The American Academy of Arts and Letters has announced the recipients of its 2020 architecture awards. The four winning designers were selected from a pool of 34 applications, according to the Academy website, and were vetted by a jury chaired by Annabelle Selldorf that also included Peter... View full entry
This post is brought to you by Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis an Archinect School Partner The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis is pleased to announce the publication of the latest graduate and... View full entry
The latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI) report published by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) shows that business for the architecture industry has taken a precipitous drop in the weeks since the COVID-19 crisis began to take hold in the United States. While February’s ABI... View full entry
As we're all becoming more fluent in connecting with others online during this time of quarantine, online events offer a fantastic opportunity to connect with others, while continuing to learn, network and stay inspired. The only problem is that there hasn't been a clear way to track and vet... View full entry
Carlo Ratti Associati has completed and installed the first unit of CURA in Turin, Northern Italy. Previously reported on Archinect, we reported on the project, which stands for "Connected Unites for Respiratory Ailments" was spearheaded by Carlo Ratti Associati and Italian architect Italo Rota... View full entry
If you are looking for a starting point in your job search, check out our latest weekly highlight of architectural employers. Selected from Archinect's active community of architecture students and professionals, firms, and schools, these three firms and one boutique hotel stand out with a... View full entry
Princeton University School of Architecture Professors Paul Lewis and Guy Nordenson have been awarded a research grant by the Princeton University Funding Program for Rapid Novel and Actionable COVID-19 Research Projects fund to help propel the duo's work on "Manual of Urban Distance... View full entry
Social media's growing presence within architecture culture has fueled firms’ desire to tap into a fast and responsive form of online exposure. The use of social media platforms like Instagram is a topic we've discussed widely on Archinect. However, during this time of self-quarantine... View full entry
Steven Holl Architects has unveiled a new video highlighting the firm’s designs for a new wing that has been added to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The REACH at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts from Steven Holl Architects on Vimeo... View full entry
Global firm Goettsch Partners (GP) has designed Alcove, a new residential tower in Nashville, Tennessee. Developed by Giarratana LLC, the project rises 34-stories and includes 356 residential units with a total of 375,800 square feet. The building features a rooftop game room, to pools, and... View full entry
A new economic report from the United States Commerce Department indicates that housing construction has been massively impacted by the COVID-19-related economic crisis that is currently gripping the country. According to the department, the number of construction groundbreakings that... View full entry
Husband and wife duo, Takashi Yanai and Patti Rhee, both partners at EYRC, have unveiled their recently completed redesign of their family home, the Kingsland Residence. Takashi leads the residential studio at EYRC and Patti heads the commercial studio. The couple's home is located in Mar Vista... View full entry
Despite the state-wide shutdown of all non-essential construction projects, work on the 77-story One Vanderbilt tower in New York City designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) is marching forward. New York YIMBY reports that construction crews are currently hard at work installing the finishing... View full entry
For our latest weekly highlight of architectural employers, we have tapped into Archinect's active community of architecture students and professionals, firms, and schools and selected four distinct design practices with current job opportunities. Check out these profiles and visit Archinect... View full entry
William Menking, educator, architectural historian, curator, and co-founder of The Architect’s Newspaper, has passed away at age 73 from cancer. Menking was born in 1947 on Ramey Air Force Base in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and grew up in California’s Central Valley. Menking attended... View full entry
