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New York readies major Le Corbusier show Nearly half a century after his death, New York's Museum of Modern Art will pay homage to celebrated French architect and designer Le Corbusier in a major exhibit that opens next week.

07 June 2013

Iraq to restore ancient arch to woo back tourists Iraqi authorities have contracted a Czech firm to carry out a 10-month restoration of the ancient Arch of Ctesiphon as part of a plan to boost tourism to the once-popular site.

31 May 2013

Dutch architect to build house with 3D printer A Dutch architect has designed a house "with no beginning or end" to be built using the world's largest 3D printer, harnessing technology that may one day be used to print houses on the moon.

24 January 2013

Brasilia architect Oscar Niemeyer dead at 104 Oscar Niemeyer, the Brazilian icon who revolutionized modern architecture and designed much of the country's futuristic capital Brasilia, died in Rio Wednesday.

06 December 2012

Architect suggests putting a dome over Astana An architect from Astana Yevgeniy Nevelichkov suggests to erect a transparent dome over Astana’s left bank area.

31 October 2012

World architects bring democratic designs to Venice Architects from around the world have converged on Venice for the Biennale show which opens on Wednesday, showcasing designs aimed at bringing urban designs more in touch with the general public.

29 August 2012

National Geographic compared Nazarbayev to Peter I An article about Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan was published in the National Geographic magazine.

29 February 2012

Baiterek is getting a competitor in Astana A building of a famous Kazakhstan architect Saken Narynov might be included into the list of sights of Astana.

03 October 2011

34 markets to be demolished in Almaty 34 Almaty markets in Almaty are going to be demolished. The remaining 40 will be reconstructed. The effort is expected to take 6-7 years.

20 April 2011