Despite being recognized as an important architectural movement, many iconic examples of modernist architecture have been knocked down in the UK, and many more are threatened by alteration or demolition. From The Tricorn Centre in Portsmouth to Gilbey's Gin complex in Harlow, these illustrations... View full entry
I’m not saying America’s cities are turning into dystopian technocapitalist hellscapes in which corporations operate every essential service and pull every civic string.
But let’s take a tour of recent news from the metropolises.
— New York Times
Farhad Manjoo unpacks the extreme impact big tech companies have on US city construction citing cases from Amazon, Elon Musk's Boring Company, and Bird's electric scooters. Are these innovations simply breaking through the red tape of local government or are they dominating with no input from the... View full entry
The Austrian branch of Penda reveals a residential high-rise for Tel Aviv defined by arches and cascading terraces. The design responds to the broad display of the city’s Bauhaus era and responds to the city's climate challenges rather than opting for another glass tower. Tel Aviv Arcades... View full entry
Construction has begun for the upcoming Hamburg Innovation Port, which MVRDV was commissioned to design after winning the competition in 2016. The multi-phase mixed-use masterplan will become part of the evolving Channel Hamburg tech hub located on the banks of the old Harburger Schloss. The first... View full entry
Move over Wilshire Grand: A planned 77-story skyscraper wants to be the tallest building in Los Angeles and west of the Mississippi. That’s no accident.
Unlike the Wilshire Grand—which was, purportedly, not intentionally planned to be the tallest tower in the city or beyond—this skyscraper was definitely intended to a record-holder, says Jeff DiMarzio, whose firm DiMarzio Kato Architects is designing the project at Figueroa and Third in Bunker Hill.
— Curbed LA
Downtown Los Angeles is reaching for new heights: last week, the $1-billion, 88-story Angels Landing Development submitted plans to the city, and now another (potentially) supertall tower vis-à-vis the iconic Bonaventure Hotel has been proposed by Chinese developer Shenzhen New World Group. ... View full entry
The public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster has sacked its expert architectural witness after it emerged he was not a registered architect.
John Priestley, who was appointed on Wednesday to produce a report into the architectural design of the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, was sacked on Friday. [...]
According to the inquiry, before he was instructed, Priestley told officials he was a UK registered and chartered architect.
— The Guardian
Wondering what architecture and design events are happening around Los Angeles? Bustler put together a snappy list of architecture and design events coming up this week. Our latest picks: “99% Preservation and 1% Densification: A Case for Urban Density along the Wilshire Corridor”... View full entry
Wondering what architecture and design events are happening around town this week in New York City? Bustler rounded up a snappy list of event recommendations worth checking out. The “Future Queens: Identity, Architecture & Accountable Anti-Racist Development” live podcast... View full entry
This evening, 20 rooftops across the city of Amsterdam have opened up their typically unused space in sky for a series of unique programming. Part of the city's Rooftop festival, these spaces will be hosting three-course dinners, live music, rollerskating, guided tours, and even a... View full entry
Urban settlements and technology around the world are co-evolving as flows of population, finance, and politics are reshaping the very identity of cities and nations. Rapid and profound changes are driven by pervasive sensing, the growth and availability of continuous data streams, advanced analytics, interactive communications and social networks, and distributed intelligence. At MIT, urban planners and computer scientists are embracing these exciting new developments. — MIT News
Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty recently voted to have its existing urban planning and computer science programs join forces and create a new undergraduate degree, the bachelor of science in urban science and planning with computer science. "The rise of autonomous vehicles... View full entry
Ford sees his teaching as a way to counter the troubled history of urban planning in America. “We've decimated cities that were built by the hands of African Americans [...],” he says. “Those decisions are made by people outside of those communities. There are a limited amount of people at the table to advocate for our communities.”
“I'm letting kids know we have a history of building spaces and places,” Ford adds.
— Rolling Stone
Michael Ford began his mission to introduce the architecture profession to underrepresented youth through hip hop over a year ago. As times goes on, his Hip Hop Architecture Camp initiative is growing as he tours the U.S. This new Rolling Stone article looks into what the kids learn during... View full entry
Hong Kong is the world's most expensive real estate market, which helps explain why the world's most expensive parking spot just sold there for the equivalent of $760,000 USD. And no, despite the enormous price tag, the parking spot doesn't come with an apartment included, or anything particularly... View full entry
A highly respected faculty member and administrator in Mississippi State’s Department of Art has been named the new dean of the university’s College of Architecture, Art and Design [...].
Effective July 1, Professor Angi Elsea Bourgeois will lead CAAD after serving nearly two years as the head of its Department of Art, home to the Magnolia State’s largest undergraduate studio art program. She succeeds the college’s founding dean Jim West [...].
— Mississippi State University
"An MSU faculty member since 2002, Bourgeois has taught a variety of art history courses and climbed the academic ranks with a promotion to professor coinciding with her appointment as art department head," reads MSU's announcement. "She was re-elected to a two-year term in January as secretary... 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
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
