David M. Childs, Architect of 1 World Trade Center, Dies at 83

The antithesis of a “starchitect,” he didn’t have a recognizable style. But as a partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, he helped transform the New York skyline.

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New York Liberty Unveil Practice Facility Amid WNBA’s Race to Attract Talent

In its next gambit to lure and foster talent, the New York Liberty are unveiling plans for a building in Brooklyn with state-of-the-art training facilities and child care rooms — as well as a zenlike locker room.

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A Tour by Train of 5 Dazzling European Cities

Milan, Zurich, Berlin, Copenhagen and Stockholm: Our writer devised her own urban grand tour to some of the continent’s most dazzling cities.

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150 Years of See and Be Seen at Paris’s Palais Garner Opera House

It’s been 150 years since the Palais Garnier opera house opened in Paris. Today, it is still a working theater — with 172 performances scheduled for this season.

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At Lake Como, Monuments to a Brutal Regime Draw Tourists and Defenders

Giuseppe Terragni, the modernist architect, served Mussolini and fascism, but to many, the appeal of his buildings has outlived the taint of their history.

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Yoshio Taniguchi, Architect for MoMA’s Expansion, Dies at 87

He was a surprise choice for the $850 million project, but his design won praise as “drop-dead elegant.”

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A Sneak Peak Inside Notre-Dame Before Its Reopening

Michael Kimmelman, the architecture critic for The New York Times, visited the Paris landmark last summer amid the restoration.

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