The implications of this massive decline in population will bring unprecedented challenges, possibly leading to disruptions in basic services like transit, clean water, electricity and internet access. Simultaneously, increasing population trends in resource-intensive suburban and periurban cities will probably take away access to much needed resources in depopulating areas, further exacerbating their challenges. — Nature
Almost half (43%) of the 30,000 cities surveyed recently by the University of Illinois Chicago are expected to lose population while another 40% — among the country’s larger metros such as New York City and Phoenix — will experience growth through the end of this century. Lead... View full entry
The art and design lineup has been announced for the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The acclaimed event is set to take place across two weekends: April 12–14 and 19–21. Besides major musical acts, this year’s festival will include installations by HANNAH, Morag Myerscough... View full entry
The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation’s competition to design a new memorial space on federally-owned land in Washington, D.C. has named its four-finalist shortlist ahead of the announcement of an overall winner that is expected later in the spring. The nation’s first memorial dedicated... View full entry
MVRDV has come out on top of an international competition to deliver a pair of new buildings as part of the forthcoming Tianfu Software Park development in Chengdu, China. The scheme calls for the construction of two towers defined by a cascading vertical garden concept. The taller, 492-foot... View full entry
In this week's curated employer highlight from Archinect Jobs, we are featuring five architecture and design firms with current openings in New York City, Los Angeles/Culver City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and Vancouver. For even more opportunities, head over to the Archinect... View full entry
The latest Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) construction input price analysis for the month of December has registered a 0.6% decrease over November’s trend-reversing totals. Nonresidential construction input prices were down another 0.4%, with the commercial and multifamily sectors... View full entry
Docomomo US has issued a statement clarifying its stance on issues that have been raised in advance of its 2024 National Symposium in Coral Gables, Florida. The group’s decision to host its annual event in the Miami area had come under scrutiny over the state’s pursuit of... View full entry
Pritzker Prize winner Diébédo Francis Kéré is among three individuals to receive the 2024 Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum. The accolade seeks to “celebrate the enduring contributions to society of exceptional artists.” In announcing Kéré as an award recipient, the... View full entry
Today, our Get Lectured previews continue with the lectures and public events on deck for the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in Los Angeles for the Spring 2024 academic term. The semester has already seen Hernán Díaz Alonso and Sir Peter Cook’s visit on Monday... View full entry
The long-planned +POOL in New York City has moved a step closer to realization, with Governor Kathy Hochul’s office announcing the allocation of $16 million for the project. Originally conceived in 2010, the scheme is designed as a self-filtering, plus sign-shaped pool in New York's rivers... View full entry
Refik Anadol Studio has announced the creation of the “world’s first open-source generative AI model dedicated to nature.” Titled 'Large Nature Model,' the model is trained “solely on nature’s inherent intelligence” as opposed to the conventional approach to AI large language model... View full entry
The City of Port Coquitlam in British Columbia, Canada, recently unveiled the final proposed design for one of the province’s largest training and recreational hubs for soccer. Designed by Indigenous-led, Vancouver-based firm Formline Architecture, the facility will serve as a state-of-the-art... View full entry
The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis has shared its Spring ‘24 public lecture schedule as part of our Get Lectured rundown of speaking events on campus this semester. The lectures begin on Friday, January 26, with the Fitzgibbon Charrette Kickoff... View full entry
Zaha Hadid Architects has released details of a second collaborative effort with Holcim on a 3D printed bridge concept that was first debuted as part of the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale. The new ten-ton Phoenix design offers an evolution of the innovations seen in the previous Striatus... View full entry
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 Houses. Tip: Use the handy FOLLOW feature to... View full entry