Ahead of its January 2025 release of the World Monuments Watch list, the World Monuments Fund has announced the greatest factors threatening heritage sites globally are conflict, climate change, "overtourism," a lack of financial support and community engagement, and an extenuating state of... View full entry
Located in West Hampstead, London, Minty House is a reimagined Victorian terrace designed by Peter Morris Architects. The project involved a full refurbishment, including a kitchen extension that fills in the side return and enhances the connection to the garden, creating additional space and flow... View full entry
UCLA Architecture and Urban Design has shared its public speakers and events information for the new academic term as part of our Get Lectured roundup of academic events in the 2024-25 school year. It all begins with the book launch event for Alfredo Thiermann’s Radio-Activities on October... View full entry
This edition of Bustler's curated picks of noteworthy architecture and design competitions features four calls that are all from AIANY/Center for Architecture. They seek exceptional residential interior projects by New York City-based architects, emerging or mid-career architects looking to... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects has released a statement urging action on a number of key priorities related to architecture and the built environment for the 2024 presidential elections following Tuesday’s debate between candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. "Architects... View full entry
Geneva, Switzerland-based firm Leopold Banchini Architects has designed a sleek, minimalist home intended to reflect its alpine and waterside surroundings. Image: Rory Gardiner Located beside Lake Geneva, looking out at the Alps, Villa M was likened, by the architects, to the work of Swiss... View full entry
Construction input prices increased slightly by 0.1% in August, according to a recent Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.2% for the month. Overall construction... View full entry
This post is brought to you by Pratt, an Archinect Partner School New York, NY – August 2, 2024 – Pratt Institute’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies has announced an exciting new partnership with Creative AI Academy, a leader in AI-driven design education. This collaboration... View full entry
Today marks the grand reopening of the Transamerica Pyramid Center in San Francisco, California, following a $400 million redevelopment project from developer SHVO in partnership with Foster + Partners. The 853-foot masterpiece William Pereira first bequeathed to the city in the... View full entry
The Southern California Institute of Architecture has started classes for the Fall semester and is sharing with us their schedule of events and lectures as part of our ongoing event highlight at Archinect Partner Schools. This Friday, September 13th, will see the first opening of Views of Planet... View full entry
Are you an experienced architecture professional looking for a new career opportunity? If so, check out this week's edition of our curated jobs roundup from Archinect Jobs. Below, we highlight 15 employers offering senior positions with a starting salary of over $100K... View full entry
What could be the world’s first 3D printed hotel development has just broken ground near art and design-rich Marfa, Texas. The vision of a Texas native, the noted Austin area hotelier Liz Lambert, will come together with design and logistical support from BIG and ICON. Both entities announced... View full entry
After a run of over 100 episodes, the Night White Skies podcast hosted by Sean Lally is finally coming to an end. Over eight years, the program sought to engage a diverse range of voices in the design field in order to ascertain a better picture of the scenarios currently unfolding within... View full entry
Gone are the days when the easiest way to make an architectural splash was with a shimmering and photogenic stand-alone building, fancy forms torquing this way and that. Along with exploring new takes on regional or vernacular design traditions, the field’s top talents are taking on projects that reimagine existing institutions or public spaces — or forge new links among them. — Christopher Hawthorne, The New York Times
In a new piece for The New York Times, Yale School of Architecture senior critic Christopher Hawthorne explores how architects are striving to rejuvenate downtown areas across the U.S., where hybrid work schedules and negative perceptions have led to reduced vibrancy. While converting commercial... View full entry
The official timeline of the planned $8.5 billion Chicago O’Hare Aiport expansion has been moved to 2034, according to Crain’s. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is working with Ross Barney Architects, Arup, and Juan Gabriel Moreno Architects (JGMA) to complete its first 19-gate Satellite... View full entry
