New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul has indicated the return to congestion pricing could be imminent before the new year. ABC7 reports: "Along with announcing a revised congestion pricing proposal, setting the base fare at $9 instead of $15, she is expected to discuss an alternate revenue source to... View full entry
UK-based Invisible Studio has completed a rammed stone yoga studio for the Newt Hotel in Somerset, UK. Aside from its innovative use of rammed earth, the scheme is defined by a 36-foot-long rooflight made from a single insulated double-glazed unit. Image credit: Jim Stephenson Image credit: Jim... View full entry
Airbnb has announced a new partnership with Paramount Pictures for a unique experience as part of the promotional campaign for Ridley Scott’s new Gladiator II sequel. Its setting is the famed Colosseum in Rome. Lucky guests will be guided via concierge into the structure’s... View full entry
Caltech’s new Resnick Sustainability Center (RSC) has opened after the completion of an 80,000-square-foot design produced by the LA-based Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign. The project, which had been marketed as an interdisciplinary and cohesive "makerspace" for Caltech scientists and... View full entry
A new survey from Bluebeam has documented the widespread use of AI technology in every facet of the AEC industry. According to their survey of management employees in seven countries, around three-quarters (74%) of all businesses have implemented AI into their workflows. This is especially... View full entry
Studio Gang has completed its first project in France: the University of Chicago John W. Boyer Center in Paris. Located in the city’s 13th arrondissement, the new academic hub aims to energize the local neighborhood while integrating into the “urban and intellectual fabric of the city.”... View full entry
CNN has confirmed the planned demolition of Stephen Hodder‘s RIBA Stirling Prize-winning Centenary Building at the University of Salford. A spokesperson from the university told the network: "While the Centenary Building has been part of our university estate for a number of decades... View full entry
Following our previous look at an opening for Healthcare Planners at Flad Architects, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore open roles on Archinect Jobs for visualization positions at Rafael Viñoly Architects and Brandon Architects. Rafael Viñoly... View full entry
A new report from Hilgard Analytics and Zenith Economics has the numbers behind the turndown complicating LA’s multi-pronged housing crunch. According to the available Los Angeles City Council data, the number of new permits this year has fallen 30.7% on pace toward a new five-year low. ... View full entry
NEOM has announced three new architectural partners who will participate in its ongoing planning and design development process for The Line megacity component. The press release names Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (DMAA), Gensler, and Mott MacDonald as additions. DMAA (the Phase One... View full entry
The newly updated AIA Firm Survey Report 2024 from the American Institute of Architects has been published, revealing the dynamics at play for firms in a rapidly consolidating market and increasingly fragmented profession. The report assesses answers from more than 1,200 firm respondents and... View full entry
The eleventh edition of the AIA International Design Awards program named a brand new group of winners last month as part of the chapter’s annual conference meeting in Hong Kong. The field, which this year includes five Honor Award recipients and 11 Merit Award selectees, was led by the Firm... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced its fourth official cohort of delegates that will be traveling to Azerbaijan to represent the organization and its interests at this month’s COP29 Summit in Baku. The contingent will be present to share the AIA's call on industry and... View full entry
Take a look at our latest curated selection of architecture and design firms currently hiring on Archinect Jobs: This week's featured employer highlight includes job openings in New York City, Los Angeles, Charlottesville, and Stone Ridge, New York. For even more opportunities, visit the Archinect... View full entry
An opening for the forthcoming new Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Poland (MSN Warsaw) from Thomas Phifer and Partners is right around the corner, timed to the 20th anniversary of its founding early next year. The commission, says the museum's director Joanna Mytkowska, helps the... View full entry
