Earlier this week we reported on Nexii Building Solutions, a Canadian startup which The New York Times described as a “rising star” in prefabricated modular construction. The company’s $1 billion valuation, combined with the $155 million it has raised through funding rounds, demonstrates the... View full entry
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) recognizes 27 landscape architects, academics, researchers, and urbanists for their work and contributions within the field. Founded in 1899, the ASLA is the professional association designated for the landscape architecture community... View full entry
Finding the right job to kick start your career isn't always easy. So beyond crafting an effective resume and portfolio, recent graduates and young designers also explore other valuable employment factors like work culture and proper compensation. Employment and professional... View full entry
A seminal religious commission from one of Washington State’s native sons, the Steven Holl-envisioned Chapel of St. Ignatius in Seattle, has been awarded the AIA Twenty-five Year Award in recognition of its design excellence and continued presence on the visual landscape of the Emerald... View full entry
After two years, Vienna has overtaken Auckland as the world’s most livable city, according to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
The EIU said that Auckland’s position on the index dipped to the 34th spot this year because of higher Covid-19 infection rates and strict border controls in 2021. Although lockdowns ended in New Zealand in December, well-vaccinated cities in Europe and Canada had begun easing restrictions earlier.
— CNBC
The Austrian capital was joined by Copenhagen, Zurich, Geneva, Frankfurt, and Amsterdam as the other European cities on the list. Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, Osaka, and Melbourne rounded out the Top 10 of the 172-city sampling. The Russian invasion of Ukraine also impacted the makeup of the... View full entry
A new report from the industry group RealPage indicates the extent to which the pandemic and certain societal trends related to higher education have impacted construction starts on private student housing developments nationwide. The 175-school survey showed overall construction is now in a lag... View full entry
Three prize winners and two special category awardees have been named in the new Marker Design Challenge sponsored by Buildner (formerly Bee Breeders) and the Association for Women in Architecture and Design. Tasked with coming up with a marker to celebrate women in architecture that would... View full entry
From Archinect's dynamic community of job seekers, firms, and schools, we have selected five featured employers with recently listed jobs in New York City, Boston, Toronto, Miami, and Saint Petersburg, Florida. Take a look at the latest curated openings below, and visit Archinect Jobs for the... View full entry
Heatherwick Studio has unveiled a new small greenhouse project for the National Trust’s historic Woolbeding Gardens estate in West Sussex, England. Taking the form of a sheltering flower bud, the structure comprises ten steel ‘sepals’ operated by a hydraulic mechanism that takes about... View full entry
One year after the failure of the ambitious construction startup Katerra, another construction technology company is seeking to pick up the mantle as a leader in sustainable, modular, prefabricated construction. Based in Vancouver, Nexii Building Solutions has been described by The New York... View full entry
The fictional film will be set in a public restroom that is part of the real-life urban renewal project known as the “The Tokyo Toilet project", which involves the creation of 17 public bathrooms in key locations in the Japanese capital with designs by world renowned Japanese architects, such as Tadao Ando and Sou Fujimoto.
Wenders said he was inspired by the futuristic look and unique cultural spirit of the project and decided to set his forthcoming untitled film inside one of them.
— The Hollywood Reporter
The angsty Alice in the Cities and Tokyo-Ga director said “there is something very Japanese about the idea, about the whole setting […] I almost think it’s a Utopian idea” in reference to the Nippon Foundation’s two-year-old Tokyo Toilet project, which has to date produced... View full entry
Barack Obama was greeted by a packed house at the close of the Friday session of this year’s A’22 Conference in his adopted hometown of Chicago. Speaking to the capacity audience in a Q&A hosted by new AIA President Dan Hart, the two-term former U.S. President used his platform to touch... View full entry
A key building feature on one of Kevin Roche’s most ingenious New York City designs is under threat of being erased, according to the preservation group Docomomo US. The late Pritzker winner’s 60 Wall Street building is undergoing renovation by Kohn Pedersen Fox this summer, and the group says... View full entry
This weekend, a home designed by modernist architect Marcel Breuer will hit the market in Andover.
Named for its original owners, “The Grieco House” offers three bedrooms and three bathrooms in 3,721 square feet on 1.07 acres. The Janovitz + Tse Team of ModernMass at Compass is handling the listing at 81 Sunset Rock Road, which will come with a $1,500,000 price tag.
— Boston.com
Breuer supposedly took the commission after the Grieco family dismissed Frank Lloyd Wright from the project following a disagreement. Its binuclear plan incorporates some of the lessons Breuer learned in the Bauhaus studio of Paul Klee that relate to relaxation and the spatial... View full entry
In a new Dodge Construction Network report, total construction starts rose 4% in May to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of $979.5 billion. Nonresidential building starts rose 20%, while residential and nonbuilding starts declined 4% and 2%, respectively. In the first five months of... View full entry
