Zaha Hadid Architects’ upcoming Shenzhen Institute of Financial Technology Tower is taking shape. Construction work on the 46-story structure’s sculptural façade has begun. Image: Xue Liang Located on a narrow site in the center of Shenzhen’s Futian district, the tower aims to accommodate... View full entry

The home designed by Le Corbusier with Pierre Jeannere for sculptor Oscar Miestchaninoff in Paris in 1925 is now on the market for €4.95 million ($5.2 million USD). The listing is through the French platform Architecture de Collection. It features a turreted design, the largest of two home... View full entry

The Foster + Partners and Epstein-designed Midtown Bus Terminal replacement project for The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been approved by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  The $10 billion plan will construct a new 2.1-million-square-foot... View full entry

Revery Architecture has shared renderings of the soon-to-open Butterfly Tower and First Baptist Church in Vancouver.  This more than 600,000-square-foot project encompasses a new 57-story luxury residential component and the rehabilitation of a historic church dating from 1911 on its downtown... View full entry

Archinect has received first photos of Notre Dame Cathedral’s completed restoration following the special ceremony that was held in Paris over the weekend in celebration of the unprecedented five-year rebuilding effort. Photo: © Julio Piatti/Notre Dame de Paris Images taken from inside the... View full entry

Following our previous look at an opening for a CNC programmer at OTTRA, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Preservation Architect at Architectural Preservation Studio, DPC. The role, based in New... View full entry

The Wuhan Ski Resort, located in the Huangpi district of Wuhan, China, has emerged as a new landmark in the region, offering a fusion of sports, entertainment, and retail within a striking architectural framework. Designed by CLOU Architects, the 178,000-square-meter complex integrates a broad... View full entry

The forthcoming Frida Escobedo-led Tang Wing design for the Metropolitan Museum of Art has been revealed as a five-story expansion totaling 126,000 square feet and to be completed by 2030 after a $550 million capital campaign. The new home of the Met’s modern and contemporary art holdings... View full entry

Plans for what would become the tallest skyscraper in the United States—AO’s proposed Legends Tower for Oklahoma City—are now facing an impediment after being labeled as a potential aviation danger in a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from a group called the... View full entry

The BBC is reporting that a proposal from Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) for what will be the first all-wood soccer stadium design in the world is finally moving forward after planning approvals were granted in Nailsworth, UK.  We covered its initial announcement back in 2016, when it was... View full entry

The landmark reopened over the weekend to cap a headline-grabbing year for the French capital. Archinect has followed the process of recovery and restoration since the first reports of the fire broke on April 15th, 2019. Villeneuve told reporters: "This wasn’t about me, but I’ve left my mark... View full entry

MASS Design and the New York-based Marble Fairbanks Architects are behind a new library project in Brooklyn that combines restorative justice with the needs of the community into one dynamic 25,000-square-foot design. The forthcoming New Lots Library will be realized on a site historically... View full entry

A new higher ed project for Southern California’s Claremont McKenna College from BIG has been updated on the way to its previously announced completion next fall. The 135,000-square-foot design for the Robert Day Sciences Center targets LEED Gold certification while bringing better quality... View full entry

Following our previous visit to Laney LA, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to New York City this week to explore the work of WORKac. Co-founded by Amale Andraos and Dan Wood, the firm has amassed a portfolio that includes public, cultural, and civic projects... View full entry

In the northern part of Valle de Bravo, Mexico, known as La Peña, a complex of four houses seems to naturally rise from a mountainous, rocky landscape. Called Las Rocas, the project was designed in collaboration by architecture firm, Ignacio Urquiza Arquitectos, and interior design studio, Ana... View full entry