The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has inaugurated New Mexico architect Robert M. Calvani, FAIA, NCARB as its 2020 President. For the next year, Calvani will lead the nation's 55 architectural licensing boards amid seismic upheavals taking shape within the... View full entry
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) has announced that the firm's 601 West Pender Street project was unanimously approved by the Vancouver City Council at a public hearing earlier this month. The building replaces a six-story parking structure in the city's Central Business District with a new mixed-use tower... View full entry
The annual RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship has selected the project Life Between Shelters: Refugee camps of today becoming cities of tomorrow by London School of Architecture student Iulia Cistelecan to receive £7,000, nearly US$8,700, in support.The scholarship... View full entry
Associate Professor Derek Ham, Ph.D. has been appointed as the department head of Art + Design at the North Carolina State University College of Design. Ham has taught at the College of Design since June 2015 and was recently promoted from assistant professor. "I am thrilled to announce that Derek... View full entry
MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, has revealed a new renderings of a masterplan and architectural design for the Shenzhen Bay Culture Park in China. The complex covers roughly 51,000 square meters and will have a total building area of 182,000 square meters which will include the Creative... View full entry
As a certified National Economic and Technological Development Zone in China, the Chengdu Science and Technology Industry Incubation Park had a planning area of 330,000 square meters. The park is positioned as a platform to help foster the growth of "health-tech" companies. One of its strategies... View full entry
Jump-start your job search with our latest weekly highlight of architectural employers. Selected from Archinect's active community of architecture students and professionals, firms, and schools, these five practices stand out with a diverse range of projects and current job opportunities... View full entry
After committing to shutting down a stretch of Wilshire Boulevard running through the city of Beverly Hills to speed up subway construction earlier this year, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced that it has completed decking work in the area seven months ahead of... View full entry
The City of Detroit has established a promising collaboration with Danish architects and urban planners SLA, local firm Giffels Webster, and consultants Utile, CDAD, and HR&A to address and solve the social and urban challenges of the Gratiot / 7 Mile Neighborhood in Detroit. The team was selected... View full entry
The aftermath of George Floyd’s death while in police custody has created a moment for radical truth-telling. So here’s some ugly truth about the city of Los Angeles: Our freeway system is one of the most noxious monuments to racism and segregation in the country. — The Los Angeles Times
Mattew Fleischer, Senior Digital Editor of The Los Angeles Times pens an editorial for the newspaper highlighting the indefensible, racist legacy of highway construction in American cities. Citing historical research regarding the ways in which highway construction and urban renewal... View full entry
The Met Breuer building in New York City is set to become the new temporary home to the Frick Collection as the Frick's flagship facilities undergo an expansion and renovation led by Selldorf Architects. The Marcel Breuer-designed Brutalist style building was the original home of the Whitney... View full entry
Highlighting the ongoing disruptions emanating from the COVID-19 pandemic, Hip Hop Architecture Camp has announced that it will hold its summer sessions online this year. According to the Hip Hop Architecture Camp website, the camp is open to middle school and high school students, and will... View full entry
PLP Architecture is designing a new "smart headquarters" for Yandex, the Russian tech qiant, in the Gagarinsky District of Moscow. The 170,000-square-meter campus will enable staff to have a singular space for work, recreation, and inspiration, according to the architects. The titanium-clad... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has published the latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI) report capturing tepid demand for design services during the month of May as the economic fall out from the COVID-19 crisis continues. The report indicates that the demand for architectural... View full entry
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a plan to move London's city hall facilities from their current location within the Norman Foster-designed "glass gonad" building to the Wilkinson Eyre Architects-designed Crystal building in the city's Docklands district. The Foster building is a... View full entry