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A project that would cap over sections of a sunken freeway in Detroit hit a milestone recently after getting approved for $2 million in funding. The money from U.S. Department The post Highway capping project gets green light in Detroit, following design studies from AECOM appear…
School is back in session for the spring 2025 semester. That means more hours spent in studio, more crits, and a stacked calendar of lectures and talks. Architects will speak The post AN editors round up spring 2025 lectures and symposia taking place at architecture schools acros…
Next month in Berlin, a must-see exhibition featuring the drawings and watercolors of architect Steven Holl will be held at the Tchoban Foundation's Museum for Architectural Drawing. The exhibition, which begins February 7th, centers Holl’s 1988 Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek library a…
Harvard GSD is getting ready for another semester of exciting guest lectures included in our Get Lectured roundup of events taking place on campus in the new academic term. Starting off the Spring, will be the first Aga Khan Program Lecture from Souleymane Bachir Diagne on Februa…
American studio CLB Architects adapted a former Kmart department store into a headquarters for an energy and manufacturing company in Wyoming, adding a weathering steel facade What was once an 82,230-square foot (7,545-square metre) concrete Kmart is now the new EMIT Technologies…
The City of Los Angeles’ Mayor Karen Bass has announced the appointment of developer Steve Soboroff to serve as the new Chief Recovery Officer to spearhead its response to wildfire disasters that destroyed over 12,000 structures in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena earlier this…
The total number of construction starts decreased by 2% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.2 trillion according to the latest Dodge Construction Network (DCN) survey. Nonresidential building starts grew by 2%, nonbuilding starts were 14% lower, and residential…
International studios Morq, GOMA Taller, Studio Andrew Trotter and Taller Hector Barroso have been selected to design Pala Zion, a series of luxury residences in the Utah desert. Pala Zion is a collection of 22 residences in the Utah desert, sited to complement the forthcoming Pa…
Bus station blues | Sharp pencils | Peanut butter | Prince Harry | Meat-free chilli In your print edition, Oliver Wainwright describes Preston bus station, opened in 1969, as “a gleaming monument to the days when bus travel was as thrilling as space flight” (Four of Britain’s bru…
This edition of Bustler's curated picks of noteworthy architecture and design competitions features four calls seeking the best in housing design, creative artwork by architects and designers, innovative and sustainable proposals for the redesign of State Tax University's Main Ca…
How Microgrids Can Boost Community Resilience Diana Ionescu Fri, 01/24/2025 - 08:00 Primary Image Local microgrids are helping U.S. communities keep the lights on during power outages and facilitating the shift to renewable energy. As Eric Krebs explains in an article for Reasons…
The Willamette Pool House is perched on a bluff above the Willamette River in Newberg, Oregon, offering sweeping views extending up and down the river. Positioned west of the property's main house, this outbuilding supports the new pool and spa with a lounge, kitchenette, changin…
The new Trump administration’s temporary appointment as the lead administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), former Navy SEAL veteran Cameron Hamilton, is raising eyebrows in the aftermath of the devastating Los Angeles Fires. According to the New York Times: Mr.…
There are many good options for architecture and design podcasts if that’s your thing. The relative ease of their production and distribution coupled with the intense interest in conversation means The post I Would Prefer Not To, a podcast hosted by Ana Miljački, explores the act…
The University of Notre Dame has named Liam O’Connor and Philippe Rotthier as the laureates of this year’s Richard H. Driehaus Prize and Henry Hope Reed Award, respectively. Known for his extensive body of work that includes the British Normandy Memorial in France, O’Connor, who…
Looking for the Light in a Dark Age Todd Litman Fri, 01/24/2025 - 07:00 Primary Image In Looking for the Light in a Dark Age, Professor Glenn Lyons, President of the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, shares his concerns and suggestions for planning in a world o…
It’s been 150 years since the Palais Garnier opera house opened in Paris. Today, it is still a working theater — with 172 performances scheduled for this season.
I Help Plan Cap Parks; Here’s What Austin Can Learn from Other Cities Dan Biederman Fri, 01/24/2025 - 06:00 4 minutes
Capim Cidró House was designed as a retreat to slow down and reconnect with the essence of simple living. Located in Alto Paraíso de Goiás, the residence reflects the Wabi-Sabi style, emphasizing simplicity and authenticity through natural elements and a neutral color palette. Th…
Preserving Essential Information in an Uncertain World Todd Litman Fri, 01/24/2025 - 05:00 Bakers need flour and carpenters need lumber; what do planners need? Information of course! Data sets, reports, and maps are our key inputs. Some of these are now under threat. Planners hav…
Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the transformation of an existing historic structure into a luxury hotel in Rome. The Palazzo Capponi, located on the historic Via di Ripetta, draws inspiration from the city’s architectural heritage, focusing on the evolution of vaulted ceilin…
The firehouse is designed in such a way that its shape and volume resemble the typology of rural barns. Its rectangular shape and gabled roof also create a visual connection to the elementary school across the street. It is located on municipal land in the northwestern developmen…
Indian studio SJK Architects has completed The Light House, a home in Nagpur lined with openable wooden shutters that evoke traditional perforated screens or jaalis. Located in a dense urban area in the city, the five-storey home is designed to provide more space for a multi-gene…
The Brutalist leads the Oscar nominations but as a film about architecture it's a little underwhelming, writes Will Wiles. You wait ages for an architectural epic and then two come along (almost) at once. Last year Francis Ford Coppola's misfiring fable Megalopolis was released,…
We continue our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series with BIG's ski-jump-topped power plant, the studio's signature building that combines sustainability with fun. The Amager Bakke power station is a building like no other, a typology that has never been built…
The latest addition to Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus in downtown Washington, D.C. is the McCourt School of Public Policy. Previously located at the institution’s primary Hilltop campus, the school occupied The post RAMSA wraps Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy…
Royal Academy, LondonBrazil produces incredible artists, too few of whom appear in this deluded show, which sadly fails to live up to its own hyperbolic guffWhat words would you use to describe the design of this exhibition of Brazilian modernist art? “Chic bombast” perhaps. The…
Architects: Gitai ArchitectsArea: 800 m²Year: 2018Photographs: Yohan ZerdounManufacturers: Sika, Excellent Coatings, Greenline, Rammed Earth, Steico, Tradical® BâtirLead Architects: Ben Gitai, Munio Gitai, Dani Guinness, Charly CrochuTypography Design: Michael GordonSoundscaper:…
Architects: Earthscape StudioArea: 1450 ft²Year: 2024Photographs: Studio IKSHAManufacturers: AALLS EnterprisesLead Architect: Petchimuthu KennedyConstruction Team: Jothi and TeamDesign Team: Petchimuthu Kennedy, Shivani Saran S K, Niha Ann Baby, Sowmiya ArulInterior Curator: Parv…
Architects: SILOArea: 2331 ft²Year: 2024Photographs: Khoo Guo JieManufacturers: Aftertouchworks, Drapes Studio, PanelogueLead Architects: Keith PheeDesign Team: Jing CheongTechnical Team: Cheryl Yap, Bi QiGeneral Contractor: Homework ConstructionsCountry: Singapore The Soilboy Fl…
Architects: CobeArea: 10000 m²Year: 2017Photographs: Cobe, Rasmus Hjortshøj – COAST, Maria GonzalezManufacturers: &Tradition, Anker & Co, Ideal Work, Randi, Skandinaviska Glassystem, SwedoorLandscape Architect: COBEContractor: NRE DenmarkEngineers: Balslev and WessbergClients: Kl…
Architects: Taylor Cullity Lethlean, Wraight + AssociatesArea: 18,000 m²Year: 2010Photography: Simon Devitt, Jeff BrassLead Architects: Perry Lethlean, Scott AdamsCollaboration: DesignFlowClient: Waterfront AucklandCity: AucklandCountry: New Zealand Jellicoe Harbour and Silo Park…
La Natura Villas is an exclusive holiday home complex meticulously designed to harmonize with the natural landscape of the Cyclades. Nestled into the hillside of Naxos, the project takes full advantage of its elevated location, offering breathtaking panoramic views of the Aegean…
Local studio Nimtim Architects has added an extension to a Victorian terraced house in London containing an adaptable dining space that caters for indoor-outdoor living. Aptly named Supper Time, the extension is hoped to provide a central space that supports the activities of the…
Courtyards have long been a fundamental aspect of traditional Chinese architecture, serving as central spaces around which domestic life is organized. These spaces play a vital role in creating a harmonious living environment, offering benefits that range from regulating indoor t…
The Parisian agency HEMAA (Charles Hesters and Pierre Martin-Saint-Etienne) completed the Les Violettes school complex in November 2024 in Mareil-Marly (France), commissioned by the city. This project includes 16 classrooms, comprising a new kindergarten, an extension of six clas…
The city of Kharkiv has faced significant challenges due to its proximity to the Russian border. Amidst these circumstances, Kharkiv's Mayor, Ihor Terekhov, underscored the need for a new landmark during the United Nations' Second Forum of Mayors—a project that could embody renew…
Today, the International Day of Education serves as a reminder of the significant impact that architectural design has on learning environments. From flexible classrooms that adapt to diverse teaching methods to outdoor learning areas that integrate natural elements, the architec…
Site as found: A 3rd floor studio flat in Grade 2* listed Crescent House, on Golden Lane Estate. Built in the early 1960s, Crescent House is seen as a stepping stone to the design and detailing of the Barbican Estate, by the same architects Chamberlin, Powell, and Bon. What were…
Spanish architect Miguel Arraiz has introduced the design for the 2025 Burning Man Temple, titled Temple of the Deep. Drawing inspiration from the natural landscape of the Black Rock Desert, the Temple aims to provide a space for reflection, healing, and connection. The Temple of…
Bilbao, the largest city in Spain's Basque Country, has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past few decades. Once an industrial hub, the city has redefined itself as a center for culture, innovation, and urban regeneration. This evolution has been partly driven by arc…
A Brooklyn architect wanted an energy-efficient home on Skopelos that could stand up to the Mediterranean’s increasingly vicious climate extremes.
Studioninedots designs C14 as a contemporary, tilted warehouse — a reflection of its industrial origins and symbol of the emerging Cityplot Buiksloterham
The GLOW showroom, created for a cosmetics firm that values transparency and brilliance, converts a small 36㎡ space in a narrow alley of Garosu-gil into an engaging marketing experience. Given the constraints of a small footprint and limited visibility, the design strives to repr…
Are you considering a career in architecture or environmental design? The College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley offers immersive summer programs that could help you decide if these creative fields are right for you. Whether you're a professional, undergraduate, or high s…
The UW–Milwaukee School of Architecture & Urban Planning has shared its Spring speakers and lecture poster, designed by Milo Bonacci, to go along with our Get Lectured roundups for the new semester. The list of not-to-miss guest lecturers begins with Damian Buchman (January 29);…
Guangjiachong Valley in Suizhou City, Hubei Province, is just a 15-minute drive from the famous Ginkgo Valley Scenic Area. The Treehouse is located at the junction of two paths leading into the valley. The environment is somewhat bustling, and within a limited 90㎡ plot, the desig…
A new UNESCO-backed project geared toward human rights and ending antisemitism has named Daniel Libeskind as the architect who will transform the former private home of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss into a learning center. The project is called Auschwitz Research Center on Ha…
The SOM Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of the 2025 Structural Engineering Fellowship. Applications to this year’s Structural Engineering Fellowship should conduct original research that contributes to the The post Call for submissions: The SOM Foundation’s 2025 Str…
John Chase was a man of firsts. Chase was the first licensed African American architect in the U.S. South. He was also the first Black member of the U.S. Commission The post UT Austin names architecture and planning school library after John Chase, the U.S. South’s first licensed…
The need for more student housing in Berkeley, California, is real, as is gentrification in the Bay Area more broadly. UC Berkeley has tried releasing the pressure valve with an influx The post Ayers Saint Gross, Kevin Daly Architects, and CMG complete UC Berkeley’s xučyun ruwway…
New York-based studio BarlisWedlick has renovated and expanded a Southampton house to create multigenerational living spaces that open up to the seaside. The house, which was originally constructed in the 1980s, overlooks Peconic Bay in New York. BarlisWedlick took on the challen…
Studio Lotus proposes a unique archetype for retail design with the new brand experience center for luxury jewelry label Sunita Shekhawat. The art of Meenakari or enamel work is an age-old technique renowned for its vibrant and intricate designs on metal surfaces. While enamel wo…
The Getty Center has reported no damage in the wake of last night’s Sepulveda Fire, which broke out on the opposite side of the 405 Freeway near its Brentwood campus in Bel-Air, Los Angeles. The new fire, which comes two weeks after the Palisades Fire scorched some parts of its g…
To close out 2024, the AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reported another drop. After a turnaround in October where an increase in billings was reported (one of only two upticks The post AIA’s December Architecture Billings Index drops low, again appeared first on The Archi…
Menlo Park to Develop Parking Lots Into Housing Diana Ionescu Thu, 01/23/2025 - 11:00 Primary Image Three parking lots in downtown Menlo Park, California, will be developed into affordable housing, according to an article from the Palo Alto Daily Post. The article notes that the…
Our latest weekly curated jobs roundup from the Archinect Job board features 13 architecture schools in search of faculty, academic leaders, staff, and fellows. Preparing for a new job? Be sure to follow our Archinect Tips series to improve your portfolio, resume, and interviewin…
In Gretna, Louisiana, a historic city just across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, an old Italianate schoolhouse from 1911 by Stevens and Nelson Architects was recently repurposed into coworking The post Studio BKA transforms old schoolhouse into coworking hub outside New…
What Has Measure ULA Achieved? LM_Ortiz Thu, 01/23/2025 - 10:00 Primary Image Los Angeles's Measure ULA, a real estate transfer tax on properties over $5.15 million passed in 2022, has funded 800 affordable housing units and provided rental assistance to over 4,000 households. Wh…
The group of academics honored as part of the 2025 Architectural Education Awards has been announced by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) in recognition of their efforts in scholarship and teaching at ACSA-accredited schools in the United States and Can…
The Facades+ conference series returns to South Florida on February 4. Hosted at the Le Meridien Dania Beach, the program features case studies of some of the most exciting projects The post Facades+ returns to South Florida on February 4 appeared first on The Architect’s Newspap…
Architecture studio Gensler has placed glass-clad volumes on an aluminium base for the mixed-use Sixth and Guadalupe skyscraper in Austin, making it the city's tallest skyscraper. Located in downtown Austin, Sixth and Guadalupe is 865 feet tall (264 metres) and has an ascending p…
This expansion of an existing structure into a furniture design studio and showroom aims to unify and express a variety of spatial qualities—to make and house furniture, address daylighting and energy performance considerations for a south-facing facade, and build upon Chicago's…
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has responded to President Donald Trump’s reinstated executive order demanding, among other things, that the General Service Administration (GSA) report to him within 60 days with a plan to reinstate the primacy of classically-inspired a…
Reflecting the concept of CASACOR Minas 2024, the project is based on respect and preservation of the features, pigments, and layers that already existed in the property. On this solid foundation, elements essential for the operation of the bar were added. Functionally, an inviti…
Wohnhaus Sonnenfalter, The property is located in a quiet residential area, surrounded by single-family houses and adjacent to the forest. The gentle southwest slope allows for optimal views and sun exposure. The neighborhood is characterized by a small-scale building structure a…
Chicago-based practice Kwong Von Glinow has offered an insight into its new residential scheme serving a “retreat in a forested clearing.” The scheme’s title, House, Some of This, Some of That, is both the formal name for the project as well as a reflection of the scheme’s archit…
Archigram co-founder Dennis Crompton has passed away at the age of 89. Born in Blackpool in 1935, Crompton studied architecture at Manchester University. Together with Peter Cook, Warren Chalk, Michael Webb, David Greene, and Ron Herron, Crompton established Archigram in London i…
The project is located in Wuhan Ganlushan Culture Creativity City, an ultra-large-scale ‘ice and snow+’ cultural and tourism complex invested in by Wuhan Urban Construction Group, marking the first time we have ventured out of the true wilderness to integrate into a richly conten…
Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron has created the Pharma Research and Early Development Centre in Basel, as part of a wider campus it has masterplanned for pharmaceutical company Roche. Unveiled in 2014, the development has also seen Herzog & de Meuron renovate a historic office bu…
British architect Dennis Crompton, best known as one of the founders of the experimental collective Archigram, has died at the age of 89. His collaborator Peter Cook announced the news of his death on 21 January in an Instagram post, in which he described Crompton as Archigram ke…
We want to see people’s most loved brutalist buildings around the world and why people treasure themThe Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s film about a fictional modernist architect in postwar America, has become a hotly anticipated film release.Architecture experts hope the movie will re…
We continue our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series with a look at Apple Park by Foster + Partners, the most recognisable office of the past 25 years. Arguably no company has ever used architecture to define its brand more successfully than Apple has in the 21…
Subterranean homes stay cool in summer and warm in winter and can save about 80% in energy costsImagine highly energy-efficient homes that use natural insulation, are resistant to whatever the weather throws at them and blend in with the surrounding landscape, even in areas of ou…
France 24 is reporting that David Adjaye’s forthcoming National Cathedral of Ghana project is being investigated by state authorities over an apparent misuse of public funds in the procurement process. The $400 million (USD) design had been at the center of a row between rival po…
A couple bought a home in Palo Alto, Calif., that was designed by an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright. Happily, they were also smitten with the two-year renovation.
While it remains to be seen what the rebuilding will look like, fire resilience is a big concern across the country, driven in part by climate change. So what would it take to make homes less likely to catch fire, including those built decades earlier? The answer kind of depends.…
Projects by Foster + Partners, BIG, Studio Gang and OMA are set to open this year in the US, including a New York supertall skyscraper and a mass-timber campus at Harvard. The Tower at Hudson's Detroit, Michigan, by SHoP Architects A Detroit skyscraper designed by SHoP Architects…
The new AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for the month of December has recorded a decline to 44.1 following two consecutive flat readings in October and November. For December, inquiries into new projects continued to increase at a relatively slow rate, while the valu…
The American Institute of Architects has denounced an executive order signed by president Donald Trump that aims to promote classical architecture, saying it would stifle innovation. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) issued a press release decrying the president's Promot…
The New York Times is following the growing community of food-inspired furniture obsessives on TikTok whose love for pillaging HomeGoods and other retailers in search of stools designed to look like burgers or fruit has grown into what might be taken as a full-blown re-embrace of…
The iFLYTEK AI Headquarters Campus (Phase 1), designed through an integrated approach by the architectural, interior, and landscape teams led by Meng Fanhao, Co-Founder and Chief Architect of line+, was officially inaugurated. As a local Chinese design firm, line+ secured the opp…
Dezeen can exclusively reveal photos of the art deco-informed Apple Miami Worldcenter, the first Apple Store with extensive use of mass-timber construction, which opens this Friday. Designed by Apple's in-house team, Apple Miami Worldcenter occupies a standalone pavilion that con…
The movement to memorialize all 72 victims of the Grenfell Fire tragedy in London has named a group of five architects and designers who will compete for the chance to deliver a memorial near the site of the deadly 2017 blaze. Together with the Royal Institute of Architects (RIBA…
The center of the circle of the three blast furnace is the core and spiritual fortress of the whole blast furnace. The symbolic and commemorative nature of the core is enhanced by the lighting designer, through the three-dimensional sense created by the red wall washing lamp, the…
Following our previous look at an opening for a Project Captain at Practice, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for the 2025 Summer Internship Program at KieranTimberlake. According to the firm, the internship “…
Spending on nonresidential buildings will see gains of only 2.2% in 2025 and 2.6% in 2026, according to the AIA’s latest Consensus Construction Forecast. Despite increasing by 20% in 2023 and 6% in 2024, the AIA expects spending on commercial, industrial, and institutional facili…
Architecture studio Archer + Braun has renovated a listed home in Edinburgh, adding a limestone-clad extension punctured by expansive glazing. Aptly named Limestone House, the five-bedroom home unexpectedly received listed status during the design phase, requiring Archer + Braun…
Next in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series we look at the updating of three 1960s housing blocks in Bordeaux, which put social housing retrofit at the top of the architectural agenda. Undertaken by French studios Lacaton & Vassal, Frédéric Druot Architect…
At least 92 per cent of housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, according to data shared by the United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) published a reported impact snapshot o…
Steeplechase House is a unique collaboration between long-time client/architect relationship, who designed an award-winning office space for this famed film director more than 25 years ago. After decades of success in the Hollywood limelight, the director and artistic spouse…
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects is developing its plans to transform a former diesel depot in southwest England and create a mix of housing and workspaces called Bristol Temple Island. Bristol Temple Island is being designed for property investor Legal and General, which has subm…
Architects: Rojkind ArquitectosArea: 5410 m²Year: 2017Photographs: Jaime NavarroManufacturers: Cemex, Herman MillerAcoustic Consultant: Auerbach Pollock Friedlander, Seamonk, AkusticsLighting Consultant: Artec 3, Maurici Ginés, Jose Cardona, Ana Ayala, Carmen Valle, Itzae Carden…
Architects: JKMM ArchitectsArea: 13,000 m²Year: 2021Photography: Tuomas Uusheimo, Marc Goodwin, Hannu Rytky, Mika Huisman, Asmo Jaaksi, Niclas MäkeläLead Architect: Asmo JaaksiLeading Project Architect: Teemu ToivioProject Architects: Jussi Vepsäläinen, Katja SavolainenDesign tea…
Architects: Subsecretaría de Obras de Arquitectura – Gobierno de la ciudad de Santa FeArea: 4780 m²Year: 2017Photographs: Federico Cairoli, Gobierno de la ciudad de Santa FeManufacturers: Knauf, Raíces del Norte, Tensar CorporationDesign Team: Marcelo Pascualón, Lucas Condal, Mar…
Architects: SEU-ARCH Art, Zen ArchitectsArea: 1600 m²Year: 2023Photography: Arch-Exist, Zen ArchitectsLead Architects: Zhijiang Yang, Yanlin ZhouDesign Team: Zheng Fu, Ganyan Du, Handan Duan, Guang Yang, Jijin Li, Mincan Zhou, Yu Bai, Junjing Qiu, Liang Li (structure), Xin Li (HV…
Get Lectured continues with a look at the events in store this semester for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. Kicking off the Spring are lectures from FORMA’s Miroslava Brooks and Daniel Markiewicz (January 24); Alfonso Garduño (Jan…
The SOM Foundation has announced its 2024 Research Prize and European Research Prize winners as part of a competition that yearly honors the most groundbreaking initiatives on the built environment from both the United States and Europe.Two teams from Auburn University and the Un…
Gensler and SWA Group are among the architecture studios that have completed a 142-hectare Walmart headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas that includes mass-timber office buildings and two artificial lakes. The Home Office campus includes over 30 buildings, including parking garag…
One of the two dozen or so new Trump Administration’s executive orders issued since assuming office includes a mandate for the restoration of an amalgam of classicism-inspired traditional architectural styles in all new federal government buildings. The newly signed Promoting Bea…