In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Interiors... View full entry
A surprising new claim about the amount of steel being used to construct NEOM’s new The Line megacity and other satellite developments is being advanced by several regional outlets, which claim the amount equals one-fifth (20%) of the world's current steel production. The claim was first... View full entry
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) is behind a new winning scheme with GAD that will deliver the Hangzhou Science and Technology Innovation Central Business District in China’s Zhejiang Province. The master plan they envisioned calls for an almost 2.3-mile-wide regional hub for technology... View full entry
The total number of construction starts fell by 6% in September, resulting in a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.1 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network’s latest Construction Starts Index. Nonbuilding starts fell 11%, residential starts decreased by 1%, and nonresidential... View full entry
This fall and winter, the Center for Architecture in New York City will be hosting a new exhibition called Built by New York to culminate the space’s 20th-anniversary celebrations. Described by the AIANY’s executive director Jesse Lazar as a “valuable opportunity to survey our... View full entry
For this week's curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we are highlighting four briefs seeking proposals for the transformation of a former 1.2-mile runway into a mixed-use, pedestrian-centric corridor, submissions to a publication that explore and examine the way... View full entry
The winners of the 2024 Architecture MasterPrize have been announced. Selected from thousands of submissions from 81 countries, the winners reflect excellence and innovation in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, architectural product design, and architectural photography.The... View full entry
I think all tall buildings, especially, have a kind of responsibility that goes beyond the program and the site. Because once you emerge into the skyline in a significant way, which this building will, the skyline is almost viewed, I think, by us New Yorkers as public property. If you put up a terrible profile on the skyline, everybody has to look at it from uptown, downtown, Long Island, New Jersey. And it’s very subjective. — The New York Times
The firm's forthcoming 1,002-foot supertall, which we first previewed back in February, is ramping up construction towards completion in 2026. Its language of setbacks and arches is a nod to other towers shaped by the famous 1916 zoning envelope mandate that produced the Chrysler Building and many... View full entry
He’s now the subject of a modest but riveting retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, organized by Abraham Thomas, called 'Materialized Space: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph,' whose first order of business is obviously to answer a question people outside architecture circles will ask, namely: Who was he? — The New York Times
The exhibition, the Met’s first major show on modern architecture in almost fifty years, opened on September 30th and includes over 80 artifacts from the Kentucky-born Rudolph’s five-decade career. The last day to see this is March 16th, 2025. Kimmelman says it offers an interesting... View full entry
The $2 billion plan for the mixed-use Fourth & Central development in downtown LA has been altered away from the project’s originally announced 10-building plan in the Arts District. Studio One Eleven is leading the plan, which has been updated as of October 17th. The update includes more... View full entry
Foster + Partners has unveiled a new resiliency-based master plan for the low-lying Gaafaru Island in the Maldives. The plan addresses the existential crisis posed to the island by climate change, providing "holistic" solutions along multiple fronts where there is a need for a better economic and... View full entry
The second edition of RIBA’s Reinvention Award has been given to fardaa’s Croft 3 conversion project on the Scottish Isle of Mull. The firm’s entry was selected over five others in this year’s shortlist for the award, which is meant to recognize creativity and the best practices in... View full entry
The fifth Neave Brown Award for Housing presented as part of RIBA’s Special Awards has been given to London’s Al-Jawad Pike for their Chowdhury Walk infill housing scheme in Hackney. The award is given each year in honor of the late architect and social housing pioneer, recognizing the... View full entry
This week's edition of our curated jobs roundup from Archinect Jobs highlights eight employers with exciting job opportunities for architects, project managers, interior designers, and marketing professionals in Philadelphia. For helpful guidance on how to get that next job, make sure to check out... View full entry
Today, the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Environment has shared its public events and lectures information as part of our Get Lectured roundups for Fall 2024. This week has seen appearances from Bill Leddy and LEVER’s Thomas Robinson. The events continue over the weekend with... View full entry
