During an eventful week of live talks and presentations, World Architecture Festival announces the Isolation Transformed competition winners. Joined by PechaKucha (storytelling platform), the competition invited designers to think about future environments post-virus. The winning project went to... View full entry
The pandemic accelerated a need for digital menu boards, artificial intelligence, expanding drive-thrus into dual lanes and adding drive-thru only units where available. Many other fast food restaurants like Wendy's, Taco Bell, Del Taco, Burger King, KFC and McDonald's have also shown interest in developing many of these concepts. — Construction Dive
With indoor dining areas closed in many, if not most, restaurants since the beginning of the pandemic, the nation's fast food and fast casual franchises are rethinking fundamental design concepts of their operations that will likely become part of the American vernacular for decades to come, such... View full entry
Italian design and innovation office Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) unveils their latest concept design, a 300 ft tall (90 meter) tennis tower. In collaboration with Italo Rota, the project was developed for sport and media company RCS Sport. Besides its intent to house eight tennis courts, what... View full entry
Although 2020 proved to be a challenging year, architecture students continued to push forward and create award-winning projects. The annual RIBA President's Medal awards program recognizes the best architecture student projects. This year the program received the highest number of project entries... View full entry
The ---- Johnson Study Group, an online organization "studying the legacy of a 20th century white supremacist [Philip Johnson] who founded the most significant modern architectural institutions in the United States" has released the following letter calling for all institutions to remove the name... View full entry
Architect Frank Gehry has unveiled a revised design for 8150 Sunset - a proposed mixed-use housing complex near the eastern terminus of the Sunset Strip.
The project [...] calls for the construction of two mid-rise structures containing 203 residential units - a portion of which would be set aside as workforce and affordable housing - above 57,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space.
— Urbanize Los Angeles
Gehry's ongoing 8150 Sunset project in Los Angeles first appeared on Archinect in March 2015 with initial renderings following in August that year. Urbanize Los Angeles reports that the revised design was the result of conditions of approval imposed by LA's City Council in 2016. For... View full entry
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation today announced Justin Garrett Moore as the inaugural program officer for its new Humanities in Place program area. He will join the Foundation on December 16, 2020. According to the Foundation, the Humanities in Place program "seeks to bring a variety of histories... View full entry
December is finally here but as 2020 comes to a close, let Archinect help guide your employment search. From resume tips to preparing for a virtual job interview, Archinect Tips is the perfect resource for students and professionals to stay up to date on the latest employment and professional... View full entry
Learning a new skill is a great way to bolster your personal development. And it doesn't hurt your professional marketability. A new skill or even a new hobby could also just be something you want to do, for yourself, and no one else. But, sometimes getting started can be tough. Check out these... View full entry
In just two days, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) becomes the second Architects Declare co-founder to leave the advocacy group, following Foster + Partners' withdrawal yesterday. In a statement released by Architects' Journal, ZHA said that "climate change is a defining challenge of our... View full entry
Developer Uribe Schwarzkopf and architects Carlos Zapata Studio unveiled its first project together. Called "Unique," the 24-story mixed-use residential tower is located in Quito, Ecuador. One of its defining features is a three-story communal area at the midpoint of the building, which features a... View full entry
In true parametric fashion, the design team at Zaha Hadid Architects reveals their plans for a new museum located in Shenzhen, China. The new Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum will be the "pearl" of the city's technology and innovation corridor in the Guangming Science City. The... View full entry
CASE-REAL has completed a new residence in Tokyo, Japan. The two-story wood-frame home sits in a residential sector in the city center and contrasts the surrounding structures with its metallic exterior, made of galvanized steel. From the street, the home displays a gridded system of the... View full entry
One of the UK’s most famous architects has withdrawn from an environmental coalition in a dispute about the destructive role of aviation in the escalating climate crisis. [...]
The decision follows a row over Foster and Partners’ work on airports around the world – seen by critics as incompatible with tackling the climate and ecological emergency.
— The Guardian
Airport designs have been key projects in Foster + Partners' portfolio for years, with prominent recent commissions and competition entries in Saudi Arabia, Marseille, Chicago, Mexico City, and Beijing. Following Foster's decision to withdraw from his initial commitment, Architects Declare issued... View full entry
An analysis of the 10 retail chains that spend the most on construction shows that seven experienced declines in construction spending in the first nine months of 2020 compared to the first nine months last year. Only three of the 10 — Publix, AutoZone and Dollar Tree — increased construction spending... — Construction Dive
The findings come from the Dodge Data & Analytics 2021 Construction Outlook, as reported by Construction Dive. According to the report, the retailers' reduced spending comes from a "move away from brick-and-mortar retail that has been ongoing for years but accelerated br the pandemic." View full entry
