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Paul Revere Williams and Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects are among this week's winners

2016-12-14T13:08:00-05:00

Need to catch up on the goings-on in architecture competitions? Archinect highlights some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out.

In case you missed them, here's midweek recap #135 with last week's competition headliners:

2017 AIA Gold Medal posthumously awarded to Paul Revere Williams — the first African-American recipient

The AIA awarded a posthumous Gold Medal to architect Paul Revere Williams, the first African-American laureate — it's about time! A trailblazer throughout his career, Williams was the first black architect to join the AIA and to be elected in the Institute's College of Fellows.

Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects wins 2017 AIA Architecture Firm Award

SF-based Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects won the AIA's highest accolade given to an architecture firm. LSMA was acknowledged for a diverse portfolio that reflects their steadfast dedication to social conscio...

Foster + Partners and BIG are among this week's winners

2016-12-06T14:33:00-05:00

In case you missed them, check out last week's competition headliners in recap #134 below.

Foster + Partners and Rubio Arquitectura win Museo del Prado Hall of Realms restoration

Foster + Partners and Rubio Arquitectura had the winning scheme to refurbish the Museo del Prado's historic Salón de Reinos, or Hall of Realms. The winners were selected over big contenders including OMA, Nieto Sobejano, Souto Moura, and Gluckman Tang.

2016 RIBA House of the Year shortlist

RIBA is currently in the process of revealing the seven projects in the House of the Year shortlist. So far, they've announced four homes:

Outhouse by Loyn & Co. Architects + Ansty Plum by Coppin Dockray

Covert House by DSDHA + Murphy House by Richard Murphy Architects

Related: G...

National Museum in Szczecin, UTEC, and Matt Emmett are among this week's winners

2016-11-29T15:16:00-05:00

Check out competition headliners from the last two weeks in recap #133 below.

RIBA International Prize awarded to Grafton Architects' UTEC “vertical campus” in Lima

The Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC) by Grafton Architects and Shell Arquitectos won the very first RIBA International Prize. Open to architects worldwide, the Prize is RIBA's own recognition award for “civil architecture that empowers people and societies to innovate and to progress”.

2016 World Architecture Festival + INSIDE: World Festival of Interiors competition highlights

After four years in Singapore's Marina Bay Sands, the World Architecture Festival and the iNSIDE: World Festival of Interiors moved to Berlin for 2016. In case you missed them, here are a f...

Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre and Herzog & de Meuron are among this week's winners

2016-11-14T15:41:00-05:00

Every week, we highlight some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out.

Catch up on last week's competition headliners in recap #132 below.

2016 Structural Awards winners announced, Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre wins Supreme Excellence

The competitive 2016 Structural Awards honors the innovations and crucial roles of structural engineers worldwide. For starters, the Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre in Surrey, Canada won the coveted Supreme Award for Structural Engineering Excellence.

Shortlisted “Illuminated River” lighting scheme proposals unveiled

Six teams led by well-known architects and artists are hoping to light up central London's bridges with their design schemes in the “Illuminated River” competition. The jury will pick the proposal deemed as the most “elegant and charismatic” approach.

Herzog & de Meuron appointed for Royal College of Art Battersea campus...

LOT, the Shanghai Tower, and the 2016 Australian National Architecture Awardees are among this week's winners

2016-11-08T15:36:00-05:00

Every week, we highlight some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out.

Catch up on last week's competition headliners in recap #131 below.

LOT's “Flatiron Sky-Line” wins 2016 Flatiron Public Plaza Holiday competition

It's almost that time of year when a new holiday installation goes up in the heart of NYC's Flatiron District. Architecture practice LOT won the competition with their proposal, “Flatiron Sky-Line”, which will open later this month.

The Shanghai Tower wins latest Emporis Skyscraper Award

The 632-meter Shanghai Tower made it to the top once again, this time for the coveted Emporis Skyscraper Award. Among this year's Top 10 buildings, second place went to the Evolution Tower in Moscow and the Milan-based Il Dritto won third.

20 photos shortlisted for 2016 Arcaid Architectural Photography Awards

Every year, the Arcaid Architectural Photography Awards competit...

RIBA International Prize shortlist, Herzog & de Meuron wins new Berlin museum, and more in this week's competition recap

2016-11-01T18:03:00-04:00

Every week, we highlight some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out.

Catch up on last week's competition headliners in recap #130 below.

Six buildings shortlisted for RIBA International Prize

It's down to the final six for the inaugural RIBA International Prize, the institute's first Best New Building award that is open to architects worldwide. (Spoiler alert: Zaha Hadid Architects is one of them.)

Speaking of Zaha, you can check out her Jockey Club Innovation Tower, which received an International Award for Excellence in the competition. Additional photos here.

Herzog & de Meuron to design the new Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin

Herzog & de Meuron focused on “connecting and networking” in their winning scheme for the new Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin. Get a glimpse of the firm's proposal.

Zaha Hadid, Grüntuch Ernst, Davidson Rafailidis among 2016 Bluepri...

SANAA, Ian Ritchie Architects, and the AAP Architects of the Year are among this week's winners

2016-10-25T14:50:00-04:00

Every week, we highlight some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out.

Catch up on last week's competition headliners in recap #129 below.

SANAA's Grace Farms “River” project crowned as MCHAP winner

After much anticipation, the IIT School of Architecture finally revealed SANAA's Grace Farms “River” arts and community center in New Canaan as the grand-prize winner of the second Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize.

Inaugural American Architecture Prize names three Architects of the Year

Architects worldwide had a shot at recognition in the inaugural AAP American Architecture Prize, which scopes out stellar projects in architecture, landscape, and interior design. Find out which designers were crowned as the AAP Architects of the Year.

Ian Ritchie, David Chipperfield, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill among 2016 LEAF Awards winners

See which projects made it to the top in their cate...

MVRDV and KANVA are among this week's winners

2016-10-18T12:00:00-04:00

Every week, we highlight some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out.

See some of last week's competition highlights in recap #128 below:

MVRDV + Zhubo Architecture Design appointed for new Shenzhen sports and cultural center

Image © MVRDV

As sports and fitness centers rapidly sprout up throughout Shenzhen, MVRDV + Zhubo Architecture Design's winning 105,000m2 scheme for the Xili Sports and Cultural Center allows anyone – sports-minded or not — to enjoy themselves.

It's official: OMA's scheme for the Axel Springer HQ in Berlin

Image © OMA

It's already been a few years since OMA won the competition to design the new Berlin headquarters for media company Axel Springer. During Axel Springer's 50th anniversary celebration of their current headquarters, the official design scheme of their new building was unveiled.

2016 LAGI Santa Monica winners artfully rethink clean-ener...

Caruso St John, Tsuruta Architects, and Rainforest Solutions Project are among this week's many winners

2016-10-12T14:39:00-04:00

Every week, we highlight some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out.

The last two weeks have seen plenty of big announcements from high-profile award competitions. Check out some of these highlights in recap #127 below:

Newport Street Gallery by Caruso St John wins 2016 Stirling Prize

In RIBA's most anticipated announcement, the coveted Stirling Prize went to Damien Hirst's Newport Street Gallery. Designed by Caruso St John, the gallery won over contenders like WilkinsonEyre's recently revamped Weston Library at Oxford and the Outhouse by Loyn & Co Architects. In recent years, the Prize has sparked heated debate on London's social housing problem.

2016 Stephen Lawrence Prize awarded to House of Trace

RIBA also revealed Tsuruta Architects as the 2016 winner of the Stephen Lawrence Prize, which recognizes stellar projects built with small budgets. Built as an extensi...

Níall McLaughlin and CHHAT are among this week's winners

2016-09-27T09:00:00-04:00

Every week, we highlight some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out.

Check out recap #126 for the week of September 19-23, 2016.

Níall McLaughlin wins the 2016 RIBA Jencks Award

Níall McLaughlin is the latest recipient of the RIBA Jencks Award for architectural practice and theory. McLaughlin represented Ireland in the 2016 Venice Biennale and designed projects like the Bishop Edward King Chapel and the Olympic Athlete's Housing for the 2012 London Games.

Inaugural Fuller Challenge Student Winner CHHAT works to find a “universal building solution”

For the first time, student-run projects went face to face in their own category in the 2016 Fuller Challenge. Inspired by Buckminster Fuller's design principles and geodesic domes, The Center for Human Habitat and Alternative Technology (CHHAT) from the Vadodara Design Academy in Gujarat, India was named the first Studen...

Steven Holl, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, and ADC Young Guns are among this week's winners

2016-09-20T19:30:00-04:00

Every week, we highlight some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out.

Check out recap #125 for the week of September 12-16, 2016.

Paulo Mendes da Rocha wins 2016 Praemium Imperiale Award

Pritzker laureate Paulo Mendes da Rocha will receive yet another prestigious prize: the Japan Art Association's 2016 Praemium Imperiale Award. Recent winners of the architecture award include Dominique Perrault and Steven Holl.

Steven Holl named 2016 Daylight Award Architecture laureate

Speaking of Steven Holl, he was named the Architecture laureate of the 2016 Daylight Award for his “experiential and emotive architecture” through light. The Research Award will go to Marilyne Andersen, Dean of the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering at EPFL.

Winners of the 2016 ADC Young Guns Award

Every year, the Art Directors Club distinguishes rising creative talent under ag...

12 AIA CAE awardees, RIBA Client of the Year nominees, and more in this week's competition recap

2016-09-14T14:30:00-04:00

Every week, we highlight some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out.

Here's midweek recap #124 for the week of September 6-9, 2016.

RIBA announces 2016 Client of the Year shortlist

Four clients for four projects were revealed as the nominees for the yearly RIBA award. The award recognizes the positive impact that clients can create for their local communities.

Rogers Partners, Marlon Blackwell, Gensler among 2016 AIA CAE Awardees

Just in time for back-to-school season, the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education celebrated another winning set of schools across the U.S. (and one in Canada) that were deemed as exemplary models for educational spaces.

The Met celebrates “Manus x Machina”, another blockbuster exhibition

From the star-studded gala to its closing day, The Met's Manus x Machina exhibition was a glamorous affair. Designed by OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu...

Designs of the Year nominees, Stephen Lawrence Prize shortlist, and more in this week's competition recap

2016-09-06T15:12:00-04:00

At the start of every week, we highlight some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on the newly redesigned Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out.

Among last week's London-filled competition highlights, RIBA announced the projects going head-to-head for the 2016 Stephen Lawrence Prize. The Design Museum also revealed a lengthy nomination list of well-known firms and emerging talent for Designs of the Year. Read on for recap #123:

Design Museum reveals 2016 Beazley Designs of the Year nominees

Back for its ninth installment, the Design Museum's slightly renamed Beazley Designs of the Year Award revealed more than 70 fascinating nominated designs. Bjarke Ingels Group, MAD, Herzog & de Meuron, OMA, and Grafton Architects are some of the Architecture category nominees.

Six shortlisted for 2016 Stephen Lawrence Prize

Established in memory of aspiring architect Stephen Lawrence, the prize recognizes the best UK...

Fuller Challenge finalists, 17th International Garden Festival winners, and more in this week's competition + event recap

2016-08-30T09:00:00-04:00

Just like that, August is coming to a close. At the start of every week, we highlight some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on the newly redesigned Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out.

In case you missed any of these competition and event highlights over the last two weeks, here's recap #122:

Final six revealed for 2016 Fuller Challenge

And then there were six. The Buckminster Fuller Institute revealed the final initiatives that still have a chance at winning the $100,000 grand prize. Each project focuses on a different pressing issue, so it seems like the competition is anyone's game at this stage.

Feast your eyes on this sleek trade center by HALLUCINATE, a 2016 INSIDE shortlister

Shenzhen-based practice HALLUCINATE earned a spot on the 2016 INSIDE: World Festival of Interiors shortlist with their eye-catching design for The Midwest Inland Port Financial Town, an industrial trade center in China'...

This week's picks for LA architecture and design events

2016-08-22T13:21:00-04:00

The hotter temperatures will be sticking around the L.A. region for awhile, but don't forget to take some time to enjoy these longer days of summer. Curious where to find interesting architecture-related happenings in Los Angeles? Archinect and Bustler compiled a snappy list of noteworthy events around town that are not to be missed!

Check back regularly so you don't miss out on our latest event recommendations. Here are this week's L.A. picks.

East L.A. Interchange Screens at La Plaza | August 25, recommended by Nicholas Korody

Freeways have historically had major impacts on disenfranchised communities of color. This is especially true in car-centric Los Angeles. Find out more about the history and present of freeways and their effects on the Boyle Heights neighborhood at this free screening.

Cabinet of Curiosities | Open now until August 31, recommended by Justine Testado

Photo via unionstationla.com

It's all in the details. If you find yourself waiting around at Union Station, take a f...

Snøhetta and the New York State Pavilion awardees are among this week's winners

2016-08-15T20:11:00-04:00

Here's recap #121 for the week of August 8-12, 2016.

First look at Snøhetta's winning “Magic Box” concept for Banque Libano Francaise

Snøhetta is making their mark on Lebanese soil with their “Magic Box” concept for the Banque Libano Francaise's Beirut office, which literally carves out the distinction between public and private space to create a stronger sense of community.

The New York State Pavilion winning ideas have been revealed!

The question still holds: What should happen to Philip Johnson's “Tent of Tomorrow”? From a burger museum to a Metro station to variations of botanical gardens, entrants worldwide sent their boldest ideas on repurposing the historic New York State Pavilion into a new public space.

Design a wall separating Donald Trump from the U....

Olson Kundig, Junya Ishigami, and the AIA National Healthcare Design Awardees are among this week's winners

2016-08-09T13:24:00-04:00

With the Summer Olympics already underway, competition surely hasn't simmered down in architecture. Check out recap #120 for the week of August 1-5, 2016.

2016 Structural Awards shortlist highlights

The shortlist is out for the next edition of the Structural Awards, and competition is as fierce as ever. See the creme of the crop of structural engineering face off in the industry's most prestigious awards.

First glimpse: Olson Kundig's winning Noah's Ark concept for the Jewish Museum Berlin

Alan Maskin of Seattle-based Olson Kundig Architects won the commission to design the Jewish Museum Berlin's upcoming Children's Museum, which will be a Noah's Ark-themed space with “interactive installations [that appeal] to the imagination and scientific elements [that] e...

New Ludgate and LAGI Glasgow's “Wind Forest“ are among this week's winners

2016-08-02T09:00:00-04:00

Check out recap #119 for the week of July 25-29, 2016.

A closer look at New Ludgate, the 2016 City of London Building of the Year

Evidently, London is full of beautiful architecture that has created positive impact for its surrounding communities. The City highlights these leading projects annually in their Building of the Year Award, which was presented to the New Ludgate complex designed by Fletcher Priest Architects and Sauerbruch Hutton.

The “techno-boreal” Wind Forest wins the LAGI Glasgow competition

The Land Art Generator Initiative recently revealed the results of their Glasgow competition. The winning commission went to the “techno-boreal” Wind Forest, a group of blade-less wind turbines that the design team says can generate enough electricity for ap...

The 2016 INSIDE shortlist, the AIA/HUD Secretary Awardees, and more in this week's competition recap

2016-07-25T14:00:00-04:00

Check out recap #118 for the week of July 18-22, 2016.

Shortlist highlights of the 2016 INSIDE: World Festival of Interiors

Get a peek of which projects are currently leading the competition in this year's INSIDE contest. The just-as-popular sister event of the World Architecture Festival recognizes the best in the international interior design scene from the last year.

Four U.S. housing projects win in 2016 AIA/HUD Secretary Awards

Highlighting exemplary housing projects throughout the U.S., the AIA and the Office of the Secretary of the HUD awarded David Baker Architects, Landon Bone Baker, buildingcommunity WORKSHOP, and FabCab.

Reinventing post-war housing concepts for Syrian refugees

What types of housing should be built for refugees returning to their home...

Peter Barber Architects and Studio Daniel Libeskind are among this week's many winners

2016-07-18T15:33:00-04:00

Have a look at recap #117 for the week of July 11-15, 2016.

Daniel Libeskind to design shiny mixed-use complex in Vilnius

Daniel Libeskind is making his mark — in all its signature jagged, geometric wonder — throughout the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. Most recently Studio Libeskind won the competition to design a new mixed-use building complex. Any thoughts on the design?

RIBA announces 2016 Stirling Prize shortlist

And then there were six. RIBA is down to the six shortlisted projects competing for the prestigious Stirling Prize, including a revamped historic library at Oxford and a gallery for Damien Hurst's private collection, to name a few.

The winning results of the New London Awards 2016

Celebrating the cream of the crop in recently completed projects bas...

2016 World Architecture Festival shortlist, James Corner's ICEBERGS, and more in this week's competition + event recap

2016-07-11T15:34:00-04:00

Here's recap #116 for the week of July 5-8, 2016.

Cool off in James Corner's ICEBERGS, now open at The National Building Museum

The Museum's Summer Block Party is back for 2016, with a new installation and a slew of events for all ages. James Corner Field Operations worked alongside NBM to design the chilling ICEBERGS installation, which opened over the Fourth of July weekend.

2016 World Architecture Festival shortlist highlights

The wheels are starting to turn for the upcoming World Architecture Festival 2016 competition. Taking place in November, the yearly Festival will relocate to Berlin following four memorable years in Singapore. As always, stunning projects from top-notch designers were among the 343 submissions shortlisted this year.

What should happen ...

Todd Williams Billie Tsien, goCstudio, and the MCHAP finalists are among this week's winners

2016-07-05T15:15:00-04:00

Last week was filled with even more stunning projects worldwide that won in notable architecture competitions. Here's recap #115 for the week of June 27-July 1, 2016.

Todd Williams and Billie Tsien to design Obama Presidential Library

Todd Williams and Billie Tsien won the competition over six other big-name contenders to design the Obama Presidential Center. As lead designer, TWBTA will partner with Interactive Design Architects (IDEA) as they begin this historic project.

Nine architects win big in the AIA 2016 Small Project Awards

Nine practitioners won top honors in the AIA's yearly Small Project Awards, which reinforce the significant idea that architecture, regardless of scale, has the potential to create positive impact.

RIBA reveals 2016 House of the Yea...

See the winning results from the CTBUH Tall Building Awards, AZ Awards, Modernism in America Awards and more

2016-06-27T15:15:00-04:00

Last week was filled with announcements that revealed an array of stunning projects worldwide as winners in notable architecture award competitions. Here's recap #114 for the week of June 20-24, 2016.

The Broad, Harbin Opera House, Pterodactyl among 2016 LA Architectural Award winners

Out of more than 200 submissions, top honors went to three dozen LA-based projects, including the ever-popular Broad Museum, a LEED-certified housing complex for homeless veterans, Red Bull's snazzy headquarters, and drought-friendly landscape projects.

18 designs win in Azure's 6th annual AZ Awards

Competition ran high once again in Azure's latest edition of the AZ Awards, where architects, designers, manufacturers and students in all disciplines can send their best work for a c...

The Katwijk underground parking garage and C.F. Møller are among this week's winners

2016-06-20T13:19:00-04:00

Here's quick recap #113 for the week of June 13-17, 2016.

Closer look at the Katwijk underground parking garage, the 2016 Best Dutch Building of the Year

Hidden in plain sight along the Katwijk coastline, the Katwijk parking garage by architecture practice Royal HaskoningDHV won the honorable Best Dutch Building of the Year award. First opening in February of last year, the parking garage can accommodate 663 cars.

Zaha Hadid pays homage to artist Kurt Schwitters in his new Zurich retrospective

The late Zaha Hadid transformed Zurich's Galerie Gmurzynska in a retrospective she designed as tribute to iconic artist Kurt Schwitters. The signature curved forms and sharp lines of Hadid's design complements Schwitters' works, creating an engaging atmosphere for visito...

Mia Lehrer + OMA, Shohei Shigematsu, and Abel Feleke are among this week's winners

2016-06-13T13:32:00-04:00

Here's quick recap #112 for the week of June 6-10, 2016.

Mia Lehrer + OMA to design new “FAB Park” in downtown Los Angeles

Mia Lehrer + Associates and OMA had the winning proposal for a new public park in DTLA called the FAB Park. The MLA + OMA team won over finalists AECOM, Eric Owen Moss, and Brooks + Scarpa. What are your thoughts on the winning proposal? Join the ongoing discussion on Archinect here.

Shohei Shigematsu/OMA to design new Albright-Knox Art Gallery expansion in Buffalo

In more OMA-related news, a team led by Shohei Shigematsu was chosen to design the Albright-Knox Art Gallery expansion in Buffalo, New York. The estimated $80 million project is the museum's first expansion in the last 50 years.

BIG's 2016 Serpentine Pavilion and the new Summer H...

Spain's “UNFINISHED” Biennale pavilion and Phyllis Lambert are among this week's winners

2016-06-06T13:59:00-04:00

Here's quick recap #111 for the week of May 30-June 3, 2016.

Winning participants revealed at 2016 Venice Biennale Golden Lion ceremony

The 2016 Venice Biennale launched in high spirits with the announcement of the National Participation winners during opening day. Spain, Japan, and Peru were among those who received top honors in National Participation.

Phyllis Lambert presented with 2016 Wolf Prize in Israel

Phyllis Lambert continues to rake in architecture honors from around the globe. Most recently, the former Canadian Centre for Architecture Director was honored with the 2016 Wolf Prize in Israel for her lasting influence in the architecture profession.

d3 Housing Tomorrow 2016 winners explore the future of urban residential design

The competition invites a...

Simon Kretz and David Monteiro are this week's winners + don't miss out on these Venice Biennale exhibitions

2016-05-31T13:48:00-04:00

Here's recap #110 for the week of May 23-27, 2016.

David Chipperfield selects Swiss architect Simon Kretz as 2016-17 Rolex Arts protégé

Chipperfield interviewed the three finalists before selecting Simon Kretz as the architecture protégé in the prestigious Rolex Arts Initiative. Kretz and Chipperfield will now collaborate to realize a new work by the end of the yearlong mentorship.

A closer look at the winning 2016 Archiprix Portugal entry by David Monteiro

The yearly Archiprix Portugal recognizes outstanding Master's Thesis projects by Portuguese architecture, landscape architecture, and urbanism students. For 2016, architecture student David Monteiro won the coveted prize for “Genesis of a place towards the project — Library for Pispala”.

Six Curry Stone-winn...

Canadian Governor General's Medalists, Turner Prize shortlisters, and Wheelwright Prize laureate Anna Puigjaner are among this week's many winners

2016-05-23T14:06:00-04:00

Here's recap #109 for the week of May 16-20, 2016.

Napur Architect to design Budapest's new Museum of Ethnography in competition reboot

Deemed as one of Europe's largest museum projects, the ambitious Liget Budapest Project is gradually piecing itself together, now that the architects for the multi-structure project have been selected. Most recently, Hungarian practice Napur Architect is the new winning designer of the Museum of Ethnography, while Sauerbruch Hutton and BIG won second and third place, respectively.

RAIC announces the 2016 Governor General's Medalists

Canadian architecture firms who recently completed a project have a chance to compete in the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's and Canada Council for the Arts' notable Governor Gener...

Agence Ter and Team, the Graham Foundation 2016 grantees, and the Aga Khan shortlisters are among this week's many winners

2016-05-16T14:34:00-04:00

Here's recap #108 for the week of May 9-13, 2016.

Agence Ter and Team wins Pershing Square Renew to redesign DTLA's oldest public park

French landscape firm Agence Ter and Team had the winning concept for the Pershing Square Renew competition, as part of an initiative to redesign L.A.'s historic Pershing Square. The winning scheme would transform the park into an open public-plaza lawn.

A closer look at Daniel Buren's colorful intervention at the Fondation Louis Vuitton

Thanks to in situ artist Daniel Buren, the white glassy curved sails of the Gehry-designed Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris have received a generous splash of vibrant color — or 13 colors, to be exact. Developed in collaboration with Frank Gehry, Buren's temporary piece, “The Observatory of Li...

Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Ultramoderne, and Wilton's Music Hall are among this week's many winners

2016-05-09T13:18:00-04:00

At the start of every week, we highlight some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on the newly redesigned Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out.

Here's recap #107 for the week of May 2-6, 2016.

Paulo Mendes da Rocha wins the 2016 Venice Biennale Golden Lion

2006 Pritzker laureate Paulo Mendes da Rocha will be presented with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement on opening day of the 2016 Venice Biennale later this month. The Board of Directors noted the Sao Paulo architect for the timeless quality of his designs.

Closer look: COBE + MVRDV’s rockin’ new Ragnarock museum in Roskilde

COBE and MVRDV joined forces to design the new Ragnarock, a museum where rock, pop, and youth culture are housed under one roof. The museum is part of the larger ROCKmagneten masterplan that the architects won in 2011.

Santiago Calatrava to design falcon-like UAE Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai

Not long after winning the Dubai ...