The four-year-old Moon Village concept developed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in collaboration with the European Space Agency is again on display as part of the new Space Mission exhibition that recently opened at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie museum in Paris.The concept... View full entry

The Architectural Review has revealed the shortlist for the 2023 AR Emerging awards. 15 practices have been shortlisted for the 2023 edition of the award which, since 2018, has sought to recognize “a body of work rather than a single building.” According to the jury, this year’s shortlist... View full entry

The Biden Administration has announced a new initiative aimed at financing office conversions in an effort to combat the growing problem of high vacancy rates and housing affordability in markets large and small across the country. The announcement comes as vacancy rates have skyrocketed to... View full entry

According to Rider Levett Bucknall’s (RLB) latest crane index report, the total number of cranes on commercial projects in North American cities has decreased by 10%, or by 51 cranes, from the first quarter to the third quarter of 2023.  Out of the fourteen cities surveyed, six experienced... View full entry

Snøhetta has shared photos revealing the construction status of their Shanghai Grand Opera House design ahead of its expected opening in 2025. What’s most noticeable is the formation of the structure’s distinctive fan-shaped roof, which frames the Opera House’s spiraling form. This visual... View full entry

The Whitney Museum of American Art has shared news of a recently completed conversion project from Johnston Marklee in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan. The former studio and home of famed New York School painter Roy Lichtenstein at 741/745 Washington Street is now the new permanent... View full entry

3XN’s ‘upcycled’ design for the revamped Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney, Australia, has been named the winner of the Best Tall Building Worldwide 2023 title by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) as part of the annual CTBUH International Conference that was held last week... View full entry

OMA and Partner Shohei Shigematsu have shared new photos of their just-completed work on the Toranomon Hills Station Tower project for developer Mori Building Co. in Tokyo. The first high-rise to be completed inside the studio’s larger Toranomon Hills mixed-use district overlooks the terminus of... View full entry

MAD Architects has unveiled its design for the renovation and adaptive reuse of an old cement factory in Shanghai. The ‘Wanmicang’ warehouse sits on the south side of the Shanghai Zhangjiang Cement Factory grounds and has been reimagined by MAD as a “three-dimensional hierarchy of time and... View full entry

The project will take about three years to complete once plans finally clear the lengthy approval process. Developers told the New York Times they are considering multiple schemes but have yet to determine the total number of residential units the conversion will create.  The saga began with... View full entry

Henning Larsen has revealed designs for a new mass timber logistics center project in Lelystad on Flevopolder Island, the Netherlands. The project includes a restaurant with roof garden and terrace for employees and boasts several sustainable credentials, including the retention of 40% of the... View full entry

Robert Irwin, a pioneering conceptual artist and leading figure of the Light and Space movement whose work had significant influences in architecture, passed away last night in San Diego. He was 95. Irwin helped push the boundaries of American post-war art with his understanding of the principles... View full entry

This newest edition of our curated job picks from Archinect Jobs features 13 employers with exciting job openings in the greater San Francisco area, including Berkeley, Oakland, and Emeryville. If you're an experienced professional seeking architecture and design jobs in this region, this list is... View full entry

Montreal-based Moment Factory has completed an immersive multimedia experience inside the iconic Dôme des Invalides in Paris. The project, titled 'AURA Invalides,' consists of a 50-minute experience combining video mapping, lighting, special effects, orchestral music, and sound design to... View full entry

RIBA has announced its shortlist for the House of the Year 2023 competition, highlighting six transformative residential projects that are equally unique and responsive to the building and design industry’s need for change. Judges for this year’s contest included Dido Milne, Director of CSK... View full entry