This week on Dezeen, the seven finalists for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2024 were announced, which included a copper-clad convent in Corsica and an art gallery in the Czech Republic.
The nominated projects comprised five architecture finalists and two emerging finalists from six different countries. Two educational projects were nominated within the architecture category ? The Reggio School in Spain by Andres Jaque's Office for Political Innovation and The Study Pavilion by Gustav Düsing & Max Hacke.
Also nominated is the architecture category was the Convent Saint-François in Corsica by Amelia Tavella Architectes, which features a perforated copper volume.
Google opened its New York City headquarters
In other architecture news, Google opened its building in New York City which is located in a 1930s rail terminal restored by studios CookFox Architects and Gensler. Also in New York, Dezeen rounded up 10 of the city's recently completed skyscrapers, which featured SHoP Architects' bronze-and-copper Brooklyn Tower, as well as Two Manhattan West situated amongst the mixed-use development of Midtown Manhattan.
Trump launched a pair of gold trainers
In design news, former US president Donald Trump launched a collection of trainers which included gold high-top sneakers designed for "true patriots".
Labelled as the Never Surrender High-Tops, the sold-out trainers were retailed at $399 and feature a gold finish with a T sign found on the tongue and both sides of the...