Our Get Lectured roundup of public programs and events taking place in the Spring academic term continues today with a look at what is in store at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design this semester. The school’s new Department of Architecture chair Rossana Hu begins... View full entry

The latest satellite development of Saudi Arabia’s NEOM project, a new mountainside resort destination called Aquellum, has been launched, along with other initiatives meant to promote sport, leisure, and tourism in the Gulf of Aqaba region. The coastal development, which appears to feature... View full entry

The notion that factory-built modular homes can serve as the salvation to America's vexing housing crisis has increasingly come under scrutiny, a report summarized recently in Business Insider. A crippling lack of widespread success for modular housing startups can be attributed to state and... View full entry

Dive into this week's curated job roundup as we spotlight eight architecture firms on the lookout for architects and designers experienced or interested in passive house design.  To learn more about previous coverage explore our 2017 op-ed piece from Zack Semke "How Passive House Design Can... View full entry

A team led by Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects has won a competition for the design of the New Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark. When completed, the “sustainable and climate-resilient” museum will house five Viking ships dating from over 1,000 years ago. View full entry

The shortlist for the 2024 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture — Mies van der Rohe Award has been announced, with 40 works selected from 362 nominated projects. The shortlisted projects are spread across 20 European countries, with Spain leading the list with six projects... View full entry

Get Lectured is back for another semester with a look at the different events and programs being offered this spring at the University of British Columbia School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture in Vancouver. Events begin on Monday, February 12 with a panel discussion on local political... View full entry

Construction on Tesla's new Stantec-designed drive-in diner and electric vehicle charging concept is making progress in Los Angeles, as the local NBC station reports. The project, which wasn’t approved until last April, is currently taking shape at 7001 W Santa Monica Boulevard in West... View full entry

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has selected Lesley Lokko as the 2024 recipient of the prestigious RIBA Royal Gold Medal. The founder of the African Futures Institute (AFI) and curator of last year’s 18th Venice Architecture Biennale received the award for her work... View full entry

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The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning has shared its 2024 Spring Public Lectures lineup as part of our Get Lectured series looking at different events taking place for the upcoming academic term. Lectures begin on February 14 with the school’s Food Systems Planning and... View full entry

Toronto’s annual Winter Stations competition has revealed the lineup of participants for this year's special tenth edition.  Elaborating on the 'Resonance' theme for 2024, organizers explain: “Resonance captures the echoes of our artistic legacy and the enduring impact of Winter Stations... View full entry

Almost half (43%) of the 30,000 cities surveyed recently by the University of Illinois Chicago are expected to lose population while another 40% — among the country’s larger metros such as New York City and Phoenix — will experience growth through the end of this century.  Lead... View full entry

The art and design lineup has been announced for the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The acclaimed event is set to take place across two weekends: April 12–14 and 19–21. Besides major musical acts, this year’s festival will include installations by HANNAH, Morag Myerscough... View full entry

The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation’s competition to design a new memorial space on federally-owned land in Washington, D.C. has named its four-finalist shortlist ahead of the announcement of an overall winner that is expected later in the spring. The nation’s first memorial dedicated... View full entry