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Bloomberg
30-03-2025
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- Bloomberg
What Phoenix Can Learn from Frank Lloyd Wright's Desert Era
Plus: Interior design lessons from New York's most elite restaurants. Hello and welcome to Bloomberg's weekly design digest. I'm Kriston Capps, staff writer for Bloomberg CityLab and your guide to the world of architecture and the people who build things. This week Architects' Journal and The Architectural Review announced the winners of the annual W Awards. Sign up to keep up: Subscribe to get the Design Edition newsletter every Sunday.
Euronews
04-03-2025
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- Euronews
French architect Anne Lacaton wins 2025 Jane Drew Prize
In recognition of her groundbreaking career, French architect Anne Lacaton has been awarded the 2025 Jane Drew Prize for Architecture, which recognises an architectural designer who has 'raised the profile of women in architecture '. The honour is part of the W Awards, co-organised by the Architectural Review and Architects' Journal, which celebrate the achievements of women in the architecture world. Lacaton, co-founder of the Paris-based Lacaton & Vassal studio, is recognised for her transformative approach to architecture, particularly through adaptive reuse and social housing projects. Since founding the studio with Jean-Philippe Vassal in 1987, Lacaton has been at the forefront of rethinking how we build in a way that is socially responsible and sustainable. Her design philosophy champions inventive solutions to transform existing structures, rather than demolishing them. The Jane Drew Prize, named after the modernist pioneer Jane Drew, honours women who have made significant contributions to the field. Lacaton joins the ranks of previous winners like Kazuyo Sejima, Zaha Hadid, and last year's recipient, Iwona Buczkowska. Architects' Journal highlighted Lacaton's work as 'instrumental in defining what it means to build responsibly in the 21st century,' with particular mention of her 'series of exceptionally inventive retrofit projects'. Notable works by Lacaton & Vassal include the renovation of the Palais de Tokyo museum in Paris and the transformative overhaul of a 1960s social housing block in Bordeaux, which have set a new standard for sustainability and social engagement in architecture. Alongside Lacaton's award, the 2025 Ada Louise Huxtable Prize for Contribution to Architecture was presented to Palestinian architect and writer Suad Amiry. The prize, which honours individuals from fields adjacent to architecture, recognises Amiry's significant impact on the preservation of historical buildings in Palestine through her organisation Riwaq. A prolific author, Amiry's books, including "Sharon and My Mother-in-Law" (2003) and "Mother of Strangers" (2022), have garnered international acclaim for their insight into the intersection of culture, history, and the built environment.
Euronews
18-02-2025
- Business
- Euronews
Jamal Khashoggi's widow urges UK architects to remind Saudi royals of his murder
In an interview with Architects' Journal, Hanan Khashoggi urged prominent architects, including Norman Foster, to speak out and bring attention to her husband's murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018 – which, she said, remains unsolved. "I tell the architects from the UK: I'm proud that you are helping Saudi Arabia to develop, and this is what Jamal wanted, but please speak to them [Saudi Arabia's ruling royal family] and remind them there is unfinished business here, which is Jamal,' she called on architects. Hanan Khashoggi's plea comes as several British architectural firms, including Foster + Partners, work on high-profile projects in Saudi Arabia, such as the controversial Neom development. In 2018, Norman Foster temporarily stepped down from his advisory role on Neom following the murder. Directly addressing Foster, Hanan Khashoggi remarked: "Mr Foster, this case has not been closed. There is one victim still alive, which is me. She didn't receive any compensation or any official apology, they destroyed her family life. This is me." She added that she 'appreciated [Foster's] stance on Neom in 2018' as it 'shows he had the ability to tell the crown prince and the Saudi royal family that there is unfinished business here, and they need to finish it.' Foster's studio continues to be involved in various projects in Saudi Arabia, including the design of the world's tallest building and a new airport. For her part, Hanan Khashoggi hopes UK architects will continue working in the country but remain firm in raising the issue of her husband's murder. "I hope UK architects carry and keep their democratic values and that they don't stop working in Saudi Arabia, because this is what Jamal wanted; he wanted better for his country, for his people," she said. "But I want architects to remind the crown prince and the Saudi royal family that there is unfinished business here regarding Jamal because a horrible crime happened to an honest journalist." Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist for 'The Washington Post', was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. While US intelligence agencies concluded that the murder was ordered by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi authorities have insisted the killing was the result of a 'rogue operation' by a team of agents.
