Described as a “laboratory for future living”, the JCA Living Lab by J.C. Architecture is a regenerated Japanese Colonial residential house in Taipei that preserves its past while accommodating the modern-living needs of its occupants. Today, the project was announced as the ... View full entry
The proposal, entitled "Atlas," designed by JKMM Architects, was selected for 1st place out of 185 entries. The project was in response to a two-stage anonymous design competition for the extension of the National Museum of Finland, which was organized by The Finnish Heritage Agency, the National... View full entry
After a 20-year run as the launching pad for a generation of aspiring architects and young designers, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and MoMA PS1-sponsored Young Architects Program (YAP) will be going on hiatus for at least one year. Martino Stierli, Philip Johnson Chief Curator of... View full entry
The United States Department of State has selected a team from the University of Illinois at Chicago to curate the United States Pavilion at the 2020 Venice Architecture Biennale. The team, led by architects Paul Andersen and Paul Preissner, will create an installation in the pavilion... View full entry
The Design Museum of Chicago, Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), and NeoCon have unveiled a new Design Impact Grant Program targeted at "elevating the visibility of Chicago's design legacy, assets, talent, and community, and at supporting civic good through... View full entry
This post is brought to you by eVolo Magazine The eVolo Skyscraper Competition is an annual call to architects, designers, and urban planners around the globe to explore new ideas for vertical living. It is an opportunity for novel exploration, dialogue, and critique. How can architecture... View full entry
“The memorial is a circle, a continuous ring never ending, an opening for people to step inside and contemplate, to learn what slavery was about. For the community, I hope it enlightens young and old, and reminds everyone that slavery was a very evil part of our history.” — UVA Today
Members of the University of Virginia share their personal experiences and connections to the currently-under-construction Memorial to Enslaved Laborers that is taking shape on the campus. The university’s Board of Visitors has chosen an interdisciplinary team to bring the... View full entry
This post is brought to you by Blank Space. For the last 6 years, the Fairy Tales competition has captured the imagination of designers and architects around the world. Last year's record breaking competition drew entries from over 60 countries, making the competition once again the largest... View full entry
It's a big day in the United Kingdom! The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has just announced the winner of the 2019 Stirling Prize: Goldsmith Street housing by Mikhail Riches and Cathy Hawley! The project was created for the Norwich City Council and features over 100 two-story... View full entry
The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) has recognized influential Canadian landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander as the namesake for a new international landscape architecture prize. The Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize is set to be awarded for the... View full entry
The Final Winning List of “2019 UIA-CBC International Colleges and Universities Competitive Construction Workshop" On August 18, 2019, the "2019 UIA-CBC International Colleges and Universities Competitive Construction Workshop" closed. The Construction Workshop is hosted internationally by... View full entry
Japan's preeminent art and architecture prize, the Praemium Imperiale, today announced the newest round of laureates with the award in the Architecture category going to Tod Williams and Billie Tsien this year. Established in 1986, the New York-based practice Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects... View full entry
Many of us have long been captivated by the fantastical sci-fi visions of space exploration from previous decades, but are these images still the best representation of our future in outer space? For the inaugural Outer Space competition organized by Blank Space (the creators of the popular... View full entry
This post is brought to you by EnBW It's not too late to submit your ideas to create a new vision for Stuttgart! EnBW, host to this open, 2-phased competition with the aim of implementation, is looking for outstanding concepts and urban designs for a disused industrial area (40.000 square metre)... View full entry
The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) has renamed its annual design awards program in honor of the late architect Phil Freelon. Freelon passed away on July 9th, 2019 after being diagnosed with ALS in 2016. A statement announcing the group's decision to rename the... View full entry