Current seismic codes require public buildings to be built strong enough so they don’t fall down in a quake. Now, some emergency preparedness advocates want to raise the bar. Not only should essential buildings resist collapse in a strong earthquake, but also newly constructed schools, in particular, should be built so in the immediate aftermath they can be counted on to serve as relief centers. — Oregon Capital Chronicle
The article mentions the AIA Oregon chapter’s efforts to push lawmakers towards adopting more stringent building codes in preparation for a cataclysmic 9.0 Cascadia earthquake. Some relatively cheaper proactive measures, such as tsunami towers, are being enacted, but the 1,000 or so schools... View full entry
This post is brought to you by Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University, an Archinect Partner School The Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University, recently ranked one of the top 100 national universities in the United States, offers graduate degrees in... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects' New York Chapter (AIANY) recently welcomed its new leadership team for the year 2024 via a special ceremony that also saw the inauguration of architect Greg Switzer as the first-ever Black president in the organization’s 167-year history. Switzer will be... View full entry
Following last week’s look at an opening for a Project Manager at Food Architects DPC, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Studio Director at Doug Aitken Workshop. The role, based in Venice, CA, calls for an individual... View full entry
Site preparations are underway in Los Angeles in advance of the 50-month construction phase that will bring the Foster + Partners-designed One Beverly Hills residential towers to a plot adjacent to the Beverly Hilton and other area hospitality icons. Gensler is serving as the project’s executive... View full entry
Look below for Archinect's latest curated selection of architecture and design firms currently hiring on Archinect Jobs. This week's featured employer highlight includes openings in New York City/Brooklyn and Los Angeles. For even more opportunities, head over to... View full entry
UNStudio released renderings of its newly commissioned mixed-use design at the site of the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre in China. The Hiwell Amber Centre project was announced in October 2023 and will be built on a site located in the heart of Hangzhou’s new city center, Qianjiang... View full entry
The M+ Museum in Hong Kong is to open a new exhibition on the I.M Pei. Named I. M. Pei: Life is Architecture, the exhibition is described by the museum as “the first major retrospective” of the acclaimed architect,” which “appraises for the first time the work of one of the greatest... View full entry
In early November, we highlighted five exciting fellowships to apply to. As we begin the new year, architecture schools continue to search for motivated designers, researchers, and emerging academics to apply to their upcoming fellowship opportunities. To kick off 2024, we... View full entry
Oklahoma City could soon be home to the country’s second-tallest structure if plans for a new 1,750-foot skyscraper designed by the California practice Architects Orange (AO) are approved along with a larger $1 billion entertainment district proposal from developer Scot Matteson. The tower is... View full entry
Plans for the redevelopment of the soon-to-close Santa Monica Airport have become clearer after the City Council approved an agreement with Sasaki Associates in December that would deliver a “Great Park” concept to the 227-acre site after 2028. The new *Airport Conversion Planning Project... View full entry
Construction has begun on the largest clean energy infrastructure in U.S. history. The joint SunZia Transmission and SunZia Wind projects will span New Mexico and Arizona, bringing power to 3 million people. The project is being delivered by Pattern Energy, which has secured $11 billion in... View full entry
She wants to make it a paradise of low pollution and healthy living, as friendly to pedestrians and bicycles as can be, with new developments planned to promote community life. This is a long-term endeavour, going back to Hidalgo’s predecessor Bertrand Delanoë, who was mayor from 2001 to 2014, but the Olympics have been enlisted to give it a boost. In the face of what Rabadan calls “a lot of political resistance”, the Olympics “gave us the opportunity to accelerate the transformation we need”. — The Guardian
Surveying the broadscale urban greening and pedestrianization program of 2023 ULI Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development laureate Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Rowan Moore declares the slate of changes “absolutely right” for Parisians while admitting that her “rhetoric has a way of outrunning... View full entry
Today, we’re kicking off our 2024 Get Lectured rundown of public programming at schools of architecture for the Spring with a highlight of events and lectures taking place at Clemson University this semester. Clemson is continuing the series theme of ‘The Third Place’ from... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects has unveiled the winners of its Design for Aging Review Award 2023. The award, overseen by the AIA’s Design for Aging Knowledge Community, seeks to recognize “architects who demonstrate innovative design solutions to improve the quality of life for older... View full entry
