British architectural historian Joseph Rykwert has died. The influential academic and writer who was considered to be a leading critical voice of his generation, taking aim at the banality of modernism and its encroachments on the urban sphere, lived to be 98 according to his New York Times... View full entry
For this week's curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we are featuring 14 AIA Awards programs seeking the best in a range of typologies, from urban design and housing to small projects and contemporary architecture.For the complete directory of newly listed... View full entry
The wait is over for followers of Studio Gang’s campus expansion for the California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco. The project, which was first announced in late 2016, establishes an overlapping "creative ecosystem" inside the footprint of the school's existing campus located in the... View full entry
The new Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) for the month of October has shown a decrease of 5.3% to a new score of 197.2. This is down from September’s revised reading of 208.2. Over the month, commercial planning fell 6.7%, and institutional planning declined 2.0%. The declines were... View full entry
Our latest weekly curated jobs roundup from the Archinect Job board features nine employers with exciting opportunities in the Boston area. For helpful guidance on how to get that next job, make sure to check out Archinect's Guide to Job Titles series and... View full entry
The second day of this year's World Architecture Festival in Singapore ended with the announcement of 20 new winners in their select categories. The live presentations at Marina Bay Sands were selected from a group of 470 new projects to name the newest winners of the 2024 WAF and INSIDE World... View full entry
A research team in Oregon has unveiled a mass timber prototype home that seeks to showcase a sustainable, energy-efficient alternative to traditional home construction. Designed by the TallWood Design Institute, a collaboration between the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, the... View full entry
Victor Lundy, the renowned modernist architect whose work leaned on fine art and espoused a more humane form of architecture for the masses, has died in Texas at the age of 101, the Sarasota Observer is reporting. A true man of his times, Lundy served in the U.S. Army’s 26th Infantry Division... View full entry
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA), and the New Zealand Registered Architects Board (NZRAB) have implemented a new Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA). It replaces the previous MRA between the countries... View full entry
The renovation of Helmut Jahn’s fought-over Thompson Center building in Chicago for Google has provided an updated pair of renderings for the $280 million project. The update follows last December’s release of the initial images for the reimagining. Google is pledging to deliver a... View full entry
Three finalists for the 2024 RIBA International Prize have emerged in the competition to be crowned as the next title-holder of the "world’s most transformative building."The fourth edition of the prize, which was first established in 2015, includes a juried selection taken from the slate of... View full entry
With the upcoming 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on the horizon for 2025, the new interior renovations by Trahan Architects to one of its tragic epicenters—the historic Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana—is an important project to highlight following the completion of... View full entry
The results are coming in from Singapore as part of the winner's announcements for the 2024 edition of the World Architecture Festival and its sister event, the INSIDE World Festival of Interiors. Held once again inside the Marina Bay Sands complex, the winners were judged live by a... View full entry
Following our previous look at an opening for fellowships at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore open roles on Archinect Jobs for Healthcare Planners at Flad Architects, who are currently... View full entry
Henning Larsen has expanded its Unboxing Carbon initiative with the release of two open-source catalogs detailing the carbon emissions of building materials for architects and designers. Originally launched in 2021 as a carbon literacy course, “Unboxing Carbon” aims to address the construction... View full entry
