Hundreds of families displaced by Northern California’s fires could face another challenge to rebuilding their homes — a persistent shortage of construction workers.
California lost nearly 20 percent of its construction work force between 2005 and 2016 [...]. And more than 40 percent of construction job postings in the state remain unfilled for at least six weeks, according to the study, the third longest wait in the nation.
— The Mercury News
California's housing crisis will only get exacerbated as several devastating wildfires are ripping through entire regions of the Golden State while construction firms are struggling to hire enough workers to rebuild communities. According to Cal Fire, more than a thousand homes have already been... View full entry
The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency has selected OMA and AEA to lead development on the new Jersey City Museum in Journal Square. OMA New York will serve as the team’s architecture firm, while AEA will function as a consulting partner specializing in strategy and planning. The museum will... View full entry
Out of a top-notch shortlist of six interdisciplinary teams in the University College Dublin’s Future Campus competition, Steven Holl Architects ultimately won the jury's favor with their proposal for the school's new 8,000 square-meter Centre for Creative Design and Entrance Precinct... View full entry
Every year, a host of lists emerge ranking architecture schools around the world. For some, they serve as a useful guide to choosing where to pursue their studies. For others, the lists are subjective and have little real value. The Complete University Guide, which ranks university courses... View full entry
If you aren't packing your bags to go away on holiday, why not take the time at the weekend to explore the city outside your door? There are plenty of walking tours to choose from as well as talks and workshops to keep you busy. Don't miss out on visiting on exhibitions ending this week; both Hope... View full entry
London-based Jamie Fobert Architects teamed up with Evans & Shalev to design the expanded, refurbished New Tate St. Ives. Located on Porthmeor Beach in the small historic town of St. Ives, the renovated museum now has more than twice as much gallery space, additional parking space... View full entry
Chinese authorities are razing one of the Beijing studios of dissident artist Ai Weiwei. He said that demolition crews showed up without advance warning, and have begun the process of tearing down the studio.
Ai has been a longtime critic of the government, and on Saturday, he began posting videos to his Instagram feed of the studio's destruction. "Farewell," Ai wrote. "They started to demolish my studio 'Zuoyuo' in Beijing with no precaution."
— NPR
Ai, who has been living in self-imposed exile in Berlin since Chinese authorities returned his confiscated passport in 2015, responded to NPR about the sudden demolition of his Zuoyou studio in Beijing: We didn't receive any advance warning or announcement of the demolition. We were required to... View full entry
Zaha Hadid Architects recently revealed their design for the new Mercury Tower development in the bustling Paceville district in St. Julian's, Malta. In response to Malta's growing tourism and hospitality industry, the project involves the renovation and redevelopment of the historic Mercury House... View full entry
At around 12,000 years old, Göbekli Tepe in south-east Turkey has been billed as the world’s oldest temple. It is many millennia older than Stonehenge or Egypt’s great pyramids, built in the pre-pottery Neolithic period before writing or the wheel. But should Göbekli Tepe, which became a Unesco World Heritage Site in July, also be regarded as the world’s oldest piece of architecture? — The Art Newspaper
T-shaped limestone pillars. Image: Wikipedia.Archaeological research of the ancient Göbekli Tepe ruin site in present-day Turkey suggests that the impressive monolithic structures, believed to date back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic era (10th–8th millennium BCE), might in fact be the first... View full entry
Established in memory of architect and arts administrator Deborah Norden, the Architectural League of New York's Deborah J. Norden Fund gives students and recent graduates the chance to receive up to $5,000 in travel/study grants. The annual program underwrites worthy research... View full entry
Anthony Morey introduced Cross-Talk #6: East vs West. WAI Think Tank started by looking at the problem(s) of Imperialism, Orientalism, "hegemonic powers" and canon. They argued "In the midst of an ongoing debacle of global proportions only a truly critical architecture can offer a vision of a... View full entry
Built over a river in the Faroese village of Norðragøta is the new Eysturkommuna Town Hall. Designed by Henning Larsen Architects Partner Ósbjørn Jacobsen, who is Faroese, the 750m2 green-roofed town hall exhibits a contemporary approach to one major characteristic of traditional Faroese... View full entry
In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. (Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles!)... View full entry
The 2018-19 J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize has been awarded to 5 studios for connecting people to places and community through architecture. The prize is presented by Exhibit Columbus, which celebrates the design legacy of Columbus, Indiana through an annual exploration of architecture... View full entry
We get it. It can get a little overwhelming keeping up with the dozens of new architecture competitions launching worldwide on any given week — let alone having to stay on top of the multiple deadlines for each and every one. That's why Bustler is here to help! At the end... View full entry
