As schools prepare for the Fall term, event programming is met with much excitement and careful planning as the community continues to navigate through the continued impact of the pandemic. However, with schools continuing to adjust and ensure the best safety protocols for their faculty and... View full entry

This post is brought to you by Woodbury School of Architecture, an Archinect Partner School Woodbury School of Architecture (WSoA) is pleased to announce its Fall 2021 Lecture Series as part of the Year of Intelligence. For the past several years, the School has chosen an annual social... View full entry

The Graham Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2021 grants to organizations. $471,500 was awarded to organizations around the world that are “producing projects that encourage new conversations and explorations across architecture and design,” as stated by the foundation... View full entry

The University of Kansas School of Architecture and Design has named Dr. Hui Cai as the next chair of the Department of Architecture.  Cai has been at the University of Kansas since 2014 working as an associate professor of architecture and associate director of the KU Institute of Health +... View full entry

Niall Patrick Walsh spoke with architect David Wallance FAIA, about his new book The Future of Modular Architecture and his proposed open-source modular system, designed to leverage "existing intermodal freight transport systems and global supply chains to create a highly-efficient, well-designed... View full entry

Best Architecture Masters Ranking (BAM) has released their list of the top programs of 2021. Harvard GSD’s Master of Architecture II program ranks first for the fourth year in a row.  22 Master’s Degree programs from around the world were selected to be part of the list by BAM’s... View full entry

Vertical living may not be the most environmentally friendly way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Colorado, Edinburgh Napier University, and the University of Cambridge. The study, published in the... View full entry

The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has published new data giving insights into the growth of architectural education throughout the 2019/2020 academic year. As part of their tenth annual NCARB by the Numbers report, NCARB examined the number of individuals beginning... View full entry

Researchers at the University of Chicago have released a new study examining the impact of cities on human wellbeing, concluding that the socio-economic networks and active environments of large urban areas in the U.S. can result in lower rates of psychological depression. The findings are part of... View full entry

The 2x8 Exhibition is a design competition and scholarship program that highlights students' work from various architecture and design institutions across California. Led by the AIA|LA, ARCHITECTURE FOR COMMUNITIES LOS ANGELES (ACLA), and the 2x8 Committee, this year's winning... View full entry

Now more than ever, the industry needs strong leaders to guide firms and academic institutions towards success. While it takes a team to accomplish projects and goals, directors lead offices, navigate teams, and may even act as "buffers between design teams and the higher-level leadership of an... View full entry

Constance Vale has been named chair of undergraduate architecture at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. Vale, who joined the Sam Fox School as an assistant professor in 2017, previously taught at SCI-Arc and the University of California, Los Angeles... View full entry

In a new national study conducted by the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) and Buro Happold’s higher education consulting group, brightspot, a series of notable findings reveal the major impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on how universities and colleges are planning... View full entry

Scientists at Rice University have published research which proposes repurposing waste tires in the production of concrete. By converting waste from rubber tires into graphene, the researchers believe the new composite can be used to strengthen concrete, and thus reduce the thickness of... View full entry

With the Fall term slowly approaching, new fellowship opportunities are available! For many years, Archinect's editorial coverage has highlighted fellowship programs from architecture schools across the nation. As pedagogy continues to expand and include important topics like socio-political... View full entry