since 1889, and now the lodge will be getting a 14-story glass hotel topper. → Read More
Pioneering exhibitions that changed architecture and design
"As Seen: Exhibitions that Made Architecture and Design History" takes readers on a trip through the exhibitions that most influenced both architecture and design. → Read More
A look at Ross Barney Architects' civic and urban design
AN recently had the chance to tour Ross Barney Architects' studio, and spoke with founder Carol Ross Barney about her prestigious, four-decade-long career. → Read More
Obama Presidential Center announces move of controversial parking garage
The new plan calls for the garage to be moved underground, beneath the Presidential Center, in Jackson Park. → Read More
A pioneering cross-laminated timber pavilion by IKD
IKD has built a pavilion out of hardwood cross-laminated timber in Columbus, Indiana, an advancement that may completely change the CLT market. → Read More
Learning from the 2017 global timber tower audit
AN sat down with the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat to discuss their 2017 audit of tall timber projects all over the world. → Read More
S,L: A transforms a California bungalow into a multigenerational home
Sharif, Lynch: Architecture has transformed what was once a dark, cramped bungalow into a light-filled home for multiple generations. → Read More
BNIM updates and rebuilds a historic Kansas City church ravaged by fire
After a fire ravaged the historical Westport Presbyterian Church in Kansas City, BNIM sensitively adapted the remains into a light-filled place of worship. → Read More
This rope-free, sideways elevator may be coming to a building near you
What if elevators weren't limited by height, or could move side-to-side? German engineers at thyssenkrupp are making that future a reality. → Read More
National Black Theater Museum proposed for Memphis
The city is now listening to ideas to fill the historic 1916 building, and the first to present has been a proposed National Black Theater Museum. → Read More
A tiny start-up partners with Peterbilt to roll out self-driving big rigs
Embark, a small startup based in Silicon Valley, is partnering with Texas-based truck manufacturer Peterbilt to get autonomous big rigs on the road. → Read More
The year's best buildings outside NYC-LA-CHI
Not every piece of spectacular architecture built this year has been located in the major urban centers. Here are our editors' top picks, from Utah to Indiana. → Read More
SHoP breaks ground on Michigan's future tallest building
SHoP's project is expected to rise to 800 feet, making it at least 70 feet taller than the Renaissance Center, Detroit's—and the state's—tallest building. → Read More