The once-secretive plan for a startup new community in Solano County, Northern California, is beginning to materialize as the company known as California Forever has begun publicizing details for their proposed development ahead of a potential November vote to determine its future. ... View full entry
The results of the 13th annual Design Charrette student challenge have been shared by the USC School of Architecture following its completion last week in Los Angeles. For the 2024 edition, competitors responded to the prompt 'Defining the New Urban American Dream.' “The challenge of... View full entry
Following last week’s look at an opening for a Studio Director at Doug Aitken Workshop, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Project Manager at Fluidity Design Consultants. The role, based in Los Angeles, calls for an... View full entry
The new December Architecture Billings Index from the American Institute of Architects has shown a continued decline in business conditions to end the year 2023. The new index score of 45.4 was essentially left flat from November’s totals (any score below 50 indicates a decline) though there... View full entry
New York’s Museum of Modern Art is hosting an exhibition that examines the potential for design to be responsible and respectful of other ecosystems while retaining elegance and innovation. Titled Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design, the show hosts 80 contemporary design works... View full entry
The School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University has shared its Spring ‘24 events lineup as part of our Get Lectured roundup of the different public programming taking place on campus this semester. Momoyo Kaijima of Atelier Bow-Wow kicks things off with a conversation on January... View full entry
National Museums Liverpool (NML) has named Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios as the replacement for Adjaye Associates on the design team for the new International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum. The opportunity to replace Adjaye on the project came after the museum cut ties with his firm last... View full entry
Winners of the 2024 Créateurs Design Awards were announced over the weekend at an intimate event held at the Shangri-La in Paris. A winner in each of the 14 separate categories was selected to join the Andrée Putman Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Gaetano Pesce and Le Prix Charlotte... View full entry
Take a look at our latest curated selection of architecture and lighting design firms currently hiring on Archinect Jobs: This week's featured employer highlight includes job openings in New York City, Chicago, Austin, and San Francisco. For even more opportunities, visit Archinect Jobs and peruse... View full entry
A group of six architects and designers was announced today for inclusion in the prestigious United States Artists Fellowship cohort for 2024. Each will receive a $50,000 cash grant to be used at their discretion in recognition of their socially engaged and community-driven pursuits. This... View full entry
Spending on nonresidential buildings will see a minor 4% increase in 2024 despite a 20% increase in 2023, according to the AIA’s latest Consensus Construction Forecast. In 2025, meanwhile, the pace is expected to slow to just over 1% growth. Across key sectors, manufacturing construction will... View full entry
The team behind the Boardwalk at Bricktown development in Oklahoma City is to request a design variance from city officials which, if granted, would see the project become the tallest building in the United States. Designed by California-based Architects Orange for Matteson Capital, the project... View full entry
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture has shared information on its spring speakers and events as part of our semesterly Get Lectured look at what’s happening on campus for the new academic term. The semester’s theme is ‘Affinities.’ The school shares... View full entry
In the second to last installment of the Deans List in 2023, Paul Petrunia explores the vision of Quilian Riano, newly appointed at Pratt Institute's School of Architecture. Orhan Ayyüce appreciates how "Quilian always preached and expanded on community impact on architecture. ‘His legacy’... View full entry
The City of Toronto recently completed a groundbreaking study of its ‘thermal comfort’ done by Buro Happold and Dialog. The work will provide valuable lessons to urban planners, developers, and other stakeholders as the country’s largest metropolitan area prepares a strategy to suitably... View full entry
