Society of Architectural Historians Plots a Future for the Charnley-Persky House
Chicago-based Harboe Architects will develop a conservation management plan for the building, which celebrates the 125th anniversary of its design this year.
View ArticleRemembering Giovanni
Aaron Betsky pays tribute to a young architect and bemoans the state of a profession still lacking in LGBTQ diversity.
View ArticleA Look at the 2016 Venice Biennale Participants
A list of 88 designers and firms participating in the 15th edition of the architecture exhibition has been released. Here are a few of our favorites so far.
View ArticleThe Time Traveler’s Guide to Midcentury House Hunting
Plan books, material catalogs, and more documents from the rise of the ever-popular aesthetic.
View ArticleSnarkitecture Co-Founder Daniel Arsham’s “The Future Was Then” Installation...
The experimental artist created a series of voids within the Savannah, Ga. art institution’s walls to demonstrate how people manipulate their surroundings.
View ArticleMuseum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara Announces Design Competition
The California art space is calling for submissions to its inaugural “Take Part/Make Art” program, which encourages the creation of public art.
View ArticleArch Madness 2016: Round One
Our spin-off of the NCAA’s basketball showdown is back again, with a twist. This year, ARCHITECT pits the 32 most recent AIA Gold Medal winners against one another in a competition to decide which...
View ArticleMies Crown Hall Americas Prize Reveals MCHAP.emerge Finalists
Founded as an initiative to revitalize the architecture curriculum at the Illinois Institute of Technology, the Chicago-based organization announced five finalists that represent emerging trends...
View ArticleCornell University Celebrates its Annual Dragon Day
Another year, another dragon fight. For more than a century, students at the Ivy League school have been celebrating architecture with fire, fights, and folklore.
View ArticleMies Crown Hall Americas Prize Announces MCHAP.emerge Winner
“Pavilion on the Zocalo,” a public installation in Mexico City by local firm Productora, won the biennial competition.
View ArticleUniversity of Virginia Names New Architecture Dean
Ila Berman, principal of Toronto architectural firm Scaleshift and a professor at the University of Waterloo’s School of Architecture, will take up her new position on Aug. 15, 2016.
View ArticleHou de Sousa Wins the 2016 Folly Competition
The New York firm’s design, “Sticks,” will serve as the kernel for the Socrates Sculpture Park’s Education Studio in Long Island, N.Y., for the program's fifth year running.
View ArticleArchitectChats: Episode 2 with the 2016 PXSTL Design-Build Competition Winners
We call up the Chicago-based artists and co-winners of the biennial competition, Amanda Williams and Andres Hernandez, to discuss their plans for the St. Louis site.
View ArticleMoMA's 'Temporary' Suspension of Architecture and Design
As New York's stalwart architecture department goes on hold during MoMA's renovation, Aaron Betsky mourns the loss of exposure for the profession.
View Article2016 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival: "Katrina Chairs" by Alex Arrechea
The Cuban artist brought his watercolor paintings to life to bring attention to the issues and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
View Article2016 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival: "Besame Mucho" by R & R Studios
The Miami-based design duo built a typographic sign to employ the power of graphics in Southern California and amplify the utopian atmosphere.
View ArticleMoMA's Chief Curator of Architecture and Design Addresses the Temporary...
Martino Stierli issues a letter to the press and attempts to clarify what will come of the museum's architecture and design collection.
View ArticleLACMA Honors Prince by Turning its “Rain Room” Purple
Random International asked the Los Angeles museum to turn its artwork into an homage to the late musician.
View ArticleMoMA Acquires Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine’s Oeuvre
The Franco-Italian directors’ collection of 16 films, "Living Architectures," will be integrated into the New York museum's massive reserve of art, architecture, design, photography, and drawings.
View ArticleNew Design Competition Aims to Rethink Memorials
The National Park Service, National Capital Planning Commission, and Van Alen Institute launched a program that challenges entrants to come up with flexible tributes for Washington, D.C.
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