At the start of 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 recap #43 for Jan. 12-16, 2015 below:
What’s next for the Guggenheim Helsinki finalists?
If you've been following the Guggenheim Helsinki competition, the winning team won't be announced until this summer. So what's in store for the six shortlisted finalist teams until then?
2015 AIA Institute Honor Awards recipients - Architecture
In the 2015 AIA Institute Honor Awards, only 23 teams from a pool of nearly 500 entries received awards in the categories: architecture, Interior architecture, and Urban Design. Looking at the complete list of winners, there's no doubt that competition was high.
A closer look at SOM’s AIA Twenty-Five Year Award-winning Broadgate Exchange House
After winning for two different projects in the AIA Institute Honor Awards, SOM received their sixth Twenty-Five Year Award. This time around, they won the coveted award for their structural design of the Exchange House in central London's Broadgate development.
A closer look at Thomas Phifer and Partners’ U.S. Courthouse, Salt Lake City
Thomas Phifer and Partners shared the details to their 400,000 sq.ft United States Courthouse, Salt Lake City. The stark aluminum and glass structure won an award in the 2015 AIA Institute Honor Awards Architecture category.
David M. Schwarz wins the 2015 Richard H. Driehaus Prize
David M. Schwarz, CEO and president of David M. Schwarz Architects will receive the 2015 Driehaus Prize from the University of Notre Dame this March. The $200,000 prize honors a living architect's influential work that upholds the highest standards of classical architecture in contemporary society.
Winning entries for the Red Square Tolerance Pavilion
In HMMD's latest competition, entrants proposed ideas for the Red Square Tolerance Pavilion in Moscow's historic Red Square. Proposals weren't judged on only concept and originality, but also political and social influence.
Team 64North to design new Palo Alto Bridge over the 101 Freeway
Team 64North was recently appointed to design the new Adobe Creek Pedestrian & Cyclist Bridge in Palo Alto, California. Titled "Confluence," the bridge will reconnect the city with San Francisco Bay.
All 126 finalists of the inaugural Knight Cities Challenge
Out of more than 7,000 proposals, 126 finalists have advanced in the Knight Cities Challenge. The competition is seeking the best ideas that will rejuvenate the 26 Knight-invested communities into vibrant places for living and working.
See previous recaps here.
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