The CMU School of Architecture's Spring '21 lecture series features an amazing lineup of speakers. Starting in February and continuing through April, the school has curated a series that touches on architecture, professional practice, race and aesthetics, history, and design futures. The... View full entry
With most states feeling the pinch of freezing winter right now, the thought of furthering one's architectural career at a place where the average February daytime temperature lingers around 80°F can be tempting. So if you are ready to trade the snow shovel for a surfboard, check out these five... View full entry
YOD Group has completed a new restaurant located in the historic sector of Kyiv, next to Arsenalna square in Ukraine. The new project occupies a basement and ground level of a building that used to be a mansion, built in 1797, called "Ypsilantis House." © Andrey Bezuglov Solid brick walls and... View full entry
A New York City Department of Buildings inspector has been charged with taking a $1,200 bribe in exchange for not citing a construction firm that had continued working despite a stop-work order. — Construction Dive
According to Construction Dive, the inspector, Francesco Ginestri, was charged "with solicitation and receipt of a bribe related to his agreement to ensure that the DOB would not issue a $25,000 fine in connection with the stop-work order. " He was released on $150,000 bond last week and, if... View full entry
This week's list of featured online events from Archinect's Virtual Event Guide include lectures by Tatiana Bilbao and 2020 Pritzker Prize Laureates Grafton Architects and a variety of symposia and webinars addressing many important issues in architecture. Are you hosting... View full entry
It was not the biggest or the best implosion ever.
An auction for the right to detonate the dynamite to begin the implosion of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., fizzled. [...]
The tower came down shortly after 9 a.m. amid a huge cloud of dust and an eruption of cheers.
— The New York Times
Opened in 1984, Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino was the first of Donald Trump's three casino ventures in Atlantic City. All three ultimately went out of business, and while the former Trump Taj Mahal and Trump Marina Hotel Casino found new owners, it was the literal end for the Trump Plaza building... View full entry
The Architectural League of New York's Emerging Voices awards highlights the work of emerging practices through its portfolio competition. Since 1982, the awards have helped launch the careers of more than 200 North America-based architects. Past winners include Toshiko Mori, Tatiana Bilbao... View full entry
French experts are combing the country’s forests for centuries-old oaks to rebuild the Notre Dame spire that was destroyed by fire. [...]
Last July, Macron announced the spire would be reconstructed exactly as it was. This is expected to require up to 1,000 oaks aged between 150 and 200 years old.
— The Guardian
Rebuilding the fire-damaged Gothic cathedral hasn't been easy: construction crews were impacted by COVID-19 safety measures, and since French President Macron decided to ditch the modern spire and restore it to its "last known visual state" based on Eugène Viollet-le-Duc's 19th-century... View full entry
HENN and C.F. Møller Architects win first prize for the new Grosshadern Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Clinic Campus, triumphing over 17 other planning teams who competed for the commission. The architects plan to transform the existing structures to create a green, connected, and friendly... View full entry
In 2018 Woods Bagot and Diller Scofidio + Renfro's design proposal was selected as the winning entry for the Adelaide Contemporary International design competition. Both firms describe the center as a "new cultural paradigm that showcases the past, present, and future of... View full entry
From Archinect's active community of architecture students and professionals, firms, and schools, we have selected five employers with recently listed job openings in New York City and Los Angeles. Take a look at these positions, and visit Archinect Jobs for more opportunities. LA-based design and... View full entry
Mitch McEwen kicked off 2021 with a powerful editorial against Philip Johnson and MoMA. "Institutions that support architecture and design in this country are so overwhelmingly complicit with antiblack racism and antidemocratic politics that the legacy of Johnson continues to circulate as an... View full entry
Following the five-month search for a design team to deliver London's new elevated park, the Camden Highline has selected James Corner Feild Operations to lead the design team. The firm will work in collaboration with vPPR Architects and a number of other creative specialists including London... View full entry
MVRDV today revealed "Marble Arch Hill," a temporary installation next to London's Marble Arch. It is a hollowed-out mountain based on a scaffolding structure designed to create a rendered interest in the surrounding area, which connects Oxford Street and Hyde Park. The design introduces a... View full entry
London’s National Gallery is embarking on a £25m-£30m project to upgrade its building, to be partly completed in early 2024 to celebrate its 200th anniversary. There will be three key elements: upgrading the lobby of the Sainsbury Wing, creating a new research centre and improving outdoor space on the edge of Trafalgar Square. — The Art Newspaper
The Sainsbury Wing, designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, will have obvious limitations to what work can be done, given its Grade I listed status. According to The Art Newspaper, the work will be phased over five years. The first step will be to select a design team, which... View full entry
