New York City-based Terreform and Chicago community development nonprofit Blacks in Green are planning to moving ahead with the BIG Green Homestead project, a development that will bring community-owned sustainable housing and commercial spaces to the city's South Side. The project... View full entry
Foster + Partners has been selected by AMAALA, the "ultra-luxury" destination located along Saudi Arabia's northwestern coast, to design a new international airport. Consisting of the terminal and control tower, the design concept builds on the idea of a mirage in the middle of the desert. It's... View full entry
A recently published interface pulls together data on what architecture firms received approval for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding from the United States Small Business Administration (SBA). The interface collects publicly available information published by SBA that has been sorted... View full entry
Adjaye Associates has designed a memorial in Windrush Square located at the center of Brixton, South London to honor Cherry Groce, who was shot in her home by the Metropolitan Police in front of her children on September 28, 1985. Becoming paralyzed from the incident, Groce passed away in... View full entry
Each week, Archinect is highlighting a selection of exciting firms with current job openings. For even more opportunities, visit Archinect Jobs and browse our active community of architecture students and professionals, firms, and schools. Operating from offices in Copenhagen, New York, London... View full entry
The historic Assen Station in the Netherlands has been transformed by a massive triangular wooden roof and the addition of a new station building below it. Designed by De Zwarte Hond and Powerhouse Company for the NS, ProRail, and Assen city council, the new station provides a striking gateway... View full entry
Rather than fancy restaurants and gimmicky stores, lobbies could host outside organizations to convene and organize. The museum might act as a partner and participant, catalyst, and amplifier. Here, there are no bananas stuck to the wall, but ample meaningful information for an active audience. Guards would protect patrons over property. And during the next protest, lobbies could open up and transform into staging grounds, sanctuary spaces, and broadcasting stations for citizen journalists. — artnet
Architect Florian Idenburg offers alternative uses for boarded up museum fronts in New York City during the social uprising and protests and questions the corporate policies now running the museum's public interface on city's sidewalks. "Amid the stream of information about systemic racism... View full entry
This week's featured virtual event happenings, from Archinect's Virtual Event Guide, address urban design, sustainable infrastructure, Stefano Boeri and Sou Fujimoto, equity in higher ed, designing careers, and much more. Are you hosting a virtual lecture? Presentation? Tour? Interview?... View full entry
The renovation of the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris took place between July 2016 and October 2019 with a primary goal of improving the reception area and staff working spaces. The museum remained open to the public during the renovation, forcing the team to coordinate the project without... View full entry
When Swiss luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet selected the low-slung, swirling expansion proposal designed by a Bjarke Ingels-led team of collaborators in June 2014, the dreamy renderings looked promising. Now, six years later, the building finally opened at the company's Le Brassus headquarters in... View full entry
ODA Architecture designed a proposal to build a mixed-use district in Queens that would encompass five blocks. Dubbed “Innovation QNS,” the $2 billion project would bring 2,700 units of mixed-income housing, 250,000 square feet of creative office space, 200,000 square feet of retail, a new school, two acres of public open space, and new neighborhood amenities to Astoria. — 6sqft
Chybik + Kristof Architects & Urban Designers have been selected to complete the construction of the Jihlava Multipurpose Arena, which will be one of the largest sports and leisure complexes in the Czech Republic. Construction is due to commence in 2021 and will be complete in 2023. The... View full entry
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) has announced that architect and educator Lynne M. Dearborn has taken office as the organization's new President. Dearborn will serve through June of 2021 and is expected to focus on issues relating to racial justice within the ACSA... View full entry
Designed by Amsterdam-based architects HofmanDujardin, the Villa Tonden was designed as an escape from the rush of the city. Situated in the pine woods of Tonden, Netherlands, the home is wood clad and is composed of three archetypal house-shaped forms. Each volume holds a specific zone of... View full entry
Congratulations, we have reached this year's halfway mark! While 2020 hasn't always been smooth sailing for the architecture and design community so far, we'd still like to dare a quick look back at some of the brighter moments on Archinect's Instagram feed. Whether you're already one of... View full entry
