As schools prepare for the Fall term, event programming is met with much excitement and careful planning as the community continues to navigate through the continued impact of the pandemic. However, with schools continuing to adjust and ensure the best safety protocols for their faculty and... View full entry

OMA New York have released an update on their Audrey Irmas Pavilion taking shape in Los Angeles, California. The scheme, designed for the Wilshire Boulevard Temple, is OMA’s first cultural building in California, and the first religious institution building in the firm’s portfolio. Image by... View full entry

For our latest weekly curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we have selected four calls inviting architectural concepts that address our climate crisis, urban designs promoting walkable neighborhoods, Graham Foundation individual grant applications, and proposals... View full entry

Chicago Business is reporting that an LLC related to the firm founded by recently deceased architect Helmut Jahn is filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in an unfurling landlord-tenant dispute that began taking shape during the pandemic. Jahn LLC reported gross revenues under $13,000 last year and has... View full entry

Jean Nouvel has collaborated with Danish design company Reform on a new kitchen unit, the first designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Described as “tight and minimalist, yet characteristically dazzling and lasting,” the kitchen is defined by an understated, art deco design... View full entry

New York City has surpassed San Francisco as the most expensive apartment rental market in the country.  According to August rental data from Zumper, an apartment listing company, San Francisco has fallen behind New York in median one-bedroom rent, with New York at $2,810 and San Francisco at... View full entry

Spanish utility company Iberdrola has announced that a memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed, with signatories including AECOM, for a project to convert Italy’s historic Apennine railway into one powered by green hydrogen.  Other members of the agreement include Italian... View full entry

A dramatic new statement about the arc and future of public housing developments is coming to Bavaria’s third-largest city thanks to a Dutch firm with a reputation for innovative design in the typology. MVRDV unveiled its concept earlier this month for an exhibition pavilion that will be part of... View full entry

The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed the list of winners for this year's RIBA London Awards. After releasing an initial shortlist of 77 projects in early June of last year, the organization is now announcing the 46 honorees, which include new buildings by David Chipperfield, SOM... View full entry

This post is brought to you by Woodbury School of Architecture, an Archinect Partner School Woodbury School of Architecture (WSoA) is pleased to announce its Fall 2021 Lecture Series as part of the Year of Intelligence. For the past several years, the School has chosen an annual social... View full entry

ICON has released photographs of their completed multi-family homes in Austin, Texas which make use of 3D printed construction methods. The four homes, situated in East Austin, were built for Kansas City developer 3Strands, and designed by Logan Architecture. Image via ICON The ground floors of... View full entry

The latest addition to South America’s burgeoning contemporary art scene is almost set for its debut after a two-year-long construction process that will give the continent what is likely to be its first artist-designed museum in the form of the new Museo Arte Contemporaneo Atchugarry (MACA)... View full entry

The two-story brick building in New Orleans’ Central Business District has stood vacant for decades and was considered a hallmark of both Jazz history and Jewish culture within the Crescent City. The Karnofsky family, which purportedly loaned Louis Armstrong the money to buy his first cornet... View full entry

Pratt Institute’s School of Design has announced the recipients of its second annual Material Lab Prize. The winner received a $1,000 grant for a project that showcases innovative uses of reclaimed waste. The top prize was awarded to Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres (MID ’23) for their... View full entry

The abject failure of the levee system during Hurricane Katrina was the primary cause of the devastation that eventually cost the city a minimum of 1,800 lives and over $81 billion in property damage. Ida represents the first test of the system since it was completed in 2018. The levees were... View full entry