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Finalists Announced for the Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB) Installation Competition

2021-06-07T20:41:00-04:00

"12 teams to enter the 2nd stage of the competition..." "The 2022 TAB installation calls for proposals that take a long, romantic, and human centric view towards construction technology, demonstrating designs and processes that extend and expand learning and mastery, traditional craftsmanship and analogue fabrication, repurposing and reuse of local materials, human invention and improvisation, environmental adaptation and responsiveness, wonderment, and delight."

The Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB) Installation Competition has announced 12 shortlisted teams out of 119 entries from 41 countries to continue on to the 2nd stage of the competition.

TAB 2017 Installation by Gilles Retsin. Image by NAARO.

Adrien Rigobello, Tom Svilans, Phil Ayers
Andy Watts, Alicia Nahmad Vazquez
Simulaa
Barry Wark, Richard Beckett, Levent Ozruh, Jan Contala, Phillip Schwaderer
EmTech, Buro Happold
Ezio Blasetti, Danielle Willems
Francesco Lipari, Arturo Tedeschi
IHEARTBLOB
Joseph Choma, Jefferson Ellinger, Wesam Al Asali
Katya Bryskina, Dmitry Morozov
Roberto Naboni, Riccardo La Magna, Aljaz Kramberger, Anija Kunić, Luca Breseghello, Alessandro Zomparelli
Studio KINC, Igor Siddiqui

Finalists of Van Alen's Reimaging Brooklyn Bridge competition have been chosen. Who will take the prize?

2020-07-14T16:17:00-04:00

With the launch of the Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge competition earlier this year, the Van Alen Institute and New York City Council aimed to create an international open call for architects and designers to "rethink" how New York's iconic Brooklyn Bridge walkway could look in the future. The bridge's walkway is an iconic piece of the city; however, as the pandemic quickly swept across the globe, the idea of "reimagining Brooklyn Bridge" aimed to address more than just a simple redesign.

According to the Van Alen Institute, "As made even more clear by the pandemic, the design of our streets and shared spaces must be responsive to the present moment and work to correct past injustices. They must foster equitable, accessible, and sustainable transportation options, create a healthy and safe environment for all New Yorkers, and opportunities for small businesses and vendors to flourish."

With these new judging conditions in play, the jury selected the following six proposals to advance ...

Meet the finalists for the 2020 AZ Awards!

2020-05-14T12:21:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by Azure Magazine

An exceptional year, an incredible result: the internationally renowned jury of the 2020 AZ Awards has selected the very best from the 1,241 architecture and design entries we received – the highest number of submissions to date – from 47 countries around the world. The 68 finalists in 20 categories exemplify excellence in innovation, aesthetics, creativity and social and environmental responsibility.

In 2020, the annual AZ Awards marks a major milestone – its 10th edition, coinciding with Azure magazine’s 35th anniversary – while entering the new normal. Our jury members Luca Nichetto, Stephanie Davidson, Omar Gandhi, Mia Lehrer and Marion Weiss were asked to weigh in from their homes in Stockholm, Toronto, Los Angeles and New York as we convened our first-ever remote deliberation process.

We have since released new dates for future AZ Awards-related announcements. Both the finalists and the winners will be feted at the AZ Awards Gala –...

Vote now for your favorite AZ Awards 2018 finalists!

2018-04-23T09:00:00-04:00

Azure Magazine's annual AZ Awards has just released their list of finalists. The competition offers architects, designers, manufacturers, and students across the globe a chance at getting their best work internationally recognized.

This year's AZ Awards saw a total of 997 entries submitted, the highest number of in the program’s eight years. 64 finalists have been chosen by the jury comprised of Claire Weisz, founding partner at WXY; Megan Torza, partner at DTAH; lighting and furniture designer Michael Anastassiades; Michel Rojkind, founder of Rojkind Arquitectos; and Allen Chan, co-founder of DesignAgency.

The finalist winners will be announced at the 2018 AZ Awards Gala, to be held at Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works on Friday, June 22. This year's Guest of Honor is Winy Maas from MVRDV. In the meantime, the public has been invited vote for their favorite project in all 19 categories through the People’s Choice portal.

Check out some of this year's finalists and vote now!

↓ Finali...

Driverless Future Challenge finalists envision autonomous transit solutions for NYC

2017-06-28T14:39:00-04:00

With the rise of autonomous transportation technology in the U.S., what implementable strategies can help a dense urban landscape like New York City prepare efficiently for a driverless future? Design teams from around the world proposed their ideas in the Driverless Future Challenge, organized by Blank Space (the creators of the Fairy Tales Architecture Competition) and the City of New York.

Participants from over 25 countries sent proposals that ranged from driverless food cards to using NYC's 311 system as a driverless dispatching center. Now, the jury has selected the four finalist teams.

Find each proposal below — plus project videos!

“Public Square” by FXFOWLE Architects with Sam Schwartz Engineering

“Public Square” by FXFOWLE Architects with Sam Schwartz Engineering. Image courtesy of Blank Space.

Project summary: “Public Square provides New York City an adaptable, responsive, and environmentally friendly way to rethink its streets and reclaim space for pedestrians. Public Squ...

One of these crafty pavilions will win the 2017 CHART ARCHITECTURE competition

2017-04-27T17:59:00-04:00

The competition's 2017 “The Living City” theme revolves around promoting public awareness of sustainable urbanization. Participants had to propose a sustainably designed pavilion for the Chart Art Fair's gastronomy partners and SPACE10 that considers upcycling and reusing materials, multifunctionality, and innovative fabrication methods. Most recently, five teams were announced as the finalists.

Here's a glimpse of the proposals:

“Algae Dome” by Aleksander Wadas, Rafal Wroblewski, and Anna Stempniewicz

“Paper Pavilion” by Kazumasa Takada, Yuriko Yagi and Yohei Tomioka

“Stick Box” by Miki Morita, Suguru Kobayashi and Keita Shishijima

“Sunday Temple” by Mia Frykholm and Astrid Gabrielsson

“Adapt” by Harry Clover, Jack Cripps, Sebastian Gatz and Fabrian Puller

All renderings © CHART ART FAIR.

Learn more about each project on Bustler.

2017 AZ Awards finalists are revealed + vote for the People's Choice now

2017-04-05T15:46:00-04:00

Azure Magazine's annual AZ Awards has just released their list of finalists. Now its 7th year, the competition offers architects, designers, manufacturers, and students across the globe a shot at getting their best work internationally recognized.

The competition continues to grow having seen over 800 project submissions from 41 countries for it's latest iteration. The jury - comprised of planner/ecologist Nina Marie Lister of Plandform, interior designer Alessandro Munge of Studio Munge, industrial designer Theo Richardson of Rich Brilliant Willing, architect Nader Tehrani of NADAAA, and designer Michael Vanderbyl of Vanderbyl Design - met in March to select finalists for 2017.

The ceremony will be held on June 23rd at Toronto's historic Evergreen Brick Works. For the time being, the public has been invited to submit their favored projects for the People's Choice running from April 6th to May 5th.

Take a look at some of our favorites below!

↓ Finalist in "Commercial/Institutional...

Seven big-name architecture teams to compete for Ross Pavilion in Edinburgh

2017-03-28T13:58:00-04:00

Over 125 competitive teams — made up of some 400 individual firms — representing 22 countries vied for a chance to design the £25 million Ross Pavilion, in the latest initiative to rejuvenate the culturally significant Ross Bandstand and West Princes Street Gardens in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland. Today, the Ross Development Trust in collaboration with the City of Edinburgh Council and Malcolm Reading Consultants jointly announced the seven finalist teams who will submit design concepts for the site.

Following “an intense and demanding process” according to Jury Chair Norman Springford, here are the big-name architects who will lead their teams in phase two:

The Ross Bandstand (south). Photo © Malcolm Reading Consultants / David Springford.

Adjaye Associates (UK) with Morgan McDonnell, BuroHappold, Turley, JLL, Arup, Plan A Consultants, Charcoalblue and Sandy Brown Associates
BIG Bjarke Ingels Group (Denmark) with jmarchitects, GROSS. MAX., WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Alan Baxter As...

144 finalists advance in 2017 Knight Cities Challenge

2017-01-19T12:53:00-05:00

Now in its third edition, the Knight Cities Challenge asks one question: “What’s your best idea to make cities more successful?”. Every year the Challenge's national call for ideas attracts a staggering number of applicants, who submit their strongest written ideas that they believe can improve everyday living in cities across the U.S. — particularly the 26 Knight communities. Out of more than 4,500 hopeful ideas, the jury narrowed down the competition pool to 144 finalist ideas.

Check out the full list of finalists on Bustler.

2016 Fuller Challenge finalists announced

2016-08-23T12:32:00-04:00

Multi-disciplinary teams from across the globe work hard for a chance to win the $100,000 Fuller Challenge grand prize that will help implement their initiative. Last month, the Buckminster Fuller Institute revealed 19 hopeful initiatives who were shortlisted for the 2016 cycle. Now, that competition pool has narrowed down to the final six.

CommuniTree by Taking Root

Cooperación Comunitaria

The Rainforest Solutions Project

Una Hakika by the Sentinel Project

The Urban Death Project

(cover image) Waterbank Schools by PITCHAfrica

Read more about the finalists on Bustler.

Previously:

Fuller Challenge winner says his GreenWave 3D ocean farm concept "could feed the world"

GreenWave's 3D ocean farm initiative wins the 2015 Buckminster Fuller Challenge

Living Breakwaters wins 2014 Buckminster Fuller Challenge

Seattle architect seeks to redesign America's burial landscape

Take a peek at the latest Pershing Square Renew finalist proposals

2016-04-28T19:14:00-04:00

As part of a broader vision to revitalize Downtown Los Angeles, City Councilmember Jose Huizar spearheaded the creation of the public-private partnership Pershing Square Renew, which aims to overhaul and redesign Pershing Square into a new town square...The finalist proposals have received plenty of scrutiny over the last few months, but the public will get to hear from the architects themselves tonight when they present their concepts at the Downtown Palace Theater in L.A.

↓ James Corner Field Operations with Frederick Fisher & Partners

↓ Agence TER and Team

↓ SWA with Morphosis

↓ wHY with Civitas

See more of each proposal on Bustler.

Previously on Archinect:

A critical look at Downtown L.A.'s ambitious plans for two new public parks

Take a look at these bold visions for Downtown LA's next park

Pershing Square Renew competition narrows down to four finalist teams

2016 AZ Awards finalists are revealed + vote for the People's Choice now!

2016-04-20T18:03:00-04:00

In Azure Magazine's annual AZ Awards, architects, designers, manufacturers, and students across the globe have a shot at getting their best work internationally recognized.

Now in its sixth edition, the AZ Awards competition continues to grow. This year's call for submissions reeled in 826 entries from 52 countries. After sifting through the submissions, the five-member jury picked 66 finalists. In the meantime, the public is invited to participate in the 2016 People's Choice, where people can vote for their favorite projects in all 18 categories now until May 6.

Then on June 17, the winners, People's Choice, and finalists will be celebrated during the AZ Awards Gala in Toronto's Evergreen Brick Works.

Check out a few of this year's finalists:

↓ Finalist in the category "Interiors - Commercial and institutional:" Kanonbådsvej Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark by 3XN Architects

↓ Finalist in the category "Interiors - Residential:" SPenthouse in São Paulo, Brazil by Studio MK27

↓ Finali...

Four 2016 Wheelwright finalists to compete for $100K travel grant

2016-03-28T20:21:00-04:00

It's already that time of year when the Harvard Graduate School of Design will soon award their next Wheelwright Prize recipient. First established by the school in 1935, the prestigious prize is a $100,000 travel architectural research grant awarded to one lucky early-career architect. Out of nearly 200 applicants from 45 countries for 2016, the jury selected four finalists.

They are:

Samuel Bravo, Samuel Bravo Arquitecto | Santiago, Chile

Matilde Cassani | Milan, Italy

Anna Puigjaner, MAIO | Barcelona, Spain

Pier Paolo Tamburelli, baukuh architects | Milan and Genoa, Italy

Head over to Bustler to learn more about them.

Previous Wheelwright Prize coverage on Archinect:

2015 Wheelwright Prize awarded to Erik L’Heureux

Harvard GSD announces 2015 Wheelwright Prize finalists

Jose M. Ahedo wins the 2014 Wheelwright Prize

Adjaye, SHoP and Snøhetta emerge as finalists in Syracuse University's National Veterans Resource Complex competition

2016-01-20T15:36:00-05:00

Syracuse University is one step closer to selecting a world-class partner to conceptualize, design, and construct the new National Veterans Resource Complex (NVRC). The NVRC Selection Committee, made up of faculty, staff, students, and design professionals, recently reviewed the qualifications of 28 of the world’s foremost architecture firms. [...] has selected three finalists to advance to the final round of the competition. The finalists are: Adjaye Associates; SHoP; and Snohetta.

"Notably, each of these firms is among the seven finalists currently vying for the opportunity to design the Obama Presidential Library in Chicago," the school's announcement goes on to say.

More Syracuse Architecture news on Archinect:

158 finalists revealed for the second Knight Cities Challenge

2016-01-12T12:41:00-05:00

The second Knight Cities Challenge is ready to create a bigger impact in neighborhoods across the U.S. The Knight Foundation announced today a hefty shortlist of 158 Challenge finalist initiatives, which were selected out of a staggering 4,500 applicants who responded to the national call for ideas last October. Open to anyone, the Challenge posed one question: "What’s your best idea to make cities more successful?"

The winners, who will share a $5 million prize to launch their projects, will be announced in the spring. Check out the full list of finalists on Bustler.

Pershing Square Renew competition narrows down to four finalist teams

2015-12-21T20:53:00-05:00

Back in October, the Pershing Square Renew non-profit group revealed 10 big-name semifinalist teams in a competition to redesign Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles. City Councilmember Jose Huizar formed the Pershing Square Task Force in the summer of 2013 with the goal 'to re-envision Pershing Square' into a new town square with better public access, fresh landscaping and the like, to what they believe would further spruce up the evolving city.

According to PSR, the park has been constantly overlooked for redevelopment. Inevitably, not everyone agrees the historic park should be revamped.

Nearly two months later, the competition is now down to the final four proposals:

Agence TER with SALT Landscape Architects

SWA with Morphosis

James Corner Field Operations with Frederick Fisher & Partners

wHY with Civitas

The teams will prepare for jury interviews and a public presentation in early 2016, and the public will also have the chance to give feedback before the jury selects the winning team. For now, the winning team will be announced next April.

Get a closer look of each proposal and other details on Bustler.

Get a glimpse of the Guggenheim Helsinki Stage Two finalist proposals

2015-04-27T20:33:00-04:00

The big announcement of the winning Guggenheim Helsinki concept is only weeks away, so start making those predictions now. In the meantime, the Stage Two proposals of the six finalists have been revealed.

Throughout Stage Two, the teams worked on further developing their initial concepts for final submission. On that note, the finalist teams are AGPS Architecture Ltd. (Zurich, Switzerland; Los Angeles, USA); Asif Khan Ltd. (London, United Kingdom); Fake Industries Architectural Agonism (New York, USA; Barcelona, Spain; Sydney, Australia); Haas Cook Zemmrich STUDIO2050 (Stuttgart, Germany); Moreau Kusunoki Architectes (Paris, France); and SMAR Architecture Studio (Madrid, Spain; Western Australia).

Although the teams have been named, they'll remain unmatched to their Guggenheim Helsinki proposals until the winning announcement in June. Check out the proposals below:

↓ GH-121371443 (concept boards)

↓ GH-76091181

↓ GH-5631681770

↓ GH-5059206475

↓ GH-1128435973

↓ GH-04380895

This past January,...

Vote now for your favorite AZ Awards 2015 finalists

2015-04-14T18:51:00-04:00

Canadian contemporary design magazine AZURE is hosting their fifth AZ Awards, which invites architects, designers, students, clients, and manufacturers to submit the best of their completed works for a shot at fame -- or just that extra dose of public recognition.

Out of a grand total of 720 entries, the jury chose 66 finalists in a multitude of categories and subcategories in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Design, Concepts, Interiors, and the A+ Award student category. Azure introduced the Social Good Award and Environmental Leadership Award for 2015.

You can participate in this year's awards by casting your vote for the People's Choice now until May 8 at midnight, Eastern Time -- you just have to register.

The 2015 jury features:

architect Winka Dubbeldam of Archi-Tectonics
architect Brendan MacFarlane of Jakob + MacFarlane
designer Anwar Mekhayech of the Design Agency
landscape architect Janet Rosenberg of Janet Rosenberg & Studio
designer Philippe Malouin

Winners will be announced...

Harvard GSD announces 2015 Wheelwright Prize finalists

2015-04-03T20:43:00-04:00

Three finalists have been announced for the 2015 Wheelwright Prize today: Erik L’Heureux — Pencil Office, Singapore Malkit Shoshan — FAST, Amsterdam Quynh Vantu — Studio Quynh Vantu, London The Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) — hosting the prestigious prize since 1935 — made the selection from a pool of nearly 200 applicants from 51 countries this year.

The five 2015 Mies van der Rohe Award finalists are revealed

2015-02-25T18:15:00-05:00

From 420 to 40 and now the final five. The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe announced the finalists of the 2015 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award today in London. Initiated in 1987, the biennial €60,000 prize is one of the highest-ranking prizes in European architecture for projects less than 2 years old.

The award highlights recent projects that best represent the prize's mission to foster design and technological innovation as well as noteworthy contributions from architects across the continent. Previous grand-prize winners include familiar names like David Chipperfield Architects, SNØHETTA, Zaha Hadid, OMA, Nicholas Grimshaw, Peter Zumthor, Dominique Perrault, Foster + Partners, Álvaro Siza Vieira, and Henning Larsen Architects.

The five contenders are:

↓ Ravensburg Art Museum in Ravensburg, Germany by Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei
Authors: Arno Lederer IC), Jórunn Ragnarsdóttir, and Marc Oei (DE)

↓ Danish Maritime Museum i...

Knight Cities Challenge announces its selection of 126 finalists

2015-01-14T13:49:00-05:00

How do you choose 126 good ideas for cities from the more than 7,000 proposals submitted to the first Knight Cities Challenge? It wasn’t easy. But, as of today, we’ve asked 126 happy finalists to submit final applications in three weeks with more details about their ideas. [...] Each of the 26 Knight communities had at least one applicant named as a finalist, and Detroit had the largest number of applicants: 1,365! Detroit also had the largest number of finalists: 25.

These are the 126 finalists for the inaugural Knight Cities Challenge:

Aberdeen, S.D.

Aberdeen SD Welcome and Relocation Center by Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce (Submitted by Gail Ochs): Strengthening newcomers’ attachment to Aberdeen by creating a new welcome and relocation center.

Akron, Ohio

Akron League of Creative Interventionists Headquarters by the League of Creative Interventionists (Submitted by David Swirsky): Establishing a space for the creative community to hold meetings, workshops and programs, and brainstorm interventions designed to break down barriers between diverse populations.
Better Block International Hostel and AirBnB by Team Better Block (Submitted by Jason Roberts): Strengthening the city’s sense of place by turning a vacant property into a cultural hub and hostel centered on a specific immigrant population.
Chickadee Society (Submitted by Chris Horne): Fostering a love for Akron through a subscription service that delivers Rubber City goods and opportunities ...

Guggenheim Helsinki finalists begin last leg of the competition

2015-01-12T02:00:00-05:00

The six Guggenheim Helsinki finalists shortlisted early last month will begin Stage Two of the highly debated competition with a visit to the museum site in Helsinki from January 14-16 as they start further development on their current proposals for final submission this April.

The names of the finalists have been revealed, but will not be matched to their proposals until the winner is announced in June 2015. The winning team will receive a prize of €100,000 (approx. US$136,000), while each runner-up will receive €55,000 (approx. US$75,000)

The finalists are:

AGPS Architecture Ltd. (Zurich, Switzerland; Los Angeles, USA)
Asif Khan Ltd. (London, United Kingdom)
Fake Industries Architectural Agonism (New York, USA; Barcelona, Spain; Sydney, Australia)
Haas Cook Zemmrich STUDIO2050 (Stuttgart, Germany)
Moreau Kusunoki Architectes (Paris, France)
SMAR Architecture Studio (Madrid, Spain; Western Australia)

During the two-day visit, finalists will meet with the competition jury and Guggenheim Foun...

New St. Pete Pier – Finalists 2.0

2014-12-30T17:51:00-05:00

Second time's the charm — that's what the eight finalists of the New St. Pete Pier competition must be thinking.

After the first attempt of an architectural competition to redesign the iconic pier in St. Petersburg, FL was off to a bad start (remember? Michael Maltzan's entry "The Lens" was first crowned as winning entry and, after a heated debate, quickly fed to the sharks and never realized), the City of St. Petersburg launched a second RFQ for the pier's redesign.

The latest brief incorporated one of the core arguments brought forward against "The Lens" by the group Concerned Citizens of St. Pete — the preservation of the signature Inverted Pyramid structure built in 1973.

Eight finalists have now been presented to the public; each team equipped with a $30,000 stipend to develop initial design concepts, cost estimates and detailed reports.

↑ Discover Bay Life by VOA - View concept (PDF)

↑ The Pier Park by Rogers Partners Architects+Urban Designers, ASD, Ken Smith - View concept (PDF)

↑...

The six Guggenheim Helsinki finalists are announced

2014-12-02T13:12:00-05:00

December 2 marks the day that the six finalists of the Guggenheim Helsinki competition are revealed. The controversial competition has sparked enough debate in the architecture + design community that a counter-competition called The Next Helsinki is currently having their own call for alternative solutions. Stage One reeled in an entertaining mix of 1,715 entries from 77 countries.

The 11-member jury, who convened for four days last month, were tasked with selecting the proposals that show the most potential for developing into outstanding designs during Stage Two.

Here are the six finalists:

More details about them on Bustler.

Previously: What do you think of the Guggenheim Helsinki Stage One entries?

Minneapolis picks architecture finalists for stadium-area park

2014-11-07T14:33:00-05:00

Three landscape architect-led teams have been named finalists by the city of Minneapolis to design the new two-block long park called the Commons near the new Vikings stadium. [...] The three finalists are: The Olin Studio, Philadelphia and Snow Kreilich Architects, based in Minneapolis Hargreaves Associates, San Francisco, Damon Farber Associates, Minneapolis and VJAA, Minneapolis WORKSHOP Ken Smith, New York and Perkins + Will, Minneapolis

Finalists announced for Scandinavia’s tallest skyscraper in Gothenburg, Sweden

2014-05-28T18:38:00-04:00

It's no surprise that the stakes are high to design the Gothenburg tower in Sweden, a mixed-use tower that will be the tallest building in the Nordic region. Swedish construction company SERNEKE initiated the idea of the skyscraper. Each team submitted their proposal under anonymity to the jury. The winner will be announced on June 17.

The well-known finalists make up a competitive group for the last round. They are:

Try to guess who designed what!

(Pictured above) - Proposal #1
Title: Ursa

Proposal #2
Title: Svall

Proposal #3
Title: Glasklart

Proposal #4
Title: Polstjärnan

Proposal #5
Title: Kyssen

Twenty-one finalists for the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge Competition in Europe

2014-05-08T14:58:00-04:00

Twenty-one of what was deemed as the most bold and creative ideas were listed as finalists in the first European edition of the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge Competition. European cities with populations of at least 100,000 residents were invited to submit ideas that address a variety of some of the most common and complex urban issues throughout the continent.

In the fall, one winner will get the grand prize of €5 million (approx. US$6.9 million) for the most original and transferable idea, and four more cities will receive €1 million (approx. US$1.4 million).

Below are the finalist cities and a glimpse into the type of issues their ideas address:

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Youth Unemployment
ATHENS, Greece – Civic Engagement
BARCELONA, Spain – Aging
BOLOGNA, Italy – Youth Unemployment
BRISTOL, United Kingdom – Health/Anti-obesity
BRNO, Czech Republic – Public Safety/Civic Engagement
CARDIFF, United Kingdom – Economic Development
FLORENCE, Italy – Economic Development
GDANSK, Poland – Civic Engagement
KIRKLEES, United Kingdom - Social Capital
RAKOW, Poland – Transportation
LISBON, Portugal – Energy
LONDON, United Kingdom – Public Health
MADRID, Spain – Energy
SCHAERBEEK, Belgium – Energy
SOFIA, Bulgaria – Civic Engagement
STARA ZAGORA, Bulgaria – Economic Development
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Environment
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Civic Engagement
WARSAW, Poland – Tran...

Six finalists shortlisted for Britain’s Museum of the Year 2014

2014-04-30T15:48:00-04:00

The best museums are more than just expensive buildings that house expensive pieces of artwork. They have original exhibitions, engaging educational programs, and even tell a lot about a city's character. The Art Fund is one step closer to finding Britain's 2014 Museum of the Year, which acknowledges the very best achievements of museums across the UK.

Ranging from iconic national institutions to up-and-coming local galleries, six finalists continue to compete for the £100,000 prize:

Pictured above: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich

Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth

Hayward Gallery, London

Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, East Sussex

Tate Britain, London

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield

The winner will be announced on July 9 at an award ceremony at the National Gallery in London.

Check out the videos below for more about each museum. Find further details on Bustler.

Wheelwright Prize 2014 finalists announced

2014-04-14T14:27:00-04:00

Seven finalists have been announced for the Wheelwright Prize 2014. Established by Harvard GSD in 1935, the prize awards a $100,000 travel-based research grant to an early-career architect worldwide whose proposal best conveys original, scholarly, and professional design. Since 2013, the prize is applicable to any architect who graduated within the last 15 years from a professionally accredited architecture degree program. Emphasizing international research, the winner must spend at least six months working outside of their home country and not in the U.S.

The 2014 competition received nearly 200 submissions from 46 countries. This year's jury featured GSD Dean Mohsen Mostafavi; GSD professors; and architects Jorge Silvetti, Iñaki Abalos, and Silvia Benedito; Museum of Modern Art architecture curator Pedro Gadanho; New York architect Linda Pollak of Marpillero Pollak; and Shohei Shigematsu, partner of OMA and its New York office director.

The jury selected the following finalists:

Jose...

The final proposals of the 10 shortlisted Rebuild by Design teams

2014-04-08T17:18:00-04:00

The ten Rebuild by Design finalist teams spent the past eight months doing intensive research and engaging with local communities to find local and resilient solutions to rebuild the Eastern Seaboard cities affected by Hurricane Sandy...Each team presented their final proposals to the public at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ late last week. Secretary Shaun Donovan of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will announce the winning projects later this spring.

BIG, WXY + West 8, OMA, Sasaki Associates, Interboro Partners, and notable universities are only a few of the multidisciplinary team leaders in this global group of finalists.

While we wait for the winning results, check out the final proposals below.

BIG U by the BIG team
Location: New York, New York

The Commercial Corridor Resiliency Project by HR&A Advisors, Inc. with Cooper, Robertson & Partners
Location: Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York; Far Rockaway, Queens, New York; Asbury Park, New Jersey

Living with the Bay: A Comprehensive Regional Resiliency Plan for Nassau County’s South Shore by the Interboro team
Location: Long Island, New York

New Meadowlands: Productive City + Regional Park by MIT CAU + ZUS + URBANISTEN
Location: The Meadowlands, New Jersey

Resist, Delay, Store, Discharge: A Comprehensive Strategy for Hoboken
by OMA
Location: Hoboken, New Jersey

Hunts Point Lifelines by PennDesign/OLIN
Location: Hunts Point, Bronx, NY

RESILIENCE + THE BEACH by Sasaki/Rutgers/Arup
Location: Jersey Shor...