The Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha has selected the architecture firm Snøhetta for its recently announced expansion. The ambitious plans will add a new building to join the original Art Deco museum, built in 1931, as well as a later 1994 addition designed by Norman Foster. Snøhetta's extension... View full entry
Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2018 With a new school year upon us, it's time for Archinect's latest Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any... View full entry
American construction workers’ average wage has risen above $30 per hour for the first time, and the numbers employed have hit nearly 7.3 million, a level not seen since before the financial crisis, official statistics show. [...]
“However, the pool of unemployed workers with construction experience has nearly evaporated, pushing up contractors’ costs and adding to project completion times.”
— Global Construction Review
While positive economic indicators have had the U.S. construction sector thriving for a prolonged period now, AEC employers are increasingly feeling the pinch when it comes to finding qualified workers. "The tightening labour market poses a problem for companies looking to expand their... View full entry
Archtober 2018 is entering the home stretch of this month-long event series full of architecture-centered exhibitions, lectures, workshops, talks, conferences, film screenings, and tours across New York City's five boroughs.For the eighth year in a row, Archinect & Bustler are proud... View full entry
The Studio Daniel Libeskind-designed MO Modern Art Museum in central Vilnius opened its doors to the public today. At 3,100 m2, the building — which is also Lithuania's largest private museum — houses nearly 5,000 never-before-seen works by Lithuanian artists from the mid-20th century to the... View full entry
[...] the 2016 Unzipped pavilion by the Danish architect Bjarke Ingels was acquired by a wealthy collector: the Canadian developer Ian Gillespie, whose company Westbank was a sponsor of the London presentation. Last month, the shape-shifting 14-metre-high, 27-metre-long installation made the move to inner city Toronto, where it was unveiled on the site of the architect’s next commission for Westbank, a massively ambitious housing complex on King Street West. — The Art Newspaper
Another member of the growing family of the Serpentine Galleries' annual summer pavilions has found a new home: the Bjarke Ingels-designed Unzipped pavilion — famously praised by The Guardian's architecture critic Oliver Wainwright as "possibly the Serpentine’s most impressive pavilion... View full entry
In a city filled with plenty of architectural history, not to mention the amazing museums, jazz music, and Chicago-style dining check out these employment options from some amazing firms in the Windy City. This week we have prepared a roundup of jobs recently posted by firms on Archinect Jobs... View full entry
The eccentric architecture of indigenous Aymara architect Freddy Mamani has attracted intense global interest in the last few years. From a documentary about his work that debuted at the Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam last year, to a 2015 exhibition at London's Architectural... View full entry
Now in its second year, the World Architecture Festival's Architecture Drawing Prize distinguishes the creative use of digital tools and digitally produced renderings, while also promoting the importance of preserving the art of hand drawing. Design professionals and students representing... View full entry
It's been quite the year for Italian artist Edoardo Tresoldi whose atmospheric architectural sculptures in wire mesh are fascinating audiences around the world, most recently at the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with his trio of 'ghost' cathedrals in the California... View full entry
Join us in celebrating the launch of the newest issue of Project Journal at Archinect Outpost on Friday, October 26th, 6-9 PM. RSVP to reserve your spot! Issue 7 of Project Journal features a brilliant wrap-around cover by David Eskenazi, as well as the work of many great theorists and... View full entry
SHED Architecture & Design's Ghost Cabin isn't exactly a haunted house like its name suggests. The new courtyard art installation pays tribute to a site dubbed “Grandma's House” in the Chophouse Row development in Seattle's Capitol Hill. While building the Chophouse Row in... View full entry
Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2018 With a new school year upon us, it's time for Archinect's latest Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any... View full entry
The A+D Museum has announced Gallery X, a branch of the A+D dedicated to curating public spaces and bringing the making and implementation of art to a wider more diverse audience. Gallery X aims to reach beyond the walls of the institution and produce local engagement through facilitate... View full entry
The results are in! Suchi Reddy's practice Reddymade was named the winner of the 2019 Times Square Valentine Heart Competition. This year, eight emerging architects and designers in New York were selected to submit their interpretation of a Valentine's Day-themed heart installation... View full entry
