The Prix Versailles just unveiled the winners of this year's World Titles trophies, honoring outstanding achievements in architectural and interior design. During a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, the program selected the main prize winners from a field of "World’s Most Beautiful"... View full entry

BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) has collaborated with modular architecture company Nokken to create Softshell, a semi-permanent, timber-framed tent designed to address sustainability challenges in hospitality and residential design. The Softshell’s timber frame and recyclable canvas create a... View full entry

It's the end of the road for the Herzog & de Meuron-designed new Vancouver Art Gallery scheme, Canadian outlet CTV News reports.  After winning the architectural design competition more than ten years ago in April 2014 (beating out rivaling schemes from DS+R, Tod Williams Billie Tsien, KPMB... View full entry

Today, December 4th, would have been the 100th birthday of architect and developer John Portman. For fans of the hotel atrium grandmaster who died in 2017 at 93, Chicago-based MAS Context has arranged a digital screening of John Portman: A Life of Building, a film directed by Ben... View full entry

Following our previous look at an opening for an architectural designer at Samara, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a CNC Programmer, Operator, and Fabricator at OTTRA. The role, based in Brooklyn, calls... View full entry

A family residence in the South London suburb of Crystal Palace has emerged victoriously as the RIBA House of the Year title winner for the best new home in the UK. Titled Six Columns, the design was envisioned by Will Burges, Director of London-based 31/44 Architects, with himself and his family... View full entry

Take a look at our latest curated selection of architecture and design firms currently hiring on Archinect Jobs: This week's featured employer highlight includes job openings in New York City and Los Angeles. For even more opportunities, visit the Archinect job... View full entry

Portland-based architecture firm Linden, Brown Architecture has rebranded as Observation Studio, marking a new phase in its evolution. Regular Archinect readers may remember our interview with the firm earlier this year, where they shared insights into their design process and the influence... View full entry

The project comes as part of a multimillion-dollar grant to UCLA ahead of its hosting of the 2028 Olympic Village. Under the plans, inductive charging coils will be installed underground along Charles E. Young Drive between the Westwood Plaza intersection and Murphy Hall, while stationary... View full entry

Nationwide nonresidential construction spending decreased by 0.4% in the month of October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of recent U.S. Census Bureau data. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $... View full entry

UK media outlets report that Brighton's i360 tourist attraction has filed for administration. Initially launched as "British Airways i360," the seaside 531-foot moving observation tower had great expectations of attracting huge crowds pinned on it when it opened in August 2016 as a "vertical... View full entry

As the Northern Hemisphere approaches the winter season, construction activity on our southernmost continent has kicked into overdrive: More favorable summer temps have opened up a brief six-month window at the British Antarctic Survey's Rothera research station and operations hub, allowing for... View full entry

Following our previous visit to Cover, we are keeping our Meet Your Next Employer series in Los Angeles this week to explore the work of Laney LA. A multidisciplinary studio based in the Hermosa Beach Arts District, the firm has amassed a portfolio from private homes to... View full entry

The latest entry in the Deans List series, with USC Architecture Dean Brett Steele generated some discussion with Thayer-D and Will Galloway both ultimately agreeing that "North America cities are not being built in the nicest way right now. Lots of...car-dominated planning in general that does... View full entry

With the holiday season right around the corner, it’s time to look at a unique gift idea that is sure to inspire fans of Brutalism from the trendy Swedish audio company Transparent. Their new Brutalist Speaker is designed especially to utilize the geometry of indoor spaces to boost the... View full entry