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LTL Architects has completed All Straw House, an experimental prototype in upstate New York. Developed in collaboration with structural engineers Guy Nordenson and Associates and supported by Princeton University’s Sustainability of Our Planet fund, the project explores the use of highly compacted straw as a structural, insulating, and finish material. Image credit: Michael MoranImage credit: Michael Moran The scheme uses compacted straw boards assembled through a system of cutting, stacking, and compression. According to the team, the boards have an approximate density of 370 kilograms per cubic meter, around three times that of conventional straw bales, and are designed to provide structure and insulation while remaining exposed as an interior finish. Image courtesy of LTL ArchitectsImage courtesy of LTL Architects The house was prefabricated over two months at Princeton University’s Architecture Lab with the involvement of student researchers. Components were then transported and ...
Architect and educator Farshid Moussavi has been named the recipient of the 2026 Soane Medal. Awarded annually by Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, the medal is given in recognition of contributions to architectural culture. Moussavi founded Farshid Moussavi Architecture, which operates from London and Paris, in 2011. The practice’s portfolio includes the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, La Folie Divine apartments in Montpellier, the Îlot 19 housing development at La Défense–Nanterre, and the Ismaili Center Houston, completed in 2025. A graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where she received her MArch in 1991, Moussavi currently serves as Professor in Practice of Architecture at the school. Moussavi’s research and teaching have explored subjects including housing, architectural production, and the relationship between design and construction. In 2024, Moussavi curated “Architecture as an Instruction-Based Art” at the GSD’s Druker Design Gallery, examining the role ...
This post is brought to you by The USC School of Architecture The USC School of Architecture will host two symposia in Los Angeles this October examining how architectural practice is evolving beyond conventional models of the studio, from binational networks of research and education to new forms of collective practice. First up, Expanded Borders | Fronteras Expandidas on October 16 brings together practitioners from the Tijuana-Los Angeles corridor to consider how architects are extending their work across both geographic and disciplinary boundaries. Presented in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico, the symposium focuses on a generation of architects who have developed research laboratories, curatorial spaces, schools, and binational programs alongside their design practices. Rather than concentrating solely on the geopolitical border between the United States and Mexico, the discussion will examine the disciplinary borders separating the architect from roles includi...
Following our previous visit to North House Architects, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to New York City this week to explore the work of TenBerke. Founded by Yale architecture school dean Deborah Berke, the firm describes its ethos as “bound by the promise that architecture must build toward dignity and decency, that the truest measure of good design is the good that it does the world.” At the beginning of this year, the practice was among the winners at the AIA New York Design Awards. Over on Archinect Jobs, the firm is currently hiring a Residential Professional Designer to join their New York City team. For candidates interested in applying for a position or anybody interested in learning more about the studio’s output, we have rounded up four campus projects by TenBerke that exemplify their ethos. Lewis International Law Center. Image credit: Chris CooperLewis International Law Center at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA Completed in 2023, the adaptive reuse o...
The Prix Versailles has unveiled its list of the “world’s most beautiful stations” for 2026. The selection of seven public transit designs “gives us proof that 21st-century passenger stations can be the bridges to a more desirable future,” according to Prix Versailles Secretary General Jérôme Gouadain. In December, three projects from the list will be given additional titles of a World Title – Prix Versailles, Interior, or Exterior. The unveiling of the emporium shortlist comes shortly after the organization chose its shortlist for universities, commercial stores, restaurants, hotels, airports, and museums. Below, we have published the seven projects comprising the World's Most Beautiful Stations list 2026. You can compare the projects with those of previous years by following our ongoing coverage of the series here. Town Hall Station in Melbourne, Australia, by Hassell, RSHP, and WW+P
Back in August, Niall Patrick Walsh identified 9 lessons one can learn from recent NYIT student projects, About the Future of Architecture. Plus, 25 Deans and Directors weighed in at the start of the 2026 school year. Their responses reference everything from AI and advanced fabrication to mass timber and community-based design. Perkins&Will make the case for solving Canada’s housing crisis with mass timber. When Eamez used the opportunity to complain about Bauhaus and "social block housing" Odd Architect countered with a close reading "Apparently the material is simultaneously overused, underused, and evidence of architectural corruption." reallynotmyname took note of Herzog & de Meuron’s redesign of the L’Aria restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental Lago di Como in Blevio, Italy. Image credit - Robert Rieger "A very different design language for HdeM. It's like they are channeling the style (opulent materials/vaguely traditional) of one of the fancy hospitality design firms. ...
Annabelle Selldorf has been listed in the TIME100 Art 2026 list. The listing comes a year after Selldorf also made the TIME 100 Influential People list in 2025. “If the art world has an unofficial architect, it’s Annabelle Selldorf,” the magazine said. “The German-born founder of Selldorf Architects received rave reviews for her understated, elegant renovation of the Frick Collection in New York City, which cost $220 million and opened in April 2025 after a five-year closure.” “Now, she’s taking on a fresh, high-profile commission. Her firm was chosen for the more than $315 million redesign of the Grande Colonnade of the Louvre in Paris—the museum’s largest renovation in 40 years,” TIME added. “Meanwhile, Selldorf remains the architect art dealers like David Zwirner have on speed dial to renovate their offices and design their galleries around the world.”
Kadre Architects has transformed a residential property in Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock neighborhood into its own office. The compact site houses a studio, workshop, outdoor materials laboratory, and gardens. Image courtesy of Kadre ArchitectsImage courtesy of Kadre Architects The project began with the adaptive reuse of an existing house and the addition of a new two-story structure, exploring how greater density and additional uses can be introduced on a small residential lot. The intervention makes use of local building regulations and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit provisions while retaining the surrounding neighborhood’s residential character. Image courtesy of Kadre ArchitectsImage courtesy of Kadre Architects The new structure features high ceilings and north-facing openings designed to maximize natural light. Views are directed toward the hills and landscape of northeast Los Angeles, while a custom movable glass wall connects the principal interior space with the garden. A 13-foot-...
This post is brought to you by MIT Center for Real Estate Addressing the complex challenges of today’s built environment requires reimagining how we finance, design, and develop commercial real estate. MIT Center for Real Estate (MIT/CRE) alumni are leading this transformation from different angles, tackling issues ranging from housing affordability to inclusive neighborhood economic revitalization. Their stories reveal that commercial real estate can be deeply community-driven and accessible, while maintaining the value of well-built, thoughtfully designed places. Visualization of Marra Commons, Seattle WA., Image Courtesy of Frolic Community For nearly two decades, the traditional path to homeownership has become increasingly inaccessible to middle-income Americans. MIT/CRE alumnae Natasha Sadikin and Tamara Knox recognized this problem and created a solution through Frolic Community, a mission-driven real estate develope...
President Donald Trump has said that he plans to use his proposed Triumphal Arch in Washington, D.C., as a “military complex.” This marks the second time Trump has sought to use national security grounds to build a controversial project, following his proposed ballroom on the site of the former White House East Wing. Trump’s plans mean the arch would be capable of deploying drones and accommodating snipers. The president claimed that the measures came at the request of the U.S. Military. Related on Archinect: Work begins on ‘Arc de Trump’ despite legal issues. Image credit: Harrison Design/U.S. Department of the Interior In response, Democratic Rep. Don Beyer has called on the FAA to undertake a safety analysis of the measures which Beyer said were required given the arch’s proximity to Reagan Washington National Airport. Beyer further called the plans “stupid, dangerous, and unworkable.” The arch would be located along the Potomac River, at a roundabout at one end of Arlington Memo...
The Royal Institute of British Architects has unveiled the shortlist for the RIBA International Prize 2026. The four buildings in the running range from the transformation of an office tower in Brussels into a new city hub, to creating a naturally ventilated university campus and worker-first textile factory in Bangladesh. “The RIBA International Prize shortlist represents the full range of what the prize seeks to recognise - buildings that are rigorously designed, deeply considered, and genuinely meaningful to the people and places they serve,” said RIBA Awards Group chair Neil Gillespie. “Each project demonstrates an exceptional understanding of its context, showing how architecture can enrich everyday life while responding with imagination and purpose to the complex challenges shaping our built environment.” The winning project will be unveiled on October 15th. In the meantime, the four shortlisted projects are: BRAC University (Dhaka, Bangladesh) by WOHA
The latest AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index offers little relief for architecture firms: August’s score came in at 47.2 (a mild improvement from 46.6 in July), marking another month below the 50-point growth threshold. New-project inquiries ticked up only modestly, while the value of newly signed design contracts continued to slide, the American Institute of Architects reports today. There was some regional variation, with the Midwest finally edging into growth after nearly a year of declines and the West holding roughly flat, while the Northeast fell to its weakest level since 2020. The mood about what comes next is also getting a bit gloomier. The share of firm leaders expecting billings to decline in the coming quarter has risen from 21 percent earlier this year to 29 percent. According to the report, architectural services employment improved, adding 700 positions in July, but inflation in the broader U.S. economy picked up again in August, with the Consumer Price Index ...
For this week's highlight of featured employers, we have selected five architecture and design firms with attractive job openings in Brooklyn/New York City, San Francisco, Portland, Lake Tahoe, and Grand Haven, Michigan. For even more opportunities, visit the Archinect job board and browse our active community of job seekers, firms, and schools. In Tahoe City, California, DeForest Architects is seeking a Project Architect with at least six years of experience "working on challenging projects in all phases, including at least 2 years on complex custom single-family residential projects." Applicants need to have knowledge of wood-frame construction and be experienced with complex land use issues. Courtyard House by DeForest Architects. Photo: Ben Benschneider. Brooklyn-based CIVILIAN is looking for an Interior & Architectural Design Contractor to work on building, interior, and furniture projects in the workplace, residential, and cultural sectors. Qualified candidates are proficient ...
Following our previous look at an opening for a Landscape Architect at Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Principal Architect at The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. The role, based in New York, calls for an individual who will “work on a wide range of projects within the general context of transportation and infrastructure.” Projects can include airports, ferries, tunnels, bridges, and bus and rail terminals, working as part of a multi-discipline group of engineers and other design professionals that form the agency’s Engineering Department. Among the qualifications requested are a degree in architecture and fifteen or more years of experience in the field of transportation planning and architecture. Related on Archinect: JFK's New Terminal One project officially breaks ground. Image credit: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Why the role interests us T...
The architect, educator, and innovator Heather Roberge has passed away. A former chair of the UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design, Roberge joined the UCLA faculty in 2002 and served as chair of the UCLA AUD from 2017 to 2020, leading the department through the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout her academic career, Roberge championed innovative approaches to materials, computation, and manufacturing, culminating in her 2025 book Fabricating Plasticity in Aluminum, exploring the material’s potential for design innovation. In addition to her academic work, Roberge was an innovative practitioner, as the founder and principal of award-winning LA-based studio murmur. In 2015, murmur's installation En Pointe was displayed in the SCI-Arc Gallery, combining a thoughtful analysis of the development of the column with modern engineering and aesthetics. From 1999 to 2006, Roberge was a partner and co-founder in the design practice Gnuform, prior to which she worked at Hellmuth, Obata +...
Editor’s note (September 22, 2026): This article has been updated with additional perspectives from Michael Kimmelman (NYT), Michael J. Lewis (The Wall Street Journal), Aaron Betsky (ARCHITECT), Karen Wong (CULTURED), and Sam Lubell’s latest piece for Curbed. The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened in Los Angeles today after more than a decade of debate, design, and construction. Coinciding with the opening, critics and media outlets across the United States and beyond have weighed in on the project, expressing mixtures of excitement and skepticism. Image credit: Hufton+Crow, courtesy of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Writing for The Los Angeles Times, Sam Lubell describes the design as a “contradiction-filled landmark.” Behind the dramatic architectural expression, Lubell argues, the scheme’s populist message is undercut by conventional galleries and fenced-off rooftops. “It’s synthetic yet organic, monumental yet welcoming, populist yet elitist,” Lubell notes. “Its architecture c...
The Chinati Foundation has announced plans to restore two former military buildings in Marfa, Texas, that house Donald Judd’s 100 untitled works in mill aluminum (1982–1986). Houston-based Schaum Architects will oversee the design. Donald Judd, North Artillery Shed with 100 untitled works in mill aluminum, 1982– 1986. Permanent collection, The Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas. Photo by Florian Holzherr, courtesy of The Chinati Foundation. Donald Judd Art © 2026 Judd Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New YorkDonald Judd, Artillery Sheds with 100 untitled works in mill aluminum, 1982–1986. Permanent collection, The Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas. Photo by Alex Marks, courtesy of The Chinati Foundation. Donald Judd Art © 2026 Judd Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Known as the Artillery Sheds, the structures were built by the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1939 as part of Fort D.A. Russell. Judd began adapting the buildings in 1980, replacing the garage doors...
Docomomo US has revealed the recipients of the 2026 Modernism in America Awards. In total, 15 winners were honored as “people and projects working to preserve, restore, and rehabilitate our modern heritage sensitively and productively.” The 2026 award recipients range from projects that make housing more attainable and bring schools and workplaces back to life to those using environmental and regulatory review to protect significant places. The winners will be honored at a ceremony in New York City on November 5th. “What is especially exciting about this year’s awards is the way these projects connect the past to challenges we face today,” said Docomomo US Executive Director Liz Waytkus. “They demonstrate that preservation can support affordability, community life, environmental responsibility, and cultural recognition while ensuring that modern architecture and design remain a part of our everyday lives.” The 2026 winners are as follows: AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Dallas City Hall (Dallas, TX)...
LA's new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens its futuristic doors to the public tomorrow, September 22, concluding a process that spans nearly two decades across several possible host cities (revisit Archinect's extensive coverage to catch up on the project's timeline). Earlier this month, our team attended the big preview event, which, besides tours of the building and the stunning landscape surrounding and covering it, also featured speeches by leading figures in its inception and creation: the patrons themselves, of course, George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, architect and MAD founder Ma Yansong, and landscape architect Mia Lehrer, founder of Studio-MLA. Here's what they had to say: George Lucas & Mellody Hobson. Video by Archinect, recorded on September 2, 2026. Mellody Hobson, sharing the stage with George Lucas, took to the microphone first, describing the Lucas Museum as the culmination of a decades-long effort by Lucas, following unsuc...
The design competition to reenvision Portland’s Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park is moving into the design phase, with three teams shortlisted from an international field of 50 submissions: BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group with Jennifer Bonner / MALL Studio Egret West with West of West SWA Group with PLACE and Thomas Phifer and Partners The finalists, each led by an architect or landscape architect and paired with a local studio, will now develop concepts for the 30-acre downtown park. The competition brief puts river access, ecological restoration, and inclusive public space at the center, with particular attention to the underused Bowl area. The teams will also be asked to build on established favorites, including the Japanese American Historical Plaza, cherry trees, and Salmon Street Springs, while imagining a more active year-round civic destination. Their proposals will go on public display in early 2027, with the winning team expected to be announced in spring.
Following our previous visit to ParkFowler Plus, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Grand Haven, MI, this week to explore the work of North House Architects. Founded by Joe Filippelli, the studio specializes in modern residences in the Great Lakes region. “Our work is guided by a belief that architecture should balance the rational and the poetic, resulting in homes that perform in demanding environments and inspire daily life,” the firm says about its approach. Over on Archinect Jobs, they're currently hiring a Project Architect to join their Grand Haven team. For candidates interested in applying for a position or anybody interested in learning more about the firm’s output, we have rounded up four rural timber homes by North House Architects that exemplify their ethos. Haven House. Image credit: Ethan GordonHaven House, Grand Haven, MI Positioned atop a sand dune overlooking Lake Michigan, Haven House replaces a structurally compromised residence located near the ...
WORKac has completed The People’s Theatre: Centro Cultural Inmigrante, a 19,000-square-foot performing arts center in Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood. The center provides a permanent home for The People’s Theatre, formerly The People’s Theatre Project, which has staged productions in venues across New York City for the past 18 years. Image credit: Bruce Damonte The organization describes the facility as the city’s first immigrant-centered performing arts center and the largest Latino-owned and operated performing arts institution in New York State. Located across the ground floor and cellar of The Miramar, a mixed-income residential development designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by L+M Development Partners, Taconic Partners, and MSquared, the center includes a main theater and five studio spaces for rehearsals, education, and performances. Image credit: Bruce Damonte The design team arranged four of the studios along the scheme’s glazed West 206th Street frontage, making r...
If you're itching to enter an exciting design competition but don't know where to start, check out our latest weekly highlight of new challenges listed on Bustler. Today's featured briefs seek interactive installations in dialogue with the historic architecture of Montpellier, France; playful landscape art for Quebec's next International Garden Festival; outstanding new examples of Boston's built environment; and ideas for an open-air timber yoga pavilion in rural Italy. To discover the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here.
The ongoing court battle around the Kennedy Center’s future dramatically intensified this week: Eight preservation and architectural organizations, including the AIA, ASLA, Committee of 100 on the Federal City, The Cultural Landscape Foundation, DC Preservation League, Docomomo US, National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Society of Architectural Historians, have asked a federal court to consider stronger oversight of the institution if its current leadership cannot protect the building and grounds. The groups point to the center’s status as a trust for the American people and the roughly $257 million in congressional funding allocated, and currently blocked by the Trump Administration, for repairs. The latest developments have made the question more immediate. The Kennedy Center abruptly closed this week, with its executive director describing the shutdown as a temporary, seven-day response to alleged structural deterioration and emergency safety concerns. The closure cam...
The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, an Archinect School Partner, will host “Advancing Resilient Design Through Criticism” on September 23, bringing together a multidisciplinary group of designers, researchers, and educators to examine how resilience can be advanced through critical discussion and design practice. Held as part of UB’s fall Public Programs lecture series, the symposium will take place in person on the university’s South Campus and will also be available to attend online. Those joining remotely can register to attend via Zoom. The event will be moderated by Dean Julia Czerniak and Nina-Marie Lister, with panelists Salmaan Craig, Felix Heisel, Karen M'Closkey, Miho Mazereeuw, Kiel Moe, Erkin Özay, Kristine Stiphany, and Charles Waldheim. Brief biographies for the participants are available on the symposium website. “Resilient design demands more than good intentions; it requires rigorous criticism that tests our assumptions, challenges our way...
NOT A HOTEL has partnered with The Pokémon Company to create a guesthouse shaped like a giant Poké Ball in Hokkaido, Japan. Developed in collaboration with the sleep-tracking game appPokémon Sleep, the accommodation sits in a forest beside a lake. Image credit: Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatues/GAME FREAK. Image by newcolorincImage credit: Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatues/GAME FREAK. Image by newcolorinc The scheme features a spherical exterior that recreates the red, white, and black appearance of the iconic Poké Ball, one of the franchise’s most recognizable objects. Inside, a circular monitor positioned above a window will display images of Pokémon. Image credit: Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatues/GAME FREAK. Image by newcolorincImage credit: Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatues/GAME FREAK. Image by newcolorinc The project is being launched to coincide with the third anniversary of Pokémon Sleep and the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise in 2026. The guesthouse will not be available through conventional bo...
In less than a week, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will open in Los Angeles after more than a decade of debate, design, and construction. Ahead of the opening, critics and media outlets across the United States and beyond have weighed in on the project, expressing mixtures of excitement and skepticism. Image credit: Hufton+Crow, courtesy of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Writing for The Los Angeles Times, Sab Lubell described the design as a “contradiction-filled landmark.” Behind the dramatic architectural expression, Lubell argues, the scheme’s populist message is undercut by conventional galleries and fenced-off rooftops. “It’s synthetic yet organic, monumental yet welcoming, populist yet elitist,” Lubell notes. “Its architecture conjures freedom and motion, but its galleries retreat into conventional rooms. It creates an extraordinary park, but fences and inaccessible surfaces weaken that generosity. It feels utterly foreign to its context, yet somehow it fits right in.” Ima...
The latest edition of our curated career highlights from Archinect Jobs features 13 architecture and design firms in the Los Angeles area seeking early-career professionals. If you're a recent graduate or still fairly new to the workforce, be sure to read Archinect's Tips for Recent Graduates Navigating Architectural Employment feature. Gehry Partners seeks a Junior Architect "Successful candidates will have a professional degree in architecture, strong design and 3D modeling skills, have experience in working in a collaborative environment to develop physical models, design documentation, and who demonstrates effective problem solving and communication skills. This position requires experience in Rhino, Revit, AutoCAD and other 3D modeling platforms as part of the design and documentation process." The firm is also hiring a Job Captain / Intermediate Architect. Paul Davis Architects seeks a Junior Project Manager / Designer "Junior Project Manager/Designer with 1-3 years of experienc...
Anna Puigjaner has been named the recipient of the 2026 RIBA Charles Jencks Award. The award recognizes Puigjaner’s contribution to the theory and practice of architecture.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has broken ground on the new Tang Wing in New York City, designed by Frida Escobedo. The 126,000-square-foot scheme is expected to open to the public in 2030. The five-story building will be the new home of the Met’s modern and contemporary art holdings, while increasing existing gallery space by 50 percent. The project will also address accessibility, infrastructure, and sustainability concerns. Image credit: Filippo Bolognese, courtesy of Frida Escobedo Studio The scheme is designed as a staggered, rhythmic sequence of solids and voids rising from a three-floor base to a recessed two-level all-season indoor-outdoor terrace. The materials selected include limestone modules and glass in deference to the late Kevin Roche’s contributions to its campus after 1967. Image credit: Filippo Bolognese, courtesy of Frida Escobedo Studio "The design for the Tang Wing weaves together the many architectural styles that make up The Met’s campus, honoring each buildi...
Following our previous look at an opening for assistant professors at the University of Southern California, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for an Experienced Landscape Designer or Landscape Architect / Project Manager at Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects. The position, based in New York City, calls for candidates with a minimum of five years of professional experience, including demonstrated project-management responsibility. Candidates should have experience across all project phases, the firm adds, from conceptual design through construction administration, with particular emphasis on developing and coordinating construction documents. Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center for Hudson Valley Shakespeare by Studio Gang, with landscape architecture by Nelson Byrd Woltz. Image credit: Jason O'Rear Why the role interests us The opening at Nelson Byrd Woltz comes at a time when the firm has been involved in severa...
Mexico-based practice HW Studio has completed Casa Malonic, a coastal residence in Zihuatanejo. The scheme is designed around a sequence of enclosed and open spaces that frame the surrounding jungle and Pacific Ocean. Image credit: César BéjarImage credit: César Béjar The project responds to a site characterized by dense vegetation, mature trees, rocky terrain, and expansive views toward the sea. Rather than treating the house as an isolated object within the landscape, the design team sought to reduce the scheme to a limited number of elements, primarily a ground plane, roof, walls, and shaded spaces. Image credit: César BéjarImage credit: César Béjar From the street, the building appears as a largely enclosed minimalist white volume accompanied by a curved concrete wall. Following the trajectory of the adjacent road, the wall establishes a boundary between the residence and the street while guiding occupants toward the entrance. Existing vegetation, rocks, and changes in topography ...
Take a look at our latest curated selection of architecture and design firms currently hiring on Archinect Jobs: This week's featured employer highlight includes job openings at NYC-based studios. For even more opportunities, visit the Archinect job board. Henning Larsen has two exciting positions available: a Project Architect with at least ten years of experience and proficiency with Revit; and a Junior Designer with one-plus years of experience and proficiency with Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite, and other digital design workflows. The Project Architect should have experience leading consultant coordination and managing project teams, and the Junior Designer should be open to learning new information while also sharing knowledge with less experienced staff. Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre by Henning Larsen in collaboration with Studio Olafur Eliasson and Batteríið Architects. Photo: Nic Lehoux 1100 Architect is hiring a Junior Architect/Designer with one to three years of ex...
MVRDV has unveiled the design for WOMA, a mixed-use development in Miami’s Wynwood Norte neighborhood comprising 163 residences alongside office, retail, and cultural spaces. The project was developed by Quito-based Uribe Schwarzkopf, with Miami-based Kobi Karp serving as architect of record. Image credit: MVRDVImage credit: MVRDV The scheme is conceived as a collection of stacked volumes intended to respond to the site’s relatively low-rise scale surroundings. The development will occupy the former site of a coffee roasting company and draws on Wynwood Norte’s history as a center for garment manufacturing, art, and creative industries. Image credit: MVRDVImage credit: MVRDV The residential component will include units ranging from micro-studios to three-bedroom apartments, alongside four atelier-apartments designed for artists and other creative professionals. The atelier units feature double-height windows facing a central public plaza, allowing occupants to display their work direc...
Plans to revive the Houston Astrodome are making promising steps forward after a request for information by the Astrodome Conservancy elicited a strong response from developers. According to the non-profit, more than 200 responses have been received, including dozens of developers. We reported on Gensler’s proposal for the Astrodome’s overhaul in November 2024. The plans call for the erection of four new smaller structures inside the stadium. An arching internal pedestrian boulevard comparable to the New York High Line then interjects itself as an elevated connector to the adjoining NRG Stadium and NRG Center venues. Image courtesy Astrodome Conservancy “The Astrodome is a significant public asset with substantial public support for its reuse,” the conservancy said in the RFI. “Vision: Astrodome is intended to advance an adaptive reuse strategy that preserves the Astrodome’s architectural and cultural significance while evaluating its potential for year-round activation. The vision ...
Get Lectured takes a look at upcoming public lectures and events at the Yale School of Architecture this semester. The program already presented fala and Rosetta S. Elkin and continues with guest speakers Francis Kéré (Oct 1); Martin Finio (Nov 5); Sam Alison-Mayne and Sebastian Mendez (Nov 9); and a roundtable with Sandra Barclay, Fernanda Canales, and Alan Ricks, moderated by curator Helen Brown Bechtel on December 3. An open house for the 2026 Jim Vlock First Year Building Project takes place on October 15. The exhibition Practicing Pluralism opened in August and will be on view until December 4. Completing the series are the symposia Putting Architecture in Its Place: Robert A.M. Stern and His Scholarship (Oct 17) and World Ecologies in Formation (Oct 29–31). For more details, visit the Yale Architecture events page. Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your poster and details to connect@archinect.com.
Following our previous visit to Syndicate Smith, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Chicago this week to explore the work of ParkFowler Plus. Founded in 2022, the firm has delivered over 14 million square feet of built work in the Midwest and across the United States. “We believe that good design is more than innovative technology, though we ceaselessly experiment with methods and materials,” the firm says about its approach. “We believe it is more than rigorous research, though we are at the forefront of pedagogy and public learning. We believe it is more than composition, though we are indebted to the formal clarity of modernism. More than anything, we believe good design manages to inspire awe, steward resources, and serve communities.” Over on Archinect Jobs, the firm is currently hiring for several roles to join their Chicago team. For candidates interested in applying for a position or anybody interested in learning more about the studio’s output, we have roun...
The average time to earn an architect license in the United States is 12.3 years, according to new figures released by NCARB. The time taken is down four months from last year’s average of 12.7 years. In total, there are 39,090 candidates currently pursuing licensure, with 3,488 new architects obtaining a license. The number of people receiving a license is down 6% from last year. Of those who started the licensure path 13 years ago, NCARB adds, 37% had stopped pursuing it as of 2025. “When viewed by race and ethnicity, there was a significant difference in attrition rates for white candidates compared to their non-white peers,” NCARB notes. “Compared to candidates of color, white candidates who started an NCARB Record in 2012 were far more likely to be licensed in 2025: 54% of white candidates were licensed, compared to 32% of candidates of color.” Related on Archinect: Number of architects rose last year, but long-term decline predicted. Image courtesy Yan Krukau/Pexels The largest...
In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Bedroom Spaces. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles. ↑ QUARRY HOUSE in Kyiv, Ukraine by NUTRO Studio; Photo: Andriy Shurpenkov ↑ Butterfly House in Menlo Park, CA by William Duff Architects; Photo: Matthew Millman ↑ Cinco House in São Paulo, Brazil by Memola Estdio; Photo: Fran Parente ↑ Gates Residence in Gates, OR by Skylab Architecture ↑ Sea Stack in Neskowin, OR by CBTWO Architects; Photo: Josh Partee ↑ C294 Apartments in Mexico City, Mexico by Michan Architecture; Photo: Cesar Belio ↑ Apartamento F in Olhão, Portugal by Tatiana Bento ↑ Dyes Inlet House in Silverdale, WA by SHED Architecture & Design; Photo: Rafael Soldi ↑ Castle Hotel Althörnitz II in Bertsdorf-Hör...
Today's Get Lectured highlights the Fall '26 public events and lectures at the USC School of Architecture, an Archinect Partner School. The semester already began with speakers Jose Herrasti, Fernanda Oppermann, and Jerry van Eyck. Coming up next are a special presentation and roundtable with Ma Yansong (Sep 22) and lectures by Scott Uriu (Sep 30), Marina Tabassum (Oct 26), and Yong Ju Lee (Nov 18). The program also features the newly opened exhibition Paul R. Williams: An Architect Considered (until March 13, 2027), with special events College Night (Sep 24) and The Missing Middle (Nov 19). A celebration of life for the late award-winning architect and longtime USC adjunct professor Lorcan O’Herlihy (he died in June) takes place on September 14. The symposia Expanded Borders | Fronteras Expandidas (Oct 16) and Hyperpractice Los Angeles (Oct 20) round out the program. For more details, visit the USC SoA calendar page. Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your poster ...
Bustler's curated picks of new architecture and design competitions this week feature four calls seeking holistic designs for a restaurant in Quintana Roo, Mexico, outstanding projects by Brooklyn designers, visions for a living landscape and memorial space within the Minab School Martyrs' Cemetery in Iran, and future designs currently in construction or still on the drawing board. For the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here.
In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, a public light installation transformed the skies over New York Harbor this week, with 2,977 individual lights rising into the night, one for each life lost in the tragic events that day. Created with input from 9/11 families, survivors, and responders, the aerial artwork builds on the visual language of the annual Tribute in Light while introducing a more architectural gesture. Video courtesy New York Foundation of the Arts Titled 2,977 Lights Over New York Harbor, the installation first gathers the lights into a swirling helix before assembling them into a representation of the Twin Towers at full architectural scale. Image courtesy New York Foundation of the Arts The project brings together creative director Addison Mehr, producers Sky Elements, designer Yan Paul Dubbelman, and artistic advisors Studio Drift, Shigeru Ban, and Dean Maltz. Image courtesy New York Foundation of the Arts A musical score featuring works...
The National Academy of Design has elected 12 artists and architects from across the United States as National Academicians in the Class of 2026. The individuals were chosen for their “extraordinary contributions to contemporary American art and architecture.” The annual process for electing National Academicians dates back to 1825, when the National Academy was founded as the first artist- and architect-led organization in the United States. To date, 450+ artists and architects have been elected to the community. “We are thrilled to welcome these twelve artists and architects as members of the National Academy of Design,” said Gregory Wessner, Executive Director of the National Academy of Design. “Each year, the election of new National Academicians reflects the breadth and diversity of cultural practice in America. As the first class of Academicians to be inducted in our third century, the Class of 2026 beautifully reflects the energy and promise of the Academy’s future.” The twe...
Qatar Museums has announced plans for a permanent pavilion designed by German artist Gerhard Richter in Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art Park. The structure, developed by Richter with Selldorf Architects, is scheduled to open on November 20th, ahead of the inaugural Rubaiya Qatar contemporary art quadrennial. Image credit: Selldorf Architects Named the Doha Pavilion: Gerhard Richter, the project has been designed as both a freestanding artwork and a functional setting for a selection of Richter’s paintings and sculptures. The scheme’s hexagonal form comprises six exterior walls clad in printed panels featuring repeating patterns derived from Richter’s experiments with digital image manipulation. Image credit: Selldorf Architects The patterns trace their origins to Richter’s 1990 work Abstract Painting (724-4). Beginning in 2010, the artist digitally divided an image of the painting into increasingly narrow vertical strips, eventually producing 8,192 divisions that were mirrored and repeat...
In this week's edition of our curated career roundups from the Archinect job board, we highlight 13 universities and schools currently seeking faculty, academic leadership, staff, and fellow positions. Preparing for a new job? Be sure to follow our Archinect Tips series to improve your portfolio, resume, and interviewing skills and increase your chances of getting that next job. Teaching Positions University of Southern California seeks an Assistant Professor, Architectural Design in Los Angeles, CA "The School seeks architectural designers with proven records of research and teaching in design studios and seminars at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The candidate’s practice should represent a robust research agenda, one that engages urgent social, cultural, technological, and/or environmental challenges facing the built environment today. Ideal candidates might integrate rigorous design experimentation with scholarly inquiry, advance architectural discourse through the u...
Four Master of Architecture students at the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design have won the Future Courts challenge, a student design competition organized by the United States Tennis Association. Ann Teng Chua, Teng Long “Tommy” Lee, Liam Niland, and Kotaro Shiraishi were chosen for The Rainwoven Court, a proposal for a tennis facility in Houston designed in response to the city’s heat, humidity, and heavy rainfall.
The modernist Wimbledon House, designed in 1968 by Richard and Su Rogers, has been given to the National Trust by the Rogers family, securing the influential 20th-century residence for long-term conservation and public access. The home was gifted to the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2015, and restored by architect Philip Gumuchdjian and landscape architect Todd Longstaffe-Gowan. Image credit: National Trust Images, Megan TaylorImage credit: National Trust Images, Megan Taylor Located at 22 Parkside in southwest London, the house was designed for Richard Rogers’ parents and became an early testing ground for ideas that would later inform projects including the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Lloyd’s Building in London. Comprising two single-story structures, the house uses a prefabricated construction system characterized externally by glass and yellow-painted steel. Image credit: National Trust Images, Megan TaylorImage credit: National Trust Images, Megan Taylor Conceived as...
If you're in LA later this month to witness the opening of the much-buzzed-about Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, don't miss this exclusive event presented by the USC School of Architecture: Designing the Lucas Museum with Ma Yansong features the building's architect, explaining the design team's vision for the Exposition Park building. The presentation is followed by a roundtable discussion with the museum's CEO Tracey Bates, architects Thom Mayne and Eric Owen Moss, and moderator Frances Anderton. The event takes place on opening night, Tuesday, September 22, from 6 to 8 pm, at Bovard Auditorium. Admission is free and open to everyone, but registration is required. Photo: Hufton+Crow, image courtesy of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art And while you're in town, also check out USC's College Night at Fisher Museum on Thursday, September 24, from 6 pm. The event offers after-hours access to the museum's "Paul R. Williams: An Architect Considered" exhibition for current Southern California ...
Daniel Libeskind has been named the 2026 Praemium Imperiale laureate for Architecture. The Polish-American architect, born in 1946, is being recognized for his contributions to architecture and urban design spanning more than four decades. Libeskind, who founded Studio Libeskind in Berlin in 1989 (relocated to New York City in 2003), has built a practice around architecture’s ability to carry cultural and emotional meaning, with his work often characterized by angular geometries and dramatic circulation. Notable projects include the Jewish Museum Berlin, Imperial War Museum North, and Denver Art Museum’s Hamilton Building. Jewish Museum Berlin by Studio Libeskind. Image credit: Lovie Tey/Unsplash. The award places Libeskind among a particularly heavyweight group of previous Architecture laureates, including Frank Gehry, Kenzo Tange, Renzo Piano, Tadao Ando, Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid, Peter Zumthor, SANAA, Shigeru Ban, Diébédo Francis Kéré, and last year's recipient Edua...
The Architecture Drawing Prize has opened its 2026 call for entries, inviting architects, designers, and students worldwide to submit work ahead of the September 11 deadline. Now in its ninth edition, the international prize is presented by the World Architecture Festival in partnership with Make Architects and Sir John Soane's Museum, with support from Iris Ceramica Group. The competition welcomes architectural drawings across a wide range of formats, including conceptual sketches, technical and construction drawings, cutaways, perspective views, and digitally produced work. Entries are considered together rather than divided into separate categories, with multiple winners selected alongside a special award recognizing hand drawing. This year's jury includes artists Ben Langlands and Nikki Bell, Iris Ceramica Group CEO Federica Minozzi, Make Architects founder Ken Shuttleworth, Lily Jencks, Sir John Soane's Museum Assistant Curator Erin McKellar, and Narinder Singh Sagoo MBE, Head ...
From Archinect's active community of job seekers, firms, and schools, we have selected five featured architectural employers with current openings in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Leavenworth, Washington, and Steamboat Springs, Colorado. For even more opportunities, visit the Archinect job board. Los Angeles-based design firm Synthesis Design + Architecture has two exciting roles available: a Junior Architectural Designer with up to three years of experience and an Intermediate / Senior Architectural Designer/Architect with four-plus years of experience. Both roles require a strong proficiency with Rhino. The Junior Architectural Designer should have working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, and the Intermediate/Senior Architectural Designer/Architect requires robust Revit skills. DRL10 [C]Space Pavilion by Synthesis Design + Architecture. In Chicago, ParkFowler Plus is seeking a Junior to Mid-Level Architect / Architectural Designer and a Marketing & Studio Operations Assist...
Following our previous visit to Matiz Architecture and Design, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Washington State this week to explore the work of Syndicate Smith. From their studio in Leavenworth at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, the firm has built a portfolio grounded in homes, hospitality, and community projects. “We design spaces that are grounded with natural materials, elegantly composed, and rigorously detailed,” the firm says about its approach, adding that “we believe that beauty is essential and is achieved through human inspiration, continuous refinement, and skilled craftspeople.” Over on Archinect Jobs, the firm is currently hiring for a Senior Interior Designer to join their Leavenworth team. For candidates interested in applying for a position or anybody interested in learning more about the studio’s output, we have rounded up four rural timber homes by Syndicate Smith that exemplify their ethos. Anti-Shed. Image credit: Jay Thomas NeelyAnti...
The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to construct a large Triumphal Arch in Washington, D.C., despite ongoing legal issues. The 250-foot arch exhibits a classical style similar to that of Trump’s controversial White House ballroom plans. Last week, the administration announced plans to break ground on the project, with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum saying that excavation would begin over the “next two-week period.” The announcement came despite the project having not been granted final approval. Previously on Archinect: Trump arch approval: Golden lions out, triad of tackiness still in The following day, a federal judge ruled that the administration must give 48 hours’ notice before any construction at the site, except for work to identify underground cultural artifacts. The government argued in its filings that the work being undertaken was limited to four “test pits” to investigate if any such artifacts were present and was “not construction, or demolition in prep...
OMA has completed Tenjin Business Center II, an 18-story mixed-use office complex in Fukuoka, Japan. The scheme was designed as a companion to the firm’s neighboring Tenjin Business Center, whose completion we reported on in 2021. Maeda Corporation served as executive architect for the latest development. Image credit: Tomoyuki Kusunose for OMA NYImage credit: Tomoyuki Kusunose for OMA NY Both projects were developed for Fukuoka Jisho as part of the city’s Tenjin Big Bang initiative, which seeks to establish the district as a business and start-up hub. The latest 620,000-square-foot design incorporates workplaces alongside public and semi-public amenities. Image credit: Tomoyuki Kusunose for OMA NYImage credit: Tomoyuki Kusunose for OMA NY Two atriums anchor opposite corners of the building. The seven-story “Accelarium” contains a series of planted platforms overlooking the city, while a smaller two-story atrium faces Tenjin Central Park and contributes to a public edge along Fukuhaku...
MAD Architects has revealed designs for Danshuis, a new dance center planned for Rotterdam’s historic docklands. Scheduled to open in 2030, the scheme will occupy a 1923 Art Deco warehouse on the south bank of the River Maas. Image credit: MAD Architects Located adjacent to the firm’s recently completed Fenix Museum of Migration, Danshuis will transform the 95,000-square-foot former warehouse into a center for the production, development, and presentation of dance. The institution is intended to accommodate both professional and amateur programs spanning multiple dance disciplines. Image credit: MAD Architects The plans include 14 dance studios alongside an open podium, gym, exhibition space, and cafe. A rooftop Salle des Fêtes will accommodate larger public programs while providing views across Rotterdam’s harbor. The design of the scheme organizes the building around a vertical foyer connecting the various levels with the rooftop venue. Outdoor spaces will also extend toward the Riv...
In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Concrete. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles! ↑ StandBy Gallery in Tokyo, Japan, by Nobuo Araki / The Archetype; Photo: Seth Powers Photography ↑ DL1310 Apartments in Mexico City, Mexico, by Michan Architecture in collaboration with Young & Ayata; Photo: Rafael Gamo ↑ Casa M in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, by Silverline; Photo: Ivo Tavares Studio ↑ Rubra in Nayarit, Mexico, by ESTUDIO Ignacio Urquiza Ana Paula de Alba; Photo: Rafael Gamo ↑ Paula House in São Paulo, Brazil, by Luciano Kruk Arquitectos; Photo: Daniela Mac Adden ↑ Casa Juriquilla in Querétaro, Mexico, by Estudio MERO; Photo: Dane Alonso ↑ Quinta de Adorigo Winery in Tabuaço, Portugal, by Atelier Sergio Re...
For this week's curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we are featuring four calls seeking exceptional student projects from design schools across California, innovative public seating concepts for Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighborhood, innovative work by RIBA Canada members, and outstanding graduation projects from students across the Middle East and North Africa. For the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here.
Get Lectured stops by the Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment, an Archinect Partner School, in New Orleans today, with a look at their Fall 2026 lecture poster design and public speaker lineup under the theme of "Emergency: Planing and Adaptation." Upcoming lectures and events include We Are Eating the Earth (Sep 14, with Michael Grunwald); Build on the Build (Oct 12, with Simon Demeuse); Jing Liu (Oct 19); The Return to the Centre - Brussels and the Recovery of the Inner City (Oct 22, with Marnix Galle); the symposium Beyond the Law: How Ethical Standards Strengthen Professionalism (Oct 29-30, organized by Casius Pealer and featuring Thomas Fisher and Victoria Beach); Research Dialogues-KU Leuven Fellows + Reception (Nov 2, presenting Juan Diego Martinez Otalvaro and Santiago Ocampo Palacio); the symposium Wood Talks: Forests + Buildings (Nov 13-14, organized by Christopher Meyer); and Gregg Pasquarelli (Nov 16). For more details, visit the Tulane Architecture & B...
Our latest curated career roundup from the Archinect job board features 24 architecture and design firms in New York City currently hiring Project Managers and Project Architects. To explore specific job titles from the architectural profession, consult Archinect's Guide to Job Titles series. Also, follow our Archinect Tips series to improve your portfolio, resume, and interviewing skills, to increase your overall chances of getting that next job. STUDIOS Architecture seeks a Project Architect "You are passionate about the impact of design on people’s lives and thrive on developing architectural solutions to complex problems. You are collaborative by nature and enjoy both teaching and learning from others, understanding that the best design comes from exploration and the exchange of ideas. You are a proactive and creative problem-solver with strong analytical skills, as well as a good communicator who builds strong relationships with colleagues, clients, consultants, contractors, and...
Check out the winning entries of the 2026 AISC/ACSA Steel Design Student Competition, which were just released. The challenge tasked undergraduate and graduate students from schools in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico with exploring "a variety of design issues related to the use of steel in design and construction." The competition split the brief into two categories: a Community Dance Center designed as part of the civic fabric, and an open-ended category allowing students to choose their own site and building program. CATEGORY I: COMMUNITY DANCE CENTER First Place: Balancing Act Student: Aiden Henning Faculty: Timothy Gray Ball State University
The Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art has opened to the public on the eastern edge of Jinji Lake in Suzhou, China. Designed by BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group, the approximately 59,500-square-meter (640,000-square-foot) museum includes roughly 11,300 square meters (122,000 square feet) of exhibition space. Courtyard and reflecting pool at the Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art. Image courtesy Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art. The August 30 opening brings the long-developing project into full public use following its topping out in 2024 and the release of interior construction photographs last year. Located in Suzhou Industrial Park beside the Suzhou's Eye Ferris wheel, the museum forms part of a growing cultural district along the Jinji Lake waterfront. Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art with the neighboring Suzhou's Eye Ferris wheel. Image courtesy Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art. Designed in collaboration with ARTS Group and facade consultant Front Inc, the complex is conceived as a coll...
Archinect has been a proud sponsor of Archtober since 2011 Archtober, a New York City-based platform that promotes the discovery of architecture and design through experiences and content, celebrates the next installment of its annual festival from October 1–31, 2026. In collaboration with nearly 100 partners and sponsors across the city, the 2026 festival gathers events, exhibitions, resources, and activities across the five boroughs to raise awareness of the importance of architecture and design in New York City. For the fourth consecutive year, a theme will steer part of the festival’s programming and prompt participants to consider their role in shaping our city. "Our world is changing rapidly, bringing new challenges and new opportunities for the architecture and design community,” says Jesse Lazar, Assoc. AIA, Executive Director, AIA New York and the Center for Architecture. “This year's Archtober theme, In Our Hands, is a reminder that the future isn't something that simply ...
Dive into brand-new photographs of the completed Lucas Museum of Narrative Art we received today! The much-anticipated opening in Los Angeles' Exposition Park is scheduled for September 22, bringing the institution's collection of visual storytelling into a 300,000-square-foot building designed by MAD Architects, with landscape architecture by Studio-MLA and Stantec serving as executive architect. Photo: Iwan Baan, image courtesy of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art The museum design by MAD's Ma Yansong takes the form of a massive, hovering organic structure, lifted at its center and touching the ground at only a few points. A 185-foot-wide central arch connects the north and south lobbies, while an elliptical oculus four stories above the plaza creates a dramatic view back up to the sky. The exterior is wrapped in more than 1,200 individually shaped fiberglass-reinforced polymer panels, giving the structure its smooth, continuous skin. Photo: Hufton+Crow, image courtesy of Lucas Museu...
SOM’s North Tower at the 400 Lake Shore Drive development has topped out at 857 feet, marking a major milestone for the 72-story residential high-rise on Chicago’s lakefront. The tower broke ground in June 2024 and is the first of two planned for the site, where Lake Michigan meets the Chicago River. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (@skidmoreowingsmerrill) Designed by SOM’s Chicago studio with the late David Childs, the tower takes a measured approach to its exposed waterfront setting. According to the architects, the cascading terraces, tiered setbacks, slender profile, and 83-foot crown were shaped through extensive wind testing, including studies in SOM’s in-house wind tunnel and further analysis by the consultant RWDI, avoiding the need for supplementary damping devices. Rendering of the two planned 400 Lake Shore Drive towers designed by SOM. Image courtesy of SOM. Developed by Related Midwest, the project is slated for ...
The University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design has a new dean: Architect and educator Mason White began his five-year term on July 1, bringing more than two decades of experience at Daniels to the role. A faculty member since 2005, White’s work spans architecture, urban design, and the relationship between the built environment and society, with a particular focus on cold climates. He is also a founding partner of LATERAL OFFICE, where he frequently collaborates with Indigenous partners on community-focused research and design. White has held several leadership positions at Daniels, including directing its master’s programs in architecture and urban design, as well as its post-professional architecture and landscape architecture programs. He is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and has been involved in more than $2.4 million CAD ($1.7 million USD) in funded research. His work extends well beyond the classroom. White i...
Check out our latest curated selection of architecture and design firms currently hiring on Archinect Jobs: This week's featured employer highlight includes exciting openings in Los Angeles, New York City/Brooklyn, and San Francisco/Redwood City. For even more opportunities, visit the Archinect job board. FXCollaborative has three attractive roles available in Brooklyn: an Intermediate Architect with eight to ten years of experience and proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, and other related design software; an Architectural Designer with five to eight years of experience and proficiency with Revit, SketchUp, Enscape, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, and Adobe Creative Suite; and a BIM Manager with eight-plus years of experience and expert-level Revit skills, as well as familiarity with AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Adobe Creative Suite. Columbia Business School Henry R. Kravitz Hall and David Geffen Hall by FXCollaborative and DS+R. Photo: Iwan Baan New York City-based architecture, construction, and develop...
Kengo Kuma will receive the Andrée Putman Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2027 Créateurs Design Awards. The prolific Japanese architect was recognized for an architectural career spanning more than three decades, during which he has developed a distinctive approach to materiality, craft, and the reinterpretation of Japanese architectural traditions.
This just in: The U.S. Supreme Court today allowed construction of Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project to proceed indefinitely while legal challenges continue. In a 5–4 decision, the court blocked lower-court rulings that would have paused the aboveground portion of the project (Archinect reported on August 7). The challenge, brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, argued that Trump lacked unilateral authority to proceed without congressional approval. The court’s unsigned eight-page ruling found that the trust likely lacks standing to bring the case but stopped short of deciding whether the president actually has the authority to build the ballroom without Congress. "Today, we do not pass upon the legality of the government’s East Wing project," the ruling states. "We conclude only that, based on the submissions before us, the government is likely to prevail in showing that the Trust lacks Article III standing to challenge the project in federal cou...
Elia Zenghelis, the Greek architect, educator, and co-founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), has died at the age of 89. Details surrounding his death have not yet been made public. Born in Athens in 1937, Zenghelis studied at London’s Architectural Association, where he later taught for decades. In 1975, he co-founded OMA with Rem Koolhaas, Zoe Zenghelis, and Madelon Vriesendorp, following their influential collaboration on Exodus, or the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture in 1972. He later established Gigantes Zenghelis Architects with Eleni Gigantes in Athens. Zenghelis was also an influential teacher, holding positions at the AA, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Berlage Institute, EPFL, ETH Zurich, Yale, and other leading architecture schools, shaping generations of architects through an approach that consistently connected architecture with the city, collective life, and broader cultural and political questions.
In July, Cipriani Residences, in the Brickell neighborhood, became the tallest building in Miami and the tallest residential building south of New York City. [...] Supertalls (skyscrapers over 984 feet) and megatalls (buildings taller than 1,968 feet) are still relatively rare engineering anomalies. Currently, megatalls exist only in Asia and the Middle East. Miami’s entry into this elite tier signals a new era for the city. A recent NYT piece explains Miami's supercharged aspirations to fill its skyline with ever-taller buildings, including the recently topped-out 950-foot Cipriani Residences Miami, Waldorf Astoria Residences, Aston Martin Residences, Delano Residences, Mercedes-Benz Residences, Miami Riverbridge, Dolce & Gabbana, Okan Tower, One Bayfront, Citadel's new HQ, and Trump's presidential 'library' hotel proposal. The authors don't fail to include the enormous geological and meteorological concerns that South Florida's challenging ground composition and hurricane-prone climate pose for this new crop of real estate development, with sinking buildings described in an alarming recent University of Miami study.
The University at Buffalo's School of Architecture and Planning, an Archinect Partner School, has shared its Fall 2026 lecture poster and public speaker lineup with Get Lectured. The Housing Faculty Panel with Gregory Delaney, Xuanyi Nie, and Kristine Stiphany gets the event series started on September 9, followed by the Advancing Resilient Design through Criticism Symposium on September 23, featuring moderators Julia Czerniak and Nina-Marie Lister and panelists Salmaan Craig, Felix Heisel, Karen M’Closkey, Miho Mazereeuw, Kiel Moe, Erkin Özay, Kristine Stiphany, and Charles Waldheim. October presents lectures by Erin Moore (Oct 7) and Keller Easterling (Oct 21, coinciding with the opening of the Clarkson Chair Exhibition: Keller Easterling). John Ronan speaks on November 4. The conversation Building with Time takes place on November 18 and features panelists Laurence Lafforgue, Jorge Otero-Pailos, Dennis Maher, and Hadas Steiner. The exhibitions IN PROCESS: STUDIOWORKS (until Nove...
In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Kitchen Spaces. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles. ↑ Lake Point House in New Hampshire by Marcus Gleysteen Architects ↑ West Don Ravine Home in Toronto, Canada, by Poiesis Architecture ↑ Gamezone in the Sierra Nevada by Faulkner Architects; Photo: Joe Fletcher ↑ Riverfold House in Central Oregon by Hacker Architects; Photo: Jeremy Bittermann ↑ South Portland Avenue Rooftop Apartment in Brooklyn, NY, by Bo Lee Architects; Photo: Skyler Smith ↑ Fergie-Whistler Cabin in Whistler, Canada, by Studio AR&D Architects ↑ Prospect Heights Townhouse in Brooklyn, NY, by Elizabeth Roberts Architecture & Design; Photo: Dustin Aksland ↑ Alaska Residence in Atlanta, GA, by West Archit...
Usher in the changing season with the wide array of events, festivals, and exhibitions available to the architecture and design community in September. From the roster of ongoing and upcoming events listed on Bustler, here are our latest featured picks worth checking out. UPCOMING EVENTS
A little over one year since the new A’s Ballpark broke ground in Las Vegas, construction on the massive 33,000-seat stadium is making progress, with the second of the six arched roof trusses now in place and spanning nearly 700 feet across the playing field. Video courtesy Athletics. "When complete, the roof structure will rise 290 feet above the playing field," says a social media update by Thornton Tomasetti, the engineering partner for the stadium. "The ballpark will also feature one of the world’s largest cable-net glass façades in the outfield, providing expansive views of the Las Vegas Strip." The development is located on the site of the former Tropicana Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Thornton Tomasetti (@thorntontomasetti) The team first unveiled the design by BIG and HNTB in 2024 after formalizing its intention to relocate from Oakland to Nevada in time for the start of the 2028 season. Image credit: Negativ Im...
Brad Pitt has come on board Wim Wenders‘ new documentary, From Inside Out — The Architecture of Peter Zumthor as an executive producer [...]. In the doc, shot over the past 14 years, Wenders (Pina, Buena Vista Social Club) moves through the buildings of the Pritzker Prize-winning Swiss architect, from the first family homes he designed in the Alps to the sprawling new Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which he completed this year. While rumors of a Wenders documentary about Peter Zumthor have circulated on Archinect since at least 2012, the project was publicly confirmed in 2020. Brad Pitt, a vocal architecture enthusiast (he was a key figure behind the Make It Right initiative in New Orleans), emerged as a prominent advocate for LACMA's Zumthor-designed and recently completed makeover in Los Angeles. "His support, which included speaking at a decisive L.A. County hearing in 2019, was considered key in getting the project over the line," The Hollywood Reporter states. Related on Archinect: Watch Peter Zumthor's LACMA opening remarks: 'I love this city' Besides LACMA, the documentary will also include other well-known Zumthor projects, such as the Therme Vals spa, the Kolumba Art Museum, the Bruder Klaus Chapel, as well as the failed (and now demolished) Topography of Terror museum. From Inside Out — The Architecture of Peter Zumthor is scheduled to premiere at the Venice Film Festival next month.
Get Lectured is back from the summer break, ready to present all the exciting public lectures and events (and their accompanying poster designs) that architecture schools have to offer this Fall semester. Kicking things off is Brooklyn's Pratt School of Architecture, an Archinect Partner School. Under the "transformations" theme for the 2026–2027 academic year, the series will present Not Your Typical AI Talk (Sep 3, with Jean Pouget-Abadie); Aspiration and Accountability: a study in further criteria for the next iterations in High Rise Design (Sep 10, with Kathleen Dunne & Erica Alonzo); Energetic Clean Energy Board Game Night (Sep 20, with Isil Akgul & Summer Sandoval); Big Problems vs Bigger Solutions: Data Centers & the Clean Energy Transition (Sep 21, with Ankita Nalavade & Summer Sandoval); Pratt Sessions: Stan Allen (Sep 21); Are AI Datacenters a Threat to our Clean Energy Future? Local and Global Perspectives (Sep 24, with Summer Sandoval, Martha Molfetas & Jen Hung); IA: ...
The 2026 Housing Education Prize, presented by the AIA, its Housing and Community Development Knowledge Community, and the ACSA, has recognized three winning course proposals that take a broader view of what it means to prepare architects for the housing question. Their subjects range from design and development to policy, advocacy, research, and public service. The winning courses will eventually make their way into classrooms at ACSA member schools across the U.S., accompanied by a cash prize and publication. Take a look: Moving House: Culturally Resonant/Technically Innovative Housing Research, Design and Prototyping Rob Corser & Julie Kriegh, University of Washington
The latest edition of our curated career highlights from Archinect Jobs features five employers across the Seattle area currently looking to expand with new, attractive opportunities. Preparing for a new job? Be sure to follow our Archinect Tips series to improve your portfolio, resume, and interviewing skills and increase your chances of getting that next job. WRNS Studio seeks an Intermediate Architect or Designer, an Interior Designer, and a Project Architect Intermediate Architect or Designer details: Qualifications include a minimum of five years of work experience in medium- to large-scale projects, engineer-consultant coordination, construction phase, and excellent Revit skills. Interior Designer details: Qualifications include a minimum of five years of experience, expertise in Revit and proficiency in 3D rendering tools such as Enscape, Lumion, or Rhino, a strong background in workplace interiors and planning, knowledge of systems, furniture, interior finishes, and workplac...
The Trump administration is, for the first time, threatening the demolition of the Kennedy Center if the arts institution isn’t allowed to follow its plans for the site, including adding President Donald Trump’s name to the front of the building. [...] The DOJ attorneys called the Kennedy Center “structurally unsound, fundamentally unsafe, and embarrassing to the Nation’s Capital.” Just when you thought the judge-ordered removal of Trump's name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts facade in June had put an end to ill-placed, egotistic name claims, the administration is doubling down with threats of demolishing the 1971 landmark altogether to make way for a replacement structure: "Without those efforts, the Center will deteriorate further into an unsafe, decrepit structure that will be required to be taken down, with a determination to follow on what to build on the site, such as a large outdoor amphitheater overlooking the Potomac River that has been proposed, by some, for many years," a Justice Department attorney stated in a court filing this week. The Kennedy Center board, made up of Trump appointees, reportedly voted to tack Trump's name back onto the building, with the facade potentially reading: "The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump Endowed by the Trump Kennedy ...
Following our previous look at an opening for a Senior Architect at OMA, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore open roles on Archinect Jobs for two Assistant Professors, Architectural Design at the University of Southern California. The positions, based in Los Angeles, call for individuals with “proven records of research and teaching in design studios and seminars at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.” Among the experience required is a “robust research agenda, one that engages urgent social, cultural, technological, and/or environmental challenges facing the built environment today.” Both appointments are expected to begin in August 2027. Related on Archinect: ShadeLA design contest winners envision a cooler Los Angeles (literally). Image courtesy Shade Zone Design Competition/USC Why the roles interest us The open roles at the University of Southern California’s School of Architecture offer us the opportunity to explore recent developme...
Kansas State University’s College of Architecture, Planning & Design has appointed journalist, design critic, and researcher Timothy Schuler as the inaugural director of its newly established Institute for Community Design & Research. The institute will serve as a hub for community-engaged design, research, and outreach across Kansas, connecting APDesign faculty and students with practitioners, public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and local communities. The institute’s work will address issues including housing, economic development, infrastructure, environmental resilience, and quality of life. Operating under a mission of “Serving Kansas through Design, Innovation, Service and Engagement,” the institute will build on APDesign’s existing community partnerships and interdisciplinary teaching and research. Planned activities include community design studios, rural design laboratories, summer fellowships, public workshops, and research collaborations. Timothy Schuler. Image cour...
Take a look at our latest curated selection of architecture and design firms currently hiring on Archinect Jobs: This week's featured employer highlight includes job openings in Los Angeles/Manhattan Beach, New York City, and Atlanta. For even more opportunities, visit the Archinect job board. OMA has four exciting job opportunities available in New York City: a Senior Architect with eight-plus years of experience and hands-on construction administration experience; a Business Development Officer / Manager with four-plus years of experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite; an Architect/Designer with five years of experience and proficiency with AutoCAD; and a Senior Architect/Designer with eight-plus years of experience in all design phases. The Senior Architect/Designer and the Senior Architect should be proficient in AutoCAD, Rhino, and Adobe Creative Suite. New Museum expansion by OMA. Photo: Jason O'Rear. In Manhattan Beach, Fair Studio is seeking a...
Powerhouse Parramatta has announced that it will open to the public on November 7, 2026, completing a major new cultural development on the banks of the Parramatta River in Western Sydney. Designed by Moreau Kusunoki as lead designer, with Australian practice Genton as local architect and engineering by Arup, the 300,000-square-foot museum cost over USD 640 million. Image credit: Rory GardinerImage credit: Rory Gardiner The scheme represents the first state cultural institution established in Western Sydney and forms part of a wider almost USD 1 billion renewal program for the Powerhouse museum group. The new building will contain seven exhibition spaces alongside retail and dining areas, a rooftop observatory, an Indigenous garden, educational facilities, and residential accommodation for visiting researchers and collaborators. Image credit: Rory GardinerImage credit: Rory Gardiner More than 3,000 objects will feature across the museum’s opening program, including 1,600 works from th...
The University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design has named Steven Holl and the City of Boston’s 2030 Climate Action Plan as recipients of its 2026 professional medals. The awards will be presented on November 10 at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. Holl will receive the 2026 Kanter Tritsch Medal in Architecture, which recognizes architects or practices for their contributions to design, with consideration given to energy conservation, environmental quality, and diversity. Established in 2017 through a gift from Weitzman School alumna Lori Kanter Tritsch, the medal has previously been awarded to design figures including Peter Eisenman, Koning Eizenberg, James Corner Field Operations, SANAA, and Marina Tabassum Architects. “Steven Holl has expanded architecture’s expressive potential,” said Fritz Steiner, dean and Paley Professor at Weitzman. “Boston’s 2030 Climate Action Plan demonstrates how cities can connect climate policy to public health, quality of li...
Following our previous visit to Curtis + Ginsberg, we are keeping our Meet Your Next Employer series in New York City this week to explore the work of Matiz Architecture and Design. Founded by Juan Matiz, the firm has amassed a diverse portfolio ranging from higher education and non-profits to residential and commercial projects. “We design at the intersection of where big meets small with projects that inspire,” they say about their approach. “As a result, we build a strong foundation for architecture as part of the larger world. Any project, of any scale, has an impact that resonates within the community around it.” Over on Archinect Jobs, the firm is currently hiring an Intermediate/Senior Architect to join their New York City team. For candidates interested in applying for a position or anybody interested in learning more about the studio’s output, we have rounded up unique renovation and expansion projects by Matiz Architecture and Design that exemplify their ethos. Pratt Stude...
The winners have been announced for the 2026 Kaira Looro competition. The challenge, organized by non-profit organization Balouo Salo, called on participants to design a community center in rural Senegal “conceived to strengthen education, social inclusion, culture, and community development in one of the country's most vulnerable regions.” The brief called for a multifunctional civic space capable of housing educational, cultural, and social activities. Participants were also asked to prioritize self-construction techniques, local materials, and low-impact construction strategies adapted to rural environments in Sub-Saharan Africa. The winning entries are as follows: 1ST PRIZE Afroditi Ioannidou, Vladimir Gligorovski (Greece)
In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Architect Sure!. Tip: Use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles. ↑ Zhangbei Mirage in Zhangjiakou, China, by BUZZ; Lighting Design: Puri Lighting Design ↑ O-day'min Park Pavilion in Edmonton, Canada, by gh3*; Photo: Raymond Chow ↑ Torre Negra in Durango, Mexico, by Jonathan Corral Arquitectos; Photo: Recording Architecture, Paco Álvarez ↑ Scaffolding Intervention on Industrial Site in Shanghai, China, by People's Architecture Office; Photo: Zhu Yumeng ↑ The Bridge in Hanoi, Vietnam, by G8A Architecture & Urban Planning; Photo: Studio Periphery, Khoo Guo Jie ↑ Hangzhou LOFT49 Regeneration in Hangzhou, China, by line+; Photo: Shan-jian images ↑ Lantern House in Seattle, WA, by Synd...
Looking for new, exciting architecture and design competitions to consider? Check out our latest curated picks of challenges listed on Bustler: Featured today are four briefs seeking design proposals for the redevelopment of an aging swimming pool in Busan, South Korea, exceptional projects by architects throughout Washington, ideas for a modern grotesque, and outstanding achievements in historic preservation in Los Angeles. For the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here.
The Royal Institute of British Architects has awarded the 2026 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship to University of Bath student Yukta Chegu. The recognition was given for Chegu’s research project examining construction material reuse systems in India. Chegu’s winning proposal, Rubble Futures: Mapping India’s Informal Salvage Economies as Blueprint for Global Circular Construction, will investigate methods for recovering, reusing, and recirculating materials from construction and demolition activities. The research will focus particularly on Bangalore, alongside fieldwork in other major Indian cities. Through a program combining orientation, field research, and analysis, Chegu will examine how informal salvage economies operate in practice and assess their potential relevance to construction practices elsewhere. The project will consider how approaches developed within Indian cities could inform efforts to establish more circular systems of material use in the United Kingdom and...
The Van Alen Institute has announced the relaunch of its historic Paris Prize as the Re:Paris Prize, shifting the program’s focus toward reparative and regenerative urbanism in post-colonial regions. The inaugural 2026 edition will be organized in partnership with the Pan-African Biennale, a continental biennale dedicated to architecture and the built environment. Originally established in 1904, the Paris Prize operated as an annual design competition until 1997. Early winners received a year of study at Paris’s École des Beaux-Arts, while past recipients included architects William Van Alen, Max Abramovitz, and Richard H. Granelli. The reformulated prize will initially focus on Africa, with Pan-African Biennale founding curator Omar Degan contributing to its themes and the selection and mentoring of recipients. Three designers will each receive a $35,000 travel fellowship to undertake field research and develop design proposals.
In this week's edition of our curated career roundups from the Archinect job board, we highlight 15 architecture and design firms in the Los Angeles area seeking Job Captains to join their teams. To explore specific job titles from the architectural profession, consult Archinect's Guide to Job Titles series. Also, follow our Archinect Tips series to improve your portfolio, resume, and interview skills and increase your chances of getting that next job. Gehry Partners seeks a Job Captain / Intermediate Architect "Successful candidates will have experience in the preparation of Design and Construction documents; demonstrate effective technical abilities, superior problem defining and solving skills, exceptional design skill sets, sensibilities and interests. [...] Proficiency in REVIT at an advanced or expert level are highly desirable. Rhino and AutoCAD are essential and the dexterity to work with multiple platforms is desirable. Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of experience...
The ACSA has unveiled the winners of its 2026 Concrete Masonry Student Competition. The annual challenge, organized in collaboration with the Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, selected seven projects that "utilize concrete masonry products as the primary material to reimagine a Welcome Center of tomorrow, with an emphasis on rethinking the future of travel." For the competition, students were tasked with designing a welcome center that was universally accessible, resilient in the face of change, and forward-thinking. "The winning projects transform welcome centers into dynamic landmarks and multifunctional hubs, with each design emphasizing concrete masonry as a versatile, enduring, and expressive building material," the organizers noted. The winning submissions were as follows: First Place (pictured above): Linked Assembly Students: Kesaia Williams, Lauren Chacon & Hartwell Brann Faculty Sponsor: Andrea Alberto Dutto University of Idaho Juror Comments: "Linked Assembly presents a...
Vancouver-based Henriquez Partners Architects has had plans approved for a major mixed-use development in the city comprising four towers. Among them is a 1,033-foot structure that would become Western Canada's tallest building and the city's first supertall tower. Image courtesy of Holborn Group Designed for developer Holborn Group, the proposal spans three sites at 501 and 595 West Georgia Street and 388 Abbott Street, connecting Vancouver’s central business district with the Downtown Eastside. More than three million square feet of development would accommodate housing, hotel, retail, conference, cultural, and public uses. Image courtesy of Holborn Group Three towers are proposed across two blocks on West Georgia Street, rising between 774 and 1,033 feet. The tallest would contain a hotel and feature a diagrid exoskeleton developed with structural engineer Arup, allowing for column-free interior spaces. Meanwhile, a 300-foot residential building at 388 Abbott Street would be provid...
The architecture industry’s long business slump shows little sign of letting up: The American Institute of Architects reported today that the latest AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index dipped to 46.6 in July (down from 47.3 in June), marking another month of contraction and extending the downturn to nearly three and a half years, the longest in the ABI’s history. There’s still interest in new work, with project inquiries reportedly rising again in July, but signed design contracts continued to lag. The weakness isn’t confined to one corner of the country, the survey says. Billings declined across all four regions and every major specialization, with the Northeast once again bringing up the rear. Multifamily and institutional firms have given up the modest gains seen earlier this year, while commercial and industrial firms remain stuck in a downturn that has lasted since July 2022. Reading the tea leaves, AIA Chief Economist Richard Branch explained: "Macroeconomic uncertainty co...
Following our previous look at several openings at UC Berkeley, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Senior Architect with CA Experience at OMA, one of several openings at the firm on our jobs board. The position, based in New York City, calls for an individual who will “contribute to projects across all phases, with a strong emphasis on the Construction Administration (CA) phase for projects based in the United States.” Among the requirements are 8 or more years of experience, including all design phases with particular experience in CA, as well as experience serving as the Architect of Record. “We are looking for candidates who demonstrate exceptional technical expertise, deep hands-on CA experience, strong site and field coordination skills, and robust communication skills, and who can operate at the highest professional level,” the firm adds. Related on Archinect: Inside OMA and Y.A. Studio’s new affordable...
LGA Architectural Partners has completed Mabelle Park, a new public space serving a high-density residential community in Toronto, Canada. Developed with non-profit organization Mabelle Arts, the project transforms a previously underused site owned by Toronto Community Housing into a neighborhood park and cultural gathering space. Image credit: doublespace photographyImage credit: doublespace photography The project follows a seven-year collaboration between LGA and Mabelle Arts, including an engagement process involving hundreds of local residents. Workshops, art-making, theater, and music activities were used to gather input from community members and inform the design. Image credit: doublespace photographyImage credit: doublespace photography At the center of the 22,000-square-foot park is an open-ended pavilion named The Belle. The structure contains staff workstations, a kitchenette, a universal washroom, and two flexible rooms opening onto a covered deck that can also function a...
From Archinect's active community of job seekers, firms, and schools, we have selected five featured architectural employers with current openings in New York City, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Boston. For even more opportunities, visit the Archinect job board. Adamson Associates is seeking Architects with four to ten years of experience in Los Angeles and Revit proficiency. The ideal candidate has experience working on a multidisciplinary team to prepare design and construction documents. Applicants should also possess a strong interest in building technology, construction methods, related engineering principles, sustainability strategies, building codes, and the assembly of construction drawings. Shard Place. Design Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop; Executive Architect: Adamson Associates. New York City-based firm bonetti/kozerski architecture DPC has two exciting roles available: an Architectural Interior Designer - Hospitality Projects with a minimum of eight years of experi...
OMA and San Francisco-based Y.A. Studio have completed 730 Stanyan, a 160-unit affordable housing development adjacent to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. The project marks OMA’s first completed 100% affordable housing development in the United States, according to the firm. Image credit: Jason O'RearImage credit: Jason O'Rear The 1.9-million-square-foot mixed-use development was delivered for the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation and Chinatown Community Development Center. The permanently affordable apartments are intended for low-income families, formerly unhoused families, and Transitional Age Youth. Image credit: Jason O'RearImage credit: Jason O'Rear Occupying a former fast-food site at Haight and Stanyan Streets, the eight-story building is divided into volumes responding to the scale of the surrounding neighborhood. Four-story sections face Haight and Waller Streets, while an eight-story central volume is shaped around a series of c...
The Graham Foundation has announced its recipients of grants to organisations for 2026. A total of $451,000 was awarded to 45 projects that “expand architectural discourse through exhibitions, publications, public programs, and international platforms.” The new grants highlight work by established and emerging architects, artists, curators, designers, historians, scholars, writers, and others working with organizations worldwide. The awards come weeks after the foundation awarded a slate of grants to projects exploring architecture through exhibitions, films, publications, and research. In total, more than $46 million has been awarded by the foundation in 70 years, supporting over 5,500 projects. The 2026 projects funded are as follows:
Earlier this year Niall Patrick Walsh had a chance to visit and chat with Powerhouse Company partner Stefan Prins who explains "When Nanne partnered with the real estate developer Niels Jansen to create RED Company, it was driven by a passion to make things happen; that is how those two worlds merged. We wanted to build, and we had ideas, so let’s go for it. I’m not sure if what we do is the future of architecture, but it does show something about the possibility of changing the relationship between the client/developer and the architect." Floating Office Rotterdam by Powerhouse Company. Image credit - Powerhouse Company Plus, Tianrong Wu penned a reflection on her "tenth anniversary with architecture" looking back over years which included "moving between schools, competitions, internships, and jobs — across China, Japan, the U.S., Switzerland, Austria, and Denmark." Orhan Ayyüce was impressed "Great writing, Tianrong! Very fluid and creative. I hope you write more for Archinect!" ...