I was staying at a friend’s apartment in the heart of Hollywood on the evening of September 10th, 2001. I had to wake up unnaturally early the next morning to move my car to avoid getting a parking ticket. I vividly recall the eery feeling squeezed into the tiny old elevator as I descended the... View full entry

BIG is making a huge investment along with partners UNStudio and Squint/Opera in a new virtual platform that responds to the demands of the post-pandemic world with a digital presentation tool aimed at increasing effective collaboration on and reducing the carbon footprint of future... View full entry

RIBA is partnering with Google Arts & Culture to launch an innovative new online exhibition of curated stories using items and artifacts culled from its collection in order to highlight the 187-year-old organization's influence on the field. The announcement was made this week and culminated in... View full entry

Titled "On Cities," a new series of twenty masterclasses was released by the Norman Foster Foundation this week. Each half-hour video features a leading expert in the fields of architecture, urbanism, economics, and mobility, aiming to promote cross-disciplinary and trans-geographic exchange... View full entry

The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) has published a 65-page document containing a wealth of tools, tips, and resources aimed at architecture students. The “Digital Resources” tool was compiled by the AIAS Design and Technology Task Force, and is described as “a tool for... View full entry

Recently, we took a closer look at how architecture and design may be affected by the rise of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), and the underlying blockchain technology supporting them. In the latest intriguing development on the subject, the digital art marketplace SuperRare has announced the launch of... View full entry

MIT Press has launched an unprecedented digitization program for architecture and design publications, with 34 classic architecture and urbanism books now freely available on its platform. The “MIT Press Open Architecture and Urban Studies” is dedicated to classic and out-of-print titles... View full entry

And just like that, it's April again. While lots has happened here in Archinect's news and features sections since the beginning of the year, we'd like to take a quick look back at the highlights on Archinect's Instagram feed this past quarter. Whether you're already one of @archinect's 77.5k (and... View full entry

This week's list of featured online events from Archinect's Virtual Event Guide focuses on Paul Revere Williams, climate and energery research, Taliesin West, and Lina Bo Bardi. Are you hosting a virtual lecture? Presentation? Tour? Interview? Happy Hour? Submit it for... View full entry

As 2020 is finally wrapping up, it's only appropriate to pause and take a look back at a year that has faced the architecture and design community with countless challenges but also new opportunities. While we've already begun to recap Archinect's editorial highlights in our 2020 Year in Review... View full entry

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) develops an online resource for those interested in mass timber use in tall building construction. Thanks to a USDA Forest Service grant, the CTBUH aimed to explore the work and research regarding mass timber and its... View full entry

Commercial interiors product manufacturers are struggling to understand the best way to reach their customers with the product information they need to make recommendations and execute on solutions that support the health, safety and welfare of employees returning to the office. Design practices... View full entry

If you're an Apple user, you've probably been prompted to update your operating system to version 11 the latest OS release, dubbed "Big Sur." As a mostly Apple-based team here at Archinect HQ, we were pleasantly surprised to see Archinect highlighted on the welcome screen after the update. As the... View full entry

2020 has emerged as a year that will change all of our lives, whether it’s the current and ongoing health pandemic, social justice reform, economic unrest, and more. Against this backdrop, businesses are trying to find their voice and best manage how their brands are meant to respond to all this... View full entry

We are in the final days of Archtober 2020, New York City's month-long celebration of architecture and design, and with a packed calendar of events, there is no sign of slowing down. For the tenth year in a row, Archinect & Bustler are proud to partner with Archtober and present you our weekly... View full entry