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Other stories by Joseph Giovannini

• Ada Louise Huxtable, Remembered

  Architects and critics gathered at a carefully termed memorial tribute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday, proving that the doyenne of architectural criticism (who long-stated that she did not want a memorial) still holds the industry in the palm of her hand.

• Dalian International Conference Center

  The centerpiece of an emerging Central Business District in the Chinese city of Dalian, Coop Himmelb(l)au's new conference center brings parametric design to the shore of Korea Bay.

• The Louvre's Islamic Art Galleries

  Mario Bellini and Rudy Ricciotti’s pavilion brings the era of digital design to this French landmark. The controversy has been conspicuous in its absence.

• Celebrating Ray Eames

  A new street dedicated to Ray Eames on the celebration of her 100th birthday is a recent and much-needed effort to recognize her roles in the Eames partnership.

• Marianne McKenna Named an Officer of the Order of Canada

  Marianne McKenna, founding partner of Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg, was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada, one of the nation's highest honors.

• Inside Zaha Hadid's Eli and Edythe Broad Museum of Art

  Joseph Giovannini visits the famed London-based architect's new museum at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., which opened to the public last month.

• Pierresvives, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects

  Zaha Hadid’s new municipal building adds to the architectural renaissance of Montpellier, France, and draws together three public agencies under a single concrete, glass, and gold-louvered roof.

• Letter from the Pritzker Ceremony

  China's Wang Shu delivers an almost-manifesto in his acceptance speech for the 2012 Pritzker Prize, rebelling against top-down architecture.

• Q&A: Victoria Newhouse on Next-Generation Opera Houses and Concert Halls

  Architectural historian Victoria Newhouse's new book studies how sites for sound have and have not changed compared to their historical ancestors in the last few decades.

• Guangzhou Opera House

  Guangzhou Opera House, China/Zaha Hadid Architects