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Pritzker prize for architecture won by little known Catalan trio
The most prestigious award in architecture goes to three-person Spanish company who avoid the international limelight and ‘flee from fashions’
The concrete buildings of Brutalism are beautiful
The exceptional brilliance of 1960s architecture comes partly from technical improvements. In its versatility and strength, reinforced concrete was vastly superior to any earlier building technology, freeing architects to make the shapes they judged most useful and beautiful
Abbas Kiarostami, Palme d’Or-winning Iranian film-maker, dies aged 76
Celebrated Iranian director, whose Taste of Cherry won Cannes’ top prize in 1997, remained in the country after the Islamic revolution and continued to flourish
Peacock and Vine by AS Byatt review – Mariano Fortuny and William Morris, masters of design
Byatt teases out the similarities and contrasts between two multifaceted makers, who each gave their name to famous brands, in this late-life meditation on the values of art
Tate Modern’s Switch House review – brain-fizzing art to power a pyramid
Supersized sculpture, live performance and piles of goo get the airing they deserve in an expansion full of surprise – the 360-degree lookout is art itself
The Louvre’s missing pyramid and the magic of trompe l’oeil
Muralist JR has cast a spell over the Paris museum’s glass canopy in a work that recalls the Renaissance’s eye-fooling tricks. Now can we have one for the Shard?
Chinese artist’s image of dying grandmother vies for BP portrait award
karouzo – a place for the arts This article titled “Chinese artist’s image of dying grandmother vies for BP portrait award” was written by Maev Kennedy, for The Guardian on Wednesday 6th April 2016 15.48 UTCA haunting portrait by a Chinese artist of his grandmother lying in her hospital bed in the last stages of cancer, almost beyond speech but gazing at the artist and the viewer, has made the shortlist of three for the National Portrait Gallery’s (NPG) annual prize.While two of the three artis
Story of cities #13: Barcelona’s unloved planner invents science of ‘urbanisation’
Constricted by its medieval walls, Barcelona was suffocating – until unknown engineer Ildefons Cerdà came up with a radical expansion plan. Rival architects disparaged him, yet his scientific approach changed how we think about cities
Zaha Hadid: creator of ambitious wonders – and a fair share of blunders
In her best buildings the laws of physics appear suspended, while other designs struggle when forced to meet reality
Star architect Zaha Hadid dies aged 65
World-renowned British architect whose designs include the London Olympic Aquatic Centre has died