Since 2000 RIBA has presented the Annie Spink Award to individuals for their outstanding work and contributions to architectural academia. This year the prestigious biennial prize has been awarded to the multi-talented architect and academic advocate Lesley Lokko. Growing up in Ghana and Scotland... View full entry
The board of governors (BoG) for Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad has decided to withdraw an expression of interest (EOI) that was put out by the management last month inviting architects and designers to propose plans for demolishing dormitories in the campus built by American architect Louis Kahn and replacing them with new structures. — The Times of India
The school reversed its decision to demolish and replace 14 of the 18 dormitories built by Louis Kahn between 1962 until his death in 1974 following international outrage over the proposal. A change.org petition to save Kahn’s aging IIM Ahmedabad structures has already attracted more than... View full entry
And finally, we're at December, the end of 2020... the year everyone's happy to bid farewell. It's been a melancholic month, with many taking time off from work, some braving the virus to spend time with family, with others staying cautious and remaining at home with family or alone. A vaccine... View full entry
Some of you may have spent some time this holiday season revamping your resume and updating your portfolio. If you're well versed in BIM and architectural visualization, reign in the new year with a new job! Helping the architecture community stay up to date with... View full entry
For 2020's last curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we have selected four challenges calling for a new university science center in Shenzhen, an innovative company headquarters in Italy, an integrated master plan for the city of Suwon, and a park design in... View full entry
Luigi Snozzi, considered the leader of the so-called new Ticino school of architecture, has died aged 88 in Minusio, southern Switzerland. [...]
He worked in Locarno (1958), Zurich (1975-88) and Lausanne (1988), and collaborated with Mario Botta, Tita Carloni, Aurelio Galfetti, Bruno Jenni (his brother-in-law) and Livio Vacchini.
— swissinfo.ch
In a 2013 interview with the AEFoundation, Snozzi said: "I would say the biggest problem today for architects is the city, and for that reason it is important in architectural education to start with the problem of the city." Related on Archinect: Architect Luigi Snozzi among Swiss Grand Award for... View full entry
As we entered the second to last month of the year, it's safe to say many have grown accustomed to the unruly series of events that have plagued the year. While it's easy to be bogged down by everything that went wrong in 2020, as the year slowly enters its final month, we can't help but take the... View full entry
As 2020 is finally wrapping up, it's only appropriate to pause and take a look back at a year that has faced the architecture and design community with countless challenges but also new opportunities. While we've already begun to recap Archinect's editorial highlights in our 2020 Year in Review... View full entry
While the news cycle in October was mostly dominated by the upcoming elections and ongoing pandemic, other aspects of life continued. In the world of architecture, these were the stories that captured our collective attention... The Challenges of Academia Lesley Lokko resigns as Dean of CCNY's... View full entry
Researchers said on Saturday they had discovered a frescoed thermopolium or fast-food counter in an exceptional state of preservation in Pompeii.
The ornate snack bar, decorated with polychrome patterns and frozen by volcanic ash, was partially exhumed last year but archaeologists extended work on the site to reveal it in its full glory.
— The Guardian
The astonishingly well preserved and nearly 2,000-year-old snack bar, or Thermopolium, in Pompeii's Regio V has re-emerged in its entirety, along with food residues, animal bones, and victims of the AD 79 volcanic eruption, following a lengthy excavation effort. View this post on Instagram A post... View full entry
If you're shopping for a modernist architectural landmark to kick off the new year, you might be in luck: the Richard Neutra-designed Lovell Health House in the Los Feliz hills of Los Angeles is still available after hitting the market back in February. Featured in several Hollywood movies, the... View full entry
From Archinect's active community of architecture students and professionals, firms, and schools, we have selected three employers with newly listed job openings in New York City, Phoenix, and Portland. Take a look at these positions, and visit Archinect Jobs for more opportunities. Based in New... View full entry
Continuing with awards and recognitions as we close out 2020 AIA California has recognized five individuals for their drive and commitment towards becoming licensed architects. The annual Paul Welch Jr. ARE Scholarship was created to "recognize the significant contributions of California interns... View full entry
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) develops an online resource for those interested in mass timber use in tall building construction. Thanks to a USDA Forest Service grant, the CTBUH aimed to explore the work and research regarding mass timber and its... View full entry
In fact, America has beautiful and popular non-traditional structures – the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles – and it has crude and soulless classical buildings. Unfortunately, the authors of the order are not completely wrong when they say that some architects have ignored public feeling. — The Guardian
Rowan Moore, architecture critic at The Observer, responds to last week's presidential executive order that makes classical and traditional architecture the preferred style for federal buildings. "If architects don’t want to give ammunition to the repressive thinking behind this order," Moore... View full entry
