The most influential, controversial, historic and puzzling news items of December, 2015: ↑​ "7,000 construction workers will die in Qatar before a ball is kicked in the 2022 World Cup," new ITUC report findsThis staggering statistic brings much needed attention to the dire human rights... View full entry

November 2015↑ Cut away confusion from your NYC commute with these beautiful subway maps Navigate NYC's subway system with this handy resource that's also easy on the eyes. Locally based architect Candy Chan rendered the city's subway stations into a growing collection of lovely 3D maps... View full entry

October 2015↑ SANAA's meandering "River" community center opens to the public  SANAA's gleaming "River" community center, which Archinect first mentioned in 2012, finally opened its doors to the public. While the building is generally favored, Archinector Will Galloway shared an op-ed by... View full entry

September 2015↑ Deborah Berke named Dean of Yale School of Architecture, will succeed Robert A.M. Stern in 2016Not many news on Archinect sparked as much excitement as the announcement of Deborah Berke as the new Yale Architecture Dean, effective July 1, 2016. Commenters debated how the... View full entry

August 2015↑ Let Jürgen Mayer H. help plan your next trip to Berlin with his own travel tipsArchinect kicks off its new series of city travel tips for the architecturally inclined traveler put together by architects that call each featured city home. For the inaugural list of must-see... View full entry

July 2015↑ New satellite images show progress in China's island-building projectNew satellite images were revealed in July that showed the extensive project China is making with its island-building project in the “South China Sea.” An important shipping route, the disputed waterway has... View full entry

June 2015↑ Foster's Out, Ingels' In: BIG-Designed Two World Trade Center to House News Corp. and 21st Century FoxIn perhaps one of the biggest (and most hotly debated) pieces of news of the year, Bjarke Ingels replaced Norman Foster on the design of Two World Trade Center.↑ Paris erupts in... View full entry

May 2015↑ The new $2.5 billion plan to rebuild the historic Penn StationA proposal by Richard W. Cameron – principle designer at Atelier & Co. – to rebuild the historic Penn Station spurred a lively conversation on Archinect. The famed-Beaux Arts building was demolished over 50 years... View full entry

April 2015↑ 2015 Wheelwright Prize awarded to Erik L’HeureuxHarvard GSD’s $100,000 Wheelwright Prize was awarded to Erik L’Heureux, whose “winning proposal, ‘Hot and Wet: The Equatorial City and the Architectures of Atmosphere’ examines the traditional and modern building strategies... View full entry

March 2015↑ Vienna plans world's tallest wooden skyscraperA 76% wood skyscraper, the world’s largest in that material, was designed for Vienna by Rüdiger Lainer and Partner. With a net environmental impact far lower than concrete construction and advanced fire-prevention technologies, the... View full entry

February, 2015↑​ 10 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings Nominated to UNESCO World Heritage ListThe buildings are the first modernist architecture structures to be nominated, and not a bit too soon – many of the FLW structures are desperately in need of attention to fix significant structural... View full entry

 January 2015↑ California finally breaking ground on first high-speed rail segmentWelp, this hasn't gone smoothly. The first leg of construction broke ground in Fresno nearly a year ago, but California's HSR just lost its previously wholehearted support from California Democrats, and the... View full entry