Autodesk has announced the winners of their 2022 Autodesk Excellence Awards. Operated by Autodesk University, the annual series is intended as a celebration of projects that “transform industries and accelerate innovation,” developed using Autodesk software.The awards are... View full entry
Foster + Partners has won a competition to design a master plan for the King Salman International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. When completed, the 14,000-acre scheme is expected to be one of the world’s largest airports. View full entry
If you are a recent architecture graduate and looking for entry-level career opportunities in the greater Los Angeles area, check out this curated selection of available positions from Archinect Jobs. To look up specific job titles from the architectural profession, consult Archinect's Guide to... View full entry
Spain’s governmental Instituto Balear de la Vivienda (IBAVI) has been announced as the 2022 AR Emerging awards winner in recognition of their "state-led mission of delivering social housing on the Balearic Islands." This year's jury commented on the project stating it "brings hope and trust in... View full entry
Goettsch Partners (GP) has completed an office tower that it claims is the healthiest in Chicago. Called 320 South Canal, the 51-story structure is the latest in a series by the same team that focuses on tenant health and wellness. Image © Nick Ulivieri Photography The... View full entry
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo has announced that Christine Theodoropoulos, Dean of the institute’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, is to retire. Upon joining Cal Poly in 2012, Theodoropoulos became the first woman to serve as dean of the college... View full entry
The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced changes to the format of its Stephen Lawrence Prize. Founded in the memory of aspiring architect Stephen Lawrence, who was murdered in a racially-motived attack in 1993, the annual prize has been awarded since 1998 to a project with a... View full entry
One of the industry's most anticipated events has kicked off again in Lisbon, Portugal, this year, with the 2022 edition of the World Architecture Festival and its sister event, INSIDE World Festival of Interiors, welcoming architects and designers from around the world to the three-day... View full entry
A renovated timber-frame house in Tokyo from Kochi Architect’s Studio has been awarded the winner of the 2022 AR House awards by the Architectural Review.The jury compiled selected the Studio’s Yuka to Tenjo (Floor to Ceiling House) design out of a 15-entry shortlist announced earlier in... View full entry
Following last week’s look at an opening for an Auditorium and Seating Designer at Theatre Projects Consultants, we are using our Job Highlights series this week to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Senior Associate of Design for the Obama Presidential Center. The role, situated... View full entry
The third round of projects in the mix for the title of RIBA House of the Year has been released by the organization in advance of tonight’s third episode of the BBC Channel 4’s Grand Designs: House of the Year program. Home designs from Surman Weston and Haysom Ward Miller are the... View full entry
Sydney's highly anticipated Art Gallery of New South Wales expansion will open its doors on Saturday, December 3, expecting the arrival of 15,000 people who have already registered to visit. Designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning duo Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA, the new project is... View full entry
The six-year-old company has repeatedly teased cities with a pledge to “solve soul-destroying traffic,” only to pull out when confronted with the realities of building public infrastructure, according to former executives and local, state and federal government officials who have worked with Boring.
Boring has yet to make good on its most ambitious pitch: that it can design tunnel-boring machines that are so fast to operate that they will drive down costs and shake up the industry.
— The Wall Street Journal
The concerning string of incidents has led some to label Musk, now the world’s richest man, as a highly-compensated grifter. Chicago, Los Angeles, Maryland, and San Bernardino County are among the list of victims of Boring’s illusory promises, with even some of the company’s own... View full entry
3D printing company ICON has been awarded funding by NASA to develop lunar surface construction systems. The $57.2 million contract was awarded under NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research program and will see ICON develop “space-based construction technology” with the aim of creating... View full entry
Steven Holl Architects has reached another milestone following the completion of the new Rubenstein Commons at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey, in late October. The new 17,175-square-foot building provides the 92-year-old IAS with much-needed modern facilities while... View full entry
