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The Biden administration released its preliminary report on a plan to conserve 30 percent of the nation's lands and waters by 2030, one big, ambitious component of the administration's climate plans.
This project is by a long, open beach, on a desert dune rising in front of a wetland. It is a seasonal house to accommodate up to three couples and can be leased or bartered for the rest of the year. Its intermittent occupation and isolated location led us to think of it as a sup…
German architect Helmut Jahn, long a powerhouse of Midwest design, is dead at 81 after a fatal accident on Saturday afternoon. Jahn was reportedly struck by two vehicles while riding [...] Read More... The post Helmut Jahn dead at 81 after fatal bicycle crash appeared first on Th…
The Colorado Demographer's Office is projecting big changes for the demographics of the suburban counties and cities surrounding Denver—even as overall growth for the region is expected to slow.
Rohingya refugees have been fighting with vulnerabilities in terms of basic shelter, health, nutrition, and emotional state for a quiet while now. One of the largest and most dense camps has become the temporary home of almost a million refugees. That includes hundreds & thousand…
The city of Orlando is partnering with the Miles app.
As part of the urban development of Borkum-Reede a series of compact and architecturally sophisticated residential units are being created in the northern part of the harbour for workers in the offshore sector.
The island nation's housing market faces a discrepancy between existing stock and rapidly changing demographics.
The void is the instrument of construction in the Nish House. The composition techniques used in this house, built in the ’70s, were to bring back and shape new perspective views, which were hidden in the previous project. This was done to create a new atmosphere of immersion and…
Years after completing a client’s Venice beachfront home, Architect Dan Brunn was tasked with delivering a second beach house, just a stone’s throw from the first one. A straightforward request was made, to build a structure that would sustain the harsh marine weather with minima…
In today’s globalised, ever-evolving world, the architectural field continues to re-invent itself. Innovation has seen the emergence of new building technologies and new methods of communicating with clients, however, in some ways, a large majority of the architecture industry is…
Grouped together to create a new centrality, an activity center, a nursery and a music school allow the preservation of brick buildings, completed with glass and metal facades. More than a contrast, the modenature game gets everyone talking.
The Second Studio (formerly The Midnight Charette) is an explicit podcast about design, architecture, and the everyday. Hosted by Architects David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet, it features different creative professionals in unscripted conversations that allow for thoughtful takes…
A bridge as a stone laid over the water, a lapidary bridge, a bridge as a sculpture, a bridge made of noble materials.
The Alumuna Residences are situated on a challenging L-shaped site and are activating its dual street frontage to the adjacent neighbourhood. With the majority of the building’s form contained inboard, the approach is to achieve as much movement as possible on the two narrow faca…
The small footprint of the project demonstrates that when dwellings are tailored to specific and carefully outlined needs, their scale can be reduced significantly, thereby reducing energy consumption during both construction and occupancy. The project is very much suited to the…
Brief - After the fire in Tehran Grand Bazaar crystal sellers relocated to Sabounian Street, adjacent to Shoush Square. Due to the poor state of the historical fabric of this area, there was an urgent need for local regeneration. An initiative was for formed by local trade’s unio…
Stemming from the client’s wish to create a unique spatial experience that connects to both the ordinary and extraordinary sensation of climbing and exploring trees, our aim was to create a space that truly embodies what it means to dwell in nature.
Outside of Zurich, the LimmatSpot presents itself as a new urban development in Spreitenbach (Switzerland). The multifunctional building complex of more than 50'000 sq. encompasses a large array of spaces for service providers, retailers, gastronomy, offices, a multiplex movie th…
A four-storey apartment block with six apartments was designed to create a pleasant living experience while optimizing construction and maximizing material and energy savings. The compact central volume of the cube-shaped block is juxtaposed with lightweight metal structures that…
Rising from the transformed parking lot south of 76th Street, the new Manufacturing, Technology, and Engineering Center (MTEC) becomes a timeless addition to the Richard J Daley campus and sets the framework for a wider master plan. The project unifies the existing complex by cre…
The typical open Dutch landscape in Spierdijk provided the inspiration for the design of this barn house. We wanted to give all rooms a nice view and draw the landscape inward.
For Design and the City's sixth episode - a podcast by reSITE on how to make cities more liveable, the team interviewed Christele Harrouk, Archdaily's Managing Editor and Salim Rouhana, Senior Urban Governance and Resilience Task Team Leader at the World Bank Group. The two Beiru…
Recent renovations around town have uncovered views of Manhattan that had been hiding in plain sight.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has unveiled a $233 million renovation, reorganization, and interior expansion of its historic 1928 main building. The undertaking, called the Core Project, was led by Frank Gehry and saw the addition of nearly 90,000 square feet of reimagined and n…
Nonfarm Payroll Employment Rises 266,000 in April; Marking a Slowdown in Growth
Salone del Mobile 2021 is going ahead in September 2021. A note by the fair confirms the next edition of the globally renowned furniture fair will take place between 5-10 September 2021, for a 59th edition ‘led by innovation and uniqueness.’The decision comes after Salone del Mob…
Vermont Electric Company Launches Pilot Program for New Smart Panels
Happy Friday! Welcome to the end of another work week (and, if you’re in a country that celebrates it, the start of Mother’s Day weekend). Here’s what you need to [...] Read More... The post Daily digest: COVID funds used for a giant squid statue, water conservation in California…
Professional soccer club FC Cincinnati has officially cut the ribbon on its highly anticipated new home, a 26,000-seat MLS stadium with a programmable LED facade that serves as a new [...] Read More... The post Populous completes its neighborhood-fusing soccer stadium in Cincinna…
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 Metal. Tip: use the handy F…
11 Ways the Pandemic Altered Home Design
Established in 2015, the Harry der Boghosian Fellowship is a one-of-a-kind program initiated by Syracuse University. The program provides emerging faculty members and designers early in their careers the opportunity to spend a year developing a body of design research based on an…
Royal Building Products Adds New Options for Cedar Renditions Aluminum Siding
The region has poured over a billion dollars into storage infrastructure and demand management policies in anticipation of worsening drought conditions.
Despite a statewide ban approved by the Texas State Legislature in 2019, four Texas cities still have active contracts with photographic enforcement companies.
SANAA has unveiled their design for the Shenzhen Maritime Museum, overlooking the Dapeng Peninsula mountains and Longqi Bay in southern China. The scheme is imagined as a “cloud-like horizontal landmark” says the design team, evoking the imagery of clouds emerging from the sea. T…
Atlanta's new fleet of rail cars, expected for delivery in 2023, will include open gangways. Other design features of the new cars are still to be determined.
How one historic district in a growing corner of Washington, D.C. is able to effect downzoning.
In the late 1960s, buildings by Marcel Breuer were being constructed up and down America’s East Coast like billboards for a Brutalist future. These hulking concrete structures, akin to dispersed [...] Read More... The post The retool of an aging Marcel Breuer showstopper takes th…
Renderings of a new five-story residential building in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood have surfaced, featuring a unique and playful façade that takes the shape of a giant keyboard. The renderings were discovered on the website of iAffordNY, a marketing agency that works with t…
Today is the day: The Philadelphia Museum of Art has formally pulled back the curtains on a series of major, yet ultimately subtle, renovations led by Frank Gehry of the [...] Read More... The post Philadelphia Museum of Art unveils $233 million Frank Gehry makeover appeared firs…
The proposed network would improve connectivity between the area's existing bikeways and increase access to regional job centers.
Happy Thursday, welcome back to another roundup of news you need to know. Interested in reading more about the reaction to New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission approval of a [...] Read More... The post Daily digest: The National Building Museum honors SOM, squishy fu…
A charter amendment that would have guaranteed funding for the Cincinnati Housing trust Fund was soundly defeated by voters in a citywide election last week.
Summer is quickly approaching, and if you're searching for a new job, the Archinect Job board features numerous employment opportunities daily. This week's curated job round-up features twenty-three job opportunities from twelve firms specializing in adaptive reuse and historic p…
Zonda Unveils the Nation’s Most Lucrative Remodeling Projects in 2021 Cost vs. Value Report
Breaking Down the First Quarter Results for Publicly Traded Home Builders
Hospitals are bringing together surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses with architects, engineers and administrative staff to rethink the modern operating room.
Brightline West, an affiliate of Brightline, the country’s only privately owned passenger railroad, is planning a 170-mile high-speed rail line, which would connect Las Vegas to the Apple Valley community in San Bernardino County. Set to travel at a maximum speed of 200 miles per…
Marking the 80th anniversary of its completion and the upcoming phased reopening of libraries across New York City, Brooklyn Public Library (BPL)’s landmark Central Branch on Grand Army Plaza has [...] Read More... The post Brooklyn Public Library’s iconic Central Branch debuts a…
What’s the last best place for the world’s largest pedestrian bridge? If your answer is suspended 500 feet over a river gorge, you may have a new post-Covid bucket list destination. That is the predicament for the newly-opened 516 Arouca, which this week began accepting thrill-s…
Vancouver-based developer Westbank has unveiled plans for a collection of mixed-use projects in downtown San Jose, California. The development will feature six new or renovated buildings by leading architects including Kengo Kuma and Associates, Bjarke Ingels Group, Studio Gang,…
Concentrix Office: The Eclectic of Yogyakarta by Arkadia Works is an entry in the Corporate offices (less than 10,000 sqm) category of the 2021 WIN Awards
PEACOCK-CITY by Kris Lin International Design is an entry in the Cultural venues category of the 2021 WIN Awards
Chengdu COFCO Tianfu Smart City Sales Center by Kris Lin International Design is an entry in the Residential developments category of the 2021 WIN Awards
China Resources Chengdu City of the Future by Matrix Design is an entry in the Residential developments category of the 2021 WIN Awards
Ronshine China Trend by Matrix Design is an entry in the Residential developments category of the 2021 WIN Awards
The Metro Phoenix Area Has Lowest Level of Finished Lots in Over 15 Years
Coventry Homes Starts Sales in Mandola Farms, Construction at The Highlands
Matrix Head Office by Matrix Design is an entry in the Corporate offices (more than 10,000 sqm) category of the 2021 WIN Awards
Nanjing Suning Shimao Shine Cloud by Matrix Design is an entry in the Cultural venues category of the 2021 WIN Awards
Kaisa Clouds by the River by Nine Dimension Design is an entry in the Residential developments category of the 2021 WIN Awards
KANVA, a multidisciplinary Montreal architectural firm, has formally revealed its years-in-the-making overhaul of the Montreal Biodome, a beloved science museum housed in a former velodrome designed by Roger Taillibert for [...] Read More... The post KANVA unveils an expansive, c…
Xi'an Fangsuo Commune by LSD Interior Design is an entry in the Cultural venues category of the 2021 WIN Awards
Villa Private by MARK Studios Team is an entry in the One-off homes, large and small category of the 2021 WIN Awards
Alaska Airlines Flagship Lounge by Graham Baba Architects is an entry in the Transport Interiors category of the 2021 WIN Awards
It rains nearly 40% of the time in the Swedish city – so why not try to make the most of it?When they wake up on a Saturday morning to find rain coursing down the windows of their Gothenburg apartment, four-year-old Enja Bäckström and her six-year-old brother Charlie often still…
When David Kelley, the founder of the global firm IDEO, downsized in Northern California, he still found room for the ultimate studio.
It's that time of the year again: the Skyscraper Competition just revealed the winning design submissions from around the world. Hosted annually by eVolo Magazine, the contest calls for innovative tall-building concepts that challenge the way we understand vertical architecture.…
Dream Finders' IPO Raises the Question: Will Other Builders Follow Suit?
Eli Broad, a businessman and philanthropist whose vast fortune, extensive art collection and zeal for civic improvement helped reshape the cultural landscape of Los Angeles, died on Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 87. [...] Mr. Broad (pronounced “brod…
For this week's curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we have selected four calls inviting urban design proposals for the Chinese city of Tangshan, the best new buildings by Los Angeles-based architects, student applicants to a RIBA scholarship,…
Happy Wednesday … you’re halfway there. Here’s the news you need to know at this mid-week point: The Verified Healthy Buildings certification is a new standard for disease hygiene Global [...] Read More... The post Daily digest: LEED for COVID-19 safety, New York wants to regulat…
The National Building Museum announced today that it will present its 2021 Honor Award to global design firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). For the first time in 36 years, and inspired by this year’s honoree, the Museum will transform the annual Honor Award into a Climate Chan…
SO–IL’s latest project is on its home turf in Brooklyn, as today the firm revealed a new art campus for the nonprofit Amant Foundation in Williamsburg and a June 5 [...] Read More... The post SO–IL’s arts campus for the Amant Foundation will open in Williamsburg next month appear…
An Arts District cold-storage plant dating to the 1890s would be replaced with housing, offices, a hotel and shops in a proposal unveiled Thursday by Denver developers. With a price tag between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, the complex would rank among the largest L.A. commercial…
2021 Hearthstone Humanitarian Award Winner: Edward Burr
2021 Hearthstone Humanitarian Award Winner: Sheryl Palmer
84 Lumber Paves the Way for 10 High School Seniors Committing to the Skilled Trades
Researchers from UC Santa Cruz and UC Merced have proposed a “solar canal solution” to address the state’s water shortages, energy needs, and climate goals. In what they describe as a “win-win” for both water and climate in California, the researchers outlined the benefits of cov…
Chapter Old Street by Tigg + Coll Architects is an entry in the Residential developments category of the 2021 WIN Awards
Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet by ATELIER BRÜCKNER GmbH is an entry in the Cultural venues category of the 2021 WIN Awards
Architects are invited to submit their proposals in creating a place where visitors can observe nature whilst being within it, raising awareness of human impact on the environment
Aren’t manual pole saws simply great? These affordable tools are ideal for trimming all those branches and twigs hanging above your head. Plus, if you haven’t done the job before, a manual pole saw will help you gain some much-needed experience minus a complicated mechanism. But…
Any backpacker knows the importance of having a good saw in their kit. We have created a list of some of the best ones. If you have spent time in the wilderness, you already know the number of ways a saw can come in handy. Of course, dozens of these are in the market, making […]…
2021 Builder of the Year: Stanley Martin Homes
Frank van der Salm has spent 25 years turning the way we see urban surfaces upside down – from twinkling nightscapes to eerie, empty interiors Continue reading...
The Beyer Blinder Belle Foundation is a non-profit organization that has provided fellowships, grants, and other funding opportunities to support young architects entering the profession, graduate research, and socially-conscious design and planning that directly benefits communi…
Today, the Los Angeles Public Library begins a phased reopening of its iconic Central Library in downtown Los Angeles, as well as 37 other branches. The library branches reopening today will offer limited in-person services including quick browsing, computer access, mobile printi…
LGI Homes Expands North Carolina Footprint with Opening of Wilmington Community
Roughly 18 months after breaking ground in November 2019, two residential towers of the OMA-designed Greenpoint Landing development in Brooklyn have structurally topped out at 300 feet (North Tower) and 400 feet (South Tower) respectively. The project was first introduced by the…
Daniel Libeskind, an architect known for memorializing historical trauma, will turn the site of 11 deaths back into a home for worship as well as a place to learn about confronting hatred.
The Arguments For and Against Higher Government Debt Levels
Frank Gehry has joined forces with legendary saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter and fellow jazz musician Esperanza Spalding to serve as the scenic designer for the jazz opera Iphigenia. The architect even opened up his kitchen for work and rehearsals of the project.Based on E…
Daniel Libeskind, an architect known for memorializing historical trauma, will turn the site of 11 deaths back into a home for worship as well as a place to learn about confronting hatred.In the wake of the October 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that left eleven worshipers de…
The Home Depot Foundation and SkillsUSA Award Scholarships for National Signing Day 2021
WRNS Studio has announced a milestone sustainability achievement for their Janet Durgin Guild & Commons, designed for the Sonoma Academy in Santa Rosa, California. The scheme has become the first project to achieve both Petal and Zero Carbon Certification by the International Liv…
Twentieth Century Society praises ‘fantasy structure’ as it highlights top 10 properties in dangerA space age-like leisure centre that inspired Liam Gallagher to name his band Oasis, instead of The Rain, has been placed on a top 10 list of 20th-century British buildings most at r…
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