It's not too late to participate in our recently launched survey on the community’s perception of the current business conditions in architecture. The deadline to submit your anonymous responses is in 1 week. We will analyze your valuable insights and publish the findings on Archinect in the... View full entry
Pelli Clarke & Partners has completed work on their new Salesforce Tower project at Chicago's Wolf Point mixed-use development. The 852-foot tower is the final piece of the 15-year puzzle that transforms a four-acre portion of waterfront between the Riverwalk and Merchandise Mart and boasts a... View full entry
In a new letter to faculty members at the Pratt School of Architecture, second-year Dean Quilian Riano has outlined the need for some $71 million worth of deferred maintenance and other upgrades to the 155-year-old Higgins Hall in keeping with the new Local Law 97 mandate for net zero operating... View full entry
Our latest weekly curated jobs roundup from Archinect Jobs features 12 architecture firms and related organizations offering fully or partially remote career opportunities. To show only positions designated as "remote" or "remote possible" on the Archinect job board, use this direct link or select... View full entry
Details for a new luxury superyacht marina and residential community designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the largest in North America, have been announced, along with an anticipated 2027 completion date. Slated for the Bahamian South Abaco island, the project will also feature a casino and... View full entry
Archinect has received photos of the new Populous-designed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Long Island, New York, as it prepares to host games of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup cricket tournament next month. Photo: ICC The modular, 34,000-seat stadium was built with reused... View full entry
A topping-out ceremony was held recently for the new BIG-designed 135,000-square-foot Robert Day Sciences Center at Claremont McKenna College in California. The new campus gateway — one of the first projects of BIG's new Los Angeles office — seeks to enhance the college's research aims... View full entry
This post is brought to you by TECH Perspectives New York The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is on the cusp of a technological revolution, driven by the advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). On June 20, 2024, Microsol Resources will host the TECH Perspectives... View full entry
Really, the differences between the plan and the final construction are not great. Then again, I make this tentative conclusion, that our salvation depends on attention to small things, to what lies obvious before us, once seen clearly, felt within, once absorbed. Mies said similar. — Architectures/Models
Gary Garvin, a name familiar to many Archinectors, delves into the lesser-known early design phase (Plan I) of Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion. This study highlights the architectural and conceptual distinctions between the initial plan and the final structure. Garvin’s detailed... View full entry
Heatherwick Studio has emerged as the winner of an international competition in South Korea to deliver a new tourist attraction to the artificial Nodeul Island near the center of Seoul. Dubbed 'Soundscape,' the new public park's design on the Han River will feature landscaped patterns... View full entry
This post is brought to you by Architecture at Zero 2024 The American Institute of Architects California (AIA CA) has launched the twelfth edition of its renowned Architecture at Zero competition. This annual event invites students and professionals from around the world to design innovative... View full entry
The twice-annual celestial experience known as Manhattanhenge peaks today in the Big Apple, providing residents a chance to gather communally for (another) astrological celebration of civic space and the gridded street planning system — an outgrowth of the city’s rationalized original... View full entry
Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill has announced plans for a new satellite concourse at Chicago O’Hare International Airport along with Ross Barney Architects, Juan Gabriel Moreno Architects, and Arup. What will become the first new building in the airport’s largest expansion in 68 years... View full entry
The Graham Foundation’s 2024 Grants for Individuals recipients have been announced in Chicago. A field of 56 architectural researchers, artists, filmmakers, and other design scholars was given the prestigious annual grants for various projects that support and foster the exchange of ideas about... View full entry
Curators Damjan Kokalevski and Łukasz Stanek are offering a glimpse at what they call ‘philanthrocapitalists’ and their architectural generosity worldwide as they unpack the notion of public buildings, shelter, and design as charity for the new exhibition, The Gift: Stories of Generosity and... View full entry