Architecture News
Hyatt Regency Seattle by LMN Architects
LMN Architects has announced the topping out of the building podium for the new Hyatt Regency in downtown Seattle.
Winners of 2017 eVolo Skyscraper Competition
eVolo Magazine has announced the winners of the 2017 eVolo Skyscraper Competition. The annual award recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the implementation of novel technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations along with studies on globalization, flexibility, adaptability, and the digital revolution.
Double Duplex by Batay-Csorba Architects
Batay-Csorba Architects recently completed the Double Duplex, located on Melbourne Avenue in Parkdale, one of Toronto's most notable historic neighbourhoods for their century old Victorian and Bay and Gable mansions.
2018 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Architecture
The Vilcek Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2018 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in the Arts and Humanities, this year awarded in the field of architecture and building arts.
iF Design Award 2018
The 2018 iF Design Award is now open for submissions. Agencies, architects, designers and companies from all over the world are invited to put their products and services to the test.
Morpholio Launches Ava: Design Your Entire Home on Your iPad
Morpholio has added a brand new feature to its Board Pro App. Short for Automated Visual Assembly, Ava was invented to package images and information more intelligently - optimizing beauty, clarity, and ease - and allowing designers to navigate seamlessly from process to presentation.
Definition Series: Resilience
In his Manifesto on Tensionism (1925), Frederick Kiesler declared that we must have "NO MORE WALLS," promoting instead "organic" architecture with an "elasticity of building adequate to the elasticity of living."
Bahá'í Temple of South America Receives RAIC Innovation in Architecture Award
The Bahá'í Temple of South America, a luminous worship space designed and built with the creative use of computer modeling, measuring, and fabrication software, and custom glass, has won the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) Innovation in Architecture Award for 2017.
Planetarium: The Experience of Space
Eleven Magazine has launched its sixth international architecture competition to design a Planetarium of the future.
Planning Granted for Royal Albert Wharf London Housing Scheme by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios) have received unanimous planning consent for a residential led, mixed use development at Royal Albert Wharf, which will form a brand new neighbourhood in East London: a vibrant, thriving and sustainable community in a historic riverside setting.
HENN and C.F. Møller Architects Win International Competition
HENN and C.F. Møller Architects have jointly won an international competition to extend Germany's most iconic hospital complex, the listed 1970's high-tech University Hospital RWTH Aachen.
Coscia Moos Architecture Renovates One Drexel Plaza
Philadelphia's mid-century Bulletin building, known as One Drexel Plaza, has been renovated by Coscia Moos Architecture and is now home to Drexel Engineering Teaching and Research labs and the Institute for Energy and the Environment.
Design Council Launches Nationwide Survey to Uncover the Barriers in Creating Healthier Places
Design Council has launched a collaborative national research survey to better understand the barriers that stop built environment professionals from creating healthier places through their work.
The Habits of High-Performance Firms
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) has analyzed the characteristics of the architecture firms that regularly produce the most advanced buildings and compiled their findings in a new report, The Habits of High-Performance Firms.
Meakins Road Residence by B.E Architecture
B.E Architecture recently completed the Meakins Road Residence, Flinders. Set on 100 acres in coastal Victoria, this site was bare of vegetation except for a 100-year-old row of Cypress trees.
AIA Conference on Architecture 2017
The 2017 AIA Conference on Architecture will be held in Orlando, Florida, April 27-29. The conference is about designing a better world. It's about tapping into the architects and design professionals who are shaping the industry.
Nissan Crossing
The excitement of driving has been brought back to the streets of Tokyo with the opening of the Nissan Crossing in Ginza.
State Library Victoria Vision 2020 Redevelopment Design Unveiled
The State Library Victoria in Melbourne unveiled the designs for its forthcoming $88.1 million redevelopment plan, Vision 2020.
MBH Architects Married History with Modern Design for Peet's Coffee & Tea
MBH Architects collaborated with Peet's Coffee & Tea on their new location in the colonial Georgetown neighborhood of Washington D.C.
MPavilion 2016 by Bijoy Jain Gifted to Melbourne Zoo
The Naomi Milgrom Foundation has today announced that MPavilion 2016, designed by award-winning Indian architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai, 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 the Melbourne Zoo in Parkville.
The New Vendsyssel Theatre Opens to Public in Hjørring, Denmark
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects designed the Denmark's first newly built theatre in over a century outside of the Danish capital Copenhagen.
Ivanhoe Grammar Senior Years & Science Centre Wins 2016 WAN Colour in Architecture Award
McBride Charles Ryan has been announced as the winner of the 2016 WAN Colour in Architecture Award for their Ivanhoe Grammar Senior Years & Science Centre, a project that places a vibrant and engaging use of colour at the heart of the design concept.
Architecture & Design Film Festival Travels to Tulsa and Orlando
The Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) is kicking off its spring calendar by heading west to Tulsa and south to Orlando.
Porsche Design Tower Miami
Porsche Design has recently completed the first-of-its-kind Porsche Design Tower Miami, one of the world's most highly-anticipated luxury high rise developments.
The Rookies 2017
Submissions are now open for the 2017 The Rookies, an annual event which showcases and discovers the best new talent graduating from courses in creative fields.
Architecture Billings Index Rebounds Into Positive Territory
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported that the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) returned to growth mode in February, after a weak showing in January.
2017 City of Dreams Competition Winner: Cast & Place
FIGMENT has recently unveiled the winner of its 2017 City of Dreams Pavilion Design Competition. Cast & Place by Team Aesop reimagines waste as a transformative resource for New York City's future.
145 Student Housing in Bassins à Flots
145 Student Housing, designed by Gardera-D and completed in 2016 in Bordeaux, has won the first prize at the 2017 ArchiDesignclub Awards in the "collective housing" category.
Interdisciplinary Team Wins International Competition for First Newly Built Architecture School in Denmark
Vargo Nielsen Palle, ADEPT, and Rolvung og Brøndsted Arkitekter in collaboration with engineering companies Tri-Consult and Steensen Varming have won the international competition for the first newly built architecture school in Denmark.
AKQA Wins World Architecture Community Award
AKQA has been awarded the prestigious World Architecture Community Award, for their creative office space in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
11th Annual R+D Awards: Call for Entries
ARCHITECT magazine is now accepting entries for its 11th Annual R+D Awards. The competition aims to celebrate the groundbreaking research, materials, and technologies that are advancing the building industry at every scale-from design strategies and building systems to products, software, and fabrication methods.
Universal Design 2017 Conference NYC
Universal Design Conference, an inaugural event bringing together leading professionals from the fields of architecture and design, technology, healthcare, education and government, is being hosted to promote accessibility and ensure inclusion and equality for people of diverse abilities and backgrounds, no matter their size or age.
WE Architecture + Friis & Moltke Are Building a New Campus in Roskilde, Denmark
WE Architecture and Friis & Moltke Architects have won a competition to design the Roskilde Campus, a new educational area for 1500 students within the fields of marketing, IT, and food engineering.
UIA HYP Cup 2017 International Student Competition in Architectural Design
The 2017 UIA HYP Cup International Student Competition is now open for submissions. This year marks the sixth edition of UIA-HYP Cup, the sole annual international architecture competition for students in Mainland China that receives the support of the Union International des Architects (UIA).
Batay-Csorba Architects Reimagines the Precast Concrete Building in Toronto
Batay-Csorba Architects has unveiled its designs for a new six-storey, 32,000 square foot boutique office building situated on a small vacant site in Toronto's Liberty Village.
No. 5 by Built by Associative Data
Built by Associative Data, in collaboration with MARZ Studio, designed No. 5 - a mixed use destination located in the heart of Jnah in Beirut city, next to the prominent Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium.
align Designs Exciting New Bar and Concert Venue Omeara
London has a new late night bar, live gigs and events venue called Omeara, designed by align and bringing 'The Low Line' of railway arches between Waterloo and London Bridge back to life.
Paulo Mendes Da Rocha Receives the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has presented Paulo Mendes da Rocha with the 2017 Royal Gold Medal for architecture.
RIBA Awards 2017
The 2017 RIBA Awards are now open for UK entries until February 28, 2017. For 50 years the RIBA awards and prizes have championed and celebrated the best architecture in the UK and around the world, no matter the form, size or budget.
Refugee Shelter Named Best Design of 2016 by Design Museum
Better Shelter has been named the Beazley Design of the Year by Design Museum for its outstanding contribution towards the global issue of population displacement.
2017 AIA Brooklyn + Queens Design Awards
The American Institute of Architects Brooklyn and Queens chapters, in collaboration with AIA Staten Island and AIA Bronx, have announced a call for entries for the 2017 design awards program that recognizes work developed and renovated in the past five years.
Shenzhen Hazens Longgang Longteng Mixed-use Project by Woods Bagot
Shenzhen Hazens Longgang Longteng Mixed-use project is rated by Shenzhen Government as 'one of Shenzhen's Most Important Projects in 2016.'
2017 AAP Firm of the Year Award
Submissions are now open for the inaugural AAP Firm of the Year. The new program aims to honor the lifetime achievements of architecture, interior and landscape design companies.
Be Original Americas Announces Second Annual Summer Design Fellowship
Be Original Americas is calling for applications for its second annual Summer 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.
Drawing Series: A Line
On the occasion of the closing of Fast Buildings, Storefront presents Drawing Series: A Line. The program invites participants to draw a single, continuous line for seven minutes while articulating the ideas behind their drawing decisions.
2017 Dencity Competition: A Competition to Improve Slums Worldwide
Shelter Global is inviting architects, planners, students, engineers, designers, thinkers, NGOs and organizations from all over the world to take part in the 2017 Dencity Competition.
The Curve Completes in Heart of Slough
A dynamic team of architects, designers and consultants have recently completed the £22m cultural hub project, The Curve, located in the centre of Slough, Berkshire, UK.
Orion Towers by Woods Bagot
Woods Bagot has won a national design competition to create a dynamic mixed-use destination on the Gold Coast.
RIBA and Foster + Partners Launch 2017 Travelling Scholarship with Increased Funds
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Foster + Partners have announced a call for applications for the 2017 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship.
MBH Architects Turns Former Laboratory into New Office Space
MBH Architects has relocated to a new office just a mile away from its previous space. Located in the Marina Village Parkway area with panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay, the firm created a one-of-a-kind workplace, which is housed in a former biological manufacturing laboratory.
Say It Loud: Distinguished Black Designers of NYCOBA | NOMA
The approximately 2,090 licensed African American architects in the United States represent only 2 percent of the total population of the country's licensed architects. Moreover, the achievements of these individuals are seldom recognized.
The Architecture Foundation Launches First Pan-London Architecture Schools Database
The Architecture Foundation has just launched the first comprehensive survey of Part 2 architectural design teaching in London. The website aggregates all 88 MArch and Diploma studios from London's eleven architecture schools into a single searchable database.
Society of Architectural Historians to Host 70th Annual International Conference in Glasgow
The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) will hold its 70th Annual International Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, from June 7-11, 2017, marking the first time SAH has met outside North America since 1973.
Pembury Circus Named Best Mixed Use Development at 2016 LEAF Awards
Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects's development at Pembury Circus has been awarded the title "Best Mixed Use Development" at the LEAF Awards 2016.
The Architect's Journey to Specification
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has published a new study, The Architect's Journey to Specification, that assesses the cultural, technical, and informational influences in the choices made by America's building design professionals.
Paf Unveils New Headquarters
Paf recently unveiled its new headquarters in Åland. The facade and roof of the building is covered with solar panels to ensure that the head office is completely self-sufficient in terms of energy.
Gaia Building by Leppanen + Anker
L+A Arquitectos recently completed a new 14-storey, 15,000 m2 mixed use building in Quito Ecuador. The building, Gaia, is located at a busy intersection within the city and is the first of many new urban projects in this area.
AIA Architecture Billings Index Ekes Out Another Small Gain
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported that the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for November was 50.6, essentially unchanged from the mark of 50.8 in the previous month.
One New Ludgate Wins LEAF Awards for Developer Project of the Year
Fletcher Priest has won the Developer Project of the Year at the LEAF awards for One New Ludgate. New Ludgate is the transformation of a City block into a generous and lively new quarter for London.
2017 Arnold W. Brunner Grant
The Center for Architecture is currently accepting applications for the 2017 Arnold W. Brunner Grant.
2017 North American Copper in Architecture Awards
The Copper Development Association (CDA) is seeking the top architectural copper building projects from the United States and Canada for its North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) awards program. Submissions are being accepted for the 2017 awards campaign through the end of January.
Greenbuild India and Greenbuild China: Call for Proposals
The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo is the largest and most influential green building conference in the world - and in 2017, for the first time ever, Greenbuild is coming to India and China.
COX Architecture's Design Selected for North Queensland Stadium in Townsville
COX Architecture's design for the new North Queensland Stadium in Townsville has been selected as the winner in an invited competition organized by the Queensland Government.
Mountain View Double Gable Eichler Remodel by Klopf Architecture
Klopf Architecture, in partnership with Outer Space Landscape Architects, Sezen & Moon Structural Engineer and Flegels Construction updated a classic Eichler open, indoor-outdoor home.
HENN Wins Competition to Design Central Business District, Changchun
HENN won the first prize in the international competition for the design of the Central Business District (CBD) in Changchun.
Kobi Karp Designs Nautical Project in Yachting Capital of the World
Miami-based Kobi Karp is the architect for the new oceanfront Four Seasons Private Residences Fort Lauderdale.
La Belle Electrique by Hérault Arnod Architectes
Hérault Arnod Architectes has designed the new La Belle Electrique, a concert hall located in the City of Grenoble.
LMN Unveils Design for Computer Science and Engineering Building, Phase 2 at University of Washington
LMN Architects has unveiled its design for the new Computer Science and Engineering Building, Phase 2 (CSE2) for the University of Washington.
Miami's First Annual Hospitality Design Awards: Call For Entries
Submissions are now open for the inaugural Miami Hospitality Design Awards. The awards will showcase the design and architecture of Miami's hospitality sector, which have elevated the city's industry.
Hawkins Brown Unveils New Central London HQ for the UCL Bartlett School of Architecture
Hawkins Brown, in collaboration with the UCL Bartlett and UCL Estates, designed the new headquarters for the UCL Bartlett School of Architecture, one of the world's leading schools of architecture.
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects Wins International Competition to Design the New Shanghai Library
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has won a two stage international competition to design the new city library for Shanghai, China.
Havre 77 by Francisco Pardo Arquitecto
Francisco Pardo Arquitecto, in collaboration with Julio Amezcua, transformed a derelict XIX century house to invigorate Mexico City's central neighborhood.
Winners of Science Island International Design Contest
Malcolm Reading Consultants has revealed three winning and five commended designs for the Science Island International Design Contest.
USGBC Announces International Rankings of Top 10 Countries for LEED 2016
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced the Top 10 Countries for LEED in 2016. The list highlights countries outside the United States that are making significant strides in sustainable building design, construction and market transformation.
University of Cambridge Primary School by Marks Barfield Architects
Marks Barfield Architects has completed an innovative new primary school on behalf of the University of Cambridge, being this the first building to complete as part of the University's 150 hectare North West Cambridge Development.
Harrow Council's New Civic Centre in Wealdstone
Gort Scott Architects, in collaboration with Allies and Morrison and We Made That, have been appointed to develop designs for Harrow Council's new Civic Centre in Wealdstone.
Querkopf Architekten Creates Sculpture-like Flying Roof for Hanse Merkur
Querkopf Architekten was tasked to create the new face for Hanse Merkur company in Hamburg. The existing building near the Dammtor train station was an inconsistent 'architectural mix.'
JaK Studio Unveils New Private Aviation Hub for Gama Aviation
JaK Studio has today unveiled its designs for a new private aviation hub for Gama Aviation at Sharjah International Airport.
AIA|LA 2017 Residential Architecture Awards
The 2017 AIA|LA Residential Architecture Awards are now open for submissions. The Awards celebrate architecture designed and lived in today.
Winners of Architecture at Zero Announced
PG&E and the American Institute of Architects, California Council, have announced the winners of the sixth annual Architecture at Zero competition for zero net energy (ZNE) building design.
Fence House by mode:lina
Mode:lina Architekci recently completed 'Fence House,' located in Borówiec, Poland. The singular house consists of two blocks with a pitched roof and an asymmetric cube for the garage.
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts Recognized by the Urban Land Institute
The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, Texas, has been recognized with a 2016 Global Award of Excellence as one of the top civic design projects in the world by the Urban Land Institute.
Boos Beach Club Restaurant by Metaform
Metaform recently completed the Boos Beach Club Restaurant located in Bridel, Luxembourg. The new structure, interwoven around the existing house, is inspired by the Japanese art of origami.
Canada's Most Iconic Airport Takes Flight
The Calgary International Airport's (YYC) new international terminal is officially open, moving all U.S. and global flight operations to the new terminal facility.
Galvin Greenman by DesignLSM
DesignLSM has recently completed work on the launch of the Galvin Greenman pub in Chelmsford, Essex.
Nex Unveils Plans for New Royal Air Force Museum
Nex- recently unveiled its plans to transform RAF Museum in London into a world-class visitor facility as part of the Royal Air Force's 2018 Centenary Programme.
Barbarito Bancel Wins Silver American Architecture Prize for Dior Flagship
Barbarito Bancel Architectes has won silver at the 2016 American Architecture Prize for the new Dior Flagship.
Gluckman Tang Unveils Design for Museo del Prado Expansion
Gluckman Tang Architects has unveiled its design for the Museo del Prado's new expansion into the Hall of Realms.
Hemmingford House by SIMARD Architecture
SIMARD Architecture has recently completed the Hemmingford House, located in the vast rural fields south of Montreal.
Malmö Live Wins World's Best Mixed-use Project at the World Architecture Festival 2016
The Malmö Live complex in Southern Sweden, designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, was announced winner of the Mixed-use Completed Buildings category at the 2016 World Architectural Festival in Berlin.
2016 Premier's Design Awards Finalists Announced
Finalists in the 2016 Victorian Premier's Design Awards have been announced with a record number of entries progressing to the next stage of the Awards program.
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects Reveals Designs for ARoS Next Level
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has revealed its designs for the ARoS Aarhus Art Museum' (DK) ambitious €40 million expansion plan, Next Level.
Bates Smart Announced as Design Consultant for New Australian Embassy in Washington
Bates Smart has been selected as the design consultant for the new Australian Embassy in Washington.
2017 Future Architecture: Call for Ideas
Future Architecture platform has launched a new call for ideas for all who wish to participate in the Future Architecture program cycle throughout Europe in 2017.
Studio RHE Unveils Designs for Republic
Studio RHE has unveiled its designs for Republic, a dynamic collaborative campus focused on well-being, connectivity, creativity and flexibility.
INDE.Awards 2017
Submissions are now open for the inaugural INDE.Awards. Organized by Indesign Media Asia Pacific, the Awards program aims to recognize Asia Pacific's most progressive buildings, spaces, objects, proposals and people.
Folly/Function 2017: Call for Proposals
Socrates Sculpture Park and The Architectural League invite designers and architects to help shape the physical setting in which the park fulfills its mission as a venue for art, creative expression, public programming, and education.
SCI-Arc Launches New Scholarships for SCI-Arc EDGE
SCI-Arc has launched four new scholarships for SCI-Arc EDGE, Center for Advanced Studies in Architecture.
Maas Architecten Creates Highly Energy-efficient New Office Space for Vreugdenhil
Maas Architecten has designed the highly energy-efficient 2850sqm head office for Vreugdenhil, located in Nijkerk, the Netherlands.
2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize for Excellence in Architecture
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is now accepting submissions for the 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize. The Prize, which was established in 2014 by Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama along with the RAIC and the RAIC Foundation, consists of a monetary award of CAD $100,000 and a handcrafted sculpture designed by Canadian designer Wei Yew.