2024-04-27T11:01:09-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149983681/the-most-attention-grabbing-projects-of-2016 Nicholas Korody 2016-12-28T12:30:00-05:00 >2017-01-03T22:41:42-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cj/cjohl0btt1v76o5f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Every year, there are the projects the slip under the radar and projects that grab headlines. For any number of reasons, be it form or function or fracas, these are the projects that stuck out from the rest&mdash;in no particular order.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/ub/ubj7sxh7kchclmyl.jpg"></p><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149943339/archinect-s-critical-round-up-of-sn-hetta-s-sfmoma-addition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Archinect's critical round-up of Sn&oslash;hetta's SFMOMA addition</em></a></p><p>Working with a newly-historic, highly-distinct building like Mario Botta's SFMOMA would be a challenge for any architect. Sn&oslash;hetta tried to rise to the occasion with their remodel-addition&mdash;but not everyone was pleased with the result.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/kg/kgf3tyadlm1o5adv.jpg"></p><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149970286/closer-look-zaha-hadid-s-new-floating-port-house-in-antwerp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Closer look: Zaha Hadid's new &ldquo;floating&rdquo; Port House in Antwerp</em></a></p><p>The late, great Dame Zaha Hadid is not yet done with the world of architecture. One of her most major posthumous projects landed on top of the historic Port House in Antwerp, largely to acclaim.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/1m/1mui147860qkm6hf.jpg"></p><p><em><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149980496/first-glimpse-of-foster-partners-and-rubio-arquitectura-s-museo-del-prado-expansion-scheme" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First glimpse of Foster + Partners and Rubio Arquitectura's Museo del Prado expansion scheme</a></em></p><p>In celebration of its 200 year anniversary, Madrid's Museo del Prado has commissioned Foster and Partners to undertake a major...</p>