Loved, hated, and much-delayed China TV tower by architect Ole Scheeren to open next year

BEIJING (REUTERS).- The much-delayed but striking steel, concrete and glass headquarters for Chinese state television is expected finally to fully open in the new year, said Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, whose firm designed the building, on Thursday. The skyscraper, described by its chief architect Ole Scheeren as a “loop folded in space,” is two towers sloped together and joined by a gravity-defying canopy equivalent to 80 stories in height. Dominating the skyline of Beijing’s central business district, the building was among [...]

Barbican Art Gallery transformed by a major exhibition on OMA: One of the most influential architectural practices

LONDON.- This autumn Barbican Art Gallery will be transformed by a major exhibition on OMA, one of the most influential architectural practices working today. Known for their daring ideas, extraordinary buildings and obsession with the rapid pulse of modern life, OMA play an active role in the architectural, engineering and cultural ideas that are shaping our world. Founded by polymath Rem Koolhaas in 1975, OMA currently comprises seven partners and a staff of around 280 architects, designers and researchers working in offices in [...]

Valencian Institute for Modern Art Opens “Mean Streets” Exhibition

VALENCIA.- The exhibition project MALAS CALLES presents a global and interdisciplinary view of how public space and city streets and squares have been represented during the last century. Streets are some of the most important elements in the urban fabric; the changes they undertake, the events that take place in them and the structure they have are all basic points to understand essential aspects of city life. If one knows about the modifications and changes that have taken place in [...]