In late 2021, we covered a study by researchers at the University of Plymouth in the UK, which found that living wall systems can reduce heat lost from existing buildings by 31%. The Plymouth study was symptomatic of a larger curiosity within architecture on the impact of integrating nature and... View full entry
Searching for architectural career opportunities in Philadelphia? For this week's curated job picks we highlight eight architecture firms that are searching for the right candidate to join their team. From project architects to a junior designer explore ten employment opportunities... View full entry
The work of Concordia University Centre for Sensory Studies director David Howes and other researchers working in the growing field of sensory urbanism was recently highlighted by Jennifer Hattam of MIT Technology Review. A wide range of methods ranging from the high-tech and... View full entry
Two of the most influential professional architectural associations in the western hemisphere have pushed forward with their plans for a reciprocal licensure agreement between the US and UK. The UK’s Architects Registration Board (ARB) and the American National Council of... View full entry
The Line, as the car-free linear city that will form the backbone of Neom is known, could cost up to $200 billion to build, the prince said last year, though that was before the plan changed to include gigantic horizontal buildings.
The buildings would be “different heights as you go,” adapting to the landscape, with their final size determined by engineering considerations and the terrain, Al-Nasr said.
— Bloomberg
The OPEC nation has thus far been mum as to the new plan’s details but says it will be funded in part through an increase in surplus revenues overseen by the Public Investment Fund, which is managed by NEOM’s CEO Al-Nasr. It is yet unclear whether Bechtel, who previously signed on their... View full entry
For the eleventh year in a row, Gensler has topped Architectural Record’s Top 300 U.S. Architecture Firms list. Together with Perkins&Will and HDR, the trio continue a three-year streak atop the rankings. Gensler reported $1.37 billion in architectural revenue, which is more than double... View full entry
Kate Fowle, who became director of MoMA PS1 in 2019 and barely had the chance to lead the museum as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, abruptly announced on Friday that she was stepping down as of July 15 from the museum in Long Island City, Queens. — The New York Times
“This has been an extraordinary opportunity to lead MoMA PS1 over the last (nearly) three years and to work with all of you alongside our Board, patrons, and funders,” Fowle said in an email to museum staff according to The New York Times. “I want you to know that I have deep respect and... View full entry
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Los Angeles’ architectural community is mourning the death of a legendary figure in its storied history of residential design after reports that Wave House architect Harry Gesner passed away Friday, June 10 at his Malibu home following a battle with cancer. Best-known as the designer of several... View full entry
ICYMI, Sean Joyner debunked Architecture’s Mythological Work Culture. Given the clear "disconnect between the traditional professional ethos and the advent of the current zeitgeist" he argues "It is time to value people over projects, individuals over industry, compassion over concept." Not... View full entry
In anticipation of scaling up its recent slate of work within the country, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners is said to be opening an office in New York this fall –representing the firm’s first expansion into an American market in its illustrious 42-year history. Associate partner Georgina... View full entry
Can you imagine a version of Los Angeles with even more highway veins pursed throughout its (formerly) Bohemian coastline, super-industrial downtown core, and crisscrossing network of foothills? The reality of what could easily have been (save for the opposition of several big-name... View full entry
Researchers at Penn State are set to undertake a study of the environmental impact of construction. The interdisciplinary team, led by associate professor Rahman Azari from the university’s architecture school, will study the embodied carbon emissions associated with the manufacturing... View full entry
The famed Vietnam Wall Memorial designer and 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient took a studio visit with PBS correspondent Jeffrey Brown to discuss her designs for the new Museum of Chinese in America following its partial destruction due to fire in January of... View full entry
Texas Tech University has appointed a familiar name in the culmination of a new dean to lead its 95-year-old College of Architecture. Urs Peter "Upe" Flueckiger is the new dean of the school, continuing in the role he stepped into in an interim capacity starting in the fall of last year... View full entry
