Five projects were honored in Chicago recently as part of the 2023 Mass Timber Competition: Building to Net-Zero Carbon, hosted by the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) and USDA Forest Service (USDA). A total of $2.2 million in funding was given out to winners of this year’s contest. Technical... View full entry
MVRDV has released details of their master plan for Tour & Taxis Lake Side in Brussels, Belgium. The master plan consists of 17 buildings designed by seven different architects including MVRDV, adding 800 residential units to the area. Image credit: RZGraphics The master plan is split into three... View full entry
Look below for Archinect's latest curated selection of architecture and design firms currently hiring on Archinect Jobs. This week's featured employer highlight includes openings in New York City, Saint Louis, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Portland, Maine. For even more opportunities, head over... View full entry
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects (TWBTA) has been attached to a major new expansion of the historic Detroit Music Hall, the firm announced on Monday. The project aims to connect an important part of downtown to a burgeoning economic revitalization while providing Detroiters with a “canvas to... View full entry
The Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction has announced the finalists for its International Holcim Awards 2023. According to the foundation, the 20 finalists represent “highly contextual and practicable approaches to sustainable construction: across diverse scales, budgets, geographies... View full entry
Boring, soulless buildings are making people stressed and lonely, according to Thomas Heatherwick [...]
Calling for “a national conversation” about halting the spread of depressing architecture, he said: “We need to fearlessly demand interestingness. We need to rebel against the blandification of our streets, towns and cities, and make buildings that nourish our senses. Human beings deserve human places.”
— The Guardian
The Lantern House and Vessel designer has been making the media rounds lately to promote his new treatise Humanize, which offers a call-to-arms of sorts for architects and planners both looking to combat the proven detriments bad architecture has on mental health. Heatherwick says his... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to Santa Barbara-based ANACAPA, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Jackson, Wyoming to explore the work of Dynia Architects. Founded in 1994, and with offices in Jackson, WY and Denver, CO, the firm describes its mission as to “elevate all aspects... View full entry
Six outstanding new developments from around the world have been announced as winners of the 2023 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence.Projects in three regions were selected out of a group of 23 winners from the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Founded in 1979, the... View full entry
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named social enterprise Onion Collective as its Client of the Year for 2023 over their role in spearheading the creation of an artists' space called East Quay in Somerset County, South West England. The project from Invisible Studio and Ellis... View full entry
The Tate Modern in London has announced its compliance with the UK High Court’s February ruling regarding a privacy case that involved its 10th-floor viewing gallery and five residents of the adjacent Neo Bankside apartments. The museum will now restrict visitors' access to the platform, which... View full entry
A House for Artists by APPARATA Architects has been awarded the RIBA’s 2023 Neave Brown Award for Housing. Awarded each year in honor of modernist architect and social housing pioneer Neave Brown, the award recognized the UK’s best new affordable housing. APPARATA's scheme was chosen from a... View full entry
In this week's curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we are highlighting four briefs seeking outstanding work by female and non-binary architects, excellent creations across various design disciplines, site-specific installations for courtyards in Montpellier... View full entry
Brown University has shared photos to go along with the inauguration of its new REX/Joshua Ramus-designed Lindemann Performing Arts Center tomorrow in Providence, Rhode Island. The building supports both performance and instruction on campus with an emphasis on creating new forms of... View full entry
A 164-foot-tall timber tower designed by France and Australia-based firm Moreau Kusunoki has officially completed construction. The project features 77 housing units, serveing as a new residential center in the southeastern end of Paris. The tower is distinct through its grid façade... View full entry
The School of Architecture & Urban Planning at UW-Milwaukee (SARUP) has shared its slate of Fall semester public programming as part of our Get Lectured series. Events began on October 10 with author Building Power: Architecture and Surveillance in Victorian America author Anna Andrzejewski and... View full entry