As part of its ongoing Shaping the City series, the Italian branch of the European Cultural Centre is being represented in this year’s Chicago Architecture Biennial with an upcoming conference that will begin this Friday, December 10th, hosted by the Chicago Cultural Center on East... View full entry

The American Institute of Architects has partnered with the University of California Hastings College of the Law to release a new report that details the impacts of bias in architecture.  The study covers the experiences, perceptions, and opinions of women, people of color, and other... View full entry

The light and air art installation [Prism] by Japanese studio HAKUTEN was recently named as one of the “Best of the Best” winners of the 2021 Architecture MasterPrize. Situated on an old military installation in Kanagawa Prefecture called Sarushima, the installation refracts light into a... View full entry

After over six years of planning and construction, Renzo Piano Building Workshop’s colorful GES-2 House of Culture has officially opened its doors in Moscow. Situated on the edge of Bolotnaya Square, Piano’s latest museum, once a former power station, is a testament to the old Soviet concept... View full entry

The Eric Tweedale Stadium designed by dwp | design worldwide and partnership Australia and Northrop Engineers has been announced as the winner of the Australian Timber Design Award 2021. Along with winning the overall Award for Timber design, the project also won in the Commercial and Public... View full entry

Researchers at the University of Plymouth in the UK have published a study which found that overlaying living walls on existing buildings can improve thermal performance by 31%. The findings arose from a live experiment on a campus building, where researchers added a living wall system to an... View full entry

The Hip Hop Architect Michael Ford has surprised a high school senior student in Detroit with a $10,000 scholarship from The Hip Hop Architecture Camp to study architecture. Sarah Shaw-Nichols is a student at Ford’s former school Cass Technical High School. The scholarship was awarded through... View full entry

The 2021 edition of the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects President's Medals has been announced marking the award’s remarkable 185th edition.“The RIBA President’s Medals celebrate the best work of students from 102 architectural schools around the world,” RIBA President... View full entry

The winners of the 2021 New Zealand Architecture Awards, hosted by the Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects, have been announced. Across 13 categories, 26 projects, featuring two social housing projects, transportable tiny homes for at-risk youth, an early childhood care... View full entry

Five years after the tragic passing of its eponymous founder, Zaha Hadid Architects has announced its transition to an employee-owned firm in a surprising move that could have implications for large firms industry-wide. The announcement was made Tuesday via a statement published on ZHA’s... View full entry

Scrapped plans for a new concert hall in London are getting a much-needed reset thanks to an updated design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Sheppard Robson. The pair originally was set to design the hall as part of a scheme sponsored by the Barbican and London Symphony Orchestra to... View full entry

Located in South Slope, Brooklyn, House Offset is a residential remodel that underwent a recent renovation with a focus on enhancing both interior and exterior architectural details as well as "preserving much of the exterior as a nod to adjacent residences and the traditional New York City... View full entry

Sasaki has launched a free tool to help designers to assess a proposal’s carbon emissions from early in the design process. The Carbon Conscience App, which builds on a year-long internal research project within the firm, seeks to differentiate itself from rival applications which require... View full entry

From Archinect's bustling community of architecture students and professionals, firms, and schools, we have picked five featured employers with recently listed job openings in New York City/Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Seattle, and New Orleans. Take a look at these listings below, and visit Archinect... View full entry

More architects are speaking out in the controversy surrounding the planned Munger Hall development at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The Santa Barbara Independent is reporting that eight architects representing several different UC campuses sent administrators a letter dated... View full entry