This post is brought to you by Azure Magazine AZURE has revealed the 22 inspiring winners representing the best in global architecture and design. Chosen by our expert jury, the winners represent the best of an impressive selection field of over 1,200 submissions representing a... View full entry
This post is brought to you by AF New York What does an all-white room signify to you? For me, it’s a fraught mix of sanitarium/hospital, a sort of blank slate for digital reality a la The Matrix, and a vaguely heavenly connotation—like something from a film in which Morgan Freeman... View full entry
The Architects Foundation has announced the recipients for four of its scholarship programs aimed at supporting future leaders in equity, diversity, and sustainability in the architecture profession. A philanthropic partner of the American Institute of Architects, the Architects Foundation has... View full entry
The Tate Modern will turn into a mass walk-in Covid-19 vaccination centre this Friday night, offering first and second Pfizer jabs to anyone over 18.
The iconic venue will be hosting the pop-up vaccine site in its Turbine Hall, offering Londoners exclusive access to galleries for the night and a unique setting to get protected against Covid.
— City A.M.
Vaccination rates in London have fallen recently. All four Tate galleries have been fully reopened since May following a 14-month partial closure that reduced overall visitorship by 80%. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the reopening of the country on July 19th despite pushback from some... View full entry
“I am honored to be the first Latino president in this organization’s 102-year history,” said Vidaurri. “But I look forward to the day when we no longer have to call out the first, or the second, or the third, but can celebrate the vision of the individual.” — NCARB
Alfred Vidaurri Jr., NCARB, NOMA, FAIA, of Fort Worth, Texas, was inducted as the president of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) at its 2021 Annual Business Meeting. Vidaurri is the first Latino president in the organization’s history; in this role, he will lead... View full entry
BIG is making a huge investment along with partners UNStudio and Squint/Opera in a new virtual platform that responds to the demands of the post-pandemic world with a digital presentation tool aimed at increasing effective collaboration on and reducing the carbon footprint of future... View full entry
![Lorcan O’Herlihy, FAIA, Founder and Design Principal of LA-based Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects [LOHA] is this year's Gold Medal recipient. Photo © Colin Lenton.](https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/jj/jjvctt3aesz6we2f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514 "Lorcan O’Herlihy, FAIA, Founder and Design Principal of LA-based Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects [LOHA] is this year's Gold Medal recipient. Photo © Colin Lenton.")
The AIA Los Angeles chapter has announced its annual list of Presidential Honorees. Fifteen firms, educators, projects, and individual designers were each given the exclusive honor for achievements that share a common thread of improving the city through shared values and commitment to community... View full entry
A Richard Serra sculpture is coming to the Glenstone Museum, and today it has a new home. The 15-year-old private collection has announced plans for a new dedicated 4,000-square-foot space that will house a forthcoming installation by the artist on its 230-acre location in suburban Maryland next... View full entry
Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM) and American artist Phillip K. Smith III have collaborated to create a site-specific installation that literally mirrors life. Commissioned by art collector Dallas Price and her husband, sculptor Bob Van Breda, Santa Monica Linear is a horizontal line of... View full entry
Kenneth Gruskin, owner and principal of architecture and marketing firm Gruskin Group, has envisioned a new avenue for firms as businesses increasingly shift to virtual spaces. With remote work the new normal, Gruskin sees an opportunity for architects to play a role in how new virtual... View full entry
The new Peter Marino Art Foundation opened on Long Island’s East End last month, revealing to the public for the first time the famed collection of the prodigious architect known worldwide for his retail spaces and Leather Daddy aesthetic. The Foundation is housed in the former Rogers Memorial... View full entry
A theatrical new subway station is gracing the Berlin stage after a dramatic opening Friday. The new Museumsinsel U-Bahn station is part of an expansion of the U5 that will connect the line into an area of the city called Museum Island. Swiss architect Max Dudler is behind the... View full entry
Stockholm-based MANDAWORKS has been named as winners of a landscape design competition to envision the future of Lake Milada in Northern Czechia. The winning scheme, titled “Living Landscape,” is organized around three core principles: living nature, living destination, and a living future... View full entry
In an announcement video released last week, Andrew Grant Houston introduced himself as a “queer Black and Latino architect.” He is a regular fixture on Twitter as Ace the Architect where he covered this summer’s protests and meticulously picked apart the city’s budget. He frequently switches hats […] And now he’s running for mayor. — The Urbanist
Andrew Grant Houston's success can be drawn in part to his use of a "democracy voucher" program that has garnered more than $350,000 in donations for his upstart campaign thus far. His message has focused a lot on zoning laws and affordable housing and has drawn superlatives in a field packed with... View full entry
A cosmic new museum is bringing out the stars in Shanghai thanks to a celestial design from Ennead. The Shanghai Astronomy Museum opens this weekend following a five-year construction process that left client Shanghai Science and Technology Museum with a new outpost in the heart of the city’s... View full entry
