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In response to mounting national pressures—ranging from reduced public funding and growing political threats to civil society, to the stigmatization of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) values—a coalition of New York City-based design organizations has launched the Public De…
Much of the talk going into this year’s Major League Baseball (MLB) season was about the Dodgers, winners of the 2024 World Series, somehow getting even better. In January, the The post In Los Angeles, Janet Marie Smith leads improvements to Dodger Stadium as a model for how to u…
When I was a kid, I was told it was bad luck to walk under a ladder, and to this day I will go out of my way if I The post Poland’s superstitious exhibition about security is a real winner appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Graham Foundation has announced the 2025 Grants to Individuals. The sum of $385,500 will be distributed among 42 grants to 64 recipients from Brazil, Ecuador, France, Greece, Nigeria, and elsewhere. The post Graham Foundation announces 2025 Grants to Individuals appeared first on…
In Urban Planning, AI Prompting Could be the New Design Thinking Tom W. Sanchez Mon, 06/30/2025 - 11:18 Primary Image Caption Haussmann’s Redesign of Paris. Image: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division This piece is the second installment of AICP planner and AI speciali…
Is Your City Swimmable? Diana Ionescu Mon, 06/30/2025 - 10:08 9 minutes
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has revealed new photographs of its David Geffen Galleries. Designed by Peter Zumthor, with SOM as a collaborating architect, the building opened temporarily for a three-day preview last week and is due to open to the public in April 2026. Ima…
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has announced building previews, new artworks, and public programming at the much anticipated Peter Zumthor–designed venue: Museum members can have a look-see The post LACMA announces building previews of Peter Zumthor–designed David G…
Platform Pilsner: Vancouver Transit Agency Releases... a Beer? Diana Ionescu Mon, 06/30/2025 - 09:00 Primary Image Vancouver’s transit agency, TransLink, in collaboration with Patina Brew House, has launched a transit-themed beer “as part of a broader strategy to generate new sou…
The museum invited the public for a preview of its new David Geffen Galleries spanning Wilshire Boulevard — before the art moves in next year.
“We are not against beauty! Just unnecessary elements,” Nikita Khrushchev declared in a romping denunciation of socialist realism in 1954. Stalinist architecture by Boris Iofan and his ilk was “formalist The post ФОРМА transforms a late modernist pavilion in Kyiv into a new cult…
Located in a privileged natural setting, the project arises from the desire to establish a subtle dialogue between architecture, landscape, and living. The project unfolds on a single level, prioritizing horizontality as a strategy to blend with the land and the surrounding garde…
Toronto Weighs Cheaper Transit, Parking Hikes for Major Events Diana Ionescu Mon, 06/30/2025 - 08:00 Primary Image The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) could consider adopt lower “special event transit rates” to encourage people to take transit to major events such as concerts an…
The Huang Pu Cultural Centre occupies a site area of 6,360 square meters, with an above-ground area of 21,744 square meters and an underground area of 23,692 square meters. The building stands at a height of 60 meters. Located at the southern edge of the old city wall in Huangpu…
Following our previous visit to General Assembly, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Colorado this week to explore the work of HMH Architecture & Interiors. From their office in Boulder, the firm has built a portfolio anchored by custom homes, additions, and inte…
Berlin to Consider Car-Free Zone Larger Than Manhattan Diana Ionescu Mon, 06/30/2025 - 07:00 Primary Image Berlin is one step closer to banning most cars in an area larger than Manhattan, reports Patrick Maynard in Streetsblog USA. “A decision on Wednesday by the Berlin Constitut…
Envision Resilience will bring its place-based, multi-university design studio to Bath and Harpswell, Maine, this fall, pairing university students with community leaders to develop creative ideas for communities facing rising The post Envision Resilience launches 2025 Midcoast M…
Established in 2020 at height of the pandemic as an online plant subscription company with emphasis on community and wellness, Grounded offered solace virtually. Four years later, founders Mignon Hemsley and The post Drummond Projects brings biophilic design to Washington, D.C.’s…
Located in Kura-Kura Island, Bali, Indonesia, the Kura-Kura Bali United-in-Diversity Campus is a mixed-use facility encompassing an approximately 60 x 140 meter footprint that combines commercial, educational, office, and event programs. The building orients itself in the directi…
The Ratio of Older People to Children Grew in Every State Diana Ionescu Mon, 06/30/2025 - 06:00 Primary Image This story by Tim Henderson was originally published in Washington State Standard. The ratio of people older than 65 to children younger than 18 grew in every state, acco…
In response to the problem of accessibility to the Montijo Municipal Gallery building, the introduction of a lift in a 19th century building in the heart of the city center was the starting point for the construction of this small public work, an 80 m2 garden.
Gregorio Pecorelli Studio has completed the restoration of a lakeside residence on the shores of Lake Como, originally built in the early 20th century above an old dock. The project preserves the original character of the structure—including its distinctive vaulted entrance that…
Ebenezer Howard's verdant visions for cities have spread eastwards, far beyond his British roots. In the 1900s, city planning welcomed the Garden City Movement as a champion of good design - a response to Western industrial urbanization. Soon, Asian cities conceived their archety…
As a Suzhou proverb goes, The Shishan (Lion) Mountain gazes back at Huqiu (Tiger) Hill, where its towering grandeur looks eastward toward the five peaks crowned by Huqiu Hill and the ancient city beyond. Urban expansion has encased this area within the downtown while preserving a…
In modern architecture, materials must meet a range of functional, aesthetic, technical, and environmental demands. Gres Aragón offers ceramic tile solutions that respond to all aspects of a project—from façades and interiors to exteriors, pools, staircases, and industrial spaces…
Paris Fashion Week Men's Spring/Summer 2026 has just concluded, featuring a series of shows that highlight the relationship between architecture and fashion as creative disciplines. Through carefully curated architectural environments, these shows engage viewers on multiple senso…
The project involves the architectural completion of an existing structure, for which the framework and roof had already been constructed at the time of commission. The client requested a dynamic and contemporary home.
The seventeenth edition of the Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (BEAU) will take place in December 2025. The event consists of an exhibition hosted in a former thermal power station repurposed as a cultural center in Ponferrada, in northeastern Spain. This edition wi…
In certain parts of the world, construction is still dominated by wet systems—concrete, masonry, and cementitious materials that are poured, cured, and fixed in place. While this has long been considered the norm in some south-east Asia countries, such as Singapore, Thailand, Mal…
Nestled within the lush Labrador Nature Reserve in Singapore, ASU is a fine dining destination housed in a conserved black-and-white colonial bungalow. The project draws from the building's early 20th-century origins, reinterpreting its historic fabric through a restrained yet im…
TiTi's House: A Cozy Sanctuary for a Young Family – Amidst the bustling life of District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, TiTi's House is a serene retreat for a young family of five—a couple and their three children. Though the home occupies only 50m², it does not compromise privacy or comf…
Yatofu Creatives has unveiled its latest project — a visionary flagship space for AITASHOP, a premium cycling brand with over a decade of influence in the high-end bicycle industry. Located in the culturally rich 751 D·PARK in Beijing, the new space is a compelling fusion of indu…
Onn, a hair salon, is nestled within a tenant building in Daikanyama―an area renowned as a creative hub for salons. It occupies a unit where the owner of the building previously resided. Upon entry, guests are greeted by a calm, welcoming waiting area. The cutting space beyond fe…
Phe La Da Nang, located on Nguyen Van Linh Street, is a harmonious blend of modern and traditional architecture. More than just a popular spot for Oolong tea, this tea house offers a unique and tranquil experience that brings guests closer to nature.
The design of this house in a gated community in the interior of São Paulo was based on the principles of taking advantage of the views of the land to the lush vegetation in the surroundings and the integration between the construction and the external area of the lot.
Set within the volcanic expanse of Þjórsárdalur in southern Iceland, the recent reinterpretation of Stöng Ruins offers a nuanced architectural response to one of the country’s most significant archaeological sites. Excavated in 1939 and protected since 1957 by a modest shelter, t…
Ombú – a transformative office building for the Spanish infrastructure and energy company ACCIONA – has officially opened. This retrofit project breathes new life into a historic industrial building in Madrid, creating a sustainable exemplar of building reuse and revitalising the…
In addition to the organic connection of the interior with the exterior, the horizontal form, and the subtlety in the terrain, the materials chosen are an interesting feature of the family house called Zasadený (Slovak for embedded). It is built on the authenticity of natural mat…
The V Penthouse by Badie Architects is a bold exploration of materiality, spatial harmony, and redefining contemporary living. This avant-garde residence is conceived as a seamless interplay between raw, industrial aesthetics and refined craftsmanship, embodying a meticulous bala…
Foster + Partners has completed the first office tower “Suhe Centre Office Tower” in the newly regenerated Suhewan area of Shanghai. The Suhe Centre for China Resources Land forms the centerpiece of the Suhewan East Urban Complex, which introduces a rich mix of functions to the p…
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 Stairs. Tip: use the handy…
Oxford Properties Group (‘Oxford’), Mitsubishi Estate Asia (‘MEA’), and Investa’s Parkline Place development, a 39-storey commercial tower “Parkline Place Commercial Tower” above the new Gadigal Station in Sydney, have been completed. Foster + Partners worked as part of the team…
Well crafted family homes, a beach house that invites the outside in and a stunning concrete bunker in a high-risk fire zone are just some of the winners in the 2025 Victorian Architecture awards’ category for new residential properties, presented on 27 June. Hamish Lyon, chair o…
In the first edition of Archinect’s This or That challenge, we asked our audience over on Archinect’s Instagram to design their perfect architecture office. Followers weighed in on eight key considerations, from office layout to music sources, each time offered a choice between t…
Architecture and Videogames: Intersecting Worlds is a new book edited by Vincent Hui, Ryan Scavnicky, and Tatiana Estrina and published by Routledge. The book features contributions from architects and educators The post An excerpt from Architecture and Videogames: Intersecting W…
Walk through the art nouveau doorway of the Belgian Pavilion at the Giardini in Venice, and you step directly into a jungle. Building Biospheres, the installation curated by Brussels landscape The post Bas Smets and Stefano Mancuso install a self-aware ecosystem in the Belgian Pa…
Bernheimer Architecture (BA) is a recent recipient of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) grants for two separate commissions: River Commons, a new ground up residential building The post How NYSERDA grants are helping Bernheimer Architecture decarb…
This edition of Bustler's curated picks of noteworthy architecture and design competitions features four calls seeking proposals for a new, integrated Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Complex in Seoul, South Korea, innovative wooden climbing tower designs for goats, student-driven reinterp…
Influential architect Léon Krier has died at the age of 79. Described by The Guardian as “one of the most influential town planners of his generation,” Krier was the leading figure of the New Urbanism movement, which called for a return to traditional walkable urban areas and com…
Architects are being asked to submit proposals for a new entrance for the world’s most visited museum — and to create a new exhibition space for the Mona Lisa.
Global architecture firm NBBJ has been listed in the TIME100 Most Influential Companies list of 2025. The firm, which was also recently honored at the 2025 AIA Architecture Awards, was described as an “architectural powerhouse” by TIME, which pointed to their work in prefabricate…
Bridge that spans Brisbane River and includes solar panels and shade along its length hailed as a transformative piece of urban infrastructureGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe newest bridge spanning the Brisbane River – the longest cable-stayed pedest…
Architects: Wutopia LabArea: 190 m²Year: 2025Photography: Guowei LiuInterior Consultant: Shanghai C-yu Space Design Co., LtdConstruction: China Construction Second Bureau Decoration Engineering Co., LtdChief Architect: YU TingProject Manager: PU ShengruiFF&E Project Manager: MA L…
Architects: Heliotrope ArchitectsArea: 2,300 ft²Photography: Taj HoweConstruction: Thomas Fragnoli ConstructionDesign Team: Joe Herrin, Mazohra ThamiLocation: Lopez Island, WashingtonCountry: United States Lopez Lookout residential retreat, designed by Heliotrope on Lopez Island,…
Although many of his designs remain unbuilt — with a few exceptions, including King Charles’s Poundbury — he was a driving force in the New Urbanism movement.
With catastrophic floods battering Appalachia in 2022 and again this winter, housing insecurity in Eastern Kentucky has become an urgent architectural problem. A design-build studio at the UK College of Design has responded by delivering a full-scale, truck-deployable emergency-h…
Our latest weekly curated jobs roundup from the Archinect Job board features a variety of exciting architecture and design job opportunities at 20 women-led firms. To see and keep up with the range of roles at firms run by or founded/owned by women, use our Diverse Ownership filt…
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has pointed to the major housebuilding efforts that took place across Canada, the U.S., and Europe after World War II as inspiration for a new era of government-built housing. The pledge came as part of an election ad aired before the recent na…
A conservancy that aims to preserve the architect’s work also serves as a sort of secret weapon for homeowners who need to troubleshoot maintenance issues.
An architect, he wrote in his book “Lost New York” about the many buildings that were destroyed before passage of the city’s landmarks preservation law.
A major political upset occurred in New York City this week as state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani defeated former state governor Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination for Mayor of New York City. The 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist constructed a campaign platfor…
Architects: NU Architecture & DesignArea: 165 m²Year: 2024Photography: Do SyClient: L’UsinePrimary Building Material: Concrete, SteelCity: Ho Chi Minh CityCountry: Vietnam L’Usine Le Loi, a retail and restaurant project by NU Architecture & Design in Ho Chi Minh City, adapts a 16…
Casa de Mayo is located in Playa Mermejita on the Oaxacan coast of Mexico. This two-story house was designed through a dialogue between its interior and exterior spaces, creating a strong relationship between the house and its surrounding environment. The residential project Casa…
Hidden Underground And Viewing The Vast Sea. The Blue Insight Cave Space by Donghai No.1 Road. The project is situated along Donghai No.1 Road in Xiapu, Ningde City, Fujian Province, and serves as a crucial element in the construction of Ningde’s “Zero Carbon Island”. The origin…
Architects: OPAL ArchitectureArea: 1,300 ft²Year: 2021Photography: Trent Bell PhotographyDesign Team: Matthew O’Malia, Gunther Kragler, Michelle Bezik, George SwitzerInterior Design: Stedila DesignConstruction: Country Homes ConstructionStructural Engineer: Thornton TomasettiMech…
The new building “425 Park Avenue” is located alongside Modernist icons such as the Seagram Building, Lever House, and the CBS Building, on the world’s grand boulevard of commerce. The 47-story tower was designed in close collaboration with L&L Holding’s project team. It includes…
Perched above the Mediterranean on the Côte d’Azur, medieval Hyères was once home to a who’s who of Modernists, and inspires return visits.
Herzog & de Meuron has recently completed a sustainable, timber office building in Allschwil, Switzerland. Called Hortus, which stands for House of Research, Technology, Utopia, and Sustainability, the building makes use of renewable and recyclable building materials and employs…
Visionary architect appointed master-planner by King Charles for his model new town of Poundbury in DorsetA colonnade of doric columns flanks the entrance to the neoclassical Waitrose building in Poundbury, Dorchester, in Dorset, facing on to the congested car park of Queen Mothe…
Following our previous look at an opening for a Preservation Architect at Architectural Resources Group (ARG), we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Materials Research Specialist at Acelab. The remote role ca…
The people have spoken, and the results are in for Archinect's latest architecture school lecture poster popularity contest, featuring the 25 designs presented during the Spring '25 academic term in our Get Lectured series. Emerging victoriously from the nearly 500 responses in o…
The winners have been announced for the LAGI 2025 Fiji design challenge. The competition called for clean energy and water solutions to be based in Fiji’s Marou Village.Two winners were selected from 205 submissions, which organizers described as “visionary artworks in the landsc…
Photographs: perfectlyprovence.co, www.colinduncantaylor.comCountry: France Pigeonniers — The Pigeon Houses of France, agricultural and architectural structures built between the 16th and 19th centuries, have shaped the rural and urban identity of regions like Tarn, Occitanie, an…
Architects: Leopold BanchiniPhotographs: Leopold Banchini, Analog1City: SalvadorCountry: Brazil Neojiba Rehearsal Hall, a cultural facility designed by Leopold Banchini in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, has redefined how performance spaces interact with tropical environments and ecol…
Architects: Eero SaarinenYear: 1962Photographs: MWAA, Laughing Squid, askpang, architecture-history.orgManufacturers: Security Metal Products CorpCountry: United States Dulles International Airport terminal building designed by Eero Saarinen and Associates in Willard, Virginia, r…
Architects: gmp ArchitektenArea: 3948 m²Year: 2024Photographs: Marcus Bredt, Müther-Archiv an der Hochschule WismarClient: The state capital of Magdeburg, Eigenbetrieb Kommunales Gebäudemanagement (Department for Communal Facilities Management)Structural Engineering / Fire Prote…
Architects: Pierre KoenigYear: 1959Photographs: Grant Mudford, Niels Wouters, Julius Shulman – J. Paul Getty Trust, Ilpo’s Sojourn, IK’s World TripClient: Walter Bailey, Mary BaileyCity: Los AngelesCountry: United States Case Study House #21 (Bailey House) residential building de…
Jonathan Ng Cheong Tin is the Mauritius-born co‑founder and lead architect of NU architecture & design, a cross‑cultural studio operating between Vietnam, Australia, Mauritius, and the US. The firm’s name—“NU”—means “us” in Mauritian Creole and embodies its mission to reveal each…
My father, Nathan Silver, who has died aged 89, was a distinguished architect, educator and author. His most enduring contribution to architectural history was Lost New York (1967), which was nominated for a US National Book award. It became a cultural phenomenon and helped estab…
It aspires to be a transporting, soup-to-nuts Zumthor ocean liner, with every detail designed by a single hand, but keeps springing leaks. At the same time, my sense is that Angelenos, thanks in large part to the design’s curious and openhearted attitude toward the city around it…
Belmont University has named Rick Archer the new dean of the O’More College of Architecture & Design, effective August. A founding principal of Overland Partners and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Archer brings almost 40 years of experience in sustainable design…
Norman Foster’s cast glass design to honour Queen Elizabeth II will see a perfectly decent bridge destroyed and vast sums squandered at great ecological cost. And how will it stay sparkly?• Translucent bridge to form centrepiece of national memorial to Elizabeth IIIs a £46m glass…
Can you imagine Liverpool without its Welsh Streets or London without Battersea Power Station? For 50 years, one small band of activists have been finding creative alternative uses for great buildings their owners couldn’t seeIt’s hard to imagine London without the mighty riversi…
A London park is to host monuments celebrating Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, with two statues also planned.
An architect couple replaced a derelict cabin nestled between a river and a forest and built a second home using Passive House standards.
Nestled in the heart of Dominical, a tropical corner where the jungle embraces the ocean. Azur Residence was born as a refuge for those who admire the fusion between the wild and the serene, for those who seek relaxation, connection and memorable experiences. The architecture of…
Foster + Partners has been selected to design the official national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II, following a competition that shortlisted five multidisciplinary teams. The winning proposal was praised by the jury for its artistic vision, technical quality, and sensitivity to t…
Look below for Archinect's latest curated selection of architecture and design firms currently hiring on Archinect Jobs. This week's featured employer highlight includes openings in New York City, Philadelphia, and Venice, California. For even more opportunities, visit the Archin…
Norman Foster wins contest to transform St James’s Park in tribute to late queen’s ‘unifying force’The national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II will include a new bridge in St James’s Park designed by Norman Foster.The peer, who was once among architects to accuse King Charles of…
So when George Lucas and wife Mellody Hobson chose Mia Lehrer and her L.A. firm, Studio-MLA, to design the 11 acres of landscape around — and on top of — MAD Architects’ swirling, otherworldly, billion-dollar building, the driving forces behind the Lucas Museum made it clear that…
Following our previous visit to JFAK, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to New York City this week to explore the work of General Assembly. A boutique, full-service design office led by Sarah Zames and Colin Stief, the firm specializes in homes rooted in the spaces…
A new tower brings apartments, office space and tens of thousands of plants to the heart of Utrecht Continue reading...
Ludwig Godefroy Architecture has completed Casa TO, a boutique hotel at La Punta Zicatela on Mexico’s Pacific coast. The scheme was designed as a contemplative retreat merging local tradition with brutalist expression. Image credit: Rory GardinerImage credit: Rory GardinerConceiv…
Navigating the show has always been challenging, especially for visitors who aren’t experts. This year’s curator wants to give them a helping hand.
On Never Too Small, there are cabins that split in two and apartments straight out of Wes Anderson. It feels like we’re all one reclaimed wood table away from complete blissRead more in the Internet wormhole seriesI’ve been invited into the homes of architects in Buenos Aires, vo…
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 Performance Spaces. Tip: Us…
The new LAX/Metro Transit Center Station officially opened for service earlier this month. The station connects Los Angeles Metro’s C and K rail lines, closing the final gap along the K line, while marking a significant step forward in the city’s effort to reduce car traffic at L…
If you're in search of new, exciting architecture and design competitions, take a look at the latest curated picks of challenges listed on Bustler. Featured below are four briefs seeking the best in industrial design, forward-thinking conceptual explorations of stairs, concepts f…
The Fundació Mies van der Rohe, jointly alongside Creative Europe, has announced three Young Talent winners of the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Awards category as part of the EUmies Awards Day 2025 in Venice.The awards are organized to recognize “exc…
‘Transformative’ project wins the 2025 architecture medallion as town centres, industrial restorations and residential homes collect other awards of noteGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney’s recently opened network of city metro stations have taken o…