Archinect Sessions Next Up: Exhibit Columbus continues with sharing conversations with the recipients of The J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize. Today's episode is a conversation with Belinda Tato and Jose Luis Vallejo of Ecosistema Urbano. Ecosistema Urbano is a design and consulting company... View full entry
David Adjaye’s proposed UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Westminster, London is going forward after gaining approval from the Minister of State for Housing Christopher Pincher this week. The memorial has drawn a considerable amount of backlash in the Commonwealth since being... View full entry
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Toyo Ito has unveiled a public bathroom in the shape of three mushrooms as part of the Tokyo Toilet project. Ito’s contribution is the 11th toilet to open out of the 17 spread and planned across Tokyo’s Shibuya district. The unique bathroom is located at... View full entry
The $1 trillion package is far smaller than the $2.3 trillion plan that President Biden had originally proposed and would provide about $550 billion in new federal money for public transit, roads, bridges, water and other physical projects over the next five years, according to a White House fact sheet. — The New York Times
A proposed $20 billion in aid to communities of color that have been historically impacted by past infrastructure projects was reduced to $1 billion as part of the dealmaking process. New York Senator Chuck Schumer has promised an additional $3.5 trillion package that will address climate and... View full entry
Barcelona has been named the 2026 World Capital of Architecture by the International Union of Architects (UIA), joining Rio de Janeiro and Copenhagen on a list of cities to receive the UNESCO-backed distinction. The Catalan capital beat out Beijing for the next edition of the honor and will now... View full entry
Adding to his ongoing effort to transform neglected areas of Chicago’s South Side into sustainable community spaces, artist, educator, and urban planner Theaster Gates is embarking on a $4.5 million revitalization of a garden. The 1.3-acre Kenwood Gardens is located in Chicago’s Grand... View full entry
As the month of July comes to a close, architecture firms continue to seek design professionals to join their teams. Here at Archinect, we follow employment and professional practice trends to provide our audience with the latest news and resources. As a trusted source in the architecture... View full entry
Nonresidential construction in the United States is expected to healthily increase in 2022, but only after a continued decline throughout 2021, according to the AIA. In their mid-year Consensus Construction Forecast for July 2021, the organization projects that nonresidential construction spending... View full entry
A diverse group of middle and high school age students is getting a sneak preview of the blockbuster changes coming to Los Angeles’ Exposition Park this summer thanks to the Southern California chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), a group dedicated to the... View full entry
This year's edition of the Philippe Rotthier European Prize for Architecture saw 107 applicants from 26 different countries responding to the 2021 theme of Genius Loci (or "Spirit of the place"). Of the applicants, two laureates were selected alongside a special Jury prize winner: Grand... View full entry
Following a 15-year construction period marred with setbacks, the approximately 650-foot, M-shaped Intempo skyscraper has been completed in the Spanish resort city of Benidorm. The 47-story apartment building, consisting of 256 units, is now the tallest residential skyscraper in the European Union... View full entry
A new academic center will transform the skyline of the UAE’s third-largest city thanks to a partnership between a renowned architect and an ascendent academic institution dedicated to the study of Africa in the Arab world. © Adjaye Associates Adjaye Associates has released its designs for... View full entry
Construction is now fully complete on Skyline Tower, the tallest skyscraper in Long Island City and all of Queens. Addressed as 23-15 44th Drive, the 68-story, 778-foot-tall edifice is designed by Hill West Architects and developed by United Construction & Development Group, FSA Capital, and Risland US Holdings LLC. Yielding 802 residences designed by Whitehall Interiors and marketed by Modern Spaces, residences range in price from $500,000 to $4 million. — New York Yimby
Each of the units feature panoramic, 360-degree views of Manhattan and the surrounding skyline. The Hill West Architects-designed building is a sleek, monolithic structure defined by its fully-glass façade. Its base and crown are composed of metal fins that enclose the parking space and roof... View full entry
China is emerging as a global leader in cultural construction amidst a hectic year that saw a marked decline in new museum building according to AEA Consulting’s just released 2020 Cultural Infrastructure Index. Overall construction is down 30% in the sector compared to last year’s report... View full entry
The firm, cofounded in 1982 by Moody’s father, Curt, and now the largest Black-owned architecture firm in the U.S., moved to refocus its giving on a more tangible outcome. The firm’s architects decided to put their money where their skills are and created the Legacy House project, a planned annual gift that will grant a free home to a family in need in one of the 11 cities where Moody Nolan has offices. — Fast Company
The high cost of homeownership is an increasingly large social and political issue that other architects are addressing with a variety of different experimental housing models. Moody Nolan was compelled to the measure after re-examining the tangible impacts of its annual donations in each of... View full entry