Exhibit Columbus recently presented the featured designers of the 2020-2021 exhibition cycle in an accessible four-session virtual format. Curated by Iker Gil and Mimi Zeiger, this year's theme New Middles: From Main Street To Megalopolis, What Is The Future of The Middle City? highlights the work... View full entry
Exhibit Columbus' virtual presentations allowed the public to join in online and listen to thirteen presentations from the event's University Design Research Fellows, High School Design Team, and J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize winners. Exhibit Columbus has shared project renders for eight... View full entry
The allure of ADU's has grown significantly. Yet, with new state laws initiated in places like California pre-fabricated options for backyard dwelling units are more accessible to those who want them. This past month, Los Angeles launched its new ADU Standard Plan Program to streamline the... View full entry
This post is brought to you by the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL) at the University of Calgary, an Archinect Partner School CBDX: BORDERLANDS brings political, geological, social and other boundaries into sharp focus. The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape... View full entry
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) recognizes two Canadian architects as recipients of the 2021 Gold Medal Award. The annual award is the highest honor bestowed to individuals for their long-standing contributions to Canadian architecture. This year's recipients are Brigitte... View full entry
On March 15th Archinect reported the announcement of the National Building Museum's new Executive Director, Aileen Fuchs. As Covid-19 safety protocols continue to evolve and vaccine distribution continues, museums and other public institutions prepare to reopen their doors in the coming... View full entry
StudioAC has reunited with contemporary cannabis dispensary Edition in the design of their second location on 764 St. Clair West in Toronto, Canada. Following the success of their first market, which was deemed “the world’s chicest cannabis shop” by Elle Décor, this... View full entry
After several rounds of jury reviews, Silicon Valley may have found its new landmark. The winning proposal is said to "symbolize people standing and working together." On March 25th, Fernando Jerez and Belén Pérez de Juan of SMAR Architecture Studio were announced as winners of the... View full entry
Remote offices took many forms last year, but the Spanish architecture studio, DelaVegaCanolasso, designed an office that focuses on mobility and flexibility. The "Tini Office" was developed for the 'TiniHome' series in Spain. The prefabricated, 263.7 square foot (22-square-meter)... 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 Learning Spaces. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW... View full entry
As we end the first quarter of 2021, firms are looking to expand and strengthen their teams. With remote working and hybrid offices now commonplace, Archinect continues to explore employment trends, showcase who's hiring, and dive into exciting and unique job opportunities each week. From the... View full entry
UNC Charlotte's School of Architecture welcomes Sekou Cooke to its faculty as the Director of the Master of Urban Design (MUD) program. Cooke is an acclaimed architect, educator, curator, and researcher whose work exemplifies a career in shaping design practice with social justice... View full entry
Located at Vernon Boulevard and 43rd Street, Teitelbaum believes his $250 million, six-acre project designed by SHoP Architects will provide thousands of jobs while cutting carbon emissions by 70 percent and supplying energy to the Queensbridge Houses, the largest public housing complex in the country.
The project would also see the construction of a "RiverLInC Greenway" connecting the Long Island City waterfront to Roosevelt Island.
— Urbanize NYC
Across the United States, construction workers were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Not to diminish the hardships and sacrifices of other essential workers and industries affected by the pandemic, Susannah Jacob of the Atlantic highlights the ongoing dangers and overshadowed accounts of... View full entry
In 2001, Grimshaw Architects completed the Enneüs Heerma Bridge that connected the neighborhood of IJburg to Amsterdam. Twenty years later, the man-made archipelago of IJburg is about to receive two more bridges from the practice that will serve as a connection to Strandeiland, a future... View full entry
