Legal requirements for housing and infrastructure schemes in England to deliver at least a 10 per cent improvement for nature have been extended to cover small developments from today, applying to developments where the number of dwellings is between one and nine or where the site area is less than 0.5 hectares. — BusinessGreen
The scheme, called Biodiversity Net Gain, is designed to ensure that "habitats for wildlife are left in a measurably better state than they were before the development," according to UK Government guidance. Natural habitats in the UK will be given 'biodiversity units' depending on their... View full entry
New construction photographs published by Snøhetta via social media show substantial progress on the El Paso Children's Museum, designed with Exigo Architecture. We first reported on the scheme in 2018 when Snøhetta won the competition for the project. In 2020, the firm unveiled a... View full entry
The Center for Architecture in New York City has announced the opening date for Spatializing Reproductive Justice. The immersive exhibition of recent student-led research and the works of contemporary designers showcases the best practices in healthcare design in the years after the controversial... View full entry
Sou Fujimoto’s studio has shared new construction images of the forthcoming Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai's The Grand Roof circular wooden container structure, a year ahead of the start of the six-month fair, which begins on April 13th, 2025. The enormous structure is 1,969 feet (600 meters) in... View full entry
"A lot goes into how that reconstruction will be designed, how the process is going to work," Buttigieg said on "Face the Nation" on Sunday. He noted that he didn't have an estimate on the rebuilding timeline, but the bridge itself took five years to initially construct. "Right now we don't fully know everything we need to know about the condition of the portions of the bridge that did not collapse." — CBS 'Face the Nation'
Engineering News-Record reported that debris removal has already begun in haste at Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site, where six people lost their lives last Tuesday, courtesy of the U.S. Navy, Army Corps of Engineers, and Coast Guard. The surviving portions of the bridge will... View full entry
KTLA is reporting that construction setbacks on the long-awaited Automated People Mover transit system at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) have delayed the project until at least the end of 2025. According to the local outlet’s analysis of a new Fitch Ratings report, “The Automated... View full entry
Emerging music artist Taylor Swift has been announced as the keynote speaker for the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design 2024. In advance of the event, Archinect has gained exclusive access to a leaked version of Swift’s speech, which is titled ‘A New Architecture Era.’ Swift is... View full entry
Canadian practice Diamond Schmitt Architects, along with Associate Architect EXP, has unveiled the design of the new home of the New Brunswick Museum (NBM) in Saint John, New Brunswick. Canada’s oldest continuing museum, the NBM’s footprint is set to expand, with its research work and... View full entry
With the Spring season well underway, it's a good moment to look ahead at what's in store for the architecture and design community this April.From the roster of ongoing and upcoming events listed on Bustler, here is our curated selection of recommendations worth checking out.UPCOMING EVENTS View full entry
Various Ukrainian news outlets are reporting the recent near-total destruction of the Mykhailo Boichuk State Academy of Decorative and Applied Arts and Design in Kyiv from a Russian missile attack in the morning hours of Monday, March 25th. "During this morning's attack on Kyiv, as a result of... View full entry
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced the elevation of five new Honorary Fellows of the prestigious RAIC College's class of 2024. Architects Adele Weder, Yvonne Hancock, Claire Weisz, last year’s Venice Architecture Biennale head curator and the 2024 RIBA Gold Medal... View full entry
The home credited as one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s first Prairie School designs, the 1900 Warren Hickox House, has hit the market recently in Kankakee, Illinois, for a listing price of $779,000. Realtor.com was early to report news of the home’s listing, which represents the first time the home... View full entry
If you're in search of new, exciting architecture and design competitions, take a look at the latest curated picks of challenges listed on Bustler. Featured below are four calls seeking forward-thinking designs for affordable and eco-conscious housing schemes that would fit beneath city bridges... View full entry
A new course being taught to undergraduate students this semester at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Architecture is helping preservationists on Maui document lost heritage structures using the same AI-augmented 3D modeling technology that was previously incorporated into the... View full entry
Yesterday, March 27th, saw a special celebration of AO (formerly Architects Orange) in the city of Orange, California, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of their founding. The practice was honored by the city and Mayor Dan Slater with "AO Day" in recognition of their award-winning work and... View full entry
