Kengo Kuma & Associates' new design for the Hans Christian Andersen Museum is underway. Pulling reference from Andersen's tales Kuma and his team bring the famed author and his writings to life in an exciting spatial experience. "The museum will provide a unique artistic experience, which... 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 student projects on various Archinect People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Student Work. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW... View full entry
In February, Amazon announced its latest design for a $2.5 billion headquarters in Arlington, "the Helix." Once visual renderings for the campus were released, the architecture community was quick to respond. Besides heavy criticism of its overall design, discussion regarding its surrounding... View full entry
What’s below is a conversation with members of the Black Reconstruction Collective, which came together during the past year and a half, in tandem with an exhibition now at the Museum of Modern Art called “Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America.” The collective’s members are the 10 architects, artists and designers in the exhibition. — The New York Times
NYT architecture critic Michael Kimmelman has published a condensed version of his conversation with Amanda Williams, Emanuel Admassu, J. Yolande Daniels, and V. Mitch McEwen — four of the ten architects, designers, and artists of the Black Reconstruction Collective whose work is... View full entry
Two years after The Grand, the Gehry-designed $1-billion mixed-use development, broke ground in Downtown Los Angeles, construction reached a major milestone this week with the enormous structure officially topping out. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Grand (@thegrandla) A... View full entry
The Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects just revealed the winners of the 2021 AIA|LA Architectural Photography Awards. Recognized were 19 photographs, Instagram feeds, and, for the first time, renderings that featured architecture and the built environment as a central... View full entry
Archinect's last report of the highly anticipated Academy Museum of Motion Pictures reported the Museum's planned opening and potential delay due to Covid-19 concerns. Today, The Academy Museum announces its inaugural programming and the official public opening, which will occur on... View full entry
Richard Driehaus, the founder of Chicago’s Driehaus Capital Management and namesake of the Driehaus Museum and DePaul University’s Business School, died Tuesday, according to Driehaus Private Equity. He was 78. — Chicago Tribune
Among his numerous charitable contributions, Driehaus was especially committed to the preservation of historical architecture. The Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame was established in 2003 to recognize living architects with significant contributions in the field of... View full entry
The Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture recognizes designers under the age of 45 for their achievement in professional practice. Last year's prize was awarded to Francesca Torzo of Francesca Torzo Architetto. Architect Mariam Kamara of Atelier Masomi was recognized and highly... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects has recognized 20 emerging practitioners with its annual Young Architects Award. The program honors early-career individuals for outstanding leadership and significant contributions to the architecture profession. The 2021 award recipients are: Mark Bacon, AIA... View full entry
The late Lina Bo Bardi is a prolific architect, designer, editor, and curator. Even after her passing, her work continues to be an example for others to take note of. Her legacy reminds the industry that at the center of design is bringing communities together. Hashim Sarkis, 2021 curator of the... View full entry
For this week's curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we have selected four briefs calling for a revamp of the National Gallery in London, designs for a Community Culture and Sports Center in China, entries to the 2021 Architecture Film Festival London, and plans... View full entry
In an attempt to pick up border wall construction where former President Donald Trump left off, a state lawmaker in Texas has introduced legislation that would see the construction of a border wall along the Texas-Mexico border.
HB 2862 would create a special "border security enhancement fund" to pay for the projects [...]
— Construction Dive
The legislation, introduced by Republican Texas House Rep. Bryan Slaton, also proposes to name the fortification system the "President Donald J. Trump Wall." Construction Dive points out that it was "only a matter of hours after Biden was sworn in that he rescinded Trump's national emergency... View full entry
Two pioneering projects have been recognized with the AIA's 2020 Innovation Awards: the Catalyst Building in Spokane, Washington, a mass-timber, zero-energy, zero-carbon project designed by Michael Green Architecture and Katerra, won in the Holistic Design category; BHoM Life Cycle Assessment... View full entry
After completing two dozen 3D-printed structures across central Texas, printing a small community for impoverished residents in Mexico, and teaming up up with BIG and SEArch+ to create an off-world building system for the Moon, construction technology company ICON is now breaking into the... View full entry