RIBA's annual Stephen Lawrence Prize recognizes the life and memory of a slain teenager who aspired to become an architect before his death in 1993. The award celebrates emerging talent in the field who utilized budgets under £1 million ($1.4 million) to complete UK-based projects. The... View full entry
Kengo Kuma champions an ideal of “losing architecture”—intricate buildings that disappear into their environs—although it’s hard to miss the new National Stadium … His stylistic fingerprints can be seen throughout the elaborate project … Greenery dots the facade of the oval-shaped structure, the centerpiece of this year’s Games, allowing a series of wooden eaves—a favored material for Kuma, procured from prefectures across Japan—to better blend in with the surrounding garden. — TIME
Kengo Kuma’s design for the Japan National Stadium served as the centerpiece for this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games. Kuma also recently announced museum projects with literary tie-ins in Denmark and Norway and has been able to add sneaker collaborations and homeware to his portfolio... View full entry
Construction of MVRDV’s Ilot Queyries, a courtyard apartment building located in the French port city of Bordeaux, has been completed. The project is situated across from the city’s UNESCO World Heritage historic center. It is the largest building in a development of four buildings... View full entry
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has once again come together with American artist Janet Echelman for a site-specific sculptural installation in Munich’s historic Odeonsplatz Square. Images courtesy of Studio Echelman The atmospheric sculpture is in constant motion, activating the public space below... View full entry
The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design has announced the winners of The International Architecture Awards for 2021. Organized by The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, the program celebrates the world’s best and most... View full entry
LA's Hollywood neighborhood is undergoing a massive transformation with new developments popping up everywhere. MAD Architects just introduced another $500 million design proposal to the mix which is guaranteed to stand out from the sea of often unbearably bland new buildings. Located at... View full entry
As firms prepare for the last quarter of the year many are already preparing for 2022. Some offices are back to in-person work settings while others are continuing with a hybrid approach, some have completely transitioned to remote setups. This week we highlight 11 firms and 17 remote job... View full entry
The shortlist for RIBA’s prestigious annual Neave Brown Award for Housing has been announced.The award dates to 2019 and is named in honor of the modernist social housing pioneer and 2018 Royal Gold Medal laureate. This year’s quartet is taken from winners of RIBA’s 2021 Regional Awards and... View full entry
The shortlist has been announced for the 2021 RIBA Stirling Prize, awarded each year to the UK’s best new building. Six buildings will be in contention for the award, which is now in its 25th edition. Among the projects vying for the award are a mosque in Cambridge, a bridge on the south coast... View full entry
An early Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in Hinsdale appears to have gained a new lease on life, with the announcement on Tuesday that two preservation-minded buyers are purchasing the house and plan to restore it. — The Chicago Tribune
The home was originally designed in 1894 for a marble importer named Frederick Bagley. Wright included a glass door design for the first time in his career. The home had been listed on the private market since July with an asking price of around $1.3 million. The couple who purchased the home also... View full entry
Construction has begun on BIG’s CityWave, the building that will complete Milan’s revitalizing CityLife development after previously being announced as a participant in 2019. The Danish studio’s contribution to the €2.5 billion ($2.95 billion) development comes in the form of an East-West... View full entry
Swiss-American transportation technology company Swisspod has announced the development and construction of a new hyperloop testing facility in Pueblo, Colorado. This initiative follows Swisspod’s construction of Europe’s first operational test track in July. Swisspod has partnered with... View full entry
The long-awaited wrapping of the Arc de Triomphe by the late artist couple Christo and Jeanne-Claude is nearing completion ahead of its official September 18th debut. A 95-member team of technicians is working to unfurl over 25,000 square meters (82,000 square feet) of the duo’s signature... View full entry
A refurbished old factory building in the heart of Santiago will become the site of Foster + Partners' first Chilean project, according to renderings released by the firm yesterday. The newly unveiled La Fabrica master plan takes the former textile factory as its centerpiece and expands to an... View full entry
Salford’s cotton-weaving history is behind Make Architecture's design for a brick commercial space Three New Bailey that will serve as a gateway to the city’s £1 billion master plan currently under development by the English Cities Fund. Envisioned as a new regional hub for HMRC, the... View full entry
