The ability for Venice to charge a nominal €5 ($5.35 USD) daily entrance fee to tourists has been granted to the city, giving officials the final go-ahead for a response they say is ultimately necessary to preserve its architectural heritage from the threats of climate change and... View full entry
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has announced their team’s reaching the midway point for their ongoing Western Sydney International Airport in the Australian metro’s new Parkland City region. The project will serve as a catalyst for economic development in Parkland City while supplementing... View full entry
A new project aimed at improving the educational experience of Ukrainian schoolchildren is helping students at the Kharkiv School of Architecture participate in their country’s concerted response to an infrastructure crisis that began in February 2022 and has seen the destruction of an estimated... View full entry
The Chicago Athenaeum and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies have together announced a group of Turkish architects and human rights activists as the 2023 European Prize for Architecture laureates.Architect Ayse Mücella Yapici, urban planner Tayfun Kahraman, and... View full entry
Not only is he an accused serial killer, Rex Heuermann is also a deadbeat boss, according to the state Department of Labor.
It filed suit Tuesday to recover nearly $70,000 in back wages, penalties and interest for stiffing a former executive assistant.
— NY Daily News
Rex Heuermann, an architect, was arrested in July near his firm’s Midtown Manhattan offices on charges related to the murders of three women. Their remains were discovered at Gilgo Beach in 2010. In a separate legal matter, Heuermann and his architectural firm, RH Consultants & Associates, are... View full entry
Class is back in session, and that means it’s time once again for our Get Lectured series. Today, we continue the semesterly rundown of the events happening at architecture schools across the country with a look at what’s in store at the University of Southern California in the Fall... View full entry
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has just announced a six-candidate shortlist for the 2023 RIBA Stirling Prize, recognizing the best achievements in building in the country over the past year in what is now the award’s 27th edition. The shortlist features schemes for housing... View full entry
Following last week’s look at an opening for a Program Production Fellow at MoMA PS1, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an opportunity on Archinect Jobs for a Facilities Accessibility Planner at Yale University. The role, based in New Haven, CT, calls for... View full entry
Scientific American has published an opinion piece by the publication’s editors, highlighting the role of building codes in saving “money and lives.” Citing the growing number of “multibillion-dollar disasters” striking the United States, the opinion piece makes the argument that... View full entry
The new home of the Pace Gallery in Tokyo will feature interior spaces designed by Sou Fujimoto inside a three-story portion of Heatherwick Studio’s exciting new Azabudai Hills development, according to plans revealed today by the gallery. The total 5,500-square-foot design includes some... View full entry
National nonresidential construction spending saw a modest rise of 0.1% in July, according to a new analysis by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of U.S. Census Bureau data. When adjusted for seasonality on an annualized basis, nonresidential spending stood at $1.08 trillion, marking a... View full entry
Raymond Moriyama, a generational talent who greatly influenced the development of modern architecture in his native Canada, passed away on September 1st, according to his studio. He was 93 years old. The founder of Moriyama Teshima Architects (MTA), Moriyama will be remembered for... View full entry
The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced the winners of their 2023 Student Awards, following the Professional Awards we published here. A total of 30 projects were honored as part of the awards, which the institute says represent a “bright future for the landscape... View full entry
Our Get Lectured tour of public programming continues today with a stop by Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a look at the Fall events and lectures happening at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Tuesday, September 12, will see editors Sean Canty, Zeina Koreitem, and John May discuss... View full entry
Copenhagen/Reykjavik-based Esja Architecture, in collaboration with Arkibygg Arkitektar, has unveiled plans for a ring-shaped viewing platform to be located 2,100 feet above sea level on the slopes of Mount Bjólfur, Iceland. Named the Ring of Bjólfur, the platform will overlook the scenic... View full entry