In case you need another reason to check out tonight's exciting book launch at Archinect Outpost... we've secured a selection of Canadian favo(u)rites like Ketchup chips, Dill Pickle chips, Wunderbars, Mr. Bigs, and more. We'll also be serving ice cold Canadian beer. Tonight's event, starting at... View full entry
We get it. It can get a little overwhelming keeping up with the dozens of new architecture competitions launching worldwide on any given week — let alone having to stay on top of the multiple deadlines for each and every one. That's why Bustler is here to help! At the end... View full entry
Artificial Intelligence, as a discipline, has already been permeating countless fields, bringing means and methods to previously unresolved challenges, across industries. The advent of AI in Architecture is still in its early days but offers promising results. More than a mere opportunity, such potential represents for us a major step ahead, about to reshape the architectural discipline. — Towards Data Science
Stanislas Chaillou, a Master's candidate in Architecture and Fulbright fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, believes that artificial intelligence can offer in-depth analysis and alternative strategies to the design of floor plans. Orientation Diagrams, by Stanislas ChaillouChaillou... View full entry
L.A. has a reputation for being a progressive city architecturally, and a city that’s always transforming itself. We have an amazing amount of architecturally significant historic buildings. I think people have grown to appreciate what those have to offer.” — Metropolis
The city of Los Angeles is a city filled with several renovated buildings and historical structures that have been turned into must-see stops. Although this city isn't the first to revive unused historical buildings, Los Angeles' ever-evolving knack for finding "beauty in the reuse" has given many... View full entry
As any student of architecture or design will know, the attendance of a Stanley Kubrick exhibition is an experience not to miss. The recently opened exhibition at London's Design Museum, following those at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Barcelona's CCCB (Centre de Cultura Contemporània... View full entry
San Francisco's new supertall Salesforce Tower rose above a competitive field of high-rise contenders worldwide and gained the coveted distinction of Best Tall Building Worldwide, awarded annually by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Designed by Pelli Clarke... View full entry
Are you an architect or designer looking for an job that focuses on hospitality projects? Whether it's high-end hotels, fine dining, or local restaurants/bars, the hospitality sector offers a wide variety of project types to create unique and memorable experiences for visitors. This week, we have... View full entry
A major figure in the Minimal Art movement, Donald Judd entered the scene in the late '60s with his sleek, rectilinear works such as his "Judd boxes." In 1979, Mr. Judd would go on to move to a small Texan town, transforming the city of Marfa into a blue-chip arts destination and cementing his... View full entry
As one of Australia's most competitive architecture awards programs, the yearly Houses Awards celebrate the best residential architecture in the country. Now in its ninth year, the competition program garnered 502 entries for 2019, its largest number of submissions to date.“The jury was... View full entry
This post is brought to you by ONE Lab Study Program ONE Lab’s study program is a four-week long architecture and urban design studio focused on coding, sustainable design and digital fabrication. ONE Lab is a non-accredited, industry affiliated teaching and research collective based in the... View full entry
If our recently published article featuring a computer mouse/Eames chair mashup didn't provoke you, this one might just do the trick. With his series of heavy utility trucks outfitted in Gothic ornament, artist Wim Delvoye conceived of a mashup of two elements nearly a full millennium apart... View full entry
In celebration of Earth Day, the AIA and the Committee on the Environment (COTE) announced the Top Ten Green Projects for 2019. From a community-friendly trash dump in Seattle, to an energy-efficient retrofitting of a Cathedral in New York, these projects demonstrate sustainable design... View full entry
Following consistently increasing demand for design services for over two years, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) dipped into negative territory in March, according to a new report [...] from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).
The ABI score for March was 47.8, down from 50.3 in February. Indicators of work in the pipeline, including inquiries into new projects and the value of new design contracts remained positive.
— AIA
"Though billings haven’t contracted in a while, it is important to note that it does follow on the heels of a particularly tough late winter period for much of the country," said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA. "Many indicators of future work at firms still remain positive... View full entry
A lecture at MIT that was to be given by the Japanese architect Junya Ishigami has been cancelled following revelations that Ishigami's Tokyo-based studio was relying on unpaid interns—a controversy that has prompted wide discussion and raised questions over the value of labor in architecture. ... View full entry
After a successful run in London's Hyde Park back in 2015, SelgasCano's' rainbow-tunnel Serpentine Pavilion is making its way to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles starting June 28. London-based Second Home teamed up with the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County to bring out the... View full entry
