Riken Yamamoto, whose understated buildings quietly emphasize community and connectivity, has been awarded this year’s Pritzker Prize, architecture’s highest honor. “Whether he designs private houses or public infrastructure, schools or fire stations, city halls or museums, the common and convivial dimension is always present,” the jury said in its citation
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Assange starts last fight against U.S. extradition; Egypt builds wall near Gaza border
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories London’s High Court begins a two-day hearing to decide whether Wikileaks founder Julian
Russia takes Ukrainian town of Avdiivka; Texas builds military camp on Mexico border
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories After a monthslong assault, Russian troops this weekend occupied the Ukrainian town of
With Western military aid increasingly uncertain, Ukraine builds its own weapons
Workers crate mortar launchers in an assembly shop of the Ukrainian Armor Design and Manufacturing Co. Ukrainian Armor produces specialized armored vehicles as well as mortar launchers. Oksana Parafeniuk for NPR hide caption toggle caption Oksana Parafeniuk for NPR Workers crate mortar launchers in an assembly shop of the Ukrainian
Seth Rollins calls CM Punk 'a hypocrite' as WWE feud builds
CM Punk stunned the pro wrestling world when he showed up at the end of WWE’s “Survivor Series: War Games” on Saturday night. Punk received a loud pop from the fans in Chicago as he returned to the WWE for the first time in nearly 10 years. While his presence
NFL Week 12 preview: Drama builds in the AFC
Week 12 of the 2023 NFL season shifted into fifth gear Sunday after three games on Thanksgiving and the league’s first Black Friday game between the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets. Sunday comes with 11 games, ending with the Baltimore Ravens hitting the road to take on the Los
Meet the high school sport that builds robots — and the next generation of engineers
Claire Montegut (second from right), 16, and Anika Zhou (right), 17, are members of the Space Cookies, a FIRST Robotics Competition team composed of all Girl Scouts. Here they fix their robot’s roller “claw” designed to pick up cones and cubes to score points. Mark Leong for NPR hide caption
A Chicago Museum Builds Its Own Path to Art Education
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and the educator Romi Crawford have become partners in a new program that focuses on pairing instruction by artists of color with hands-on learning by students working alongside them. This intensive, semester-long course, which its founders announced on Monday, is called the New Art
Backlash builds as Japan prepares to release wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant
Protesters stage a rally against Japanese government’s plan to release treated radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear power plant, at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday, July 9, 2023. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP Protesters stage a rally against Japanese government’s plan to release treated
HGTV Who? ‘Counting On’ Alum Jana Duggar Builds Sister Jinger Her ‘Dream Closet’: See Photos
Jill of all trades. Counting On alum Jana Duggar built her younger sister Jinger Vuolo (née Duggar) her dream closet during a recent visit to Los Angeles. “When [Jana Duggar] comes to town for a visit and you happen to mention your dream closet space… you end up at Lowe’s