Following our previous visit to Mapos Architects, we are keeping our Meet Your Next Employer series in New York City this week to explore the work of Desai Chia Architecture. Led by Katherine Chia and Arjun Desai, the firm describes its approach to design as one that “merges... View full entry
In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Metal. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to... View full entry
An update has been provided for the Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R)-led Center for Collaborative Arts & Technology (CCAT) design at the University of New Mexico’s main Albuquerque campus. The $65 million project is 60,000 square feet in total, establishing a new gateway to campus at... View full entry
The British Museum has announced a shortlist of five consultant teams in search of proposals for a new and improved welcome pavilion and public realm at the museum’s north and south entrances. The multidisciplinary teams comprise landscape designers, architects, and public realm... View full entry
A new analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has show construction input to have decreased by 0.9% for the month of September. Nonresidential construction input prices also decreased 0.9% for the month. Prices of... View full entry
Construction of Snøhetta's Shanghai Grand Opera House is rapidly progressing towards a 2025 completion in the city's Pudong District. The firm, which is working with ECADI locally, won an international competition for its design in 2019. We last updated its progress in October 2023. The... View full entry
Coldefy, in collaboration with Atelier 4, the artist Jacopo Foggini, Sempervirens, and AEI Progetti, have emerged as the winners of an international competition to design the new Public Administration Cluster in Tirana, Albania. The team says: "Our vision was to create a space that doesn’t... View full entry
This year’s Lilly Reich Grant for Equality in Architecture winners are Dr. Igea Troiani, Dr. Mamuna Iqbal, and Paula Roush. The 4th individual or group selected to the bi-annual honor will use the funding from the Mies van der Rohe Foundation to work on a new research endeavor titled... View full entry
If you're in search of new, exciting architecture and design competitions, take a look at the latest curated picks of challenges listed on Bustler. Featured below are four briefs calling for innovative proposals for the revitalization of a long-standing pavilion and water fountain in Peja, Kosovo... View full entry
Building permits for Moody Nolan’s Programs & Athletics Center contribution to the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago have been granted by local planning officials, reports Urbanize Chicago. The project is to be realized at the south end of the 19-acre campus in Jackson Park by the end of... View full entry
Snøhetta’s 2023 design for the Beijing Library has won the IFLA/Baker & Taylor Public Library of the Year Award for 2024. The over 800,000-square-foot branch of the Capital Library of China is located in Tongzhou and features the world’s largest climatized reading space. A bold answer to... View full entry
This World Mental Health Day, Archinect is once again inviting the architecture community to share their experiences, thoughts, and challenges. Our new Mental Health Survey is an important opportunity for us to check in and hear directly from you — the architects, designers, students, and... View full entry
The roof at Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, sustained major damage because of high winds associated with Hurricane Milton, which made landfall Wednesday along Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm.
According to the Rays, the Trop was built to withstand winds of up to 115 mph. The roof is supported by 180 miles of cables connected by struts in what the team calls the "world's largest cable-supported domed roof."
— ESPN
The Populous design in St. Petersburg (formerly called the 'ThunderDome') has existed mostly without sustaining significant storm damage since 1990. The roof system was made from 370,000 square feet of PTFE (fiberglass) Tensile Membrane manufactured by a New York company called Birdair, Inc. ... View full entry
The Studio Museum in Harlem announced it will reopen in the fall of 2025 at the conclusion of a seven-year and $300 million expansion project designed by Adjaye Associates. The new building is set to be inaugurated with the first major career retrospective of sculptor Tom Lloyd, whose solo... View full entry
In this week's curated career highlight from Archinect Jobs, we are featuring 20 Project Manager and Project Architect roles currently available in New York City. To explore specific job titles from the architectural profession, consult Archinect's Guide to Job Titles series. Also, follow our... View full entry
