Founded in 1991 by Nader Khalili, the California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture has researched and developed solutions, including the SuperAdobe, a structure made with patented, long plastic bags filled with dirt from the building site and held in place with barbed wire. Khalili’s ultimate aim was to empower refugees and the poor to build homes using minimal materials and without the need for highly skilled practitioners such as architects, engineers and contractors. — LA Times
Marissa Gluck of the LA Times writes a thoughtful piece remembering the late Kahili and the influence he's made in the architecture community. Read more about Gluck's coverage of CalEarth and its revival here. Correction 6/13/19: The original article unintentionally used similar language to the... View full entry
The Design Nexus seeks to honor the work of African American designers from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds together on a single platform to showcase their craft and the places they work. — Harvard Graduate School of Design
The Harvard University Graduate School of Design has launched the African American Design Nexus (AADN), a new virtual collection that highlights African American architects and designers from various generations, practices, and backgrounds. National Museum of African American History in... View full entry
Demar Matthews penned a reflection on A Black Architecture Education Experience. Therein he explains "I am the only student in my class who has to work full-time, 50 hours a week at least and sometimes more spread among 4 jobs...That means 55 hours a week are being taken away from me developing as... View full entry
Blending social impact practices, architecture, and economic development initiatives the non-profit organization rise International aims to build and create Lesotho's first Architecture and Design library. From now until August 1st the African Library Project will be collecting books for rise... View full entry
The final results are in for your favorite Spring '19 architecture school lecture poster that were previously featured in Archinect's Get Lectured series. Which four posters racked up the most votes? Out of 1,121 responses, first place went to the Bond University Abedian School of... View full entry
This week the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles chapterfeatures work from architecture students in California. The 2x8: Exchange is a three-pronged program that provides students the opportunity to submit their work for the competition, be apart of the student exhibition, as well as... View full entry
Supporting applied research projects that 'enhance the value of design and professional practice knowledge', The AIA Upjohn Research Initiative funds up to six research grants of $15,000 to $30,000 annually for projects completed within an 18-month period. This year's grants... View full entry
Join us in celebrating Ballpark, the latest book by Paul Goldberger, at Archinect Outpost on Saturday, June 1st, 5-8pm. The doors will open at 5 and will close promptly after 6 as the conversation begins between Paul Goldberger and Paul Petrunia, the founder and director of Archinect, on the... View full entry
Architecture educator, theorist, and scholar Dora Epstein Jones has officially been appointed as Chair of Architecture at the Texas Tech University College of Architecture, the school announced today. Succeeding current architecture chair Upe Flueckiger, Epstein Jones will begin in her new... View full entry
University of Southern California School of Architecture appointed associate professor Alison Hirsch as the new director of the Master of Landscape Architecture + Urbanism program, effective August 2019. As a landscape theorist, designer, and historian, Hirsch’s work focuses on how the... View full entry
If you haven't already, you can vote for your favorite Spring '19 architecture school lecture posters that Archinect featured in our ongoing Get Lectured series. Which four posters are currently in the lead? From the responses we've gathered so far, Ohio State University is overwhelmingly in first... View full entry
This morning, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design announced Polish architect Aleksandra Jaeschke as the winner of the 2019 Wheelwright Prize. Established in 1935, the coveted $100,000 architectural grant supports travel-based research and investigative approaches to contemporary... View full entry
Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Spring 2019 It's time for Archinect's latest Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want... View full entry
As part of his Extra Extra series, Ryan Scavnicky admitted "I tend to bag on Bjarke Ingels a lot" following which he explains his beef with the BIG diagram. Will Galloway thought it was a nice essay but questioned "don't you think REM does the same thing, and if so does the same critique... View full entry
Clean lines, white surfaces and indoor-outdoor living epitomise early modern architecture. Contrary to received wisdom, to Colomina this is less a machine aesthetic than a hospital aesthetic. Through the lens of disease, nervous disorders, sexuality and self-expression, Colomina’s fascinating interpretation of modern architecture suggests the motivating factors behind the architectural revolution were the need for health and cleanliness, hygiene and smooth, calming surfaces. — The Sydney Morning Herald
In light of her recently published book X-Ray Architecture, architectural historian Beatriz Colomina talks about the history of how illnesses shaped the clean aesthetics of 20th-century modern architecture. ‘‘In the 20th century architects from Le Corbusier to Mies van der Rohe to Alvar... View full entry
