Researchers from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have published details of a new material that can auto-regulate its environment by changing its infrared colors and liquid-solid state. In the future, the ultra-thin material film could be added to a... View full entry
Following last week’s look at an opening for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Architectural Design at the University of Hong Kong, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open position on Archinect Jobs for a VDC Coordinator at Assembly OSM. The... View full entry
Take a look at our latest curated selection of architecture and planning firms currently hiring on Archinect Jobs: This week's featured employer highlight includes job openings in New York City, Philadelphia, New Haven, and Sag Harbor. For even more opportunities, visit Archinect Jobs and peruse... View full entry
Istanbul-born media artist and design innovator Refik Anadol has quickly become a household name with his mind-bending, data-driven art. This year, Anadol continues to push what's possible during his visual backdrop debut at the 65th annual Grammy Awards. "The collaboration with... View full entry
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) has announced Selldorf Architects as the lead designer for an effort aimed at revitalizing its public spaces and permanent collections galleries for the first time since 2006. The scope of the project entails the creation of a new dedicated space for... View full entry
Software company Autodesk is cutting its total global workforce by less than 2 percent, with about 250 workers affected.
A spokesperson for the San Francisco-based firm said the layoffs are part of Autodesk’s plans for its 2024 fiscal year, which began this week.
— CRN
The company maintains it is still hiring for a number of positions in different locations globally. The layoffs come as an increasing number of non-architect AEC professionals are using BIM software in their day-to-day workflows, despite criticism from firms of a lack of “serious... View full entry
A new report by Dodge Construction Network has revealed that the Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) fell 8.4% in January to 201.5 from the revised December reading of 220.0. Last month, the commercial component of the DMI fell 10.0%, and the institutional component decreased by 4.7%. The weakness in... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects has just announced its slate of winners for the 2023 edition of the AIA Interior Architecture Awards. The group of eight projects was selected by a five-member panel for their demonstrated "design achievement, including sense of place and purpose, community... View full entry
The Cooper Union has announced it will remount its Vkhutemas exhibition in a reversal apparently brought on by discussions with students, co-organizers, curators Anna Bokov and Steven Hillyer, and members of the school’s Ukrainian community. In a letter dated February 6, the school’s President... View full entry
Fitzroy Food Institute by Samuel Wen and Michael Ren has been named the overall winner of the 2022 Architecture Drawing Prize. Awarded by the World Architecture Festival, Make Architects, and Sir John Soane’s Museum, the winning drawing was selected from the three winners of the prize’s main... View full entry
MAD Architects has been named the winner of an international competition for the design of the Changchun “Longjia” International Airport Terminal 3 in Jilin Province, China. The 2.9 million square foot terminal will contain 54 aircraft gates and is expected to accommodate 22 million annual... View full entry
The Sacramento County Department of Airports, the entity that operates the Sacramento International Airport (SMF), has announced a $1.3 billion expansion project that will transform the airport to meet projected passenger growth over the next seven years. Called SMForward, the expansion... View full entry
The city of Philadelphia is prepared to release a report detailing a months-long community engagement effort officials say will inform the fate of the Roundhouse, the unusual concrete building that served as police headquarters for more than six decades.
Many of the residents who participated in that process said they want to see the shuttered building at 7th and Race streets repurposed as a community hub that recognizes the site’s long history of police abuse.
— WHYY
Philadelphia has a long-frayed relationship between its police department and the community, including most notably the 1985 MOVE Bombing that claimed the lives of 11 activists while displacing another 250 people and destroying 61 homes. The Roundhouse has a central role in this fraught... View full entry
Reactions are pouring in following the devastating 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria early Monday morning. There are no estimates available yet as to the number of structures either collapsed or damaged across the region, but a minimum of 3,400 lives have been... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to the California/Switzerland-based Montalba Architects, we are using this week’s edition of our Meet Your Next Employer series to explore the work of San Francisco and Providence-based BAMO. A studio of interior designers, architects, and artists, BAMO’s services... View full entry
