As society plans its transition out of the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic response and into a new era of social distanced, post-quarantine life, the gradual re-inhabitation of existing buildings will necessitate that many aspects of daily life be re-examined, both in terms of social custom... View full entry
Foster + Partners has released a collection of at-home activities for kids while they're away from school. Called #architecturefromhome, The collection includes tasks related to drawing, making, playing, thinking, reading, watching, and other activities to keep the kids entertained. All... View full entry
A Gensler-designed 34-story residential tower currently under construction on Los Angeles's Westside is poised to become the area's first residential high-rise in nearly 40 years. Located west of the 405 Freeway, the 376-unit tower is being spearheaded by developers Douglas Emmett and... View full entry
A buff stone-clad supertall tower designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) in New York City is nearing the final stages of construction. The 950-foot-tall building, 220 Central Park South, rises from a site directly opposite Central Park's southern edge as a relatively modest 18-story... View full entry
In the mad rush to accommodate the surge of COVID-19 patients in New York City that started in March, the city's Mount Sinai hospital looked to MASS Design Group to help it understand how its built environment could be influencing contagion control, and to gather additional... View full entry
Looking for some inspiration? Today's list of featured online events from our recently launched Virtual Event Guide include a lecture hosted by UCLA, a conversation between Dror Benshetrit and Bruce Mau, a conversation with Geoff Manaugh on his forthcoming book on the history and... View full entry
In a split decision with wide-ranging implications, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that states are not allowed to copyright their building codes or the annotations that provide guidance for those regulations. The New York Times reports that the 5-4 ruling, transcended the typical... View full entry
“We decided to treat the situation as an opportunity to reflect, unite and create together with a group of young talented architecture students, who were all crawling the walls due to lock-down and home isolation.” A-A Collective — A-A Collective
At a time where the world is closing down and consumerism is on hold, A-A Collective completes a digital based workshop for 80 architecture students at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation - Institute of Architecture, Urbanism and Landscape. Chair... View full entry
What will be the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the built environment? Of course, anything can happen and we should be skeptical of anyone offering predictions for what even tomorrow might bring, but that has not stopped architectural thinkers from positing the world as it might come to... View full entry
This post is brought to you by vagon We are all looking for ways to continue creating as much as we can during the Covid-19 pandemic. Plus, some designers and architects all over the world are doing their best to contribute collaborative design efforts. However, not being able to access a good... View full entry
This episode of Archinect Sessions was intended to be a brief introduction to a number of conversations we've been recording with members of the architecture community from around the world, checking in to see how people are coping through the current COVID-19 crisis and related effects to... View full entry
For the first time since the annual program was founded, Serpentine Galleries will not host the 2020 Serpentine Pavilion designed by Johannesburg-based practice Counterspace this summer. The commission has now been extended into a two-year endeavor in which the practice will collaborate with the... View full entry
As work on the 1,050-foot-tall 53 West 53 tower designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel in New York City moves toward completion, crews have made progress installing the multicolored aluminum panel cladding that wraps the tower’s stacked pinnacles. The 53-story tower is attached to the Museum of... View full entry
On Thursday afternoon, the United States House of Representatives passed the latest COVID-19-related emergency economic stimulus plan. The plan was approved by the United States Senate on Wednesday and is due to be quickly signed into law by President Donald Trump. The initiative will... View full entry
Beijing- and Los Angeles-based MAD Architects has started construction work on the 570,000 square meter Quzhou Sports Campus in China, where the architecture firm will help bring a cultural and recreational complex to life. The project is being developed in collaboration with PWP Landscape... View full entry
