Architecture News
Team Led by 3XN Architects Wins Design Competition for Copenhagen Arena
A team composed of 3XN, HKS Architects, Arup, ME Engineers and Planit has won the design competition for the new Copenhagen Arena, which will be situated in the Orestad-area a short metro ride from the city center of Denmark's capital. The project is expected to be completed in the Fall 2015.
Healthy Design, Creative Safety: Best Practice Health and Safety Teaching for Architecture Students
Health and safety teaching should be integrated into design projects to be most effective, rather than taught as an abstract set of rules in isolation, according to new research published into the teaching of health and safety to undergraduate students of architecture.
Helene Combs Dreiling Elected 2014 AIA President
Delegates to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention in Washington, D.C. elected Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA, (AIA Blue Ridge), to serve as the 2013 AIA first vice president/president-elect and 2014 AIA president.
Highbridge in_flux by the Parsons Design Workshop 2012
This summer, a group of students from the Design Workshop at the School of Constructed Environments at Parsons The New School for Design are reconstructing and enclosing the lobby at the historic Highbridge Pool and Recreation Center.
2DEFINE Architecture Awarded Yingkou Convention & Exposition Center
2DEFINE Architecture with local partner Dalian Urban Planning & Design Institute was selected to direct the design of the Yingkou Convention and Exposition Center, a four-story, 750,000-square-foot facility in Yingkou, China, a city of 2.2 million people located in the northwest province of Liaoning on the Bohai Sea.
RIBA Annie Spink Award
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is seeking nominations for the Annie Spink Award, presented in recognition of an outstanding contribution to architectural education.
Van Alen Institute NYSCA Independent Project Grants
Van Alen Institute is calling architecture, design, and historic preservation professionals to apply for fiscal sponsorship for New York State Council on the Arts Independent Project grants.
LAVA Designs Green Climate Fund Headquarters, Bonn
The Federal Republic of Germany has selected the proposal of Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) for the Green Climate Fund Headquarters, Bonn. LAVA's proposal for the headquarters is an 'ecological model project' and demonstrates their motto: 'green is the new black.'
RIBA Future Trends Survey Results for April 2012
The Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) Future Trends Survey for April 2012 has revealed architecture practices are continuing to stay positive about their future workload.
AIA Guide to the IgCC
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released the first overview guide on how architects can implement in their practice the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), which was introduced in March by the International Code Council (ICC).
Stanton Williams' Central Saint Martin's College in King's Cross Awarded Building of the Year at AJ 100
Stanton Williams' New University of the Arts London Campus for Central Saint Martin's at King's Cross was last night awarded the "Building of the Year" prize at the annual AJ 100 Awards in London.
Stephen Hodder to Be Next President of the RIBA
Stephen Hodder has been confirmed as the next President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Stephen will become President Elect on September 1, 2012 and will take over the two-year elected presidency from Angela Brady on September 1, 2013.
Architecture Billings Index Reverts to Negative Territory in April 2012
After five months of positive readings, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has fallen into negative terrain.
The Way We Live Now: What People Need and Expect From Their Homes
The vacuum cleaner stored at Mum's house a 20 minute drive away; BOGOF supermarket food deals kept in the boot of the car; these are just two of the real-life examples of how some British households are constrained by the design of their homes.
The Economics of Biophilia: Why Designing with Nature in Mind Makes Financial Sense
Why do certain places make us feel good? Anthropologists tell us we are hard-wired to respond to nature.
Village Green: New Apartment Homes Prove Public Housing Can Be Sustainably Designed
As the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established public housing programs for low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities, public housing by definition must be affordable for its residents. But not all public housing is also sustainably designed.
Architecture Students Call for Pro Bono Work in Exchange for Loan Relief
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) today called for Congress to pass legislation that includes architecture school graduates in the same programs that offer other graduates loan debt assistance if they donate their services to their communities and elsewhere.
China Mobile Selected Leo A Daly to Design Three Buildings at Its New International Headquarters Campus
China Mobile, one of the largest mobile telecommunications companies in the world, selected Leo A Daly to design three buildings at its new international headquarters campus in Beijing.
RIBA ICE McAslan Bursary: Call for Entries
The RIBA ICE McAslan Bursary, worth £7,500 and funded by John McAslan + Partners, will open to entries on May 2.
Results of the AIA Integrated Project Delivery Awareness Survey 2011
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Center for Integrated Practice has released the results of the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Awareness Survey that reveals that 84% of AIA members are aware of its market presence, 40% of members demonstrate understanding of IPD and 13% of members are using IPD methodologies for construction projects (a significant increase over 2010 AIA Firm Survey figures).
Thomas Aquilina: Winner of the Sixth RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship
The 2012 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship has been awarded to Thomas Aquilina of Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, part of the University of Edinburgh.
RIBA Future Trends Survey Results for March 2012
The Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) Future Trends Survey for March 2012 has revealed practices are increasingly positive about their future workloads.
Positive Conditions Persist for Architecture Billings Index
The commercial sector continues to lead the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) which has remained in positive territory for the fifth consecutive month.
Small and Smart: Contemporary Slovene Architecture Revealed Through Film
Small and Smart, an event at the Center for Architecture, will feature six recent Slovene projects, each presented by a five-minute film. The visual narratives will reveal the experience of these buildings.
Goettsch Partners Designs New Music Building for Northwestern University
Goettsch Partners (GP) has designed the signature building that will be the new home of Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music and provide additional space for the School of Communication on Northwestern's Evanston campus.
Orange Grove by Brooks + Scarpa
Designed by Brooks + Scarpa and located in a neighborhood characterized by traditional bungalow style single-family residences, Orange Grove is a new landmark for the City of West Hollywood.
RE:Think: Design Thinking Outputs
Over the past two decades the prevalence of the design practice as think-tank has become an increasingly common model.
Zig Zag Cultural Centre: Collaborative Design Process Creates Unique Design in Western Australia
Located in Western Australia's Darling Ranges, Kalamunda's Zig Zag Cultural Centre talks to its local environment, yet also appeals to a broader international market.
Last Tuesdays: Monthly Night of Architecture and Design Events at the RIBA
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is launching a brand new monthly night of events on the London cultural scene with the 'Last Tuesdays' series.
National Architecture Week 2012: Design Connects
National Architecture Week is a public awareness campaign from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) dedicated to increasing attention to the role architects play as a force for positive change in our communities and to elevate the public's appreciation of design.
Nieuwegein City Hall and Cultural Center by 3XN
A modern participatory democracy requires transparency and communication at eye level in the encounter between citizen and authority.
April is National Landscape Architecture Month
In honor of National Landscape Architecture Month in April, landscape architects across the country will host a variety of activities to celebrate the profession and explain how their work contributes to the public's well-being.
Sixth Annual R+D Awards
New technologies are revolutionizing the process and product of architecture. To celebrate advances in building technology, Architect Magazine launched the sixth-annual R+D Awards.
RIBA Building Futures Launches Think Pieces: How Will Architects Be Educated in 20 Years Time?
Building Futures, the think tank of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today launched Think Pieces, a series of articles in which key experts and innovators from across the built environment industry are invited to share their personal viewpoints on the future of urban areas and the factors that influence their development.
Woods Bagot Wins China Southern Airport City Competition
Woods Bagot has won the international competition to design China Southern Airport City, a 988-acre, mixed-use development set on the Liuxi River in Guangzhou, China.
AIA Announced Support for 2012 International Green Construction Code
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced its support for the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), a new model code expected to help conserve energy in both commercial buildings and residential structures while providing direction for safe and sustainable building design and construction. The International Code Council (ICC) will publish the 2012 IgCC later today.
RIBA Responds to Surprise VAT Increase for Listed Building Alterations
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has responded to the news from the Budget Statement that VAT on Permitted alterations to listed buildings will change from the current zero rate to the standard twenty percent.
Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals
The Center for Architecture is currently accepting applications for the Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals.
New Bayview Branch Library by THA Architecture and Karin Payson A+D
Construction is underway on the new Bayview Library in San Francisco, designed by THA Architecture in collaboration with Karin Payson A+D.
AIA Architecture Billings Index Remains Positive for Fourth Straight Month
Led by the commercial sector, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has remained in positive territory four months in a row.
RIBA Future Trends Survey Results for February 2012
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Future Trends Survey for February 2012 has revealed that confidence concerning future workloads has grown for the second month in a row, and entered positive territory for the first time since August 2011.
RIBA Guide to Sustainability in Practice
The RIBA Guide to Sustainability in Practice is an invaluable new sustainability guide for architects, written by architect and sustainability expert Lynne Sullivan OBE.
Mews 02 by Andy Martin Architects
Mews 02, Andy Martin Architects' latest residential project, is an ambitious redevelopment of an existing mechanics garage.
USGBC LEED Green Building Program to Recognize Energy Credits from BREEAM
A pivotal LEED International Roundtable meeting of European roundtable members ended in Paris today. The meeting convened leaders from across Europe to address regional issues in LEED for existing and historic structures in the E.U.
AIA to Honor Architects Involved Post-9/11 Design and Rebuilding Efforts
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) will dedicate the 2:00 p.m. general session on Saturday, May 19th at the annual national convention to honor the architects who orchestrated rebuilding initiatives and designed the memorials following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
Deakin University's Burwood Highway Frontage Building by Woods Bagot
Deakin University's new Burwood Highway Frontage Building is set to be a world-class educational facility that will create a major impression at the entrance of the University.
Winners of the eVolo Skyscraper Competition 2012
eVolo Magazine has unveiled the winners of its 2012 Skyscraper Competition.
Woods Bagot Unveils Next Generation Sydney Studio
Woods Bagot launched their next generation studio in Sydney, amongst colleagues and industry peers, last night.
Wang Shu to Deliver Keynote Address at RISD's 2012 Commencement
Wang Shu, one of China's leading architects and the recipient of the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize, will deliver the keynote address at Rhode Island School of Design's 2012 Commencement.
AIA New Orleans 2012 Design Awards: Design Beyond Sustainability
AIA New Orleans will hold its annual Design Awards program on Thursday, March 15, 2012. Each year, AIA New Orleans Design Awards program accomplishes three simple, yet invaluable, goals: celebrate the best of this region's architecture; recognize achievement in a broad range of architectural work; and inform the public of the breadth and value of architectural practice.
RIBA and CPI Launch a Free and Digitised Data Edition of Uniclass Online
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Construction Project Information committee (CPI) have launched Uniclass Online, a fully digitised and free online edition of the Uniclass construction classification system.
Woods Bagot Commissioned to Redesign Perth's International and Domestic Airport Terminals
Over the last three decades Woods Bagot has been designing airport facilities across the globe.
Green Building Incentive Trends: Strengthening Communities, Building Green Economies
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) released a report that finds that the most attractive incentives for greening American communities are also the most basic: tax incentives, density/floor area ratio bonuses and expedited permitting.
Wang Shu: The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2012 Laureate
Wang Shu, a 48 year old architect whose architectural practice is based in Hangzhou, The People's Republic of China, will be the recipient of the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize.
The Business School: Issues for a New Future
The Business School - Issues for a New Future is a collection of public research papers, created by Woods Bagot.
AIA Architecture Billings Index Remains Positive for Third Straight Month
On the heels of consecutive months of strengthening business conditions, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has now reached positive territory three months in a row.
RIBA Future Trends Survey Results for January 2012
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Future Trends Survey for January 2012 has revealed that overall confidence concerning future workloads is now reasonably stable.
New Partnership Combines Resources That Help Communities Better Respond and Rebuild Following Disasters
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Architecture for Humanity announced a strategic partnership to coordinate advocacy, education, and training that helps architects make effective contributions to communities preparing for, responding to, and rebuilding after disaster.
AIA Elevates 105 Members and Six International Architects to the College of Fellows
The 2012 Jury of Fellows from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) elevated 105 AIA members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession.
Century Properties Partners with yoo Inspired by Starck for New Manila Project
yoo and Century Properties Group have teamed up for a new and exciting residential project in the Philippines.
RIBA President's Awards for Research 2012
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is calling for entries for the 2012 RIBA President's Awards for Research.
RIBA Awards 2012
Submissions are now open for RIBA Awards 2012. RIBA Awards have been running continuously since 1966 and is judged and presented locally.
The Modern Architecture Game
Containing almost a 1000 questions, the Modern Architecture Game provides the base for an evening full of insights in the world's most famous architects, buildings and trends of the Western architecture, all through the roll of a dice.
Slight Increase in Nonresidential Construction Spending Expected in 2012
Despite the lingering effects of an over-built housing market, the continued difficulty to obtain financing for real estate projects, budget shortfalls at state and municipal governments and the anxiety surrounding the prolonged European debt crisis, there are signs that the U.S. design and construction industry will be improving.
RIBA Launches Exclusive Career Advice for Aspiring Architects
Top British architects and experts from the creative industries are on offer to give young aspiring architects and creative professionals their exclusive tips for career success.
AIA Architecture Billings Index Holds Steady At 52.0
The American Institute of Architects' Architecture Billings Index held steady at a reading of 52.0 in December, still indicating positive growth.
AIA and Public Architecture Partner to Advance Pro Bono Service
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Public Architecture signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on December 13, 2011 in San Francisco, marking the start of a new partnership to support pro bono design.
Center for Architecture Foundation Grant
The Center for Architecture Foundation is accepting applications for the Arnold W. Brunner Grant through February 1.
RIBA Future Trends Survey Results for December 2011
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Future Trends Survey for December 2011 has revealed that overall confidence concerning future workloads for architects remains fragile.
HOK Partners with USGBC on Design of New Orphanage and Children's Center in Haiti
HOK is the U.S. Green Building Council's official design partner for Project Haiti, a facility targeting LEED Platinum certification that will replace a Port-au-Prince orphanage and children's center devastated by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rocked Haiti and killed 316,000 people two years ago.
Green Solution House: Conference Center Will Take Sustainability to a New Level
Green Solution House will be an innovative laboratory that integrates the latest knowledge within materials and appropriate green technologies.
Goettsch Partners Honored with AIA Award for Interior Architecture
The American Institute of Architects has selected the office of Prairie Management Group, designed by Goettsch Partners, to receive a 2012 Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture.
Winners of the Nationwide Sustainable Housing Competition 2011
Nationwide Building Society has announced the winners of the third Nationwide Sustainable Housing Competition, in partnership with RIBA Competitions.
USGBC and AIA Announce Second Architecture for Humanity Sustainability Design Fellow
Two years after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti, the process of rebuilding has taken another step forward with the selection of Burtland Granvil, AIA, LEED AP, as the new Architecture for Humanity Sustainability Design Fellow.
Brooks + Scarpa Unveils Proposal for The Kimball Art Center
Brooks + Scarpa has released their proposal for the roughly 22,000 square foot addition to the existing 12,000 square foot 1929 historic Kimball Art Center located in the heart of downtown Park City, Utah at the corner of Main Street and Heber Ave.
AlA New Orleans Design Awards 2012
In order to recognize excellence in architecture, AlA New Orleans announced its' annual Design Awards Program.
Gehry Residence Selected to Receive the AIA Twenty-five Year Award
The Gehry Residence in Santa Monica, Calif., has been selected for the 2012 AIA Twenty-five Year Award.
New Hyundai US Headquarters by Gensler
Hyundai released a rendering of its proposed new U.S. headquarters building in Fountain Valley, California, its U.S. base of operations for the past two decades.
2nd Annual SEED Awards for Excellence in Public Interest Design
The SEED Network launched the 2nd Annual SEED Awards for Excellence in Public Interest Design to promote projects that help create socially, economically, and environmentally healthy communities.
Leo A Daly Honored for Sustainable Design of SCAD Hong Kong Campus
Leo A Daly recently received two 2011 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Hong Kong awards-an Honor Award for Architecture and a Sustainable Design Award-for its design work on the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Hong Kong campus in the Sham Shui Po district.
Foster + Partners Wins Competition to Design Ourense AVE Station
Foster + Partners, in a joint venture with engineers, G.O.C. and Cabanelas Castelo Architects, has won an international competition to design a new high-speed rail station in the city of Ourense in Galicia, north western Spain.
AIA Architecture Billings Climbs into Positive Territory for First Time in Four Months
Continuing the positive momentum of a nearly three point bump in October, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reached its first positive mark since August.
MoMA Appoints Pedro Gadanho Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design
Pedro Gadanho has been appointed curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art. He is a Lisbon-based architect, curator, and writer whose international work has focused on the connections between architecture and contemporary culture.
Three Architects Selected to Receive the 2012 AIA Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected, Alexander Cooper, FAIA, Daniel Feil, FAIA, and Robert Peck, Hon. AIA, to receive the 2012 Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture.
RIBA Increases Investment in Local Architecture Activities
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Local Initiative Fund was set up in 2011 - with a budget of £8,000 - to encourage and support the promotion of good architecture around the country.
RIBA Future Trends Survey Results for November 2011
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Future Trends Survey for November 2011 shows that overall workloads appear to be becoming more stable, but confidence about the future remains fragile.
Freedom of Assembly: Public Space Today
In an age of social unrest, political upheaval, and economic uncertainty, the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York and around the country, has challenged the physical manifestation of the First Amendment rights to freedom of assembly.
Jeffery Potter Inaugurated as 2012 AIA President
Jeffery Potter, FAIA, vice president of POTTER Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Planning, was inaugurated as the 88th president of the American Institute of Architects.
VJAA Receives 2012 AIA Architecture Firm Award
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Board of Directors (BOD) voted today for VJAA to receive the 2012 AIA Architecture Firm Award.
RIAS Calls for Radical Overhaul of Construction Procurement in Scotland
On 8th December 2011 the RIAS's President's Commission on Procurement published its report. This review, over a year in the making, reveals that architectural procurement in Scotland is very costly, highly inefficient and damaging to Scotland's economy.
Recipients of RIBA President's Medals Student Awards 2011
From a dystopian vision of Brixton, to a sanctuary for quarry workers in Bangalore, to new homes for a remote Aboriginal community in Australia, this year's RIBA President's Medals Student Awards, in association with Atkins, show how today's architecture students around the world are grappling with pressing social issues and, through architecture, coming up with original solutions.
Steven Holl Awarded the 2012 AIA Gold Medal
The Board of Directors of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) voted today to award the 2012 AIA Gold Medal to Steven Holl, FAIA.
SOM Receives AIA Chicago's Firm of the Year Award
The Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has earned the 2011 Firm of the Year Award from the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Chicago chapter.
Continued Demand for Homes in Infill Development Projects with Established Infrastructure
In recent years, there has been a definitive shift away from large residential subdivisions towards smaller scale infill development projects with a greater emphasis on affordability, access to public transportation, commercial opportunities and job centers.
New York and San Francisco Receive World Green Building Council's Government Leadership Awards
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced New York and San Francisco as the recipients of the World Green Building Council's Government Leadership Awards for Excellence in City Policy for Green Building.
AIA New York Design Awards 2012
AIA New York's annual Design Awards Program recognizes outstanding architectural design by New York City architects and work in New York City. The purpose of the awards program is to honor the architects, clients, and consultants who work together to achieve design excellence.
Lord Foster Reveals Further Developments for the Proposed Thames Hub
Lord Foster, Visiting Professor in the School of Geography and the Environment, delivered his annual lecture as part of the Humanitas programme at the University of Oxford.
USGBC App Lab
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched its online App Lab as part of its LEED Automation Program.
The Green Overlay: RIBA Outline Plan of Work Goes Green
The greatest single challenge currently facing the construction industry is building low carbon buildings.
Porsche Selects HOK's Bold Design for its New U.S. Headquarters & Customer Experience Center
HOK has been selected to design Porsche Cars North America's new headquarters in Atlanta, following an intense design competition.