What will happen to home-sharing in the wake of coronavirus? It’s one of many questions about the fate of pre-pandemic sharing-economy juggernauts like Airbnb.
[...] with tourism on hold, national economies staggered, and public attitudes about shared space very much in question, the prospects for that industry are now murky.
— CityLab
Feargus O'Sullivan on the consequences of the short-term rental market's collapse, with particular focus on the industry's dominating player, Airbnb. In the aftermath of a worldwide wave of coronavirus-related booking cancellations, some apartments are reportedly returning to the local... View full entry
"I'm going around the world photographing places using live feed cameras," proclaims Twitter user Noah Kalina — kicking off a fascinating and chilling collection of empty streets, vacant squares, deserted piazzas, and desolate agorae. Public spaces and tourist magnets, once bustling with... View full entry
As coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to spread and disrupt the daily lives of people across the globe, forcing many to self-quarantine, we are compiling the best online offerings from artists, museums and galleries. Whether you are staying at home or your local museums and galleries have closed, here are some of the best digital initiatives to satisfy your creative cravings. — The Art Newspaper
With prominent events around the world canceled or postponed and cultural institutions hunkering down during this COVID-19 outbreak, online art exhibitions and virtual museum tours can, or at least attempt to, fill the gap. The Art Newspaper's roundup includes Google Arts & Culture's vast digital... View full entry
Google Arts & Culture has launched a new online initiative calling attention to five Unesco World Heritage sites under threat from climate change. The Heritage on the Edge series reveals how rising sea levels, coastal erosion and extreme weather patterns are endangering landmarks across the world [...]. — The Art Newspaper
The five threatened Unesco World Heritage sites featured in the online Heritage on the Edge exhibit are Easter Island's iconic moai statues of Rapa Nui; the Old and New Towns of Scotland's capital Edinburgh; the flood-prone mosque city of Bagerhat in Bangladesh; Tanzania's port city of Kilwa... View full entry
Medics in Wuhan, the city of 11 million people where the virus originated, have described overcrowded hospitals and a shortage of test kits, protective gear, and other medical equipment.
To alleviate this pressure, city authorities last Friday announced plans to build a new hospital from scratch in just six days, to be used beginning February 3.
— Business Insider
Chinese officials are under increasing pressure to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus which has already claimed the lives of at least 130 people and is quickly spreading around the world. The epidemic originated in Wuhan, the most populous city in Central China and home to more than... View full entry
It's time to vote for your favorite architecture school lecture poster! Let's look back at the posters we featured in Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series for Fall '19. Which one will win the top spot this time? In our last poll, the Abedian School of Architecture won first place... View full entry
City Roads, an online tool developed by software engineer Andrei Kashcha, allows users to search any city and instantly receive back only the streets by pulling data from OpenStreetMap. Simply search, click, and enjoy the beauty of urban planning. You can print your city of choice on a mug... View full entry
For all you diehard Le Corbusier fans or architectural model enthusiasts out there, you don't want to miss out on the upcoming Le Corbusier Paper Models: 10 Kirigami Buildings to Cut and Fold, which will be released on February 4. Thanks to Laurence King Publishing, Archinect is giving away... View full entry
Co-authored by Miami-based architect Chad Oppenheim and editor Andrea Gollin, “Lair” is an entertaining dive into the designs of villainous hideouts in iconic films and explores the question of why so many of them live in such architectural splendor. The book marks the first title of Tra... View full entry
Whether you're already one of @archinect's 56.5k (and counting) Instagram followers or not (yet), we have compiled 2019's most popular posts highlighting outstanding architectural projects from various firm profiles on Archinect as well as from here, our news section. Interested in staying up to... View full entry
Creating lasting positive impact through one's work is a big aspiration for many an architect. The month of November was dominated by practitioners who work ceaselessly to move the profession forward toward a better future — whether it was remembering a pioneering architect's decades-long... View full entry
With the summer season kicking off, the month of May was filled with new tall towers breaking ground, amazing architectural photography, rising architects, and some tips on personal development. However, the month also brought the loss of a beloved architectural icon. Check out what May 2019 was... View full entry
March 2019 looked to the past and potential future of the architectural field. There were tributes to influential figures, revisiting the beginnings of one's own design journey, and long-awaited major projects finally coming to life. We also highlighted historical appointments to leadership... View full entry
In order to reflect upon the year, let us start at the beginning. Although January 2019 was a rocky month for the U.S. amid the government shutting down, that didn't stop the architecture community from staying busy during the month. From defining a thesis, architecture sales, pondering over... View full entry
“Trajan's Hollow” is a new book by Joshua G. Stein — founder of Radical Craft and co-director of the Data Clay Network — that sheds new light on the historic Trajan's Column, one of ancient Rome's great monuments that has been obsessively documented by archaeologists and historians... View full entry