The American Institute of Architects California has selected 13 new projects as winners of the 2024 Residential Design Awards. The annual celebration of design for the private sphere includes designs for a variety of clients and use types, from stylish single-family homes to supportive housing... View full entry
A new framework for establishing competency-based qualifications as the initial basis for architectural licensure in the United States was released today by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. The new NCARB Competency Standard for Architects outlines 16 key... View full entry
The burgeoning future of personal airborne transportation is a topic on many minds of late as advancements in aviation technology make the prospect of flying cars and similar vehicles more and more feasible. Now, HOK is entering its name into a mix with a design for what will be the world’s... View full entry
Our latest weekly curated jobs roundup from the Archinect Job board highlights 12 architecture schools looking to add faculty, academic leaders, facilities staff, and fellows to their institutions. Preparing for a new job? Be sure to follow our Archinect Tips series to... View full entry
MAD Architects have updated the progress on the new Fenix Museum of Migration in Rotterdam. The project, now in its final phase, is united by a distinctive stainless steel spiral stair feature and joins the adaptive reuse of a warehouse space next door into the new Danshuis center, which was... View full entry
Foster + Partners has unveiled its design for a new high-rise “live-work” building in Seoul, South Korea. The 14-story building, on a corner plot in the city’s Dosan-daero Road, is intended to “cater for a highly personalized approach to business hospitality.” Image credit: Foster +... View full entry
Julia Morgan’s first residential design completed after opening her own practice has hit the real estate market in the Bay Area after listing for the first time in 50 years. The 116-year-old home owned by architect Claude Stoller until his death last year in Berkeley is just steps from... View full entry
One of the most significant skyscraper designs in SOM’s portfolio, the John Hancock Center (now known as 875 N. Michigan Avenue) in Chicago, will be receiving an upgrade to its upper-level Signature Room, according to 360 Chicago, the group that bought the former restaurant space on the 95th and... View full entry
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) has announced Cris Ballester Parets, a widely recognized pioneer in the area of social housing, as the winner of the 2024 Royal Academy Architecture Prize. View full entry
Six winners of the second phase of the Initiative 99 competition sponsored by ICON and juried by some of the industry’s biggest names were announced by the Texas-based 3D printing enterprise. Entrants vying for the combined $1 million Phase 1 and 2 purse were asked to create 3D... View full entry
Following our previous look at an opening for a Director of Architectural Design at Palisociety, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Design & Construction Manager at the Eames Institute. The role, based... View full entry
Landscape and planning studio SCAPE has announced the addition of architects BIG to a new adaptive reuse project in southern Fairfield County, Connecticut, called Manresa Island. The project, which is set to reimagine a decommissioned coal-fired power plant into a new 125-acre... View full entry
The split between the Centre Pompidou and State of New Jersey may soon be repaired after a new satellite venue was announced for Jersey City following the original plan’s mid-summer cancellation. The museum will be realized at 100,000 square feet. Jersey City's Mayor Steven Fulop says it will be... View full entry
The Prix Versailles selection of the 2024 World's Most Beautiful Campuses has been announced as a group of six new or renovated academic buildings that represent the very best in campus architecture and design for higher education.Each evinces a blend of creativity, ecological concern, and a... View full entry
The latest Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data on nonresidential construction spending has shown a slight 0.1% increase for the month of August. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.22 trillion. Private... View full entry
