Articles by Ben Dreith

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Foster + Partners “restores the logic” of Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco

September 12, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

UK studio Foster + Partners has renovated the modernist Transamerica Pyramid skyscraper in San Francisco, USA, restoring elements from the original design and linking it to a redesigned adjacent park. Foster + Partners renovated the 853-foot-tall (260-metre) office skyscraper, which is the the second tallest building in San Francisco, for developer SHVO by opening up

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Ten architectural installations from Burning Man 2024

September 10, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

From a canyon-like podium for the man effigy to a solar-powered battery library for artists, here are 10 large-scale installations from this year’s Burning Man festival in Nevada captured by photographer Gurpreet Chawla. Teams of artists, designers and volunteers gathered with thousands of visitors for the yearly Burning Man event, constructing inhabitations, art and music

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SOM unveils renderings of Hudson Yards West skyscraper and casino development

September 6, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Developer Related Companies has released additional images of the SOM-master-planned Hudson Yards West development in New York, amidst an outcry from local advocates. First announced last year, the development is proposed for a disused rail yard to the west of Hudson Yards – a neighbourhood master-planned by KPF, with buildings including Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s

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Nine recently completed skyscrapers in Chicago

September 5, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

From Studio Gang’s triple-tower St Regis skyscraper to one of the last projects designed by iconic architect Helmut Jahn, we’ve rounded up nine skyscrapers completed in Chicago in the last decade. Below, we’ve outlined some of the most significant skyscrapers to be built in the lake-side city since 2015. The projects were created by a

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High Line “under threat” from proposed skyscrapers and casino say Friends of the Highline founders

September 4, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

The rezoning of land in New York City for skyscrapers and a casino puts the experience of the city’s High Line “under threat” according to the founders of Friends of the Highline. Friends of the Highline founders Joshua David and Robert Hammond made a series of criticisms about proposed developments in an opinion piece published

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Goettsch Partners designs Nashville’s tallest skyscraper with “subtle” facets

September 2, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Architecture studio Goettsch Partners has unveiled the design of the Paramount skyscraper , which is set to be the tallest skyscraper in Nashville, Tennessee. Construction recently began on the Paramount skyscraper, which is planned to reach 60 storeys and stand 750 feet tall (229 metres) upon completion, unseating the 617-foot-tall (188 metres) AT&T Building. The

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Reigo and Bauer uses diamond-shaped cladding for angular Toronto house

August 30, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Local studio Reigo and Bauer has completed a Toronto house clad in diamond-shaped panels that present a “quiet tension of that contrast” between the cladding’s decorative and minimalist qualities. Called Neville Park, the three-level house sits on a narrow lot in an East End Toronto residential neighbourhood. It is characterised by a tall profile with

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Neil M Denari Architects aims for “immediate singularity” with purple LA office building

August 29, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

American studios Neil M Denari Architects and HLW have created an office structure in Beverly Hills equipped with solar panels and a distinctive “aubergine”-coloured facade. 9000 Wilshire is a single-tenant office building in Los Angeles’ Beverly Hill neighbourhood. Positioned on a low-rise commercial strip surrounded by residential, the building utilises a distinctive cladding language with

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Stuart Graff steps down as Frank Lloyd Wright foundation CEO

August 28, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

American architecture organisation The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has announced its president and CEO Stuart Graff will step down after eight years of acting as the head executive. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, an organisation dedicated to preserving the intellectual and physical legacy of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, announced that Graff would be stepping

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