An online space called Virtual Bradford is set to be completed this summer that would provide a high-resolution 3D online “brick-for-brick” digital twin of Bradford, England’s city center.  The project is a collaboration between the University of Bradford and the Bradford Council. It is... View full entry

Two of the last features from 2021 included; Niall Patrick Walsh’s reporting on the (hype vs) reality of a 3D Printed House and Katherine Guimapang’s spotlight on the University of Calgary's new-ish Doctor of Design (DDes) program. For the former, Niall looked into a collaboration between... View full entry

Chemical engineering researchers at MIT have announced the creation of a new material that is “stronger than steel and as light as plastic, and can be easily manufactured in large quantities.” The material, for which the team has filed two patents, may one day be used as a structural material... View full entry

Cornell’s Earth Source Heating Program, aiming to harness renewable energy in Ithaca, is part of the school’s Climate Action Plan. The goal of the initiative is for the University’s campus operations to be carbon neutral by 2035. This step of the project will first explore the... View full entry

MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas and Theobert van Boven of Van Boven Architecten are leading the transformation of their old high school Gymnasium Beekvliet in the Dutch village of Sint-Michielsgestel.  The main element of this design by the two alumni is a colorful, flowing addition... View full entry

With the old year wrapped up, it's time to select the best architecture school lecture poster of 2021! Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series featured 28 poster designs last year from the Spring and Fall terms at leading architecture schools throughout the United States and Canada. ... View full entry

A new study published by Primary Research Group has been released examining American college students and their use of 3D printers. The survey looks closely at how many and which students are using 3D printers at their colleges, along with how much they are using them. The report also collected... View full entry

Architectural journal “Attention” has recently released an innovative all-audio issue of the publication, titled "Community is a Practice" (Issue 6), written and narrated by Portland State University School of Architecture faculty members Anna Goodman and Molly Esteve.   Anna Goodman... View full entry

Architectural educator, critic, and author Aaron Betsky has published an editorial reflecting on the value and failings of the studio culture in architecture schools. Betsky, who is Director of the School of Architecture + Design at Virginia Tech, published the piece on Architect... View full entry

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis announces their Spring '22 public lecture series. The school shares, "each semester, the Sam Fox School brings nationally and internationally recognized architects, artists, designers, landscape architects... View full entry

In cynical times, optimism gets a bad rap. In her new book “Infrastructural Optimism” (Routledge 2021), Linda C. Samuels, associate professor of urban design at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, argues that optimism is not simply a... View full entry

Continuing with Archinect's Get Lectured Spring '22 edition, we share the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture & Urban Planning's upcoming lectures, events, and exhibitions programming via Zoom and in-person. Kicking off SARUP's lecture series is "Now What?! Advocacy, Activism... View full entry

Editor's Note: Details of this article have been updated as of January 24, 2022. The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at the Cooper Union has announced its search for a new leader after current dean Nader Tehrani, who was appointed in 2015, shared his leave and completion of tenure as... View full entry

Buro Happold has been enlisted by the University of Southern California to craft key standards for environmental design and construction performance. The firm was selected through a competitive process to develop new sustainable design guidelines for the university. Buro Happold will lead the... View full entry

An annual award with a growing reputation as one of architectural academia’s most dynamic new prize competitions is making headlines again today after Columbia University’s Temple Hoyne Buell Center and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) announced the winners of... View full entry