The history of housing discrimination in this country is in significant part a history of deliberate government policy, not market forces or individual choice. Ghettos such as those in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland and Baltimore, in fact, reflect federal policies of the mid-20th century that made segregation a condition for federal support of various kinds. That was social engineering of the most shameful sort. — Washington Post
The Washington Post editorial board sounds off on a recent plan advanced by United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson that seeks to further weaken Obama-era "affirmatively furthering fair housing" regulations. According to the editorial, the wording... View full entry
Snøhetta's design for the public garden and revitalization of the Phillip Johnson and John Burgee-designed 550 Madison Avenue building received unanimous approval from the New York City Planning Commission last month. The design transforms the building's public space into an expansive vegetated... View full entry
With the new year (and new semester) just getting under way, now is as good a time as any to take in a good architecture exhibition.We have collected a few of the most interesting exhibitions currently (or soon-to-be) on view at four university campuses across the country, highlighting curatorial... View full entry
Writing in The New York Times, architecture critic Michael Kimmelman sounds off against recently revealed intentions by Related Companies, the developer of Hudson Yards, that could wall off a semi-public park slated for the western end of the mega-project's second phase site. The... View full entry
While our busy schedules didn't allow us to release as many episodes this year, compared to the last few years, 2019 was a great year for Archinect Sessions. We gained thousands of new subscribers and more than doubled the number of listens per episode. Here's a list of 2019's most popular... View full entry
Landscape Architect and educator Dorothée Imbert has been named as the new Director of the Knowlton School of Architecture at The Ohio State University. Imbert will take up a four-year term starting Fall 2020 and will follow in the footsteps of Michael B. Cadwell, FAIA, the current director... View full entry
Seattle-based Olson Kundig has unveiled new images of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle. Opened late last fall, the project challenges the traditional approach to museum design. Instead of concealing back-of-house operations, the design team, led by Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA... View full entry
It's 2020! The new year brings new employment opportunities and the potential for a fresh start at a new firm. Whether you're seeking to gain your first work experience or looking for a new office to grow with, this week's curated job picks focus on 8 firms searching for the right entry-level and... View full entry
Happy New Year! For the month of January, Archinect is shifting its spotlight series to Los Angeles, the country’s second largest city, and the urban area home to some of the nation’s leading architecture firms, advocacy groups, and educational institutions. Los Angeles is, of course... View full entry
[...] sobering reality of selling a “starchitect”-designed home: They might have gotten what they paid for in their house’s dramatic lines, luxurious materials, and prestigious pedigree, but when it comes time to sell, the market is often unforgiving. — Bloomberg
Bloomberg on the challenging business of selling luxury homes, custom-designed for their initial owners by famous architects, including a few properties in the U.S. by Rafael Viñoly, Steven Holl, Annabelle Selldorf, and Pritzker Prize laureate Tadao Ando. Related: Does owning a Frank Lloyd Wright... View full entry
The Arkansas-based architect is undergoing a court case regarding his work and designs for the Saracen Resort Casino in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Blackwell filed a suit against HBG Design, Saracen Development and John Berrey, chairman of the Quapaw tribe’s business committee. A distinguished... View full entry
An all-timber football stadium designed for the Forest Green Rovers Football Club by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) in 2016 has received local approval in Gloucestershire, England. The all-wood stadium is designed to blend into the project’s rural site. Rendering courtesy of MIR / Zaha... View full entry
Creating lasting positive impact through one's work is a big aspiration for many an architect. The month of November was dominated by practitioners who work ceaselessly to move the profession forward toward a better future — whether it was remembering a pioneering architect's decades-long... View full entry
October was an action-packed month this year, as the architecture world grappled with the loss of noted historian and theorist Charles Jencks, Design Intelligence unveiled its annual list of "most admired" architecture schools, and Architecture practice Wolfgang & Hite reinterpreted the... View full entry
For many of Archinect's readers, September represents the beginning of a new year as the academic season refreshes. To help ease this process, we offered incoming students a few tips throughout the month. September also represented the start of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, and Archinect's... View full entry
