Progress on Los Angeles's very own aerial tramway has made some headway as the City of LA's Department of Recreation and Parks prepares a feasibility study on the project. Intending to provide increased access to Griffith Park and alleviate urban congestion, the Aerial Transit System for Griffith... View full entry
Last month the IKEA's Museum in Älmhult, Sweden opened an exhibition showcasing 70's years of their iconic catalogs. Due to the location, and COVID, the exhibition was limited to a small number of visitors. Fortunately, they have just published their Swedish catalog archive for all to see... View full entry
Conjunctive Points – The New City, a decades-spanning urban revival plan designed by Eric Owen Moss Architects, has been recognized with the AIA Twenty-five Year Award. The initiative began in 1986 with selective transformations of former industrial sites and warehouses in the Hayden Tract, a... View full entry
International architecture firm UNStudio has completed work on a collection of subway stations for a new driverless metro system in Doha, Dubai. The stations are designed according to an "Architectural Branding Manual" created by the firm that provides "an extensive set of design... View full entry
Instead of a house with a picket fence and a front yard, many urbanites have opted to rent in newly developed apartment buildings or to buy condominiums in denser, walkable suburban communities, where apartments tend to be bigger and offer more outdoor space than comparable units in the city. — The New York Times
Sydney Franklin of The New York Times highlights the growing demand for dense—but not too dense—urban developments located in secondary cities by those fleeing New York City as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Franklin highlights a collection of recently completed low- to mid-rise... View full entry
This post is brought to you by TerraViva Competitions TerraViva Competitions launches TACTICAL URBANISM NOW!, a new architecture and design competition focused on the transformation of contemporary public spaces. Prizes up to 4.000 € will be awarded to the winners selected by an... View full entry
Mobilizing the architecture industry to provide opportunities for women, specifically for Black and minority women, has been an ongoing effort in recent years. Not only that, but the discussions over the state of racial and social injustice in field, the continued mistreatment of Black communities... View full entry
In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Details. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to... View full entry
Just because prominent technology companies, including Twitter, Amazon, Apple, and others, have announced plans to extend work from home policies into 2022 and beyond, it doesn't mean they aren't planning for a return to the office somewhere down the line. A case in point is Google, which... View full entry
In 2019, the L.A. Lights the Way competition invited designers to reimagine and redesign the future of Los Angeles street lamps. Initiated by the City of L.A. and led by the Mayor's Office in conjunction with the Bureau of Street Lighting (BSL), the civic competition winner is Project Room and... View full entry
With September upon us, we're seemingly entering the homestretch of this rather peculiar year. Don't let this slow down your design ambitions though — for this week's curated picks of new competitions listed on Bustler, we have selected three award programs and one travel fellowship to... View full entry
As part of an effort to address the glaring lack of diversity within its ranks, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced a new initiative titled Next2Lead that aims to elevate "ethnically diverse women into leadership positions within the AIA." According to an announcement... View full entry
The Palm Springs Art Museum has announced its acquisition of Albert Frey and A. Lawrence Kocher's Aluminaire House, a futuristic prefabricated home that will be installed at the foot of the museum adjacent to a new public park. The Desert Sun reports that the nonprofit Aluminaire House... View full entry
A twin-towered residential development slated for the former Chicago Spire site on Lake Michigan has received formal municipal approvals and is now heading toward construction. The project, developed by Related Midwest and designed by SOM will bring 1,100 residential units to the site across... View full entry
A 39-story residential tower designed by Morris Adjmi Architects is nearing the end of construction in New York City, where work on the city's rising crop of luxury residential towers continues unabated. The 92,000-square-foot project is wrapped in an expressive gridded structural system that... View full entry
