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Finalists of "Reimagine a NYC Icon" contest announced
Back in September, we told you about a competition to conceive a redesign of the MetLife Building. Earlier this week, the six finalists of the “Reimagine a New York City Icon” competition were...
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Perforated "Sailing Tower" spotlights Denmark’s commercial Aarhus harbor
With bold geometric references to cargo sailing masts and portholes, the primary function of Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter's Sailing Tower is to reference the considerable maritime history of the Danish...
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The nuanced design of deaf spaces
The communication and orientation styles of the deaf or hearing impaired come with their own set of design guidelines, especially regarding shared or educational spaces. Gallaudet University, a school...
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Architecture students’ Dunescape-inspired design-build project transforms...
Seventy-seven architecture sophomores in their second architectural design studio at Iowa State University spent the first month of spring semester developing an installation intended to redefine the...
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A closer look at BIG’s West 57th Street "courtscraper"
It’s tempting to see this as celebrity’s flourish, but consider all that the shape achieves: It maximizes river views and covered balconies, obstructs its neighbors as little as possible, fills a deep...
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Don’t Miss the March 8 Regular Deadline to Enter the 2016 Core77 Design Awards
This post is brought to you by Core77 Design Awards. With the Regular Deadline for entry right around the corner on March 8th, the 2016 Core77 Design Awards invites designers from all over the world to...
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SCAD student pens a blog post announcing, "I Am Not Going To Be An Architect."
I desperately tell myself as I hear students anxiously comparing internship applications and grad school plans. It’s okay if at any point, now or in the future, you find that you are straying from the...
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Get Lectured: Rensselaer, Spring ’16
Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2016 Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session. Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their...
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The enduring legacy of New York’s "hellhole"
The only context in which [Times Square] is routinely praised is a historical one, and then usually in a misguided glorification of its former grittiness. Nostalgia clouds the ugliness of the past and...
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Ten Top Images on Archinect’s "Stairs" Pinterest Board
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. (Tip: use...
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Top 7 Reasons to Oppose the Los Angeles Neighborhood Integrity Initiative
Since I think there are a lot of folks out there who genuinely haven't made up their minds about the initiative, or aren’t familiar with it yet, I'd like to summarize some of the most important reasons...
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How this new gigafactory may popularize residential solar power technology
When production begins, SolarCity, already the leading installer of residential solar panels in the [U.S.] will become a vertically integrated manufacturer and provider...At a time when conventional...
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Tokyo Wonder Site Cybernetic Urbanism Exhibition by Kevin Clement
Tokyo Wonder Site's Hongo Location exhibited work conducted by the University of Tokyo Sustainable Prototyping Lab. For the past five years, students have looked at how existing material and social...
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Earn Your Architectural License Upon Graduation At The Boston Architectural...
This post is brought to you by Boston Architectural College. The Boston Architectural College has been engaged in architectural education since 1889. We educate students to become citizen architects...
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Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien / Cafe & Bistro by Soehne & Partner architects
Focus, definition: a central point, as of attraction, attention or activity; a point at which rays of light, heat, or other radiation meet after being refracted or reflected; the clear and sharply...
View ArticleHawkins/Brown Architects seeking Architect Manchester in Manchester, GB
We are seeking to recruit talented, enthusiastic and experienced Architects (newly qualified) and Part 2 Architectural Assistants to join our new Studio in Manchester. The successful candidates will...
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