As part of this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, David Adjaye will be on hand to present an architectural model of the new Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) project in New Delhi. The model will be staged inside the Arsenale as part of the Curator’s Special Projects Mnemonic section, which... View full entry
MVRDV has shared details on their efforts to revitalize the firm’s former Dutch Expo 2000 Pavilion design into a new, mixed-use development in Hannover, Germany. According to the firm, the project will transform the aging structure into a new anchor of a three-building development called iLive... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to Beijing-based OPEN Architecture, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to California this week, where we explore the work of Johnson Favaro. Established in 1988, and based in Culver City, the planning and design firm has amassed a portfolio anchored by... 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. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Bricks & Stones. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW... View full entry
OMA, along with Circlewood, a coalition of architects, engineers, builders, and researchers, have developed a modular wood system to build a variety of schools in Amsterdam. This project aims to support the city’s goal to halve the use of primary raw materials by 2030 and become fully... View full entry
With several high-profile projects, including the planned Etihad Stadium expansion and the $1 billion Eleven Park in Indianapolis, on its horizon, Populous senior principal Silvia Prandelli sat down with The Athletic recently to detail the firm’s approach to stadium design in... View full entry
The Centre Pompidou, Paris’s top museum for modern and contemporary art, has officially set out plans to close for five years starting in 2025 while it undergoes a €262 million ($283.6 million) renovation.
Although the museum had previously announced a long-term shuttering, it was expected to begin this year and last only through 2027. Now, the museum has lengthened its closure period by a year.
The new timeline also means the museum will not reopen in time for its 50th anniversary in 2027.
— ARTnews
Details on the extent of the renovations remain thin but reportedly will entail asbestos removal and upgrades to the high-tech marvel’s highly-visible mechanical systems, heating, and AC. The museum will thus operate out of its forthcoming satellites in Brussels and Jersey City, New Jersey... View full entry
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the start of construction of a $416 million mixed-income, mixed-use residential development in the Inwood neighborhood of Upper Manhattan. It will include nearly 700 apartments, including 281 affordable units, and provide a range of... View full entry
Tadao Ando’s design for the 10th MPavilion in Melbourne has been revealed, showcasing the architect’s ambition towards placemaking and the social cohesion of memory and his related desire to "find a scene of eternity within the oasis" that is the city’s 12-acre Queen Victoria Gardens. Ando... View full entry
TenBerke, formerly Deborah Berke Partners, has completed what the firm calls its “most ambitious completed work to date.” The 485,000-square-foot project comprises two new residential colleges at Princeton University, each serving 510 students. Image credit: Chris Cooper Image credit... View full entry
Arquitectonica has released an update to its previously proposed redevelopment project at 8850 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. The former site of the notorious Viper Room will now feature an increased number of affordable housing units and market-rate condos while retaining its planned 5-star... View full entry
UC San Diego has hosted the tallest full-scale seismic building test on an earthquake simulator. The LEVER Architecture-designed 10-story building, made of cross-laminated timber, was tested on what the organizers say is the world’s largest outdoor shake table. Image credit: UC San Diego Jacobs... View full entry
The construction permit for MVRDV's 15-story residential building "Ziel" in Montevideo, Uruguay has been approved, marking the Dutch architectural firm's first venture in the country. The building, designed for developer IXOU in collaboration with executive architect Monoblock, is set to... View full entry
One significant theme of the 2023 list is how multicultural communities that grew in parallel with a specific place now face cultural erasure—the gradual disappearance of community landmarks that help tell the story of those who’ve called a place home, along with the loss of treasured local businesses, restaurants, customs, and traditions. — National Trust for Historic Preservation
The 2023 list of America's Most Endangered Historic Places, compiled by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, includes: Osterman Gas Station, Peach Springs, ArizonaLittle Santo Domingo, Miami, FloridaPierce Chapel African Cemetery, Midland, GeorgiaCentury and Consumers Buildings, Chicago... View full entry
Adjaye Associates has just been announced to lead the design of the newly-commissioned Perry Center for Native American Art at the Shelburne Museum in northern Vermont. The project’s brief calls for a “sustainable building with integrated landscape created in collaboration with Indigenous... View full entry