Ole Bouman writes a Volume piece on 'Solipsism of Architecture' where he discusses a revolution will not happen in architecture until......Until then, in an inversion of Le Corbusier’s most notorious epigram: Architecture or Revolution. Architecture can be avoided.Previously on Archinect... View full entry

Since 2000 RIBA has presented the Annie Spink Award to individuals for their outstanding work and contributions to architectural academia. This year the prestigious biennial prize has been awarded to the multi-talented architect and academic advocate Lesley Lokko. Growing up in Ghana and Scotland... View full entry

And finally, we're at December, the end of 2020... the year everyone's happy to bid farewell. It's been a melancholic month, with many taking time off from work, some braving the virus to spend time with family, with others staying cautious and remaining at home with family or alone. A vaccine... View full entry

As we entered the second to last month of the year, it's safe to say many have grown accustomed to the unruly series of events that have plagued the year. While it's easy to be bogged down by everything that went wrong in 2020, as the year slowly enters its final month, we can't help but take the... View full entry

While the news cycle in October was mostly dominated by the upcoming elections and ongoing pandemic, other aspects of life continued. In the world of architecture, these were the stories that captured our collective attention... The Challenges of Academia Lesley Lokko resigns as Dean of CCNY's... View full entry

By this time during the year, although hopeful at times, everyone had settled into a period of adjustment as attempts to contain the COVID-19 virus continued to persist. While the U.S. was coming to terms with this accepted sense of pandemic reality the architecture industry continued to press on... View full entry

By the start of July most of the world was more than three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, far surpassing the original hopes that we would have had it contained enough to return back to schools and workplaces. New architecture graduates were a couple of months into a job search at a time when... View full entry

Virtual events became commonplace as in-person conferences, symposiums, and exhibitions switched to a virtual format. As event teams transitioned to digital platforms, the amount of work and effort showcased provided a humbling reminder of how far visual representations of work could be taken. In... View full entry

The push for increasing the number of Black licensed architects has been an ongoing effort. Organizations like NOMA and individuals like Norma Merrick Sklarek, Paul Williams, Zena Howard, Phillip Freelon, Gabrielle Bullock, Curtis Moody, and many others have paved the... View full entry

The month of April transitioned us to embrace virtual meetings, events, and remote learning. One silver lining this month was witnessing architects and students mobilize to help offset PPE supplies. Understanding ways to navigate through the pandemic from an academic and professional... View full entry

Ever wonder how to create a good resume? How about how to deal with passive-aggressive coworkers? You might've even asked yourself the best way to communicate an important idea. Whatever your areas of interest, be sure to follow the Archinect Tips tag to stay up to date on the latest... View full entry

The onset of COVID-19 hit hard in March. We began to see the death of many people across the globe. This included some of architecture's very own, with the passings of Vittorio Gregotti, John LaPlante, Michael Sorkin, Michael McKinnell, all occurring in March this year. Schools transitioned... View full entry

Earlier this month, we highlighted six academic institutions that had open employment opportunities ranging from visiting professors to admissions coordinators. This week, we feature another round of institutions currently seeking new faculty and staff. End 2020 and start the new year by... View full entry

In light of the entire year, January seems an odd month. Begun, like every new year, with ambitions and optimism, no one could have known what the world would bring a few months later. Nevertheless, January brought us the closure of Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin, an... View full entry

This year the Graham Foundation has announced 36 international organizations as recipients of this year's grants. According to the foundation, selected projects were chosen thanks to their ability to "respond to today's challenges, foster new connections across disciplines, and expand the field of... View full entry