Global architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) has broken ground on Platform 16, a new 1.2 million-square-foot office and commercial complex slated for a site next door to Google's forthcoming Transit-oriented village in Downtown San Jose, California. According to a press release published... View full entry
For our latest highlight of architectural employers, we have tapped into Archinect's active community of architecture students and professionals, firms, and schools and selected five architecture and design practices with current job opportunities. Check out these profiles and visit Archinect... View full entry
Longtime architect, advocate, and mentor Robert Traynham Coles has passed away at age 90 in Buffalo. Coles, who in 1994 became the first African American Chancellor of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), was celebrated for the quality and beauty of his architectural designs. His... View full entry
The 17th International Architecture Exhibition for the Venice Biennale has been postponed for a second time due to the Coronavirus pandemic and is now rescheduled to take place May 22nd to November 21, 2021. The exhibition, titled How Will We Live Together? and curated... View full entry
A much-anticipated lecture delivered by Bjarke Ingels at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP) is now available for online viewing. In the wide-ranging, nearly two-hour presentation, Ingels, founding partner at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)... View full entry
In response to the urgent need for more widespread and rapid COVID-19 testing, Perkins and Will's New York studio — along with its Denmark studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, and in partnership with multi-disciplinary design group Arup— has... View full entry
Today we share the second 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 the... View full entry
Jaquelin “Jaque" Taylor Robertson, FAIA, a founding partner of architecture firm Cooper Robertson and the urban designer behind the master plan for Celebration, Florida, has passed away at age 87. Aerial view of Celebration, Florida. Image by Robert Benson Photography. A message from Cooper... View full entry
Los Angeles-based SPF:architects has completed a 5,000-square-foot renovation of a 1970s-era beachfront California modernist home designed by notable mid-century architect Jerrold E. Lomax. SPF:a's renovations for the home, which is located in Malibu, California among a tightly clustered... View full entry
Paris-based design studio Ubalt Architectes has redesigned a number of spaces at France's National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (INSEP) as a part of its partnership with Adidas. The primary aim of the renovation was to create a sustainable and functional environment for the... View full entry
Construction work just resumed at the Shanghai site for the new Cofco Cultural and Health Center designed by Steven Holl Architects. The 80,944-sf facility combines medical spaces, a pharmacy and nursery with cultural functions, including a library, gym, exhibition area, cafe, and community areas... View full entry
The online events happening today, as featured in Archinect's Virtual Event Guide, all address the challenges we're currently facing and how that will impact architects working in areas of new technology, education and healthcare. Are you hosting a virtual lecture? Presentation? Tour?... View full entry
Details continue to come to light regarding the ongoing investigation over the abrupt recusal of Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) President Alan Jones following allegations that a "serious incident" had taken place. Jones announced that he would temporarily step down from his position... View full entry
Last month, Archinect reported on the recently completed “Preparedness Assessment Tool” developed by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) that aims to offer guidance for how existing spaces can be converted for temporary hospital use during the COVID-19 pandemic. The... View full entry
Big Mouth House was developed by Hybrid Architecture, led by Rob Humble in collaboration with Kailin Gregga of Best Practice Architecture and sole practitioner Steven Lazen. The team transformed a 5,760-square-foot single-family lot in Seattle's Central District into three dynamic townhomes. Each... View full entry
