It's safe to say that nobody knows what the future of architectural education will be. These days it's hard to know what next month will bring us. Few people would argue, however, that academia is ripe for change, as are many facets of modern life that have not evolved at the pace the world has... View full entry
The Guardian's Oliver Wainwright sheds light on the incredible exploitive workplace abuses happening in the UK in a recent piece titled Furlough fraud, snooping and firings: architects speak out over lockdown exploitation. From never-ending work days, to secret webcam recordings, and even bizarre... View full entry
Architecture school holds its own array of challenges. Studio is arguably the most rigorous part of design education, and comes with a list of unique stresses that often weigh on students. How do you balance studio with other classes? How does one best present a project? And how do you face the... View full entry
For our latest weekly curated picks of competitions listed on Bustler, we have selected four challenges open to architecture and design students. The briefs call for energy-efficient solar homes, livable and sustainable housing concepts, architectural solutions to climate change, and... View full entry
Join Harvard GSD for their line up of virtual lectures for Fall 2020. Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series features each school's lecture series and their graphic design prowess with eye-catching lecture posters. Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your lecture... View full entry
We're already approaching the half-way mark of October, and there is still so much to discover during Archtober 2020, New York City's month-long celebration of architecture and design. For the tenth year in a row, Archinect & Bustler are proud to partner with Archtober and present you our weekly... View full entry
The Anti-Extinction Library is an installation that permanently shelters the embryonic cells and DNA of rare lifeforms. Created by TED Fellow artists Mitchell Joachim, Chris Woebken, and Oliver Medvedik, the piece seeks to address issues of species biodiversity diminishment through educating local... View full entry
The Design Museum has launched a new virtual exhibition, We Design: People. Practice. Progress. to highlight the lack of racial and gender diversity in the design field. We Design tells stories about designers of different ages, genders, backgrounds, races, ethnicities, sexual... View full entry
Can you believe it's already October? About time to take a quick look back at the highlights on Archinect's Instagram feed this summer. Whether you're already one of @archinect's 71.9k (and counting) followers or not (yet), we have compiled the most popular posts of the past three months... View full entry
New York architect and former Yale School of Architecture Dean Robert A.M. Stern has been announced as the winner of the Andrée Putman Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize is part of the Créateurs Design Awards program recognizing accomplishments in architecture, interior... View full entry
Virtual lecture series provide students, design professionals, and the public with ways to engage and listen in on school lectures, symposiums, and panel discussions. Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series features each school's lecture series and their graphic design prowess with... View full entry
Looking for a starting point for your architectural job hunt? From Archinect's active community of architecture students and professionals, firms, and schools, we have selected five attractive architectural employers with openings in New York City, Brooklyn, Hawthorne/Los Angeles, and remote... View full entry
As architecture programs being their fall term, many have decided to take this time to address issues of racial and social injustices happening across the nation and within the profession. Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series features each school's lecture series and their graphic... View full entry
Virgin Hyperloop One announced its plan to build a $500 million certification center to advance its vision of the future of high-speed transportation in West Virginia. The state will serve as a locus for testing, developing, and validating the technology that underpins the still-theoretical hyperloop system. — The Verge
In a statement, Richard Branson's company Virgin Hyperloop expressed hope that the new West Virginia Hyperloop Certification Center, combined with unusual bipartisan political momentum, "will pave the way for the certification of hyperloop systems in the US and around the world — the first... View full entry
Google unveiled on Wednesday its most detailed vision yet for a transit-oriented neighborhood in downtown San Jose [...]
Google’s village would add 7.3 million square feet of offices, 4,000 homes, shops, restaurants, a hotel, 10 parks, cultural and entertainment hubs, and immersive and interactive educational elements near downtown San Jose’s Diridon train hub.
— Mercury News
Google's ambitious 80-acre, transit-oriented Downtown West plan first appeared on Archinect in October 2019 and involves a number of prominent architecture and urban design firms, including Kohn Pedersen Fox (related), Heatherwick Studio, Grimshaw Architects, SHoP Architects, Solomon Cordwell... View full entry