Fossil fuels will be banned from new and remodeled federal buildings under a rule finalized by the Department of Energy this week.
The rule stems from the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). Section 433 of that law says new federal buildings and those undergoing major renovations have to phase out "fossil fuel-generated energy consumption" by 2030. But that provision never went into effect because the Energy Department failed to finalize regulations, until now.
— NPR
All buildings (and vehicles) owned by the U.S. Government are currently under mandate to run on renewable energy by 2050. The EISA mandate was not fully effected until now because the DoE never finalized its regulations, NPR reported a year ago. Related on Archinect: Biden administration... View full entry
A new mixed-use project in Oslo from Snøhetta has been completed following a nine-year design and development phase that culminated in 118,400 square feet and 18 floors with restaurants, an office component, and 40 apartment units all built in. Vertikal Nydalen is the focal point of a new town... View full entry
Hospitality brand Six Senses has unveiled plans for a new residential tower in Dubai Marina, set to be the world’s tallest.
Sprouting up in Dubai Marina, the Six Senses Residences will be the second Dubai location to come from Six Senses, joining the nearly-opened Six Senses The Palm Jumeirah hotel.
The tower is said to boast an impressive 122 floors, when it is eventually completed in 2028.
— Time Out Dubai
The height of the new Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina tower is equal to the under-construction Burj Azizi tower nearby, a $1.5 billion commercial project that was announced to have broken ground in January and will be completed the same year. Image credit: Select Group They will become... View full entry
The end of the Spring 2024 academic term is rapidly approaching, so let's take a look at some of the late-semester events, reviews, and lectures still in store for our Archinect Partner Schools SCI-Arc, Pratt Institute, Tulane University, UCLA, Temple University, University of Oregon, Cranbrook... View full entry
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Construction starts for March have dropped by 1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.06 trillion, according to the latest figures released in Dodge Construction Network's new Construction Starts Index. For the month, nonresidential building starts went down 9%, while nonbuilding... View full entry
Berlin’s Aedes Architecture Forum has launched its latest exhibition, Wood’s Up!, a survey of 16 recent timber building designs that stand as examples for the use of the material and its future capacity to be used as a solution at mass scale in various typologies. A few of the... View full entry
Snøhetta has announced a new regeneration project with the Japanese private environmental agency BOND. The scheme for a yet-unnamed national park has several planned outcomes aimed a different social and environmental issues in Japan, which is experiencing a crisis of aging and still recovering... View full entry
The American Academy in Rome has announced the 31 recipients of the 2024–25 Rome Prize. Awarded each year and described as the gift of “time and space to think and work,” the fellowship is intended to “support advanced independent work and research in the arts and humanities.” “The... View full entry
An international competition to build the new Museum of Architecture and Design in Helsinki, Finland, has been launched. The initiative is part of the previously announced Helsinki South Harbor Makasiiniranta redevelopment that is being planned by a consortium including Niam, K2S Architects... View full entry
However, check out the stadium renderings accompanying this story. Look at how big that thing is. The size almost makes the Museum Campus buildings look like neo-classical LEGO blocks in comparison.
Judging from the renderings, the stadium looks pretty good as far as professional sports facilities go. It’s the right building but the wrong spot.
— Chicago Sun-Times
Bey’s effective teardown includes a slideshow of Manica Architecture’s new renderings for the reported $2 billion stadium, which replaces a scrapped plan to relocate the team to suburban Arlington Heights from its hallowed Soldier Field home. Bey said Mayor Brandon Johnson's team "stood... View full entry
Eric Owen Moss’ first residential design in Los Angeles, the 1991 Constellation 167 home in Brentwood, has hit the market courtesy of Sotheby’s International Realty for a listed price of $10.95 million. The home had previously been listed by Compass and Sotheby’s for $12 million last fall... View full entry
The winners of this year’s European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture — Mies van der Rohe Award were just announced via a special ceremony held in Brussels earlier today. Leading the field of two category winners was the Berlin-based duo Gustav Düsing and Max Hacke’s new Study... View full entry
The Royal Institute of British Architects is set to open an exhibition that unpacks narratives of gender, race, and imperialism within the fabric of the institute’s London headquarters. Titled Raise the Roof: Building for Change, the exhibition will host “a variety of new artistic... View full entry
Construction has begun on a $300 million renovation of Chicago O’Hare International Airport’s Terminal 3. The upgrades are expected to take three years and will overhaul the terminal’s infrastructure from security checkpoints to baggage claim, as well as adding amenities and improving... View full entry
