Architecture News
Provencher_Roy Designs New Campus for HEC Montreal
Provencher_Roy has designed the new campus for HEC Montreal. Designed to meet the expanding needs of students and professors while consolidating ties with the business community, the new building is an up-to-date model for academic exchange and sustainable development.
SkB Architects Designs New Holland America Group Headquarters
SkB Architects has designed the new Holland America Group (HAG) Headquarters in Seattle. The new HQ consolidates HAG's three brands - Holland America, Princess, and Seabourn - within a single facility in Seattle.
BAMB Reversible Design Competition
Buildings As Material Banks (BAMB) is inviting students of architecture and engineering from all EU universities to participate in the 'Reversible Design Competition.'
Living Cities Forum 2018
The 2018 Living Cities Forum will be held July 26 in Melbourne. The event will investigate a core claim of architecture and urban design; that good design makes better citizens.
NH Architecture and Woods Bagot Design Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre Expansion
NH Architecture and Woods Bagot have designed the the $205 million expansion of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), Melbourne.
Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948-1980
'Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948- 1980' is the first major US exhibition to study the remarkable body of architectural work from Yugoslavia that sparked international interest during the 45 years of the country's existence.
Architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien to Receive Inaugural Kanter Tritsch Medal
The University of Pennsylvania School of Design (PennDesign) has named Tod Williams and Billie Tsien as recipients of the inaugural Kanter Tritsch Medal in Energy and Architectural Innovation.
iF Design Award 2019
Submissions are now open for the 2019 iF Design Award. First awarded in 1953, the iF Design Award is the oldest independent design seal in the world. It is a symbol of outstanding design achievements that focuses on the innovative power of design.
AIA Launches Its Fourth Annual Film Challenge
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has launched its fourth annual film challenge as part of the AIA's "Blueprint for Better" campaign, an initiative that highlights the collaborative work of architects and civic leaders to solve some of the biggest issues facing cities today.
Brooks + Scarpa Designed New Charter High School in South Los Angeles Opens to Students
Brooks + Scarpa recently completed the replacement building for the Animo South Los Angeles High School. The old building was destroyed by a massive fire in 2014.
Sybarite Designs New Luxury Retail Store SKP Xi'an
Sybarite has designed luxury department store SKP, which recently opened in Xi'an, China. The new 250,000 sqm store houses over 1,000 global brands and it marks a new era in luxury retailing in China.
Panasonic Fuses Culture and Creativity with New Design Headquarters in Kyoto
In connection with their 100th anniversary, Panasonic has designed and launched a stunning, new creative HQ in Kyoto, Japan, to draw inspiration from the country's cultural heartland and boost creativity.
Mikyoung Kim Honored with 2018 ASLA Design Medal
Mikyoung Kim is this year's Design Medal recipient from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA): one of the highest honors bestowed upon a landscape architect.
Carme Pinós Unveils 2018 MPavilion Design
The Naomi Milgrom Foundation has unveiled the design for MPavilion 2018, the fifth MPavilion in an ongoing series, by Barcelona-based architect Carme Pinós of Estudio Carme Pinós.
Architecture MasterPrize 2018
The 2018 Architecture MasterPrize (formerly AAP) is now open for submissions. The competition aims to advance the appreciation and exposure of quality architectural design worldwide.
LA+ Iconoclast International Open Design Ideas Competition
LA+ Journal is calling for submissions from landscape architects, architects, planners, artists, and designers for the LA+ ICONOCLAST design ideas competition.
Woods Bagot Unveils Design of Firm's First Grade a Office Tower in Manila
Woods Bagot has unveiled its designs for a 36-storey Grade-A office tower in the Manila's prominent Makati financial district.
International Call for Ideas to Re-imagine London's Grosvenor Square
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has launched an international call for ideas to re-imagine Grosvenor Square in London, seeking ideas from all the creative industries - particularly from the fields of architecture and design - on how to rejuvenate the square particularly making it appeal to a broader range of people.
KAAN Architecten Completes Utopia: Library and Academy for Performing Arts
KAAN Architecten recently completed Utopia, a Library and Academy for Performing Arts in Aalst, Belgium.
The Harland West Hollywood
R&A Architecture + Design has unveiled The Harland - a series of 37 signature residences in West Hollywood.
Make Completes High Rise Luxury Residential Tower in Wan Chai
Make Architects recently completed the Luna at 18 Lun Fat Street in Wan Chai. The new residential tower sets a new standard for high-quality serviced apartments in Hong Kong.
Nex- Completes Multi-million-pound Refurbishment of RAF Museum
Nex- has completed a large-scale redevelopment program at the RAF Museum in Hendon. Opening to coincide with the Royal Air Force centenary in 2018, the multi-million-pound project is the realization of a masterplan by Agence Ter and Nex-, and the result of an international competition win in 2014.
International Design Awards Launches 12th Annual Global Design Competition
The International Design Awards (IDA) is calling designers and architects from around the world to submit their most innovative designs to its 12th annual design competition. The competition is open to architects, interior designers, product designers, graphic designers and fashion designers.
BE: Journal of the Built Environment Trust Wellbeing Issue
From Charles Jencks on the extraordinary life-affirming design of the Maggie's Centres, to Arup's Tristram Carfrae on the collaborations in completing Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, to Mads Mandrup reflecting on the architectural and political journey C.F. Moller's Storstrom Prison, the second issue of the award-winning BE: Journal of the Built Environment Trust explores how materials, spaces and atmospheres create that amorphous sense of self we call 'Wellbeing.'
Archiboo Web Awards 2018
Archiboo is calling for entries for its 2018 Web Awards. The Awards celebrate architects and their collaborators who best use online to communicate great architecture.
Legends Aquatic Center by ELS Architecture and Urban Design
ELS Architecture and Urban Design recently completed the new Legends Aquatic Center for the University of California, Berkeley (Cal).
Woods Bagot Unveils Hongqi Zhen Sugar Factory Town Master Plan
Woods Bagot has unveiled its master plan for a disused sugar factory in Zhuhai's Jinwan District, set to be revitalized into an integrated cultural, tourism and leisure park.
Buildings of the Future: We Need to Put People at the Centre
Putting people at the centre when designing and delivering buildings of the future is crucial to unlocking the potential of new technologies, according to the third installment of Buildings of the Future paper released by Aurecon.
WRNS Studio Wins AIA COTE Top Ten Award for Sonoma Academy's Janet Durgin Guild & Commons
WRNS Studio scooped an 2018 AIA COTE Award for Sonoma Academy's Janet Durgin Guild & Commons. Designed as part of a campus-wide expansion, the school utilizes a nature-and-human-centered design approach focused on active and passive systems that encourage environmental, social and community conscious learning and living.
Woods Bagot Completes Telkom Landmark Tower in Jakarta
Telkom's new landmark headquarters is a dynamic, interconnected hub for Indonesia's largest telecommunications company.
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects Wins Two More Cote Top Ten Design Awards
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects (LMSA) has received two design awards from the AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Design Awards for the Nancy & Stephen Grand Family House and San Francisco Art Institute - Fort Mason, Pier 2.
Center for Architecture and Design to Honor Sir David Adjaye
The Center for Architecture and Design will honor Sir David Adjaye, a British architect and Founding Principal of Adjaye Associates, with the 33rd Louis I. Kahn Memorial Award, accompanied by a talk and exhibition about Adjaye's work.
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center by LMN Architects
The Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center (PAEC) in Seattle, designed by LMN Architects, puts cultural arts at the heart of urban vitality, establishing a core identity and focal point for a rapidly growing, richly diverse community.
Winners of Fifth Fairy Tales Competition Announced
Blank Space and the National Building Museum have announced the winners of the fifth annual 'Fairy Tales' competition. With submissions from over 65 countries, the award-winning entries explore current events and the creative process through wonderfully crafted short stories and artwork.
Laka Competition 2018
Laka, an international annual competition that seeks innovative ideas in architecture, design, and technology that are capable of reacting and dynamically adjusting to the conditions of the environment, is now open for entries.
DAS Architects' Urban Renovation Wins Preservation Award
Horn & Hardart's 'Automat' was one of Philadelphia's most successful enterprises through the first half of the 20th Century.
2018 Brick in Architecture Awards
Entries are now open for the 2018 Brick in Architecture Awards. The Brick Industry Association's annual awards honor innovative and sustainable architecture where clay brick products are employed as the predominant exterior building or paving material.
METROCON18 Expo & Conference
METROCON18 Expo & Conference - the largest not-for-profit, self-produced, volunteer-driven, design specification-focused regional expo and conference in the USA - will take place August 9 & 10 at Dallas Market Hall in Dallas, Texas.
Preservation Alliance Announces 2018 Award Winners
The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia has announced the winners of the 2018 Preservation Achievement Awards, including individuals, organizations, structures, and spaces that contribute to the Philadelphia region's unique character.
Intuit Marine Way Building by WRNS Studio & Clive Wilkinson Architects
As Silicon Valley evolves to compete with growing innovation centers in walkable, networked areas, Intuit's new Marine Way Building (MWB)-the continuation of a larger update to their Mountain View campus-models a new kind of workplace design for the region.
Asian Art Museum in Seattle Breaks Ground on Renovation Designed by LMN Architects
Work has started on the renovation and expansion of the Asian Art Museum in Seattle, designed by LMN Architects. The $54 million project takes an early 20th-century building and brings it up to 21st-century standards.
2018 Atlanta Design Festival
Atlanta Design Festival, organised by MA!, is the annual festival celebrating design and architecture from Atlanta and around the world.
The Hangar at Kenmore Town Green by Graham Baba Architects
Graham Baba Architects recently completed The Hangar at Kenmore Town Green. The 4,600-square-foot Hangar and 24,000-square-foot Town Green provide a year-round focal point and a symbolic living room for the city.
DETAIL Prize 2018
The 2018 DETAIL Prize will open for submissions on April 3. The Award recognizes the importance of innovative details for the overall design concept.
AKK Studios by Fourthspace
Fourthspace has completed a series of new artists' studios as part of an extension and renovation in East London's famous Vyner Street.
Aerial Futures: Urban Constellations
Aerial Futures: Urban Constellations, a public panel to be held on April 6 at the Center for Architecture, will explore multiple airports as infrastructure urban ecosystem that relies as much on architecture as it does on technology and data-driven design.
L'Accostée House by Bourgeois/Lechasseur Architects
Bourgeois/Lechasseur Architects recently completed the L'Accostée House located in the Adstock area, on the shores of Lac St-François.
Tate Harmer Selected to Design New Arts Centre at York St. John University
Tate Harmer has won a competition to design a new arts, design and performance centre for York St. John University.
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects Wins Competition to Design Historic Kimmel Quarter
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects won a competition to design Kimmel Quarter, an 11,500-square-metre area that assumes nearly an entire city block in Riga's Central District.
Disappear Here: on Perspective and Other Kinds of Space
RIBA has commissioned Sam Jacob Studio to create a new exhibition that explores how perspective drawing has been applied to the art of building for centuries and used as a tool to evoke illusory architectural spaces.
Svart Powerhouse Hotel by Snøhetta
Snøhetta has unveiled its designs for 'Svart,' the world's first Powerhouse hotel, at the foot of the Svartisen glacier that runs through Meløy municipality in northern Norway. The hotel is situated just above the Arctic Circle.
RDHA Named Recipient of 2018 RAIC Architectural Firm Award
RDHA, a Toronto-based architecture studio that has specialized in public buildings for almost a century, has been named the recipient of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's 2018 Architectural Firm Award.
Dezeen Awards 2018
Submissions are now open for the inaugural Dezeen Awards. This new annual Awards program will recognize the best architecture, interiors and design projects of the year, as well as the most exciting architecture and design studios from around the world.
Steven Holl to Design New Angers Collectors Museum
Steven Holl Architects, in partnership with Compagine de Phalsbourg, has won an international design competition for the new Angers Collectors Museum.
Restio River House by SAOTA
SAOTA has designed an authentic holiday home in Pringle Bay, South Africa. The Restio River House has an easy living permanence that shakes off the salty winds and lets in the sun and the natural beauty of the surrounding indigenous vegetation and mountain valley.
Global Architecture & Design Awards 2018
Rethinking The Future has launched the 2018 Global Architecture and Design Awards. The competition is open to professionals and students worldwide.
Glass House by David Price Design
David Price Design recently completed the Glass House for a British client on the Cap d'Antibes. The plot is a rarity in the area; not only facing the sea-front, but also east-facing and on an almost-flat piece of land, covering 2,000 sq m.
RMJM Appointed to Design Ningbo Agricultural Bank of China
RMJM RED has been appointed by Agricultural Bank of China as the Architectural Consultant of their Ningbo Branch.
Winners of 2018 iF Design Award
iF has unveiled the winners of its 2018 Design Award at the BMW Welt in Munich. The competition received 6,402 entries from 2,955 participants from 54 countries.
2019 Passive House Conference China
In 2019 the Passive House Conference will be held in China for the first time. Energy efficient construction and retrofitting experts will convene in the Chinese city of Gaobeidian next year.
Balkrishna Doshi Named 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate
Professor Balkrishna Doshi has been selected as the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate. Architect, urban planner, and educator for the past 70 years, Doshi has been instrumental in shaping the discourse of architecture throughout India and internationally.
Oslo Airport City by Haptic Architects and Nordic Office of Architecture
Haptic Architects and Nordic Office of Architecture have unveiled their winning design for the masterplan of Oslo Airport City (OAC), a sustainable smart city located adjacent to Oslo Airport.
SIA Announces Results of Archi-Skin Design Competition
Singapore Institute of Architects has announced the results of the inaugural Archi-Skin Design Competition.
mw|works Renovates Canyon Barn in Eastern Washington
mw|works has completed the renovation of Canyon Barn in Eastern Washington. Located in the eastern foothills of the cascades, this 3,900-square-foot renovation converted a turn of the century working barn into a three-bedroom retreat from the city.
SAOTA Completes Bora Headquarters in Mallorca, Spain
SAOTA has completed its first built project in Mallorca, Spain. The Bora Headquarters is a relaxed resort-style home and work environment that reflects a contemporary take on Mallorca's architecture.
2017 MPavilion Gifted to Monash University
MPavilion 2017, designed by Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten of OMA, has been gifted to the people of Melbourne and will be relocated from its temporary site at the Queen Victoria Gardens to its new home at Monash University, Clayton.
Women in Architecture Award 2018 Winners Announced
The Architectural Review and Architects' Journal have announced the winners of the 2018 Women in Architecture Awards.
RIBA Future Trends Survey for January 2018 Shows Confidence Climbing Gradually
The Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) monthly Future Trends Workload Index continued to recover in January, rising further from +8 in December 2017 and rebounding back to +12 in January 2018.
ARCHITECT's 12th Annual R+D Awards
ARCHITECT magazine is now accepting entries for its 12th Annual R+D Awards. The Awards program is open to architects, engineers, fabricators, manufacturers, researchers, faculty, and students worldwide.
National Cathedral of Ghana by Adjaye Associates
Adjaye Associates has unveiled its designs for the new National Cathedral of Ghana. Conceived as a physical embodiment of unity, harmony and spirituality, the Cathedral will be the nation's ceremonial landmark where all faiths will be welcomed to gather, worship, and celebrate in spiritual accord.
3D Hubs Student Grant 2018
3D Hubs has launched a call for submissions for its 2018 Student Grant. The brief is simple: show us your use of 3D printing in your architecture project.
Greenbuild Europe 2018
The 2018 Greenbuild Europe will take place April 17-18 in Berlin, Germany at the Radisson Blu Hotel and Meeting Center. The conference offers a forum for the green building community to unite, change lives, revolutionize business and address pressing issues, such as air quality, human health, energy use and global climate change.
AIA Brooklyn + Queens Design Awards 2018
The American Institute of Architects Brooklyn and Queens chapters in collaboration with AIA Bronx are calling for entries for their design awards program to recognize work developed and renovated in the past five years.
Be Original Americas 2018 Student Design Fellowship
Be Original Americas is calling for applications for its third annual Student Design Fellowship, an unparalleled opportunity for two college students to gain real world, hands-on experience about all it takes to make, distribute, and sell great design from industry leading companies across the country.
2018 AIACC Awards Recipients Announced
The American Institute of Architects, California Council, has announced the two recipients of the 2018 AIA California Council Awards.
La Lucia by ARRCC
ARRCC recently completed La Lucia, a beach house that perfectly balances luxury and comfort with its uncomplicated spaces.
Vue53 Apartments by Valerio Dewalt Train
The recently completed Vue53 in Chicago's Hyde Park brings contemporary living to an historic Chicago neighborhood.
Bill Sorro Community by Kennerly Architecture & Planning
Designed by Kennerly Architecture & Planning, the Bill Sorro Community is an affordable housing community at 200 Sixth Street in San Francisco.
SCHAUM/SHIEH Designs White Oak Music Hall in Houston
SCHAUM/SHIEH have designed a dynamic cluster of music venues in Houston consisting of The White Oak Music Hall, The Lawn, and Raven Tower Pavilion.
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects to Design New Campus Complex for Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has been selected to design a new, contemporary campus for the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway's largest geotechnical specialist community and a leading centre of research and consultancy in engineering-related geosciences.
2018 NYCxDESIGN Awards
The third annual NYCxDESIGN Awards, a design competition honoring the best products and projects in New York City, is now open for submissions.
Architecture & Design Film Festival LA 2018
The Architecture & Design Film Festival is returning to Los Angeles from March 14-18, providing the film capital of the world a unique lens to explore architecture and design.
Window on the Lake by YH2
YH2 recently completed a new house in Saint-Elie de Caxton, Quebec. The house stands on the site of an old family cottage, just steps away from the shores of Lac Plaisant in the Mauricie region.
Sir David Adjaye Among Those Receiving Top Honor From UVA, Monticello
Sir David Adjaye, the architect behind the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C., will be receiving the University of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation's highest external honor, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal.
400 Year Old Street Runs Through Lobby of Renovated NYC Office Building
When 85 Broad, situated on the site of Manhattan's very first City Hall, was built in 1981 it divided the historic, cobblestone-paved Stone Street into two sections.
Sheridan College Hazel McCallion Campus Phase 2
Moriyama & Teshima and Montgomery Sisam Architects recently completed the Sheridan College Hazel McCallion Campus Phase 2 (HMC2) - a premier post-secondary learning environment dedicated to the study of architecture, interior design and visual merchandizing.
Woods Bagot to Transform Historic Xi'an Textile Mill into Retail Entertainment Landmark
Woods Bagot has unveiled its design proposal for the renovation of Dahua 1935 - an 82-year-old former textile mill in a historic part of Xi'an city centre just next to Daming Palace, the Tang Dynasty's imperial home, which is today a major tourist attraction.
Marvel's YMCA Brings a Balance with Nature to the Northeast Bronx
Marvel Architects has unveiled a full set of renderings that showcase the firm's nature-focused design direction for the new Edenwald YMCA in the Northeast Bronx.
Hoefer Wysocki Completes $20M Design of Northland Innovation Center
Hoefer Wysocki recently completed the design for the five-story, 95,000-square-foot Northland Innovation Center (NIC), an urban, vertical education campus designed to advance learning for students from kindergarten through post-secondary education.
Carlo Ratti Associati and Bjarke Ingels Group Design 280m Green Oasis Tower in Singapore
The 280m tall high-rise on 88 Market Street, jointly designed by Carlo Ratti Associati and Bjarke Ingels Group, is an oasis in the bustling Central Business District (CBD) of Singapore.
RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship 2018
The 2018 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship is now open for applications from Architecture students enrolled in schools of architecture around the world. A £7,000 grant will be awarded to one winner by a panel of judges which will include Lord Foster and RIBA President Ben Derbyshire.
Morpholio Launches Trace Pro for iPhone
Morpholio has launched Trace Pro for iPhone that intends to transform site visits by importing key components of the design process into the Construction Administration Phase.
Odette Estate Winery by Signum Architecture
Signum Architecture's Odette Estate Winery in Napa Valley has been selected by American Architecture Prize 2017 as an Industrial Building category winner.
2018 AZ Awards
Azure has announced the opening of submissions to the 2018 AZ Awards. Now in its 8th year, the competition celebrates the best in architecture and design from around the world.
14th Annual Hospitality Design Awards
Hospitality Design magazine (HD) is now accepting project and product submissions for its 14th annual HD Awards. The Awards celebrate the best in project and product design in the past year by honoring the owners, designers, architects, and manufacturers behind the impressive, bar-raising creations.
Stanton Williams Designs Extension for Cambridge Judge Business School
Stanton Williams has completed a £21.5 million expansion for Cambridge Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, demonstrating the practice's expertise in unlocking the potential of complex sites, and creating a versatile hub for postgraduate and executive business education.
The Slender House by MU Architecture
Located in the beautiful region of the Eastern Townships near the US border in Quebec, the Slender House unfolds in a long linear volume. Nestled on the steep shores of Lake Memphremagog, the house opens-up onto a peaceful secluded bay.
Butterfly Studio by Valerie Schweitzer Architects
Valerie Schweitzer Architects recently won a 2017 American Architecture Prize for Butterfly Studio, a 350 square-foot art studio and private office in Westport, Connecticut.
Butterfly House by Feldman Architecture
Feldman Architecture recently completed Butterfly House, a 2,900 square-foot retreat located near Carmel, California.
2018 New Practices New York Competition Deadline Extended
AIANY New Practices Committee has extended the deadline for the 2018 New Practices New York Competition until January 12. The biennial competition serves as the preeminent platform to recognize and promote new and innovative architecture and design firms in NYC.