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From Crisis to Opportunity in Ukraine Mikael Colvill… Wed, 03/19/2025 - 05:00 Primary Image Caption A mother and child on a bicycle in Borodyanka, Ukraine. This is the second in a series of posts reflecting on urbanism and rebuilding efforts in Ukraine following the Russian invas…
Guanyun Qiantang City is located in the Olympic Sports Expo City area, adjacent to the Qiantang River on the west and Olympic Sports Expo Center on the South. Perched on a providential position, the project enjoys excellent cityscape view and well-connected transportation network…
Located at the intersection of Mikheil Tamarashvili and University streets in the heart of 6, the new Cityzen Tower incorporates residential apartments, commercial premises and leisure amenities for the city. Built on the site of the former military headquarters of Soviet forces…
In September 2024, Foster + Partners was appointed by the world’s most famous football club, Manchester United’s New Stadium, to develop a masterplan for the Old Trafford Stadium District. The focus is to design a world-class football destination and home for Manchester United fa…
Buildner in collaboration with the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), invites architects, designers, and visionaries worldwide to participate in the Dubai Urban Elements Design Challenge. This international competition seeks innovative designs for small-scale architectura…
In 2016, an international public architecture competition was announced to design a new administrative center for the Czech Forestry Commission. The new building would replace the existing headquarters on the outskirts of Hradec Králové, a medieval city surrounded by municipal fo…
The room feels slightly too small - not uncomfortably so - but still there is something about the space. The combination of the threshold head height, the steps down from the hall and the slope of the ceiling give a vague feeling of pitching forward, an insinuated disquiet. The i…
At the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia in 2025, the Lebanese Pavilion, curated by the Collective for Architecture Lebanon (CAL), presents The Land Remembers, an exploration of ecocide and environmental healing. Selected by Lebanon's Ministry o…
A previous exploration of cultural landmarks in the Middle East designed by international architects highlighted recurring themes such as architecture as an extension of the landscape, climate-responsive design, and abstraction of traditional forms. These projects often introduce…
The X house arises from the conflict between a beautiful landscape and the will to inhabit it. This conflict is faced with a determined intention to construct a new element of the landscape, not in the landscape. Like the ancient fortresses or the houses of Monsanto in Portugal,…
A small house for a couple and their two cats. The site was a small lot in a dense residential neighborhood, past a bustling urban shopping street. The clients' request was simple: As long as there was an outer shell for living and space for the cats to run around, the rest could…
The Ibaraki City Cultural and Child-rearing Support Complex ONIKURU is a public complex with multiple functions, including a theatre, library, childcare support, civic center, and planetarium. The site is right in front of Ibaraki City Hall. The majority of the exterior is unfini…
Work has been completed on the long-needed renovation of Gund Hall at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. A new blog post from the school has detailed five lessons to be taken with the project that was last updated here in October. Harvard has promoted its effort throughout as…
He believed that architects could design better buildings if they did the construction themselves. His do-it-yourself approach caught on.
A rare early example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s residential designs in Chicago, the Walser House from 1903, has been identified as endangered by the group Preservation Chicago. The house is located in Chicago’s western Austin neighborhood and has significant deterioration/need for…
A new design challenge from Buildner and SAR+ Architects that asked architects to solve Colorado’s complex housing crisis using a single-stair (aka Point Access Block) design strategy has named five winners at the conclusion of the 18th competition in the former’s Affordable Hous…
Shaun Selberg is an American architect and Senior Associate at Skylab Architecture, a Portland-based practice focused on material innovation, sustainable strategies, and spatial narratives. Selberg’s work explores the relationship between infrastructure, landscape, and the built…
The project involves a wooden extension of a townhouse on the outskirts of Paris. From the outside, the silent and modest architecture blends into its environment while presenting a singularity that asserts its contemporaneity.
Last summer, the world watched as determined athletes competed for gold in converted arenas throughout Paris and its suburbs. We sat at the edge of our seats as beach volleyball The post AECOM named official venue infrastructure partner for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics appeared…
California Bill Aims to Boost TOD Diana Ionescu Tue, 03/18/2025 - 10:58 Primary Image California Senator Scott Wiener has introduced a bill that would exempt transit agencies from local zoning laws within half a mile of transit stations, which would open the door to denser transi…
One of the first organizations to be defunded by DOGE’s operations in the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term was the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The post DOGE cancels two AECOM contracts totaling $100 million for work in the West Ba…
This month in Copenhagen, don't miss your last chance to see the exhibition Living Structures, the inaugural show in the new Louisiana Museum of Modern Art's 'Architecture Connecting' series exploring how the discipline has evolved in the face of climatic uncertainty and other so…
Report: One-Fifth of Seattle Households Are Car-Free Diana Ionescu Tue, 03/18/2025 - 10:10 Primary Image Over 20 percent of Seattle households do not own a car, according to a report from the Seattle Times. According to Seattle Bike Blog’s Tom Fucoloro, this signals that the city…
Take a look at our latest curated selection of architecture and design firms currently hiring on Archinect Jobs: This week's featured employer highlight includes job openings in New York City/Brooklyn and Los Angeles. For even more opportunities, visit the Archinect job board and…
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California Lawmakers Move to Protect Waterways Diana Ionescu Tue, 03/18/2025 - 09:00 Primary Image Primary Image Caption Snow geese at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, California. California state lawmakers and environmental advocates are seeking ways to protect wetlands…
WXY has been working with the New York City Department of Transportation on a report studying a huge new urban reclamation design for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE). Their plan explores strategies to reclaim underutilized land, prioritize pedestrians and cyclists, and integ…
AN is proud to announce the inaugural winners of The Faces of Our City, our New York City facades award program! The Faces of Our City was created to inspire The post Announcing the inaugural winners and Project of the Year nominees in The Faces of Our City awards program appeare…
Each element in the design of the new bar serves a dual purpose, becoming part of a larger system that responds to the basic functional needs of a commercial space. The main goal of this system is to provide the customer with the ability to close off and separate the bar from the…
The YIGBY Movement: Unlocking Church-Owned Land for Affordable Housing Shelterforce Tue, 03/18/2025 - 08:00 Primary Image As the housing crisis deepens, interest in the YIGBY, or Yes In God's Backyard, movement has been gaining traction. The movement pushes for legal reforms to r…
Planned staff reductions at the General Services Administration (GSA) will also impact its necessary art collecting and display activities. The reported plan to downsize its building portfolio and expenditures by 50% will also jeopardize, some argue, the management of its collect…
Houston and architectural elegance may not seem like things that go together, but that is what Steve Radom, founder and managing principal of Radom Capital seeks to change. The local The post Radom Capital’s Steve Radom shares advice on applying to AN’s 2025 Best of Practice Awar…
USDOT Could Pull Green Infrastructure Grants Diana Ionescu Tue, 03/18/2025 - 07:00 Primary Image The Department of Transportation (USDOT) will require “the removal of all elements of projects related to bike infrastructure, charging infrastructure, climate change or those that ta…
Architects: Luis BarragánYear: 1976Photographs: Eduardo Luque, Daniel Concha, Edicm, Mauricio Vieto, Mazdakohei, Pov Steve, Refrainrefrain City: Mexico CityCountry: Mexico Gilardi House, designed by Luis Barragán in Mexico City, was his final work, created at 80 after a decade of…
Architects: Richard NeutraYear: 1947Photographs: Richard Neutra, Thom Watson, Caffinara, Julius Shulman, Neutra InstituteCity: Palm SpringsCountry: United States The Kaufmann House, designed by Richard Neutra in Palm Springs between 1946 and 1947, is a defining work of mid-centur…
Photographs: Tobias Helmersson, Clayworks, Hive Earth, Sirewall, Erika Alatalo Shaping Rammed Earth Walls with Natural Clay Colors and Pigmentation explores how the composition of gravel, sand, silt, and clay influences both the structural and aesthetic qualities of rammed earth…
Architects: BOLO arquitetosArea: 180 m²Year: 2022Photographs: Alberto RicciManufacturers: Atlas ceramicas, Cerâmica Martins, Deca, YamamuraLead Architects: Adriano Gaspari, Gustavo Dante, Hector Briqueze, Nicole AvelinoStructural Engineering: Rodrigo GabrieleLandscape Design: Wol…
Situated in South Rosedale, one of Toronto's dedicated heritage conservation districts, Roxborough House dates originally from the 1920's. Subject to stringent preservation restrictions, the renovation of this Edwardian style home posed the challenge of balancing deference for he…
Darlington Public School is a community school located in a thriving inner-city suburb of Sydney, with strong connections to Aboriginal people. The school serves as a model for innovative educational spaces, emphasizing the integration of First Nations culture and sustainability.…
The new Libellules Community Center is built on the site of the former Actaris water meter factory in Vernier, in the Canton of Geneva. The community center is part of an urban project, which was awarded first prize in an architecture competition in 2028. The new facilities contr…
The following warps and wefts take their cues from optimism, whether by researching neuroaesthetics, creating exuberant patterns, or recycling fashion textile waste for a brighter future. Ame Kvadrat Joy Collection The post Textiles and upholstery fabrics made to bring color and…
Torre Mata Atlântica is part of the Cidade Matarazzo complex, a mixed-use development in the city of São Paulo that comprises housing, offices, hotels, shops, restaurants, a cultural center and a chapel. Within the large plot of land belonging to the former and historic listed Ma…
What is our vision of public spaces from the past? Consider, for instance, a park—arguably the most iconic example of this typology. It is an environment designed with winding paths and rest areas, where we often find tables and fixed benches, positioned along the way. Its design…
Architects: Steven Holl ArchitectsLocal Architect: Perry Dean Rogers & PartnersProject Year: 1999-2002Structural Engineer: Simpson Gumpertz & HegerPhotographs: Steven Holl Architects, Andy Ryan – Steven Holl Architects, Paul Warchol – Steven Holl Architects, Flickr – User: Scott…
Concept - At Studio Saxe, our intentional design approach blends architecture with its natural environment. Encountering a sloping sight, we seize the opportunity to mirror the land's contours, crafting a seamless nexus between earth and sky. This harmonious integration positions…
Architecture evolves, particularly in how it reflects the relationships between people, their behavior, and the environment. Even subtle variations in these dynamics can influence how we think and live in our communities. According to the World Bank, 56% of the population current…
The Bulgarian contribution to the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale is an experimental installation titled Pseudonature, situated at the intersection of nature and technology, reality and simulation. Curated by architect and designer Iassen Markov, the project explores the future…
Nestled in the highlands of Di Linh, Vietnam, the Bao Lam Retreat is a sanctuary of tranquility where architecture seamlessly blends with nature. Surrounded by lush vegetation and embraced by the region's cool climate and breathtaking landscapes, this retreat is designed to offer…
Heatherwick Studio has been selected to lead the redesign of the Coex Convention Centre in Seoul, following a competition aimed at reimagining the building's purpose and facade. In collaboration with the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), the studio's proposal seeks to…
The potential next home for the NFL’s Chicago Bears could be realized on the South Side following a proposal for a lakefront renewal of the Michael Reese Hospital site in Bronzeville. The new, $3.2 billion alternative from a pair of local developers would replace the now-stalled…
The nonprofit National Low Income Housing Coalition has outlined several concerning items in the newly passed stopgap funding bill it says indicates a drastic and ill-timed 'underfunding' of several federal government agencies and initiatives impacting everything from homelessnes…
It’s no secret that data centers consume untenable amounts of electricity, often to the detriment of their host areas. Bill Gates and his ilk are now investing in nuclear power The post Gensler to help bring nuclear power to Idaho with Oklo’s Aurora Powerhouse appeared first on T…
Cindy Pritzker, the noted Chicago-area philanthropist who co-founded the Pritzker Prize through the Hyatt Foundation in 1978, has died at age 101. Her contributions include playing a decisive role in the development of the Frank Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker Pavilion bandshell, Har…
Norway’s Kistefos Museum has named the eight architecture firms shortlisted to design a new building on its campus. The announcement comes less than a year after the Kistefos Museum Foundation The post Lina Ghotmeh, SO – IL, Christ & Gantenbein, and others shortlisted in Kistefos…
At 6 foot 4 inches with long blonde hair, Job Oort, a bike messenger in Amsterdam, stood out among the typical Dutch bike commuters with his chrome sling bag and The post The recipient of the Bill Menking Travel Award reflects on his time in Amsterdam and the complicated relation…
Seoul’s 46-year-old Coex Convention Centre will be getting a much-desired facelift courtesy of Heatherwick Studio after the firm was announced as the winner of an international competition to deliver a new facade and efficiency upgrades by the year 2029. Their winning design for…
With its radical buildings by Eliel Saarinen and Alvar Aalto, the Finnish capital is one of Europe’s most fascinating, if lesser-sung, design capitals.
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) have released a new status report on emissions benchmarks with findings relevant to the global building sector. Chief among its discoveries was the fact that total emissions in the…
The Walker Art Center has announced it will host its first design triennial in fall 2026. The grand affair in Minneapolis will be curated by Joseph Grima, the Milan-based architect The post Joseph Grima to curate inaugural Walker Art Center Design Triennial appeared first on The…
Financing realities of the costly Tropicana Field roof repair have sunk a $1.3 billion plan for a new MLB stadium and anchor of a larger mixed-use district in the city of St. Petersburg, Florida. News of the two-year-old Hines-led project’s cancelation came six months after the c…
Scandinavian sensibilities have taken over a “Little Poland” townhome. The Greenpoint renovation project was by Lea Architecture, a Brooklyn office founded by Jane Lea. The project “remixes Scandinavian living with Falu The post Lea Architecture brings Scandinavian living to a Gr…
From the earthquake-defying joints that support a 13th-century temple to the delicacy of sashimono puzzle boxes, a new exhibition shows off the myriad possibilities of this centuries-old craftDo you know your ant’s head from your shell mouth? Or your cogged lap from your scarfed…
Set on a 12,300 m2 plot along the eastern periphery of Ad Diriyah’s former industrial quarter, the new Ministry of Culture Office complex “JAX-MOC Offices” is only a few meters away from the Diriyah Biennale Foundation and the upcoming JAX creative district. Its strategic site i…
Nujiang River 72 Canyon Scenic Area, Every child who dreams of Tibet holds a G318 dream. The Sichuan-Tibet Highway, renowned as “China’s Scenic Avenue,” has always been a sacred route for travelers. About 200 km past the junction of the southern and northern Sichuan-Tibet routes…
Architects: XTU ArchitectsYear: 2016Photographs: Delphine Isart, Patrick Tourneboeuf, XTU, Julien Lanoo, Paul DesmazieresManufacturers: Alucoil, Adapta Color, Guardian Glass, Isosta, SADEV, Sonogamma, Thebault GroupeArchitect-in-Charge: Anouk Legendre, Nicolas DesmazièresProject…
The UK’s top creatives have put together a list of makers who put sustainability first. Using everything from reclaimed rattan and bacteria-dyed fabrics to algorithmic design, these trailblazers are making positive steps forward for people and planetI feel hopeful about the impac…
A new LA Times poll has discovered a plurality of Angelenos now support stronger building codes and more building restrictions after the Los Angeles Fires. According to the results, [80%] of those polled backed tougher building codes to make homes more fire resistant even if doin…
Architects: Foster + PartnersArea: 102190 m²Year: 2017Photographs: Nigel Young, Aaron HargreavesManufacturers: Kvadrat Soft Cells, UniFor, Grants of Shoreditch, Josef Gartner, KIKUKAWA, Trapex, WindowMasterQuantity Surveyor: AECOMStructural Engineer: AKT IILighting Engineer: Till…
Architects: Alison Brooks ArchitectsArea: 136 m²Year: 2016Photographs: Alison Brooks, AHEC, Guy Bell, Paul RiddleOther Participants: Arup, American Hardwood Export CouncilArchitect in Charge: Alison BrooksCity: Greater LondonCountry: United Kingdom The Smile, an installation by A…
Architects: Studio GangYear: 2009Area: 1,900,000 ft²Photographs: Hedrich Blessing, Studio Gang ArchitectsManufacturers: Endicott, Trespa, EFCO, Formply, Interstate Brick, Jeld-Wen, Otis, Prairie, Toto, Tubelite, ViraconClient: Magellan Development Group LLCType: Office, Residenti…
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 Architect Sure!. Tip: use t…
Location and Premises – Rifugio Petrarca Stettiner Hut is located at 2875 m above sea level. The refuge is the starting point for tours to some of the highest peaks of the region. The original hut was built between 1895 and 1897. The hut, which is now owned by the Autonomous Prov…
The museum, based in Henry Clay Frick’s 1914 Fifth Avenue mansion, reopens with a deft expansion worthy of a New York treasure.
Bell Works, el escenario de la exitosa serie de Apple TV+, es ahora una atracción turística que atrae a los aficionados a esta maravilla arquitectónica.
Times Square is lighting up this month with a new site-specific installation from multidisciplinary artist Brendan Fernandes. The Kenyan-born Fernandes, who is known for other light-based and musically-inspired activation/installation work, says the inspiration comes from his Eas…
Bonetti/Kozerski Architecture has shared details of a fire-resistant design that contributes to the rebuilding effort following this winter's devastating Los Angeles Fires. Their Full Metal Jacket House's downloadable floor plan is being offered free-to-use for affected homeowner…
Construction input prices increased by 0.6% in February, according to a new Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices are also up 0.6%. Overall construction input…
For this week's curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we are featuring four calls seeking the best interventions in European heritage sites, proposals for innovative, small-scale urban elements that will enhance Dubai's public spaces, the best p…
AECOM has been selected as the Official Venue Infrastructure Partner for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The global infrastructure firm will oversee architecture, engineering, planning, program management, and construction management for the Games’ venue infras…
According to a report in The New Republic, the federal government has, under the direction of the White House and President Trump, begun a process to bring criminal charges against environmental groups such as Habitat for Humanity for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants…
Pelli Clarke & Partners have shared news of their completed renovation and expansion of the Muscarelle Museum of Art at The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Their reworking of the original Carlton Abbot design of 1983 includes a 42,000-square-foot expansion w…
WHY Architecture has released photos of a new contemporary art museum project in Bangkok that refurbished a former commercial warehouse for a private family collection. For the Dib Bangkok museum, WHY’s design adds spaces that evoke the former site while vertically assimilating…
Herzog & de Meuron has offered an insight into construction at the HKJC Conghua Racecourse Grandstand in Guangzhou, China. A new video from the site, posted on the firm’s Instagram, shows the grandstand’s catenary roof being installed, which holds 20,000 photovoltaic panels. When…
The RIBA has awarded the 2024 RIBA Scott Brownrigg Award for Sustainable Development to three researchers who are seeking to decarbonize the built environment by uniting a “fragmented construction sector.” Titled ‘Unlocking Indigenous Stone Construction in the UK: A Guide for Sus…
Conservative commentator Justin Shubow’s National Civic Art Society group is behind a new proposal that would radically alter the Penn Station area to move Madison Square Garden and deliver a new public plaza and open-air train hall in its place. Image courtesy of Grand Penn Com…
The kingdom’s old capital is a world heritage site – and it has now honoured its once-biggest industry with a ‘pearling path’ wending through two miles of architectural marvels. But did its car parks really have to be so lavish?Think of contemporary architecture in the Gulf and y…
Dodge Construction Network’s Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) grew 0.7% in February to 225.6 from the revised January reading of 223.9. Over the month, commercial planning increased by 3.3%, while institutional planning dropped 4.6%. “Planning momentum moderated in February, after a fe…
The AIA New York has announced the slate of 2025 individual honorees as part of the AIA New York Design Awards. Winners were selected by AIANY 2025 President Benjamin Gilmartin (of Diller Scofidio + Renfro) with the guidance of Ann Marie Baranowski, Everardo Jefferson, Sara Loper…
A 42-story design from Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) for the Republic of Georgia's capital of Tbilisi has been shared in advance of a regeneration project that represents the firm’s first in the country. Image render courtesy NegativCityzen Tower is part of the redevelopment of a S…
Carved into a steep undulating landscape on the shores of a man-made lake and overlooking Sorrento Golf Course, the Point Nepean House is an ambitious yet sensitive intervention to its environment. The bold eccentric form commands its presence, but its delicate timber skin, flowi…
Bjarke Ingels, founder and creative director of BIG, explained that the form of Bhutan’s Gelephu Airport evokes the silhouette of “a stylized mountain range when seen from afar.” Due to open in 2029, the airport is a core component of the masterplan for the Gelephu Mindfulness Ci…
Mason Gray, with 158 apartments ranging from studios to three-bedrooms, makes its debut in the Crown Heights historic district.
Local lad Norman Foster’s plan envisions an enormous canopy over a new stadium and a ‘mixed-use mini-city’. But, given the club’s £1bn debts, the idea seems as flimsy as its own tensile membrane‘What Manchester does today,” Benjamin Disraeli once proclaimed, “the world does tomor…
Bell Works, the setting of the hit serial for Apple TV+, is now a tourist attraction, drawing fans to the architectural wonder.
Milan, Zurich, Berlin, Copenhagen and Stockholm: Our writer devised her own urban grand tour to some of the continent’s most dazzling cities.
An architect has designed a sustainable home inside a glass box, where fruit and veg grow, and their family can thriveSituated on the family farmstead, surrounded by trees and pasture, stands the extraordinary glasshouse where architect Margit Klev and her young family have made…
Pioneering architects Alison and Peter Smithson’s no-frills glass box near the ruins of a grand 18th-century folly was an experiment, a second home and a ‘fairy story’ – all of which awaits whoever buys it next…Upper Lawn is a weekend retreat in Wiltshire built by the late archit…
The director’s witty supernatural thriller joins Psycho, Hereditary, The Brutalist and more – films in which buildings are characters in their own rightThe first more-or-less horror movie in the lengthy, genre-skimming career of director Steven Soderbergh, Presence is a film abou…
With Diller Scofidio + Renfro, he brought a conceptual-art sensibility to cultural landmarks like Lincoln Center and to innovative public spaces like Manhattan’s High Line.
Designed by the architect Carl Graffunder, a house built in 1964 is getting the love and respect it deserves.