For this week's curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we have selected four calls inviting outstanding student work, creative border interventions, innovative architectural projects and research, and micro-accommodation designs in Sardinia, Italy.For the complete... View full entry

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has announced May 7th as the grand opening date following a major renovation endeavor led by Frank Gehry's team. Called the Core Project, the transformation represents two decades of planning, design, and construction of 90,000 square feet of revived and newly... View full entry

Exhibit Columbus' virtual presentations allowed the public to join in online and listen to thirteen presentations from the event's University Design Research Fellows, High School Design Team, and J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize winners. Exhibit Columbus has shared project renders for eight... View full entry

In Shenzhen's ambitious quest of finding the world's best architects to design ten new major cultural landmarks in and around the booming metropolis (previously), another winning entry has been revealed: the jury of the international design competition for the Shenzhen Conservatory of Music... View full entry

The allure of ADU's has grown significantly. Yet, with new state laws initiated in places like California pre-fabricated options for backyard dwelling units are more accessible to those who want them.  This past month, Los Angeles launched its new ADU Standard Plan Program to streamline the... View full entry

Following a move from Purple to Red in California's tiered safety classification structure, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will again open its doors to the public on Thursday after a year of lockdown that left the 60-year-old museum critically and financially uncertain as it looks to... View full entry

The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam has announced the chief curator of its next edition: Derk Loorbach is the director of the Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT) and professor of Socioeconomic Transitions at the Erasmus University Rotterdam's Erasmus School of Social and... View full entry

This post is brought to you by the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL) at the University of Calgary, an Archinect Partner School CBDX: BORDERLANDS brings political, geological, social and other boundaries into sharp focus.  The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape... View full entry

Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) recognizes two Canadian architects as recipients of the 2021 Gold Medal Award. The annual award is the highest honor bestowed to individuals for their long-standing contributions to Canadian architecture.  This year's recipients are Brigitte... View full entry

Oliver Wainwright, The Guardian's architecture critic, on the new crop of Chinese architects seeking to create a renewed sense of local pride and cultural identity across the country's vast rural areas. "After an era of foreign architects using China as their playground," Wainwright quotes design... View full entry

While a theme park of the proposed size near the Angkor Archaeological Park appears to be off the table for now, a Cambodian government spokesperson indicated potential openness to a scaled-down version in the future, The Art Newspaper reports. Related on Archinect: Angkor Archaeological Park... View full entry

If you are an architect, landscape architect, or interior designer and waiting to make your next big career move, check out our latest highlight of featured employers in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco as well as remote working opportunities. For even more current openings, visit Archinect... View full entry

On March 15th Archinect reported the announcement of the National Building Museum's new Executive Director, Aileen Fuchs. As Covid-19 safety protocols continue to evolve and vaccine distribution continues, museums and other public institutions prepare to reopen their doors in the coming... View full entry

StudioAC has reunited with contemporary cannabis dispensary Edition in the design of their second location on 764 St. Clair West in Toronto, Canada. Following the success of their first market, which was deemed “the world’s chicest cannabis shop” by Elle Décor, this... View full entry

It was a trip to the Arctic that gave a Los Angeles-based architect the inspiration for the new 36,000 sqft expansion of the Winnipeg Art Gallery opening this weekend in the nation's seventh-largest city.  Qaumajuq, the Inuit art centre at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Michael Maltzan... View full entry