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How to Build a Monument to Nazi Evil Without Celebrating It

Berlin's new "Topography of Terror" exhibition center documents, doesn't honor, the Gestapo and the SS.READ»

Summer Vacation Rentals Designed by Starchitects

Living Architecture wants anyone with enough cash for a vacation to be able to rent a wild-eyed masterpiece, from a house that looks like a uncut gemstone, to a barn whose back half hangs over a hill. The rental scheme got ...READ»

A Building? A Plane? Nope. It's Frank Gehry's Newest Chair

This week at the Milan Furniture Fair, Frank Gehry, the white-maned maven of expressive architectural design, is unveiling his newest work: An undulating chaise lounge for Emeco, a Pennsylvania-based furniture maker with a ...READ»

Pritzker Prize - the Nobel of Architecture - Goes to Peter Zumthor

Today, architecture's highest award, the Pritzker Prize, was announced--and you've probably never heard of the the man who won, Peter Zumthor. He prefers it that way. He doesn't have a Web site. He frequently refuses ...READ»