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APRIL 17, 2024

TIME Magazine has named architects Lesley Lokko and Marina Tabassum to its list of the world’s '100 Most Influential People of 2024.' The recent RIBA Gold Medalist (Lokko) and Soan Medal winner (Tabassum) were honored by the publication along with artists Jenny Holzer and LaToya Ruby Frazier and global figures such as the noted Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza and Russian political activist Yulia Navalnaya.

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APRIL 16, 2024

Yesterday, the AIA and ASLA New York chapters announced their joint selection of ten projects for this year’s 2024 AIANY + ASLA-NY Transportation + Infrastructure Design Excellence Awards. The annual competition is presented along with program partners from the AIA Austin and ASLA Illinois. Led by the Best in Competition winner, the new Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru – Terminal 2 in Bengaluru, India, from SOM and Grant Associates , the field was chosen by a select jury p

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APRIL 16, 2024

New updates have been shared recently by the Los Angeles Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), charting progress on the $750 million new David Geffen Galleries from Peter Zumthor that is expected to finish construction by the end of this year. According to the museum's most recent April 5th update, interior walls and exterior glazing are being installed on the site’s western side, facing north to Wilshire Boulevard.

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APRIL 16, 2024

We were charged with the design of a multifamily house on a smaller vacant plot in a semi-open development.The biggest challenge here lay in the shape of the plot: very narrow in front and widening towards the back. In addition, it also had to connect seamlessly to the adjacent blind façade of the house. In order to make the different building levels visible in a quest for recognisability and a captivating volumetry, incisions were made, as it were, where limited overhangs provide the shad

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APRIL 16, 2024

ODA-Architecture has revealed plans for a new residential project under construction in Brooklyn that will deliver 336 units of studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments. Their design for the Lorimer House and Copper Lofts in East Williamsburg calls for a triangular block-scale development connected by a bridge, surrounding three small interior courtyards and defined by curved corners that soften its form in response to the site's unique dimensions.

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APRIL 16, 2024

Located inside the recently refurbished old Grade II listed Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children in Hackney, London, the project is a two-storey flat that has been completely reinvented, from its external building fabric and floor slab being upgraded in terms of thermal performance to its bespoke interior and decoration. True to the studio ethos, the Goldsmiths apartment renovation combines design principles and aesthetics that showcase a belief in the use of natural materials, a muted colour p

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MARCH 11, 2024

Our client (a well-traveled international couple with 3 young children) came to us with visions of a comfortable abode for the grandparents visiting from overseas, which in a few years would morph into a teenager hangout, and eventually a retirement retreat for themselves. Our goal is to fullfill these multi-generational functional requirements and support our client's wish to have an elevated experience.

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MARCH 11, 2024

Coffeebar is a contemporary space in the heart of Silicon Valley’s venture capital, Menlo Park, California. The collaboration between interior design firm NICOLEHOLLIS, Walker Warner Architects and Coffeebar owner and founder Greg Buchheister reimagined a building that what was once a nail salon as well as an Asian food market into a curated, modern café that would draw in commuters and residents alike.

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MARCH 11, 2024

This year's winners of the annual Brick in Architecture Awards were announced by the Brick Industry Association today. The award celebrates artistic and technological advancement of the material and the skilled use of brick masonry in architectural designs. Winners were drawn from the United States, Mexico, Canada, China, and, for the first time in the program's history, Russia.

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MARCH 11, 2024

Princeton, New Jersey-based Michael Graves Architecture has announced that the firm is expanding once again with the acquisition of Studio Four Design , a successful 17-person operation working with over twenty years of experience on various project types in the Knoxville, Tennessee, market. The expansion follows five other acquisitions completed between March 2022 and June of last year.

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MARCH 1, 2024

If you're in search of new, exciting architecture and design competitions, take a look at the latest curated picks of challenges listed on Bustler. Highlighted below are four calls seeking RFQs for the redesign of Columbus, Indiana's Downtown Entrance Plaza, large-scale art installations to be built on the same grounds as the 1969 Woodstock festival, exceptional architectural projects across various categories, and innovative concepts for the hotel and tourism industries.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Weiss/Manfredi has been named as the winner of the 37th Louis I. Kahn Award. The New York-based studio was formed by husband and wife duo Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi in 1989 and has since impacted the profession through an award-winning portfolio of cultural, higher-ed, urban design, and institutional projects that have garnered the New York AIA Gold Medal, a 2018 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award, and several other leading honors.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Cushing Terrell partnered with longtime client, Metropolitan Market, to bring their global-inspired take on grocery to the rapidly transforming Crown Hill neighborhood of North Seattle. Their new location transformed a 30+ year-old building into a beautiful, modern shopping destination—one that both fits the context of the up-and-coming neighborhood and ties into Metropolitan Market’s brand.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Our annual Archinect readers’ predictions for this year’s Pritzker Architecture Prize have once again spurred a lively discussion forum thread full of guesses as to which architect will become the 53rd official laureate when the prize is announced on Tuesday, March 5. Last year , our social media polls had the eventual winner, David Chipperfield , over a group of frontrunners that mostly carried over to 2024, namely Jeanne Gang , Kengo Kuma , and Bjarke Ingels.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Shortlisted finalists for the 2024 edition of the MJ Long Prize for Excellence in Practice and Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture have been announced along with the winner of the Prize for Research in Gender and Architecture by the W Awards as part of its annual program honoring the achievements of women in the field of architecture and design.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Following last week’s look at an opening for a Physical Design + Fabrication Internship at VolvoxLabs , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Design Research and Teaching Fellowship at Northeastern University. The fellowship, which has an application deadline of March 1st, offers an “opportunity to develop a body of design research based on a specific area of interest while contributing to the vibrant intel

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A team led by Skanska and Bjarke Ingels Group has completed a major new office tower in Houston , Texas. Named 1550 on the Green, the 28-story tower is part of a three-block master plan by Skanska, designed by BIG, with interiors by Michael Hsu. Image credit: Skanska USA Commercial Development, Inc. The 375,000-square-foot tower is primarily devoted to office accommodation, with ground floor space dedicated to hospitality.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Lloyd Wright ’s Wayfarers Chapel closed its doors to the public abruptly last week due to the threat of landslides that have afflicted the Los Angeles area and its site in Rancho Palos Verdes. In a statement posted to the Chapel’s website , the ministry responsible for its stewardship cited “accelerated land movement” in the area as the reason for its immediate temporary closure.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The latest data contained in the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for the month of January has shown a slight increase from December's 45.4 total to a new score of 46.2, signaling a continued weakening in business conditions as we enter 2024 following a year of heavy economic turbulence for the industry. (Any score below 50 indicates decreasing business conditions.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Our design philosophy is constructed upon the belief that a workspace is more than just a space for work; it’s a living space. So, the project mission is broader than creating “productive” spaces. We want our design to facilitate human wellbeing. In the design exploratory phase, we identified states our design should ignite: openness toward each other, a sense of belonging, calm, safety, motivation to learn and discover and empowerment.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

With the presentation of this month’s NFL Super Bowl LVIIl in Las Vegas , a specially-made design constituting the world’s tallest free-standing 3D printed structure will also be on display inside Allegiant Stadium courtesy of the Kansas City tandem MANICA Architecture and fabrication firm Dimensional Innovations (DI). The special Al Davis Memorial Torch is made in tribute to the eccentric former Raiders owner, author of the phrase "Just Win Baby," and a favorite among NFL fans for m

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JANUARY 23, 2024

A group of six architects and designers was announced today for inclusion in the prestigious United States Artists Fellowship cohort for 2024. Each will receive a $50,000 cash grant to be used at their discretion in recognition of their socially engaged and community-driven pursuits. This year's program was noted for its interdisciplinary approach, with many artists reaching outside their field to affect change in other areas, such as law, policy, and healthcare, that are equally vital to buildi

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Take a look at our latest curated selection of architecture and lighting design firms currently hiring on Archinect Jobs : This week's featured employer highlight includes job openings in New York City , Chicago , Austin , and San Francisco. For even more opportunities, visit Archinect Jobs and peruse our active community of job seekers , firms , and schools.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

The team behind the Boardwalk at Bricktown development in Oklahoma City is to request a design variance from city officials which, if granted, would see the project become the tallest building in the United States. Designed by California-based Architects Orange for Matteson Capital, the project contains four towers and spans 5 million square feet, hosting hotels, residential units, and commercial and hospitality functions.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Spending on nonresidential buildings will see a minor 4% increase in 2024 despite a 20% increase in 2023, according to the AIA’s latest Consensus Construction Forecast. In 2025, meanwhile, the pace is expected to slow to just over 1% growth. Across key sectors, manufacturing construction will see a 10% increase in 2024, while institutional construction will see mid-single-digit gains over the next two years.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

The City of Port Coquitlam in British Columbia , Canada, recently unveiled the final proposed design for one of the province’s largest training and recreational hubs for soccer. Designed by Indigenous-led, Vancouver-based firm Formline Architecture , the facility will serve as a state-of-the-art soccer and community hub and B.C. Soccer’s new headquarters, with office space for local soccer club Port Coquitlam Euro-Rite FC.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

New research produced by the University of Cambridge has identified key strategies to better effect a widespread implementation of inclusive design beyond its current status as a nascent set of concepts that have yet to be fully adopted by practitioners in almost every sector. The paper’s lead investigators, Dr. Matteo Zallio and Professor P John Clarkson, surveyed a total of 114 different practitioners of architecture to produce an assessment of the current perceptions and challenges inhe

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JANUARY 5, 2024

In the mid 17th century early settlers of Montauk, New York established what is now the oldest working cattle ranch in America. Other ranches later emerged nearby and many remain but some have succumbed to residential subdivision. Their remnants survive today in the form of horse stables, barns, and workers’ cottages. One such cottage, a late addition built in the mid 20th century, sat near the top of a hill with almost 360º views of the nearby lake, ocean, sound, and nature preserves

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Tokyo -based Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture has completed a residential scheme in the western part of the Japanese capital defined by an exposed concrete structure on a constrained site. According to the designers, the three-unit scheme “emphasizes maximal utilization of natural energy and pursues comfortable livability.” Image credit: BAUHAUS NEO Image credit: BAUHAUS NEO Designed in collaboration with Kiz Architects and Hidetaka Gonai/Escenario, and completed in the winter of 2022, th

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JANUARY 5, 2024

18-20 Greycoat Place is a new seven-storey building in the heart of Victoria, at the intersection of Greycoat Place, Greencoat Place and Rochester Row. Comprising four floors of workspace with duplex apartments on the upper floors, the ground floor is animated on all three sides with an office reception and retail use. The development follows the curved line of the street and draws on the notable brick buildings and prevalent mansion block vernacular of the area, with a material palette of red s

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Toronto-based Studio AC has offered a look inside their “unapologetically” residential scheme in the Canadian city. The three-story home reads as a series of stacked boxes from the outside with echoes of traditional residential forms. Image credit: Doublespace Photography Image credit: Doublespace Photography At the base of the scheme, an otherwise contemporary rectilinear massing holds a gable-shaped opening while, above, the scheme is crowned by a gabled roof form.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

An overlooked design from one of Southern California’s most respected midcentury designers, Richard Neutra ’s Mariners Medical Arts building in Newport Beach, California, was restored thanks to Los Angeles-based ShubinDonaldson. The project for client Burnham-Ward Properties sought to bring the three-pavilion design as close to its original appearance as possible.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

Around three years after the Nevada Museum of Art (NMA) in Reno suspended its plans to move forward with a Las Vegas branch of the museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the foundation of the philanthropist Elaine P. Wynn have announced an unprecedented partnership to launch a new museum in the city called the Las Vegas Museum of Art (LVMA).

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Following last week’s visit to Richmond-based 3North , we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to New York City this week to explore the work of JG Neukomm Architecture. Founded in 2017 by Jean-Gabriel Neukomm, the firm operates on the premise that “great architecture requires a bold vision for collaboration, a commitment to honor the histories of site and community, and an embrace of intelligent, lasting design.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Snøhetta has unveiled its design for an opera house in Diriyah, on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Inspired by the surrounding desert landscape, local cultural heritage, and Najdi building traditions, the Royal Diriyah Opera House forms part of a wider master plan to redevelop the historic area. Image credit: Binyan Both the form and materiality of the opera house respond to a vernacular style in the area known as Najdi, which historically saw mud-brick structures closely clustered

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

The LA Times recently debuted a useful map of seismic retrofit projects in major sections of the city months after official updates to the building code were enacted to address risks posed to soft-story and non-ductile concrete structures before 2033. The map was made by surveying available records from Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, and Pasadena.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Following yesterday's announcement of Day One winners, we continue with our World Architecture Festival coverage by sharing the next round of award winners for the Completed Buildings, Future Projects, and INSIDE categories from Day Two. Explore the Festival's latest batch of award-winning projects and stay tuned also for the grand announcement of the main category awards of World Building of the Year and World Interior of the Year.

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