More than one hundred schools and education settings in the United Kingdom have been closed due to concerns over the integrity of concrete roof panels. So far, 147 schools are known to contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac), with approximately one hundred fully or partially closed... View full entry
Cybersecurity firm Cisco Talos is warning of the potential for hackers to target architects and other designers with crypto-mining malware. The hacking campaign, which has largely targeted French-speaking architects, engineers, and graphic designers, sees the victim’s computer infected with... View full entry
Archinect's latest curated jobs roundup from Archinect Jobs spotlights eight architecture firms in the Los Angeles area seeking early-career professionals. If you're a recent graduate or still fairly new to the workforce, be sure to read Archinect's Tips for Recent Graduates Navigating... View full entry
Get Lectured, Architect's ongoing highlight of public lectures and events happening at architecture schools across the country, continues with a look today at what’s happening at the Syracuse University School of Architecture this Fall. The school’s sesquicentennial year begins with a... View full entry
Today, the Graham Foundation’s 2023 slate of Carter Manny Awards winners was revealed, recognizing the best new writing and research from within the architecture and design fields in what is now the Awards' 27th edition.Two doctoral candidates in the History and Theory program at the Yale... View full entry
Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) has been announced as the winner of an international RFP process to deliver a new arts and innovation cultural project in Boca Raton, Florida. The Italian studio beat out Foster + Partners, Ennead, and OMA for the commission of the new Center for Arts &... View full entry
UNStudio has been named the winner of an international competition to deliver two mixed-use towers in Düsseldorf, Germany. Situated in the northern area of the city center, the towers will reach a height of 393 feet from a low-rise community pavilion base. View full entry
New rental apartment construction in the United States is expected to top a 50-year high in 2023. According to a report by RentCafe, nearly 461,000 units are expected to be delivered across the U.S. this year, meaning that over the past three years, 1.2 million units will have been built and... View full entry
Archinect's latest curated employer highlight features five architecture and design firms with current openings on Archinect Jobs in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Miami, Colorado Springs, and Orlando. For even more opportunities, check out the Archinect job board and explore our active community... View full entry
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