I think all tall buildings, especially, have a kind of responsibility that goes beyond the program and the site. Because once you emerge into the skyline in a significant way, which this building will, the skyline is almost viewed, I think, by us New Yorkers as public property. If you put up a terrible profile on the skyline, everybody has to look at it from uptown, downtown, Long Island, New Jersey. And it’s very subjective. — The New York Times
The firm's forthcoming 1,002-foot supertall, which we first previewed back in February, is ramping up construction towards completion in 2026. Its language of setbacks and arches is a nod to other towers shaped by the famous 1916 zoning envelope mandate that produced the Chrysler Building and many... View full entry
He’s now the subject of a modest but riveting retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, organized by Abraham Thomas, called 'Materialized Space: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph,' whose first order of business is obviously to answer a question people outside architecture circles will ask, namely: Who was he? — The New York Times
The exhibition, the Met’s first major show on modern architecture in almost fifty years, opened on September 30th and includes over 80 artifacts from the Kentucky-born Rudolph’s five-decade career. The last day to see this is March 16th, 2025. Kimmelman says it offers an interesting... View full entry
The $2 billion plan for the mixed-use Fourth & Central development in downtown LA has been altered away from the project’s originally announced 10-building plan in the Arts District. Studio One Eleven is leading the plan, which has been updated as of October 17th. The update includes more... View full entry
Foster + Partners has unveiled a new resiliency-based master plan for the low-lying Gaafaru Island in the Maldives. The plan addresses the existential crisis posed to the island by climate change, providing "holistic" solutions along multiple fronts where there is a need for a better economic and... View full entry
The second edition of RIBA’s Reinvention Award has been given to fardaa’s Croft 3 conversion project on the Scottish Isle of Mull. The firm’s entry was selected over five others in this year’s shortlist for the award, which is meant to recognize creativity and the best practices in... View full entry
The fifth Neave Brown Award for Housing presented as part of RIBA’s Special Awards has been given to London’s Al-Jawad Pike for their Chowdhury Walk infill housing scheme in Hackney. The award is given each year in honor of the late architect and social housing pioneer, recognizing the... View full entry
This week's edition of our curated jobs roundup from Archinect Jobs highlights eight employers with exciting job opportunities for architects, project managers, interior designers, and marketing professionals in Philadelphia. For helpful guidance on how to get that next job, make sure to check out... View full entry
Today, the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Environment has shared its public events and lectures information as part of our Get Lectured roundups for Fall 2024. This week has seen appearances from Bill Leddy and LEVER’s Thomas Robinson. The events continue over the weekend with... View full entry
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced this year’s Stephen Lawrence Prize winner as Wraxall Yard by Clementine Blakemore Architects. Located in Dorset, the project reused the ruins of a former dairy barn into a new highly accessible vacation retreat and community center... View full entry
The 2024 RIBA Stirling Prize — the annual honor of the UK's best new architecture — has been conferred to the London Underground system's new Elizabeth Line designs from Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation, and AtkinsRéalis. The official jury citation mentions ten separate Underground... View full entry
Another important new project for Shenzhen—the SOM-designed CIMC Global Headquarters—just broke ground on its path to a 2029 completion. By that time, the 53-story, 886-foot tower will begin welcoming the first of its 60,000 anticipated daily users. Located in the Qianhai commercial... View full entry
The initial vertical development included in Cleveland’s massive $3.5 billion Cuyahoga Riverfront Master Plan has broken ground in northeast Ohio. Designed by Populous, the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center will encompass some 210,000 square feet and support athletic... View full entry
Following our previous look at an opening for an Assistant Professor of Architectural Design, Structures, and Mass Timber at the University of Oregon, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Capital Projects... View full entry
The second-ever built Eileen Gray home design from 1934 has hit the local real estate market in France’s Côte d'Azur region for €3.5 million ($3.87 million USD). The home is not far away from Gray’s earlier historic E-1027 villa in Roquebrune-Cap-Martim and boasts 8 bedrooms... View full entry
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for a scientific research center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Named the Alisher Navoi International Scientific Research Center, the project is defined by arching facades and interiors built from bricks produced in local kilns. Image credit: Norviska... View full entry
