Inspired by Philip Johnson's Glass House and the Ben Rose House from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, a glass-clad pavilion recently completed by Maurice Martel Architecte sits as a tribute to modern architecture in Montréal. Photos by Adrien Williams. Complete with a four-season, indoor swimming... View full entry
This post is brought to you by SCI-Arc, an Archinect School Partner SCI-Arc has announced that its summer program Making+Meaning will be held online this year. Now open to applicants all around the world, students from across the US, Asia, Europe, and beyond will convene to delve deeply into the... View full entry
According to Smithsonian Magazine, a recently discovered set of Gustave Eiffel’s original schematic drawings for Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi’s statue have been found and show the development of his innovative design. California map dealer Barry Lawrence Ruderman purchased a folder of... View full entry
With a great deal of uncertainty and instability currently present in the job market, it can be difficult to find a way to make your work stand out as a graduating architecture student. While architecture and design firms are still hiring (See our roundups of diverse architecture positions... View full entry
The Architects Declare movement has spread across the globe as over 20 countries have joined the fight to address climate change and biodiversity issues. The United States has announced its pledge to join. With 92 signatures collected from U.S.-based architecture practices like Perkins... View full entry
Piggybacking on recent data specific to the architecture industry, a new Quarterly Market Forecast from business consultant group PSMJ Resources indicates that current and near-term construction activity has steeply fallen off in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like recent findings published by... View full entry
This is the fourth part of Archinect Sessions six-part series of conversations we've had with architects, designers, and others in the industry. The discussions address the challenges experienced navigating these uncertain times, from the stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus, to... View full entry
A proposal for the Memphis River Parks Partnership's Studio Gang- and SCAPE-designed waterfront park in Memphis has taken a step forward as the firms present their latest visions for the 30-acre project site. Site plan. Following years of design and community engagement, the semi-final... View full entry
On the small island of Korpo in Southwest Finland, surrounded by forests and the Baltic Sea, sits Shiver House, a beautiful architectural installation that actually wasn't supposed to be there anymore. Designed by UK-based practice NEON and constructed out of Finnish airplane ply in 2015, the... View full entry
“It’s a fundamental human need to physically experience and celebrate events and experiences together, and we’re trying to provide options for everyone where they can be safely socially distant and socially present at the same time.” — The Miami Herald
The Covid-19 pandemic which continues to bring changes to our daily lives is causing one football franchise to rethink a classic from the 1950's: The Drive-In Movie Theater. The function of your standard cineplex today is not conducive to maintaining the various social distancing policies... View full entry
Looking for a starting point in your job search? Check out our latest weekly highlight of architectural employers. Selected from Archinect's active community of architecture students and professionals, firms, and schools, these five practices impress with an eclectic body of work and current... View full entry
Robert Wright, a landscape architect and former Dean of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Forestry, has been selected as the interim dean for the school's John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. Wright is set to take over for Richard M. Sommer, the... View full entry
It's official: Expo 2020 Dubai will be postponed by one year. After the UAE government asked for a delay last month, a majority of the Bureau International des Expositions member states now voted in favor of the proposal, officially confirming the new start date of October 1, 2021 and end date of... View full entry
Rosannah Harding and Matthew Ostrow of HardingOstrow have won a first prize of $10,000 for the American Institute of Steel Construction's (AISC) 2020 Forge Prize. Their winning concept is a cantilevered pedestrian bridge and elevated park intended for a site in Manhattan that connects to the... View full entry
The new 265,000 square-foot Lowell Justice Center courthouse in Massachusetts designed by Finegold Alexander Architects has opened to the public. The $146 million facility houses Superior, District, Housing, Juvenile, Probate, and Family Court facilities, including 17 courtrooms... View full entry