Arup has recommended enacting a new 1.5-mile-long protective wall following the results of a new study calling for an $877 million flood barrier protecting the central waterfront of Downtown Boston. The recommendations call for a barrier to be put in place between Christopher Columbus Park and... View full entry
Henning Larsen’s plan for a new mixed-use district in Berlin has been selected following an international competition to create a new cultural destination called Ku’lturhof in the German capital.The approximately 1.45 million-square-foot (135,000 m2) development will include a total of nine... View full entry
HOK has announced that it is partnering with the Jacksonville Jaguars to undertake the renovation of TIAA Bank Field into the “Stadium of the Future.” The transformation seeks to invigorate the Jaguars franchise and spur the development of the city of Jacksonville. Rendering courtesy of... View full entry
Heatherwick Studio has revealed the design of a new public exhibition hall in Shanghai. Named the ‘Orbit’ and located along the city’s West Bund waterfront, the scheme has been designed to be “seemingly accessible from 360 degrees.” Image credit: Heatherwick Studio Outside, the... View full entry
Santiago Calatrava's storied four-decade career in architecture will be honored with the Leonardo da Vinci Lifetime Achievement Award for Design as part of the XIV Florence Biennale, which takes place from October 14–22 this year in the Italian cultural capital. The Biennale shares: “The prize... View full entry
As we enter the summer months, the job search for many young professionals and recent graduates may seem overwhelming. Let Archinect help you not only find your ideal job but provide you with tips to nail your interview, spruce up your CV/portfolio, and keep up-to-date with what's happening in the... View full entry
As part of the 2023 Venice Biennale, an exhibition on the future of housing has opened feating the work of several women-led practices. Titled 'Reconceptualizing Urban Housing,' and organized by the European Cultural Centre, the exhibition centers on “unique perspectives on collective housing... View full entry
In this week's curated employer highlight, we present four architecture and design firms with current job openings in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. For even more positions, visit the Archinect job board and browse our active community of job seekers, firms, and schools. Globally-active... View full entry
Artist Janet Echelman’s soft-fiber Current installation premiered over the weekend in Columbus, Ohio, adding the city to a list of others to have showcased her experiments with site-specific sculptures and computational design since 2009. Stretching to a total of 126 feet at its zenith, the... View full entry
The third annual cohort of Diversity x Design Scholarships has been announced by HOK in continuation of its cultivation of talent through America’s network of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (or HBCUs).A total of 10 students who are currently enrolled in NAAB-accredited design... View full entry
Data from the latest Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) shows a slight decline of 2.0% to 180.5 for May, continuing a three-month downturn that follows April’s revised total of 184.1 and the 183.7 figure that was recorded in March. For the month, the DIM’s commercial component fell to 6.1%... View full entry
Takeru Shoji Architects has designed a nursery school in Niigata, Japan, that forms a seamless connection between its rooms, the building, and the surrounding area. Called The Center for Early Childhood Education and Care, the school is dedicated to the principles of engaging “naturally with... View full entry
New York’s Institute for Public Architecture (IPA) has announced its 2023 Summer Fellow cohort, featuring six projects that span a range of the various elements (materials, accessibility, community, and space) which form the basis for great public design. This year’s cohort is... View full entry
“It’s less about e-commerce than it is about how people want to live and what they want to experience [...] People want to connect, they want to be social, so we’re trying to give them more reasons and more opportunities to do that.” — The Globe and Mail
The movement is not without its detractors, however, as planning experts like the University of British Columbia’s Dr. Penelope Gurstein balance the media’s mostly effusive coverage for such projects with criticism that they are marketed towards affluent retirees and wealthy overseas... View full entry
Following last week’s look at an opening for an Intermediate Architectural Designer at Seed the North, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for the Director of Making Studio at Columbia University. Reporting to the Dean of... View full entry
