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A row is developing in Russia after renowned designer Hani Rashid was rather abrasively let go from a contemporary expansion of the State Hermitage Museum in Moscow. The Art Newspaper is reporting that the 63-year-old architect was “unceremoniously” dropped from the museum’s satellite... View full entry
The State Hermitage Museum signed a protocol of intent on Wednesday, 11 March, with the St Petersburg-based LSR development group to open a satellite branch of the museum in Moscow, on the grounds of the landmark former Soviet ZIL automobile plant. [...]
Also present was the Canadian architect Hani Rashid who will design the satellite with his New York-based firm Asymptote Architecture. Russian media report that construction is due to be completed by 2018.
— theartnewspaper.com
The winners of the Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Service Center International Competition were announced last Friday with Reiser + Umemoto's concept taking the First Prize. Yesterday Bustler published the winner of the Second Prize by Hani Rashid & Lise Anne Couture of Asymptote Architecture in... View full entry
The glass-panel-blanketed Asymptote-designed Yas Hotel / Formula 1 raceway circuit in Abu Dhabi is nearing completion. Check Bustler for details and photos. View full entry
