Architecture News
Valerio Dewalt Train Completes Innovation One at University Research Park
Suburban research parks are challenged to compete with increasingly popular urban environments to attract and retain tenants.
International Design Competition Launched for Cold War Veterans Memorial In Somers, Wisconsin
Pritzker Military Museum & Library has launched an international design competition for the new Cold War Veterans Memorial in Somers, Wisconsin. This Memorial will be a critical piece of the Pritzker Archives and Memorial Park Center (PAMPC) currently under development.
New 'Build Smart' Podcast Helps Architects & Designers Survive Recessions
Build Smart is a narrative podcast that features Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA, architect, and former CEO of the global firm HOK. This 14-episode series is based on MacLeamy's Book, 'Designing a World-Class Architecture Firm.'
MIT Press Launches Open Access Collection of 34 Classic Architecture and Urban Studies Titles
The MIT Press has launched 'MIT Press Open Architecture and Urban Studies,' a robust digital collection of classic and previously out-of-print architecture and urban studies books, on their digital book platform.
Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship 2021: Call for Applications
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has opened applications for the 2021 Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship. The scholarship seeks to reward one architecture student and fund their travel to explore the sustainable survival of cities and towns.
SRG Partnership Portland Studio
SRG Partnership recently completed its own office in Portland, Oregon. Designed to achieve LEED Platinum, the office effortlessly connects people to each other by encouraging spontaneous interactions and accessible views of each other's current, in-the-moment projects.
15th Annual International Design Awards
The International Design Awards (IDA) has announced its call for submissions for 2021. The Awards program is aimed to recognize, celebrate and promote legendary design visionaries and uncover emerging talent.
Woods Bagot Adds Futurist Francesca Birks to its Roster
In a move that further redefines the contemporary practice of architecture, Woods Bagot has created an insights role as part of its investment to position the firm with a competitive edge. Announcing the appointment of Francesca Birks to lead a new insights team, CEO Nik Karalis said the intent is to "help our clients understand the greater forces at play."
Maydan Architects Gives Modern Makeover to 1930's San Francisco Home
Maydan Architects has elegantly transformed an aging 1930's apartment into an ultra-modern gem, with a focus on luxury and functionality.
Process: How to Create Community Buildings with Impact
HCMA has published a new book and online course to guide people through the process of creating socially and environmentally-focused public buildings.
Seward Park Backyard Cottage by Fivedot
Fivedot recently completed the Seward Park Backyard Cottage in Seattle, WA. This backyard detached accessory dwelling unit (DADU) is the new home for a couple who are downsizing in order to be closer to their children and grandchildren.
CLB Architects Designs Minimalistic Mountain Escape in Teton Village
CLB Architects recently completed a contemporary residence in Teton Village, Wyoming. The four-bedroom, the five-and-a-half-bathroom home spans 5,735 square feet and provides its California-based owners easy access to skiing, cycling, and hiking that the Tetons have to offer.
Parc Omega Design Competition
Radical Innovation has announced a new special edition design competition, 'Parc Omega,' that challenges architectural professionals and students to envision a 120-Key Hospitality Design Concept for the 2200 acre wildlife sanctuary set in the natural scenery of the Outaouais region in Quebec.
EskewDumezRipple Unveils Center for Developing Entrepreneurs
EskewDumezRipple has unveiled its designs for the new Center for Developing Entrepreneurs located in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Jaco Booyens and SAOTA Restore Buffelsdrift Farm
Jaco Booyens and SAOTA restored Buffelsdrift, an award-winning farm located west of Ladismith in the arid Klein Karoo region of South Africa.
Kent Panther Lake Library by Fivedot
Fivedot recently transformed a 5,300 sq ft casino into a library. This was the last project of the Capital Bond Measure in which Seattle's King County Library systems opened 17 new libraries, expanded 11 libraries, and renovated 14 libraries.
Good Design Australia Launches 2021 Good Design Awards
Good Design Australia is calling for entries for the 2021 Good Design Awards. The Awards are globally respected for the high standard of design evaluation and attract new and innovative design projects from around the world each year.
UK's National Gallery Seeking Design Team for its NG200 Project
The UK's National Gallery is seeking a multi-disciplinary design team to work with it on a suite of capital projects to mark its bicentenary, its 200th anniversary, with an initial phase to be opened in 2024.
PAVE Student Aid - Spring 2021: Call for Applications
PAVE is now accepting applications for its aid program that supports students studying retail design, interior design, architecture, visual merchandising, industrial design, and similar programs.
LOOP Design Awards 2021: Call for Entries
The LOOP Design Awards 2021 is now open for entries. The second edition of the awards is open to all designers, creatives, photographers & individuals involved in architecture, interior design, landscape design, product design, and architecture photography.
SRG Partnership Unveils Edward J. Ray Hall at the Cascades Campus of Oregon State University
SRG Partnership has unveiled its designs for the Edward J. Ray Hall for the Cascades Campus of Oregon State University in Bend, Oregon.
The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence Speaker Series with Northeastern University
Join the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence (RBA) and Northeastern University for the Myra Kraft Open Classroom 'Inspiring Design' speaker series, exploring how people and places nationwide are responding to the crucial charge of creating equitable and inclusive places for all.
SAOTA & ARRCC Design High-end Floating Villas in Collaboration with Admares
SAOTA and ARRCC, in partnership with ADMARES, unveiled their plans to create an exclusive high-end floating villa line to be made available to clients worldwide during 2021.
NYCxDESIGN Launches Its First Grant as a Non-Profit
NYCxDESIGN has announced its inaugural Breakout Grant, created to support independent design entrepreneurs with significant funding and visibility.
Glacier Eye Clinic by Cushing Terrell
Designed by Cushing Terrell, Glacier Eye Clinic is a 29,000 sq. ft. building composed on a naturally sloping site, oriented to take full advantage of the views of Glacier National Park.
House Noir by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects
Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects recently completed House Noir, located in one of the last undeveloped oceanfront lots on Pacific Coast Highway, and creatively addresses the complexity of building next to the water, especially in the face of climate change.
Conversations on Architecture: Atelier Bow-Wow x MVRDV
Hosted by Japan House London, this online panel discussion will bring together four architects from the world-class architectural firms Atelier Bow-Wow and MVRDV whose designs for dachshunds and beagles are featured in the exhibition and open-source network 'Architecture for Dogs.'
Margolese National Design for Living Prize 2021
The University of British Columbia's School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) is calling for nominations for the 2021 Margolese National Design for Living Prize - a $50,000 award that recognizes a Canadian citizen making a remarkable impact on the built environment through design.
MBH Architects Completes First Ground-up Development in San Francisco's Union Square in Over 20 Years
MBH Architects recently completed 300 Grant Ave, a new 70,000 square-foot complex marking the first ground-up development in San Francisco's Union Square in over 20 years.
SHED Architecture Turns 1920s Bungalow into Contemporary Bohemian Home
SHED Architecture recently transformed a 1920s bungalow in West Seattle into a contemporary bohemian home.
Woods Bagot Designs 'Park and Shore,' Twin Residential Buildings on Newport NJ Waterfront
Woods Bagot designed architecture and interiors for the recently completed Park and Shore, a pair of residential buildings on Jersey City's gold coast.
Ardmore House by Kwong von Glinow
Kwong von Glinow recently completed Ardmore House in Chicago. For this house bordering an alleyway on a traditional Chicago lot, Kwong Von Glinow flipped the traditional residential section, arraying bedrooms on the first floor and living spaces on the second.
Parliamentary Precinct Redevelopment in Ottawa: Architectural Design Competition
The Government of Canada has launched a two-stage architectural design competition 'Parliamentary Precinct Redevelopment - Block 2 in Ottawa, Canada.' The aim of the competition is selecting the team with the right demonstrated capability to undertake this nationally significant architectural project.
Valerio Dewalt Train Designs GRAEF's New Headquarters Interiors
Milwaukee headquartered engineering, planning and design firm GRAEF decided to move from its longtime home in a suburban-style office park to downtown.
2021 AZ Awards for Design Excellence
The 11th edition of AZURE Magazine's international architecture and design competition, the AZ Awards, is now open for submissions.
Architizer A+Awards 2021
The 9th Annual Architizer A+Awards is now open for submissions. The Awards program aims to honor the year's best buildings and spaces from around the globe.
Le Littoral by Architecture49
Architecture49 recently designed a contemporary residence for a couple passionate about gastronomy and great lovers of Charlevoix.
KPMB Unveils Designs for Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
KPMB Architects has unveiled its designs for a major research building to accompany the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto - Canada's largest teaching hospital and a world-leading research center.
Ware Malcomb Completes TruStile Headquarters in Denver
Ware Malcomb recently completed the new headquarters of TruStile - an industry leader and innovator in interior doors.
KPF Reveals Designs for T. Rowe Price HQ
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) has unveiled its design for the new global headquarters for Baltimore-based investment management firm T. Rowe Price.
EskewDumezRipple and Studio Shamshiri Collaborate to Design Maison de la Luz for Atelier Ace
Maison de la Luz from Atelier Ace is a new luxury guesthouse designed in collaboration by EskewDumezRipple and interior design firm Studio Shamshiri.
Cushing Terrell Designs Lake Cabin for Rock Creek Cattle Company
Cushing Terrell recently completed a Lake Cabin in Deer Lodge, Montana for the Rock Creek Cattle Company.
The Chicago Athenaeum Launches 2021 American Architecture Awards
The Chicago Athenaeum is calling for entries for the 2021 American Architecture Awards. The Awards honor the best, new significant buildings and landscape and planning projects designed and/or built in the United States and abroad by the most important American architects and planners practicing nationally and internationally.
Moxon Architects Completes New Studio in Scottish Highlands
Moxon Architects recently completed its new Scottish headquarters, 'Quarry Studios.' It is a highly contextual low-lying building sited in a former quarry, surrounded by a heavily wooded Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands.
Grasshopper Courtyard Studio by Wittman Estes
Wittman Estes has designed a small studio in the backyard of a modest house in Seattle. The firm is led by a husband-wife team - an architect, and a landscape designer - and the Grasshopper Courtyard Studio is a project they designed for themselves and their family.
Green Good Design Awards 2021
The 2021 Green Good Design Awards are now open for submissions. Organized by the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, the awards program aims to recognize outstanding individuals, companies, organizations, governments, and institutions - together with their products, services, programs, ideas, and concepts - that have forwarded exceptional thinking and inspired greater progress toward a healthier and more sustainable universe.
C40 Cities Launches 'Students Reinventing Cities' Competition
C40 Cities, a global network of cities committed to bold climate action, has launched a pioneering competition to offer students and universities from across the globe a platform to share their vision for green and thriving neighborhoods through ideas, innovations and solutions.
Rethinking The Future Awards 2021
Submissions are now open for the 2021 Rethinking The Future (RTF) Architecture Awards. The Awards program celebrates the world's best architecture, spaces & products and is designed specifically to engage the public with architecture.
Pininfarina Designs State-of-the-Art Parking Garage for City Ridge
Pininfarina has unveiled its designs for an underground parking garage to support the forthcoming City Ridge development in Washington D.C.
Knight House by 74
74 has created a stunning landmark and interiors - including bedrooms, corridors, wayfinding and all amenity spaces - at Knight House, University of Sheffield, for iQ Student Accommodation.
Nature Discovery Park by LAAB Architects
LAAB Architects recently completed a rooftop biodiversity museum and sustainability learning center in Hong Kong.
Skylab Designs Columbia Building for City of Portland, Oregon
Skylab recently completed the Columbia Building for the City of Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services in Portland, Oregon.
Meschter Residence by Skylab
Skylab recently completed a remodel and expansion project of a mid-century modern home located in Portland, Oregon.
SHED Designs Net-Zero Hillside Refuge with Views of Puget Sound
Located on a steeply sloped, triangular lot adjacent to Me-Kwa-Mooks Park, this home framed territorial views over Puget Sound - but suffered from several ill-conceived additions and remodels.
Design Office by Clayton Korte
Located on North Lamar Boulevard just north of downtown Austin, Clayton Korte's office embodies the firm's commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and to fostering discourse in the design community.
Ceramics of Italy Launches 2021 Tile Competition
The 28th Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition is now open for submissions. This annual competition recognizes the exceptional work of North American architects and designers who feature Italian ceramic tiles in their institutional, residential or commercial spaces.
Modern Shed Unveils 'Dwelling on Wheels'
Having built custom studios for nearly two decades, the Modern Shed team was inspired to embark on a creative project in 2020, asking: 'What can we do to serve this moment?' In response, the team created its first-ever portable dwelling.
John Lum Architecture Designs New Olivet Funeral & Cremation Services Building
John Lum Architecture has designed a new chapel building for Olivet Funeral & Cremation Services.
SAOTA Designs 15 Story High Rise Building in Lagos
SAOTA recently designed Kingsway Tower, a new 15 story high rise building in Lagos, Nigeria. The building has a basement, a two-level retail podium, a parking podium and 12 office floor levels.
The Modern at Fort Lee by Elkus Manfredi Architects
Elkus Manfredi Architects recently completed 'The Modern' mixed-use residential development at the foot of the George Washington Bridge in New Jersey. It is a major landmark for Fort Lee and a catalyst for significant future growth in the surrounding area.
CBDX: Cities for All
The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL) at the University of Calgary has launched a design competition intended to spark an international discussion around equitable, inclusive cities.
Architecture & Design Film Festival 2020
The 2020 Architecture & Design Film Festival will bring 16 virtual film programs, special guests, and director Q+As to viewers across the U.S. and Canada, with humanistic stories about some of the world's most iconic architects & designers and compelling explorations of racial injustice, urbanization, & utopian societies.
Architizer Launches Inaugural A+Firm Awards
Architizer has launched its 1st Annual A+Firm Awards, a new program created to spotlight the architects and collaborators behind the world's best architecture. Building on the success of its A+Awards program, which honors the year's best buildings and spaces, the A+Firm Awards is the only firm awards program explicitly designed to honor offices of all sizes, specializations, and geographies.
Lexus Design Award 2021
The applications are now open for the Lexus Design Award 2021, a global platform to support and nurture the next generation of creators. The award seeks to foster the growth of ideas that contribute to society by supporting designers and creators whose works can help to shape a better future.
Green Product Award 2021
The eight Green Product Award is now open for submissions in 11 categories that make a sustainable lifestyle a reality.
C-IDEA Design Award 2020
The 2020 C-IDEA Design Award is now open for submissions. The annual juried design competition aims to recognize and promote visionary talents in a wide array of categories ranging from communication design, industrial design, architecture, interior design, fashion design and new media.
International Design Awards 2020
The International Design Awards (IDA) is calling established & student designers from around the world to submit their most innovative designs to its 14th annual design competition.
Ware Malcomb Completes The Alles Group Corporate Office in Mexico
Ware Malcomb has completed the new corporate office of AG Innova Partners SA de CV, known as The Alles Group, located at Equus Parque Corporativo, in San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, México.
ZAS Architects Unveils Design for University of Toronto's New Learning Landscape
ZAS Architects, in collaboration with CEBRA Architecture, has unveiled the design for a new student-centered learning and support hub at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC).
Exhibit Columbus Announces 2020 Online Symposium
Exhibit Columbus - which launched in 2016 to celebrate the design legacy of Columbus, Indiana, through its annual exploration of architecture, art, design and community - has announced its third national symposium.
Salem Architecture Renovates Maison Ave Courcelette
Salem Architecture recently renovated 'Maison Ave Courcelette,' a historic residence in the heart of Montreal.
Russell Hill Road Residence by Taylor Smyth Architects
Taylor Smyth Architects, in collaboration with Cecconi Simone, designed a new contemporary residence in the traditional Toronto neighborhood of Forest Hill.
Van Alen Institute Announces Winners of 'Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge' Competition
Van Alen Institute has announced the winners of Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge, an international design competition to rethink the iconic Brooklyn Bridge walkway.
SHED Architecture Designs Compact Net-Zero Home in Seattle
SHED Architecture recently designed a new net-zero house in Seattle. Maintaining a compact footprint, this home was designed to maximize efficiency, privacy, and greenery.
Ware Malcomb Completes ZS Associates Office in San Francisco
Ware Malcomb has completed the new offices of ZS Associates located at 611 Gateway Boulevard in South San Francisco.
eVolo 2021 Skyscraper Competition
eVolo Magazine is inviting architects, students, engineers, designers, and artists from around the globe to take part in the 2021 Skyscraper Competition. Established in 2006, the annual competition is one of the world's most prestigious awards for high-rise architecture.
SAOTA Designs Longcheer Yacht Club in Shenzhen
SAOTA designed the new Longcheer Yacht Club, in Shenzhen, China. Set on the Dapeng Peninsula, part of the Daya Bay in Nan'ao, on a narrow strip of land, the Longcheer was envisioned not just as a new flagship yacht club and hotel, but also as a catalyst to promote yachting culture and encourage public interest in marine sport.
Yves Behar Unveils Concept Design for Fabien Cousteau's Landmark Underwater Research Station
Yves Behar and fuseproject created the concept design for the world's most advanced underwater scientific research station and habitat, a project from renowned ocean explorer and conservationist Fabien Cousteau.
Pickard Chilton Tapped by Skanska to Design The Eight
Pickard Chilton has been selected by Skanska to design 'The Eight,' the developer's latest 800,000 gsf mixed-use office project at 10660 NE 8th Street in downtown Bellevue, Washington.
Eulberg Residence by Paul Michael Davis Architects
Paul Michael Davis Architects has designed a new light filled, modern residence for the Eulbergs in the Clyde Hill neighborhood just outside of Seattle, WA.
RIBA Announces Shortlist for 'Rethink: 2025'
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the shortlist for Rethink: 2025 - an international design competition for our post-pandemic world.
RIBA Launches 'Re-Imagining Railway Stations' Design Competition
The Royal Institute of British Architects and Network Rail have launched 'Re-Imagining Railway Stations,' an international competition to shape the future of Britain's railway stations. The contest asks entrants to rethink the future of small to medium-size stations across the Network Rail Estate - which make up 80% of all those on Britain's railway - so they can better serve the needs of both passengers and their local communities.
iADC Design Museum by Rocco
Rocco recently completed the iADC Design Museum in Shapu, Shenzhen. The building creates an iconic presence and visual focal point in the area while emphasizing a sense of openness through a series of facade folds.
Warming Huts: Art + Architecture Competition 2021
Submissions are now open for the 2021 Warming Huts: Art + Architecture Competition. This call for entries is open to architects, students of architecture, landscape architects, interior designers, artists and industrial designers who have a proven portfolio of design work.
SAOTA Designs Canadian Home on the Banks of Lake Huron
SAOTA has unveiled Lake Huron, the firm's first completed project in Canada. This summer house is set on the banks of Lake Huron in a small, remote Canadian town about an hour's drive from London, Ontario.
855 Brannan Street by David Baker Architects
David Baker Architects recently completed its multifamily project 855 Brannan Street. Right across the street from Airbnb's headquarters and across an alley from Zynga's headquarters, the complex has 449 apartments, including 15 at-grade flex lofts and 55 below-market-rate apartments, as well as a large courtyard featuring an urban redwood grove ringed with community spaces.
Main Line Health Women's Specialty Center in Pennsylvania by NELSON Worldwide
NELSON Worldwide has designed Main Line Health's state-of-the-art, 100,000-square-foot Women's Health Center in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
Iulia Cistelecan Wins 2020 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship
Iulia Cistelecan, from the London School of Architecture, has been named the recipient of the 2020 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship for her project 'Life Between Shelters: Refugee camps of today becoming cities of tomorrow.'
KPF Receives City Approval for 601 West Pender Street in Vancouver
KPF has received unanimous approval from the Vancouver City Council for 601 West Pender Street. Situated adjacent to Vancouver's historic Rogers Building and sensitive in both scale and materiality, 601 West Pender Street interweaves elements of nature with architecture to create an urban oasis within the city.
Zane Grey Pueblo Hotel by JCJ Architecture
JCJ Architecture recently renovated 'Zane Grey Pueblo Hotel,' a beautiful local landmark on California's beautiful Santa Catalina Island, providing travelers with the ultimate California lifestyle experience.
Number of Architects Continues to Climb in the United States
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has released its annual Survey of Architectural Registration Boards, which provides exclusive insight into data collected from the architectural licensing boards throughout the United States.
IDA Announces Winners of COVID-19 Design Innovation Grant
The International Design Awards (IDA) and the European Product Design Awards (ePDA) have unveiled the winners of the 'COVID-19 Design Innovation Grant.'
'Yeah, What Lester Said' Exhibition and Panel on Sustainability in Design
Midtown's Detroit Center for Design + Technology is hosting 'Yeah, What Lester Said,' an online event that delves in-depth to explore the impact of climate change under the lens of architecture and the built environment.
IAAC Global Summer School 2020 to Offer Online Workshops
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) has announced the 2020 Global Summer School (GSS20), the 13th edition of the international summer educational program focused on redesigning the future of our cities. The program will take place online from IAAC Barcelona from June 29 through July 24.
Wittman Estes Renovates Wendell Lovett Home Overlooking Lake Washington
Wittman Estes recently renovated the Madrona House in Seattle for a family that loves cooking, art collecting, and being outdoors.
Canadian Blood Services Facility by NORR
NORR recently completed a hub of lifesaving services for western Canada. The second-largest blood processing and distribution center of its kind, the Canadian Blood Services Production, Distribution and Testing Facility is designed to be a multi-purpose hub of life-saving services for patients and hospitals across western Canada.
Lilly Reich Grant for Equality in Architecture
Fundació Mies van der Rohe has launched the 2nd edition of the Lilly Reich Grant for equality in architecture.
International Building Design Competition 2020
The Building and Construction Authority of Singapore is co-organizing an international building design competition. The theme for this year's competition is 'Sustainable & Intelligent City,' stressing the importance of designing sustainable and smart buildings or buildings in the urban Singapore context.
Alencastre 360 by HEMAA
HEMAA recently completed the Alencastre 360 residence in the West side of Mexico City.
Carbon Counts Is Now an Online Interactive Exhibition
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Studio Mothership have launched the online interactive exhibition 'Carbon Counts.'