The American Architecture Prize – a global platform with an esteemed jury of over 30 architecture experts and professionals – has a mission of celebrating and endorsing creativity, innovation and great achievements across the fields of architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture... View full entry
The concrete, t-shaped residential tower designed by starchitect, Bjarke Ingels and his firm BIG, topped out over the weekend, adding diversity to Upper Manhattan’s usual upright architecture. The East Harlem project at 158 East 126th Street, known as E126, uniquely slopes inward as it rises... View full entry
Two acclaimed design firms – Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP and James Corner Field Operations – are coming together to transform a 5.5-acre site along Sunset Boulevard into a mixed-use project focused on innovative design, open space and community. The project site is located on the northwest edge of Downtown Los Angeles, within a mile of Bunker Hill, Dodger Stadium and Echo Park Lake. — 1111sunsetblvd.com
Located at 1111 West Sunset Boulevard, right on the edge of Downtown Los Angeles and Echo Park, the two-building complex designed by William Pereira is best known as the former headquarters of the Metropolitan Water District and has most recently served as a church. The project's developer... View full entry
There is a wonderful children's book written by Chis Van Dusen called If I Built a House, in which the character Jack embarks on designing the house of his dreams. In the opening pages, Jack announces that "[his] house will be different. It can't be the norm./[He'll] think about traffic flow... View full entry
Toronto's skyline will soon see the addition of five new buildings, all united in one massive development spanning two city blocks. Designed by Toronto firm Hariri Pontarini Architects in collaboration with Vancouver-based Pinnacle International, the project, dubbed One Yonge, will reportedly... View full entry
![GOLD AWARD: Bottom-up neighborhood planning, Detroit, MI, USA. Main author: Constance C. Bodurow - studio[Ci], Detroit, USA.](https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/sy/symngxopd9o63976.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514 "GOLD AWARD: Bottom-up neighborhood planning, Detroit, MI, USA. Main author: Constance C. Bodurow - studio[Ci], Detroit, USA.")
The North American competition winners of the 2017 LafargeHolcim Awards were recently revealed during a ceremony in Chicago. This time around, the winning entries revolved around sustainably improving the quality of life for less affluent communities as well as improving the connection between the... View full entry
An abandoned school was transformed into an architectural playground at the Kyoto Art Center in Japan. Six teams of architects from Europe and Japan produced ephemeral kid-friendly installations on view from August 25th to September 1st, 2017. View full entry
The company argues that organic waste would ameliorate rising levels of waste and shortfalls of raw material, as well as providing industry with cheap, low carbon materials. — Global Construction Review
Beyond being delicious, peanuts, rice, bananas, potatoes and mushrooms have something else in common—they are all being proposed by Arup group as potential building materials in their new report titled "The Urban Bio-Loop." THE BIOLOOP Nature becomes an endless source of feedstock for... View full entry
New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission declared the Citicorp complex a protected landmark on December 6, 2016, but between that designation and its earlier “calendaring” (the scheduling of a public hearing and the first formal step in the designation process) in May of last year, approvals for demolition and new construction were secured. — The New Yorker
Despite being named a city landmark in 2016, the brutalist sunken plaza of 601 Lexington Avenue, formally known as the Citicorp Center, was demolished over the summer. "The finest part of the new urban composition was a sunken plaza, a dozen feet below sidewalk level. Entered from the... View full entry
Architects have a thing for strong men, and the big global practices – from Norman Foster to Zaha Hadid – have piled in in a bid to help Kazakhstan’s dictator, Nursultan Nazarbayev, build himself a trophy city — The Guardian
Guardian architecture critic Oliver Wainwright reports from the Astana World Expo grounds as part of the paper's fascinating new series, Secret Stans, which offers a glimpse into the cities of the former Soviet Republics of Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and... View full entry
Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2017 Ready or not, it's the start of a new school year. Back for Fall 2017 is Archinect's Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to... View full entry
The AIA Ohio Design Awards promote projects that have distinguished themselves through attention to high quality design, performance and commitment to AIA’s 10 principles of livable communities—designs on a human scale, preserves urban centers, builds vibrant public spaces, and... View full entry
This post is brought to you by the University of California, Berkeley The College of Environmental Design (CED) at the University of California, Berkeley is pleased to announce the formation of an innovative advanced degree in real estate development. The newly launched Masters in Real Estate... View full entry
Prepare yourselves for a week of art; there are some incredible exhibitions which should be in everyone's diaries. Ending this week are two exhibitions focusing on art surrounding the social changes in the 50's and 60's - From the Vapor of Gasoline and Soul of a Nation close this... View full entry
This week the U.S. announced their intention to withdraw from UNESCO at the end of 2018. President of the AIA, Thomas Vonier, responded in support of the organisation. Full release follows: Washington, D.C. – October 16, 2017 –The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today issued the... View full entry
