A group of 11 AEC industry groups in the United Kingdom, including the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Chartered Institute of Building, and UK Green Building Council, have joined together in urging the government toward taking action on restricting embodied carbon emissions in the... View full entry
SOM has completed work on their Two Manhattan West tower project to culminate the shorter second half of its $4.5 billion mixed-use Manhattan West development in New York City. The four-year construction effort yielded a total two million square feet of new office space that was built above... View full entry
The AIA’s chief economist Kermit Baker has offered reflections on the economic context facing architecture firms throughout 2024. Baker, who previously shared reflections with Archinect on the industry’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, says that “while 2024 may indeed end up looking a... View full entry
ZGF Architects has completed the installation of the decommissioned Space Shuttle Endeavour and orbiter system as a part of their Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center expansion at the California Science Center museum in Los Angeles. The unique project will culminate in a three-level level scheme... View full entry
A court in Hong Kong has ordered the winding up of Evergrande Group, the world’s most indebted property developer, dealing another blow to investor confidence as China’s ailing real estate sector continues to weigh on its economy.
The liquidation order, made by the city’s High Court on Monday, comes after the embattled Chinese real estate giant and its overseas creditors failed to agree on how to restructure the company’s massive debt during talks that lasted for 19 months.
— CNN
Evergrande’s liquidation could also set the stage for an unprecedented political showdown between Hong Kong and the mainland, as Reuters speculated on Monday. The company had amassed over $300 billion in public and private debts since being ordered into negotiations in 2021. Overseas... View full entry
Meier Partners has shared news of the recent completion of its Sorol Art Museum design in Gangneung, South Korea. The 336,500-square-foot project is meant to provide space for an immersive dialogue between Korean artists and the outside world and is the firm’s first completed work since its... View full entry
A treasured Frank Lloyd Wright home once resided in by the architect himself has sold for a reported $6 million in suburban New Canaan, Connecticut. The house is one of Wright’s largest designs and was purchased for $2 million below the original $8 million asking price that was published with... View full entry
As the Northern Hemisphere reaches the midst of winter, the architecture and design community keeps it exciting with lots of upcoming events, exhibitions, trade shows, conferences, and tours.From the roster of ongoing and future events listed on Bustler, here are a few curated highlights worth... View full entry
Look below for Archinect's latest curated selection of architecture and design firms (+1 global coffee company) currently hiring on Archinect Jobs. This week's featured employer highlight includes openings in Seattle, New York City, New Orleans, and Los Angeles/Santa Monica. For even more... View full entry
News is circulating about a novel method for 3D printing liquid metals that was developed by researchers working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Self-Assembly Lab. The invention can print furniture-sized components using molten aluminum and a ceramic nozzle graphite printer... View full entry
Antoni Gaudí’s Casa Batlló in Barcelona has served as the host for a major projection mapping artwork by Sofia Crespo over the weekend. Titled Structures of Being, the event drew 95,000 visitors across its showing on January 27th and 28th. Image credit: Claudia Maurino Image credit: Claudia... View full entry
‘(Re)membering the See Monster’ has been named as the overall winner of the 2023 Architecture Drawing Prize. The drawing, by Filipino architect and illustrator Eldry John Infante, was previously named as winner of the prize’s ‘Hybrid’ category, alongside winning drawings for the... View full entry
The results of this year’s Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards have been shared by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) as part of the competition’s 64th edition.Each year, the AISC’s judges choose superlative examples of... View full entry
Brooks + Scarpa has shared photos of its recently completed design for the Youth Sports Complex in Pompano Beach, Florida. The concept of the 10-acre project centers around The Field House, an enclosed 4,100-square-foot pavilion structure at the center of the park. Approached from the north... View full entry
The groundbreaking on SOM’s $550 million William H. Gray III 30th Street Station redevelopment was held in Philadelphia this month in advance of the next 50-year leg of the historic building’s journey in service to commuters who first began making use of it in 1933. Gilbane will be directing... View full entry
