[22 miles] of streets will be transformed over the summer, with a rapid, experimental citywide expansion of cycling and walking space to protect residents as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.
The Strade Aperte plan [...] includes low-cost temporary cycle lanes, new and widened pavements, [20mph] speed limits, and pedestrian and cyclist priority streets.
— The Guardian
Janette Sadik-Khan, the former transportation commissioner for New York City, is helping Milan and Bogota formulate post-COVID-19 urban realm improvements. Sadik-Khan tells The Guardian, “The Milan plan is so important is because it lays out a good playbook for how you can reset your... View full entry
A proposal to build a large high-rise complex near Hollywood and Vine continues to move forward, according to a draft environmental impact report published by the City of Los Angeles.
The Hollywood Center development, which would replace parking lots adjacent to the Pantages Theatre and Capitol Records Building, is being developed by MP Los Angeles - an affiliate of Millennium Partners.
— Urbanize LA
Handel Architects and James Corner Field Operations are the collaborating architects on the $1-billion mixed-use Hollywood Center Project.Previously: Hollywood Center towers proposed near Capitol Records BuildingHollywood Center development near Capitol Records Building enters next phase View full entry
The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, is one of the nation’s most curious landmarks. Built by a millionaire widow over the course of 36 years, the sprawling mansion features more than 200 rooms, 10,000 windows, trap doors, spy holes and a host of other architectural oddities.
...the house...has closed to help curb the spread of coronavirus. But...you can now explore the Winchester House from afar via a detailed video tour posted on the mansion’s website.
— Smithsonian Magazine
According to Smithsonian Magazine, the narrated video tour is more than 40 minutes and provides insights into the property and Sarah Winchester, the "mysterious woman" who built it. The 24,000 square foot home was under continuous construction for 38 years and is said to have about 160 rooms... 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
Despite many construction projects being put on hold across the U.S., some regions, including Los Angeles, have continued on with business as usual. Word of the LACMA demolition came to light during the second week of April, while a neighboring project is also making progress. In the weeks... 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
In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles... 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
It has been a year to the day since a fire devastated the Notre Dame cathedral, causing its spire to collapse and leaving the 850-year-old church's future in doubt. [...]
But with the coronavirus shutdown bringing restoration efforts to a standstill -- and the country's attention now focused elsewhere -- the somber anniversary is set to pass with little fanfare.
— CNN
Click here to catch up with Archinect's complete coverage that followed the devastating news of the Notre Dame blaze on April 15, 2019. #notredame #paris #incendie #désastre pic.twitter.com/jpNosqFGGp— Kinsley Laurence (@KinsleyLaurence) April 15, 2019 The moment the cathedral's spire... 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
A 43-story tower designed by Australian firm Koichi Takada Architects proposed for a site in Downtown Los Angeles has gotten a new look and an updated set of uses. Initiated by Australian developers Crown Group, the glass-wrapped tower features a domed top with a crown decorated in... View full entry
A new report published by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) indicates that architects who focus on residential projects are bracing for steep losses over the coming months as the COVID-19 economic shut down put in place to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus has dimmed what was... View full entry
With each of us now living in socially distanced self-isolation, with shops shuttered, offices abandoned and urban centres reduced to ghost towns, it’s hard not to wonder what kind of lasting impact Covid-19 will have on our cities. Will homes need to adapt to better accommodate work? Will pavements widen so we can keep our distance? Will we no longer want to live so densely packed together, working in open-plan offices and cramming into lifts? — The Guardian
Writing in The Guardian, Oliver Wainwright takes a long look at the ways, past and present, that architecture has been shaped by concerns over hygiene, sanitation, and disease. View full entry
