FreelandBuck has designed a pair of stunning single-family residences, built with a shared foundation, atop a steep lot in Los Angeles’ Mount Washington neighborhood. They are defined by strong rectilinear forms and a restrained material palette, in addition to white open spaces illuminated by... View full entry

Marlon Blackwell Architects has shared an update to their planned air traffic control tower project in Columbus, Indiana, following its initial announcement in December 2023. Renderings of the design revealed this week detail the firm’s pledge to create “more than a piece of infrastructure”... View full entry

The Cycle 5 Outstanding Project winners of this year's Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize have been announced in both MCHAP.emerge and The Americas Prize categories.Maurice Cox, the MCHAP Cycle 5 Jury Chair, describes: "The increase in publicly commissioned works clearly signals a renewed commitment... View full entry

The disassembly of Lloyd Wright's treasured Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, California — necessitated by months of "accelerated land movement" at its 3.5-acre site in the Los Angeles suburbs this winter — is underway as the group responsible for its stewardship looks for a... View full entry

The latest curated jobs roundup from Archinect Jobs features nine intermediate designer and architect roles currently available in the Los Angeles area. To explore specific job titles in the architectural profession, consult Archinect's Guide to Job Titles series. Also, follow our Archinect Tips... View full entry

In Toronto, Dubbeldam Architecture + Design has completed a new residence distinguished by projecting and retracting volumes and the way it offers occupants a meaningful relationship with the outdoors. Called Shift House, the 3,200-square-foot home’s façade is also highlighted by contrasting... View full entry

The Harvard Graduate School of Design just announced this year's winning proposal for the coveted Wheelwright Prize, featuring an examination of colonial systems and racial capitalism from the UK-based Zimbabwe-born researcher Thandi Loewenson.  The $100,000 award is... View full entry

China’s plan to construct what would be the world’s new largest particle collider, pending major funding hurdles, is becoming more clear after a technical design report was submitted for the estimated $5.2 billion project. The 100-kilometer Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC) is meant... View full entry

Jamie Chan connected with sixteen women, ranging from current and former students, professors and deans, about What It Means To Be Female in Architecture School. "What is clear is that we are in the midst of a generational shift, with more people paying attention to female leaders in the field"... View full entry

Moriyama Teshima Architects has provided a statement in rebuke of the sudden closure of its late founder Raymond Moriyama’s beloved Ontario Science Centre in Toronto. The closure was announced Friday by the provincial government, citing the need for repairs in many of its RAAC roof... View full entry

The latest economic data revealed by the new AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index for May has indicated a sharp decline to a score of 42.4, representing a new low point for the index after a year and a half of weak performances. "The decline in the May ABI score continues a year and a half of... View full entry

The late Rafael Viñoly’s Tokyo International Forum was awarded the prestigious AIA Twenty-five Year Award for its design's distinctive transparent character and capacity to engage with the public in the largest metropolitan area in the world.The multi-purpose space born out of the first-ever... View full entry

Following our previous look at an opening for a Signage & Wayfinding Project Manager at Pentagram, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an opening on Archinect Jobs for the Exhibition Design Internship at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The paid internship... View full entry

A major Japanese homebuilder by the name of Sekisui House has decided to demolish a nearly completed condominium building in western Tokyo following complaints from locals that the building would have blocked views of Mount Fuji. As reported by The Asahi Shimbun, the company decided to cancel... View full entry

The time has come once again for the annual AIA|LA Residential Architecture Awards to recognize the best new residential designs in a city whose prosperous character is historically defined by a wealth of private homes and contingent on the continued innovation taking hold over its multifamily and... View full entry