Is a city a brand? Recently in Helsenki a new marketing campaign has launched positioning the Finnish capital a "City as Service" or CaaS. According to this new "digital lifestyle subscription service" the aim for the initiative is to attract highly skilled tech professionals to the city. ... View full entry

Archifest is the Singapore Architectural Festival that began back in 2007. It is "an annual festival for the city to celebrate architecture and the built environment." The festival is organized by the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) which is a platform "for people from all walks of life to... View full entry

It's that time of the year again, New York City: Archtober is here! The month-long festival celebrates the city's architecture and its presence in everyday life with a varied offering of exhibitions, lectures, workshops, talks, conferences, film screenings, and insightful tours across... View full entry

Have you ever been in a meeting where a certain topic or term is brought up that everyone understands but you? The urge to try and play along might build up, pretending you know what everyone else does. You may even make it through the meeting unscathed, having avoided being asked anything... View full entry

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2019 With a new school year already here, it's time for Archinect's latest edition of Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back... View full entry

Arab News reports that the fire broke out at the Suleimaniyah rail station on Sunday in Jeddah, leaving five injured.  Saudi Arabia’s Haramain High-Speed Railway opened in 2018 and  ferried Hajj pilgrims throughout the country for the first time earlier this year... View full entry

As the effects of climate change grow more apparent, the question of where to build is due to become a significantly more complicated affair.  A case in point comes from a recent report in The New York Times highlighting the ties between financing, land-use, and climate... View full entry

Where is architecture missing the mark when it comes to awarding praise to "successful" designs? In a recent piece by Charles Rosenblum from the Pittsburgh City Paper, he expresses concern for the lack of outside architectural critique from organizations like the AIA. "If we don't speak up... View full entry

Chicago is recognized for its iconic architectural history, however, there are some areas of this beloved architectural haven that have not found a voice until now. Writer and photographer Lee Bey has documented buildings located in Chicago's South Side for several years. With the hopes to expose... View full entry

Another edition of the AISC/ACSA Steel Design Student Competition has concluded with the announcement of the 2019 winners. Out of over 700 participants in this year's competition, 12 outstanding projects were distinguished in two categories that explore various design issues related to steel... View full entry

Forthcoming projects include a 35-story office building designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli for developers Trammell Crow Company that will serve as a regional headquarters for Google, as well as Gensler's 6 X Guadalupe tower, a 66-story, 848-foot residential and office tower that would become the... View full entry

After a lack of major infrastructure improvements in decades, Downtown Far Rockaway in New York City has broken ground on a promising new project that is due to revitalize a 25-block area of the neigborhood, reports QNS.  According to QNS, councilman Donovan Richards said, "This long overdue... View full entry

New Zealand architects have had enough. With the effects of climate change impacting the globe, several nations have declared an urgent international climate emergency. After UK architects issued the Architects Declare initiative in May 2019, several other countries such as Italy, Norway, Canada... View full entry

Most of us have experienced those periods where we come in to the office, sit-down, and continue our work on the same type of wall detail for the fourth month in a row. Consistency and repetition is a crucial part of growth in any craft, but after a while, our dynamic and creative minds can become... View full entry

Plant Prefab, a building manufacturing backed by Amazon, has announced a plan to achieve "net carbon neutral" operations by the year 2028.  According to a Medium post announcing the move, since 2006, the company has steadily worked to increase its "comprehensive and continuous effort to... View full entry