Winners have been announced for the 53rd annual Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence. The awards are considered the highest recognition for Canadian architects and projects currently in the design and construction phases. This year 132 entries were submitted and reviewed by the jury. The awards... View full entry
Vestiges of racism and oppression, from bricked-over segregated entrances to the forgotten sites of racial violence, still permeate much of America’s built environment. — The New York Times
For the NYT, photojournalist Richard Frishman shares powerful images of sites, buildings, and places throughout the United States along with their almost forgotten, sometimes preserved, stories from America's segregated past. "All human landscapes are embedded with cultural meaning," Frishman... View full entry
The Point Counterpoint II, a boat designed by Louis Kahn for musical conductor and longtime friend Robert Boudreau, will dock permanently in Philadelphia after it was recently saved from the scrapyard. Yo-Yo Ma, the renowned cellist, made a plea in 2017 to save the vessel from... View full entry
Italian design and innovation office Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) unveils their latest concept design, a 300 ft tall (90 meter) tennis tower. In collaboration with Italo Rota, the project was developed for sport and media company RCS Sport. Besides its intent to house eight tennis courts, what... View full entry
Although 2020 proved to be a challenging year, architecture students continued to push forward and create award-winning projects. The annual RIBA President's Medal awards program recognizes the best architecture student projects. This year the program received the highest number of project entries... View full entry
The ---- Johnson Study Group, an online organization "studying the legacy of a 20th century white supremacist [Philip Johnson] who founded the most significant modern architectural institutions in the United States" has released the following letter calling for all institutions to remove the name... View full entry
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation today announced Justin Garrett Moore as the inaugural program officer for its new Humanities in Place program area. He will join the Foundation on December 16, 2020. According to the Foundation, the Humanities in Place program "seeks to bring a variety of histories... View full entry
In just two days, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) becomes the second Architects Declare co-founder to leave the advocacy group, following Foster + Partners' withdrawal yesterday. In a statement released by Architects' Journal, ZHA said that "climate change is a defining challenge of our... View full entry
In true parametric fashion, the design team at Zaha Hadid Architects reveals their plans for a new museum located in Shenzhen, China. The new Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum will be the "pearl" of the city's technology and innovation corridor in the Guangming Science City. The... View full entry
DesignClass created an open call for designers to create a local memorial that honors those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The competition brief explained, "This incredible loss is compounded for many families who were not able to say goodbye to their loved ones in person due to hospital... View full entry
Many architecture and design events underwent several schedule updates and programming changes as the world adjusted to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the highly anticipated Salone del Mobile in Milan was hopeful it would continue with its 2020 programming. Eventually, its board... View full entry
Shohei Shigematsu of OMA announces the firm's upcoming project, the ReefLine, in collaboration with cultural placemaker Ximena Caminos. Leading the project's masterplan and structural design will be Shigematsu and his team, while Caminos will lead as its artistic director. Known for its... View full entry
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) has announced the team of KPMB Architects with Omar Gandhi Architect, Jordan Bennett Studio, Elder Lorraine Whitman (NWAC), Public Work and Transsolar as winners of the international design competition for the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and Waterfront Arts... View full entry
Long-time Archinector, and LA's architect-about-town, Orhan Ayyüce, was recently interviewed for the "A Pinch of Doubt" podcast. Host Cem Kayatekin, Assistant Professor at IE School of Architecture and Design, describes the podcast as "engaging in interdisciplinary jibber jabber."... View full entry
In 1970, Los Angeles was a sort of modern utopia-in-progress. At the same time—and for the first time, really—Mexican Americans were becoming an economic, cultural and political force. East Los Angeles became the center of the Chicano Movement, Whittier Boulevard its bustling “Main Street.” — COMMON \ EDGE
Los Angeles urban planner, artist, community activist, and educator, James Rojas pens a brief history of "Latino Urbanism" tracing through his own life, the community, and the physical space of East Los Angeles. Mr. Rojas coined the word Latino Urbanism and a strong advocate of its meaning... View full entry
