COOKFOX has announced plans for a new musical archive and education center dedicated to preserving Bruce Springsteen’s legacy on the campus of Monmouth University in New Jersey. The new Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music (BSACAM) will be realized as a 29,000-square-foot... View full entry
The latest curated jobs roundup from the Archinect Job Board features 14 new job opportunities from architecture schools seeking associate professors, assistant professors, faculty members, academic leaders, facilities staff, and applicants for fellowships. Preparing for... View full entry
Montreal-based Atelier L’Abri has completed a Passive House retrofit in the southern Quebec village of Frelighsburg, Canada. Named Maison Melba, the project saw a former 1970s car garage transformed into a living space that is also open to the community for collaborative projects. Image... View full entry
In 45 days, the construction team will be on site to begin site clearing and mobilization. Crews will begin below-grade work, including caissons, sheeting, and the cofferdam. Work below-grade is expected to begin in Q1 of 2024 and run through Q2 2025. Once underground work is done, crews will transition to vertical construction, including concrete pours, the building enclosure, and interiors. Above-grade work will start in Q1 2025 and continue through Q2 2027. — Urbanize Chicago
Developers Related Midwest had initially promised a start of the project by the end of last year. Construction now will begin with the 72-story Tower One and work towards an eventual 2027 completion, ending a saga that began with the cancellation of Santiago Calatrava’s ambitious... View full entry
An energy-efficient family home designed and built by students from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CPP) has been honored with ten awards at the inaugural Orange County Sustainability Decathlon (OCSD) in California. Named Roots House, the recently sold market-ready... View full entry
Saudi Arabia’s NEOM megaproject has announced a new planned luxury resort development called Leyja that features designs from teams led by architects Mario Cucinella, Chris van Duijn, and Shaun Killa. Details on the new aspect of the development are scarce, though the plan is to include three... View full entry
Construction starts for the month of September declined a total of 6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.2 trillion, according to the latest Dodge Construction Network report. The findings come on the heels of a converse 6% increase reported in last month’s index that was driven... View full entry
Populous has been named as the lead architect for a major renovation of the historic Beaver Stadium on the flagship campus of The Pennsylvania State University. Barton Malow, AECOM Hunt, and Alexander Building Construction will join the project as construction managers, expanding on over 20 years... View full entry
Following last week’s look at an opening for an Assistant Professor for AI in the Built Environment at the University of Florida, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an opportunity on Archinect Jobs for the Howard E. LeFevre ‘29 Emerging Practitioner... View full entry
The latest Architecture Billings Index from the American Institute of Architects for the month of September is showing declines for a second consecutive month to a total score of 44.8 (any score above 50 indicates an increase) following a brief period of stabilization that occurred over the... View full entry
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has designed a major residential complex in Athens, Greece. Named Park Rise and commissioned for LAMDA Development, BIG’s scheme is part of The Ellinikon, described by LAMDA as “Europe’s largest urban regeneration project and a smart city being built from the ground... View full entry
Significant alterations to the exterior of Helmut Jahn’s aging James R. Thompson Center have been revealed inside of planning documents submitted for Google’s forthcoming $280 million renovation of the landmark former government office building in Chicago. The building’s glass facade... View full entry
The latest exhibition of the work of architectural photographer Iwan Baan is set to open at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany. As we first reported back in May, the exhibition Iwan Baan: Moments in Architecture, is described by the museum as “the first major retrospective of... View full entry
The transformation of an aging brutalist monument to communism into a new tech education center geared toward teenagers in the capital city of Albania has been officially inaugurated following a three-and-a-half-year revitalization effort led by MVRDV. The project remade the 127,000-square-foot... View full entry
Field Operations has shared photos of their completed work on the first phase of North Park at the Freshkills Park redevelopment project for the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Over the course of 30 years, what was once the world’s largest landfill will become an interconnected... View full entry