Today and tomorrow's featured virtual event happenings, from Archinect's Virtual Event Guide, feature Tulane's thesis students, Justin Davidson, Rural Office for Architecture, mass timber, Antoine Picón, and Mitchell Joachim. Are you hosting a virtual lecture? Presentation? Tour?... View full entry
Initiated in 2002, the Solar Decathlon invites students across the U.S. and internationally to participate in a design competition focusing on energy efficiency. For the first time, the design challenge jury has selected two Grand Winners from the residential and commercial building... View full entry
A sizable Gehry Partners-designed mixed-use complex planned for a corner site in Santa Monica, California is making its way through the city's approval process. Urbanize.la reports that an preliminary environmental impact report for the project was recently published detailing the... View full entry
Every Friday, we're bringing you a handy roundup of new and exciting architecture and design challenges listed on Bustler, Archinect's sister site dedicated to competitions, events, and related news for architects and students. For this week, we have selected a few diverse award programs... View full entry
As part of a recent study, researchers at Princeton University and the University of Bergamo have uncovered the engineering techniques behind the self-supporting masonry of the Italian renaissance, reports the Princeton Engineering website. "Researchers analyzed how cupolas like the famous duomo... View full entry
As the far-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 crisis continue to reverberate nationwide, California lawmakers are attempting to reorient the state's housing policies in an effort to continue making progress in addressing the housing crisis gripping the region. Previously on Archinect: "California's... View full entry
Beijing-based NEXT architects, the Dutch Institute for heritage and marketing (IVEM), Smartland Architects, Total Design and a group of local artists have crafted a revitalization plan for the historic village of Dafang in China's Jiangxi Province. As part of an effort to... View full entry
Today we share the third part of Archinect Sessions six-part series of conversations we've had with architects, designers, and others in the industry. The discussions address the challenges experienced navigating these uncertain times, from the stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus, to the... View full entry
A long simmering SOM-designed skyscraper pair slated for the former Chicago Spire site has taken a step forward in Chicago, where the city's planning commission has given the green light for the project to proceed. Now that the project has been approved by the Chicago Planning Commission, it... View full entry
The historic Carlsberg Brewery site in Copenhagen has opened to the public and has developed into a new urban neighborhood called the Carlsberg City. The preserved buildings were transformed by a number of European architects, creating a contemporary merging of the historical and the modern... View full entry
This post is brought to you by the Tulane University School of Architecture The Tulane School of Architecture in New Orleans has recently produced two unique ways to view and interact with thesis work by graduate and undergraduate students: The 2020 Thesis Show and Thesis Virtual Exhibition. Image... 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. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles!... View full entry
University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design (CED) Professor Emeritus Raymond Lifchez has donated $2.5 million to the college in order to create a new endowed teaching position focused on universal design. Previously on Archinect: "Unpacking The Spatial Implications Of... View full entry
Copenhagen-based architecture firm Cobe will create the new 14,000-square-meter design center for global automaker Geely in Gothenburg, Sweden. Set for completion in 2022, the new center will house Geely Design, the design and development arm for the Chinese automotive company. The building will... View full entry
“As a practitioner, I have had the privilege of coaching many young architects, helping them grow into mature professionals, key members of our business organization, and valued contributors to the communities we serve,” Ferguson said. “At CatholicU, I look forward to expanding the opportunities to create knowledge and to inspire lifetime learners who acquire the awareness, skills, and judgment to be trusted stewards of the places in which we live." — The Catholic University of America
After 17 years, Randal Ott steps down at The Catholic University of America School of Architecture and Planning and will be succeeded by Mark Ferguson, partner of Ferguson & Shamamian Architects, L.L.P. The New York city firm is widely known for its classical and traditional style of... View full entry
