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The important legacies of the architect Blanche Lemco van Ginkel
Pioneer of architecture and urban planning in Canada, Blanche Lemco van Ginkel died last Thursday in Toronto at the age of 98. It is to this adopted Montrealer and her…
Adil Rami, a “bastard” with Lena? She talks about her ex “architect good at lying…”
Rather silent since her express breakup with Adil Rami, Léna Guillou may well have revealed the circumstances and/or the reasons for their separation on Instagram. In her story of October…
André Brassard, 1946-2022 | The architect of modern Quebec theater is no longer
André Brassard, considered a master of contemporary Quebec directing, died Tuesday evening following a long illness. The 76-year-old theater man had been hospitalized for several weeks. The news was confirmed…
War in Ukraine | The ‘architect’ of an Ottawa-sanctioned child abduction ring
(OTTAWA) Canada has sanctioned a Russian woman who the foreign minister’s office says is the architect of a scheme to abduct Ukrainian children and facilitate their adoption into Russian homes.…
Montreal architect Moshe Safdie donates his archives to McGill
The loop closes. It all started at McGill University in the 1950s for Moshe Safdie, and so that’s where all the traces of his exceptional professional career will now be…
Tom Weiskopf, champion golfer, analyst and course architect, is dead
Tom Weiskopf’s golf talents were not limited to his 16 PGA Tour victories and his only major tournament triumph, the British Open at Troon. In a role as an analyst…
Designer of several cultural buildings | Death of renowned architect Jacques Plante
The well-known architect of Quebec, Jacques Plante, is no more. He passed away overnight from Sunday to Monday following complications related to cancer. He was 67 years old. Posted at…
at the trial, the release of the architect arouses the incomprehension of the families of victims
Published on 05/31/2022 20:52 Update on 05/31/2022 23:10 Article written by H. Puffeney, M. Selli, B. Bervas – France 2 France Televisions Three of the builders of the balcony which…
at the trial, the release of the architect arouses the incomprehension of the families of victims
Published on 05/31/2022 20:52 Update on 05/31/2022 23:10 Article written by H. Puffeney, M. Selli, B. Bervas – France 2 France Televisions Three of the builders of the balcony which…
Jérôme Lapierre Architect | “Creating dialogues between buildings”
The job of an architect does not only consist in drawing plans, it also obliges us to reflect on the relationship between man and matter. Jérôme Lapierre, a native architect…
“Bongbong”, the architect of the return to power of the Marcos clan in the Philippines
After several decades dedicated to restoring the image of his family, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, elected new president of the Philippines on Tuesday, completes the spectacular return to grace of…
Award-winning architect Claude Provencher dies at 72
(Montreal) The new Samuel-De Champlain Bridge was one of the last works of Claude Provencher, architect emeritus and co-founder of the practice in Quebec. He died at the age of…
Montreal architect Claude Provencher dies at 72
(Montreal) Quebec architect Claude Provencher, considered one of the instigators of new urban architecture, died Friday at the age of 72. Posted at 10:22 p.m. The firm Provencher_Roy, which he…
Claude Provencher, architect from Montreal, is no longer
Renowned Quebec architect Claude Provencher died on Friday after requesting medical assistance in dying to end months of suffering due to illness. He was 72 years old. The Provencher_Roy firm,…
In Brazil, an architect transforms a landfill into a botanical garden in a favela
Ester Carro, 27, has just succeeded in turning hell into paradise. She transformed a dump, stuck between the houses of a favela in Sao Paulo, Brazil, into a marvelous garden,…
in Laongo, the astonishing “village-opera” by architect Francis Kéré, winner of the 2022 Pritzker Prize
Massive walls, laterite blocks and giant roofs: perched on a small relief in Laongo, near Ouagadougou, the “village-opera” created by Burkinabè architect Francis Kéré, recent winner of the Pritzker Prize,…
Diébédo Francis Kéré becomes the first African architect to receive the Pritzker Prize for his environmentally conscious design
The Pritzker Prize goes this year to Burkinabé Diébédo Francis Kéré, 57 years old. He is the first African architect to receive it since the award has existed, that is…
Diébédo Francis Kéré becomes the first African architect to receive the Pritzker Prize for his environmentally conscious design
The Pritzker Prize goes this year to Burkinabé Diébédo Francis Kéré, 57 years old. He is the first African architect to receive it since the award has existed, that is…
Opposition against the demolition of a building by architect Jean-Marie Roy
“It’s unfortunate, but Quebec is increasingly giving itself an unenviable reputation as a champion in demolition,” observes the Group for Initiatives and Research Applied to the Environment (GIRAM) in considering…
Death of architect Ricardo Bofill
(Barcelona) “Star architect”, very renowned – but sometimes criticized – in France, the Spaniard Ricardo Bofill, who died Friday at the age of 82 from complications linked to COVID-19, signed…