From Archinect's active community of architecture students and professionals, firms, and schools, we have selected five practices for our latest weekly highlight of architectural employers. Take a look at these openings, and visit Archinect Jobs for more listings. Established architecture firm MGA... View full entry

MVRDV has completed Villa Stardust, a private home that began as a former commercial building. Inspired by the traditional Moroccan riad, the interior living spaces of the villa are oriented around a central patio space and courtyard.  Designed as an outdoor "living room," the... View full entry

New York and Austin-based firm Specht Architects has recently completed the Preston Hollow home, an 8,000-square-foot residence influenced by the classic Dallas modern homes of the 1950's and 1960's. Among the defining features of the home are its heavy cast-concrete walls that extend from the... View full entry

This is the fifth installment 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 the... View full entry

Paul Petrunia visited Studio-MLA and appreciated its "dynamic interior urbanism...a kind of indoor campus greenhouse". They found a true "community hotspot". Orhan Ayyüce commented "A lot of talented younger generation architects and landscape architects have been through her office. No wonder it... View full entry

Los Angeles-based architecture, urbanism, and landscape design practice Rios Clementi Hale Studios (RCH Studios) has changed its name to RIOS following the recent departure of two of its namesake principals.  In a statement on the RIOS website, firm Creative Directors Mark Rios, Bob Hale... View full entry

Browsing Archinect's active community of architecture students and professionals, firms, and schools, we have selected four exciting design practices for our latest weekly highlight of architectural employers. Take a look at their current openings below and visit Archinect Jobs for more... View full entry

Despite concerns that the upper 20 stories of the Elkus Manfredi Architects-designed 200 Amsterdam tower in New York City were inappropriately approved for construction, work on the 56-story luxury residential tower continues apace.  Earlier this year, a New York State Supreme Court... View full entry

Located on the outskirts of the University of Lausanne in Chavannes-près-Renens, Switzerland, the Vortex will house nearly 1,000 students and academic guests by the end of this summer. Designed by Swiss-based IttenBrechbühl, the building welcomed 1,800 athletes taking part in the Youth... View full entry

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) recently announced new measures they aim to achieve after the COVID-19 pandemic ceases.  CLC has published its "Roadmap to Recovery" plan, which it intends to execute in three phases in order to help the construction industry "reinvent itself within... View full entry

Grimshaw, in collaboration with Little Diversified Architectural Consulting as architect of record has unveiled the initial designs of the new 21,000-square-foot arts complex for Santa Monica College (SMC) in Southern California. The building will replace an existing car park and serve as the... View full entry

Foster + Partners has just broken ground on ICÔNE, a new office complex in Belval Luxembourg. At 18,800 square meters, the building's program highlights many new features needed for safe working environments and embraces changes that will be crucial for workplaces of the future. In a statement... View full entry

Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron and Canadian architects Quadrangle have been selected by Kroonenberg Groep and ProWinko to design a new mixed-use tower in Toronto.  In the north-south orientation, the tower has a 3:1 ratio, creating a thin volume. A linear core at the western facade has been... View full entry

Located on the campus of China Resources University, a private educational institution in Shenzhen, the design of Studio Link-Arc's China Resources Archive Library is composed of a dual program. At 9,000 square meters, the building's function serves as an archive for the university and holds all... View full entry

Australia's Sunshine Coast Council has invested in its future by producing an inspiring design guide in the form of a visually stunning book. The book showcases how good design is vital to protecting what the community values most. The Sunshine Coast is coveted globally for its sub-tropical... View full entry