UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design (CED) has named a successor to its Architecture Chair in its effort to fill a leadership void created after popular former dean Vishaan Chakrabarti announced his unexpected departure in early September. Current Professor of Architecture Lisa... View full entry
Begin the 2022 academic year with a fellowship position from seven institutions and organizations. Each opportunity not only provides fellows with employment at said institution/organization, but it also provides the ability for individuals to expand on their research interests through teaching... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects jointly with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture has today announced Yale School of Architecture Dean Deborah Berke, FAIA as the 2022 recipient of the Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education. Berke... View full entry
Researchers at the University of Plymouth in the UK have published a study which found that overlaying living walls on existing buildings can improve thermal performance by 31%. The findings arose from a live experiment on a campus building, where researchers added a living wall system to an... View full entry
The Hip Hop Architect Michael Ford has surprised a high school senior student in Detroit with a $10,000 scholarship from The Hip Hop Architecture Camp to study architecture. Sarah Shaw-Nichols is a student at Ford’s former school Cass Technical High School. The scholarship was awarded through... View full entry
Pink umbrellas tumble on hidden winds. IP addresses cross like city streets. Bright islands of community float like balloons tethered to gray infrastructural networks. In her wall-sized drawing “Confronting Urbanization: The Interactive Tissue of Urban Life Pro[log]ue,” Petra Kempf, assistant... View full entry
Orhan Ayyüce kicked off October with a paean/visit to Jay McCafferty and his Hollister Ranch Studio, designed by Coy Howard. Jay McCafferty's Hollister Ranch Studio, designed by Coy Howard via Orhan Ayyüce Plus, "To learn more about the JSI, its history, and its mission" Katherine Guimapang... View full entry
Talk of architecture internships has been an ongoing discussion at Archinect. With the rise in fair and equitable work practices for designers at various levels, we've frequently opened our platform to organizations and individuals aiming to shed light on best internship practices, specifically... View full entry
This post is sponsored by the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) School of Architecture and Design, an Archinect Partner School The mission within the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) School of Architecture and Design is to deliver a 21st-century design education, which is... View full entry
Researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland have offered an insight into the design and fabrication of a new architectural sculpture, built with the help of artificial intelligence and four robots. The structure, standing 22.5 meters (74 feet) in height, will consist of five geometrically-complex... View full entry
An architectural homecoming is in store for Rice University as one of Houston’s native sons has returned to his alma mater with a new arts facility unveiled this past week by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. DS+R Partner and Rice alumnus Charles Renfro will be the lead architect on the new Susan... View full entry
After six years of design and research at MIT, a pair of autonomous boats have been launched into the canals of Amsterdam. Roboat, a research project undertaken by the MIT Senseable City Lab and the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute), seeks to encourage a... View full entry
The Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism at Carleton University announces its 2021–22 Forum Lecture Series: Re-Assemble. Open to students and the public, the school's online lectures run from September 2021 through March 2022. Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured initiative features... View full entry
The Architects Foundation has announced the launch of the Large Firm Roundtable (LFRT) ARE Scholarship, providing support for aspiring Black architects within the licensing process. Through the scholarship, the organization is aiming to double the number of licensed Black architects in the... View full entry
This post is brought to you by Woodbury School of Architecture Woodbury School of Architecture is accepting applications for three new degree programs set to launch in Fall 2022: Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, Bachelor of Arts in Sustainable Practices, and Bachelor of Science in... View full entry
