Berlin’s regional parliament is considering creating a car-free zone in the German capital in response to a concerted push from a local advocacy group. The car ban would apply to the space ringed by the S-Bahn train line, which circles the city center, an area larger than Manhattan. — Yale Environment 360
Berlin’s mayor called the plan “unrealistic” back in May, aligning herself with the rest of the Social Democrats, who were joined by every other major political party in the country in their lack of support for the measure at the time of the September elections. A small group of German... View full entry
Wrapping up a tumultuous business year 2021, the American Institute of Architects reports that architecture firms ended the year on a "high note with strong business conditions." The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for December rose to 52.0, a one-point increase from 51.0 in November. The... View full entry
From Archinect's active community of architecture students and professionals, firms, and schools, we have chosen five featured employers with recently listed job opportunities in New York City/Brooklyn, Los Angeles/Culver City, Portland, Denver, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Minneapolis. Take a look... View full entry
An annual award with a growing reputation as one of architectural academia’s most dynamic new prize competitions is making headlines again today after Columbia University’s Temple Hoyne Buell Center and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) announced the winners of... View full entry
A much-needed upgrade is coming to one of the most popular universities in the Czech Republic thanks to plans for a new art and architecture campus for Brno University of Technology from Feilden+Mawson’s FAM Architekti studio. Image: Feilden+Mawson / FAM Architekti Image: Feilden+Mawson... View full entry
One of Canada’s most well-regarded public arts traditions has returned with a unique selection of brand new designs for the 2022 version of Winter Stations. Toronto’s annual installation program is back with a slate of six winning projects taken from around the world and displayed on the... View full entry
Although the prices of some raw materials fell in December, costs are still sky high for contractors looking to purchase them, according to a new analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Overall, the price of construction materials jumped nearly 20% in 2021, the group said Thursday. — Construction Dive
In addition, according to the Associated General Contractors of America’s (AGC) 2022 Construction Hiring and Business Outlook Survey, material costs were listed as a top concern for contractors this year. Though prices moderated for some construction materials in December, they still... View full entry
One of Taiwan’s largest public utility companies is ready to make a bold statement about its intentions with a new operations storage facility from MVRDV called "Sun Rock" that will play a significant part in the country’s transition to a green energy economy. This is the firm’s second... View full entry
A team led by Foster + Partners in collaboration with Swedish firm Marge Arkitekter has been unveiled as the winners of the competition for the development of Stockholm Central Station in Stockholm, Sweden. The pair is joined by LAND Arkitektur, Thornton Tomasetti, Ramboll, Wenanders, and TAM... View full entry
What can a western architectural education do in a developing country? The legacy of one of the leading design colleges in America is being examined as such in a new exhibition called Building in China: A Century of Dialogues on Modern Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania’s Stuart... View full entry
The shortlist for the 2022 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture — Mies van der Rohe Award has been announced, with 40 works selected from a record 532 nominated projects. The shortlisted projects are spread across 18 European countries, with Austria and France leading the... View full entry
Entering the new year in full swing, architecture schools prepare for their line-up of guest speakers and lectures for Spring 2022. Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture kicks off their Spring '22 public programing series: World Making. The school shares, "How are worlds made... View full entry
Zaha Hadid Architects has paid almost $16million over the past five years in order to retain the name of the late Zaha Hadid in the practice name. The deal, reported by UK outlet Building Online, included $4.6m (£3.4m) to use the founder’s name in 2021, $3.8m (£2.8m) in both 2020 and... View full entry
Energiesprong (which translates to “energy jump”), a nonprofit that the Dutch government helped launch a decade ago, is coordinating a system of mass retrofits. “We thought, okay, let’s make home retrofits into a scalable solution,” says Christian Richter, who works in the organization’s market development team in Germany. — Fast Company
The Netherlands has pursued an aggressive agenda which has meant a spate of net-zero residential conversions. Now groups are looking for ways to apply lessons from the program outside the country in the hopes of matching increased demands with advancements that have produced certain types of... 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 Architect Sure!. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW... View full entry