Peter Cook has been attached to a special site-specific pavilion commissioned by the LEGO Group on the grounds of the Serpentine Gallery that will open this summer to coincide with the official celebration of World Play Day in London. His upcoming Play Pavilion design, first announced in... View full entry
This year’s Salone del Mobile has opened in Milan, and that means it's time for another highlight of the fair's architecture-related exhibitors. The annual showcase of design products from around the world features a slate of furniture collections designed in collaboration with architects and... View full entry
An inspiring trio of architects has been recognized as part of the AIA California chapter’s 2025 California Awards. The annual Awards honor the overall "elevation of design excellence, the actualization of core values, and rigorous commitment to the expansion of the capabilities of the... View full entry
Texas-based architecture studio Corgan has unveiled a new tool aimed at improving the accuracy of carbon accounting in mass timber construction. Developed by Corgan’s sustainability division, Echo, alongside its research group, Hugo, the Corgan Mass Timber Carbon Calculator is designed to help... View full entry
The 28-acre Henriquez Partners-led Oakridge Park mixed-use project for developer Westbank Corp. in the city of Vancouver is progressing toward its completion date later in the year. Once it is, it will boast space for 3,000 homes for nearly 6,000 residents plus workspaces for 3,000 creative... View full entry
Get Lectured is continuing today with a stop by the College of Architecture and the Built Environment at Thomas Jefferson University to see what’s in store for the Philadelphia campus over the remaining Spring semester. Already some luminaries have graced the list of guest speakers, including... View full entry
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 New York City, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. For even more opportunities, visit the Archinect... View full entry
Washington DC-based architecture firm Page is set to be acquired by Stantec. The acquisition of the firm means Stantec is now the second-largest architecture firm in the United States behind Gensler. Both Page and Stantec were individually among the largest firms in the United States... View full entry
The opening date for the new V&A East Storehouse design from Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS + R) has been set for May 31st, 2025. The estimated $81.5 million project provides the 250,000 object storage component half of what’s been described as the UK’s largest museum-led development scheme in... View full entry
Arup, in collaboration with the California chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC-CA), has released a guide to rebuilding for homeowners impacted by the Los Angeles Fires. The 65-page guidance includes recommendations for building back safely and sustainably while reducing costs... View full entry
Building a house in the U.S. is about to get a lot more expensive — not just because of materials, but because the people who build them may no longer be around. A new NYT piece walks through a $1.29M Phoenix home project and shows how losing immigrant labor could drive up costs by 17%... View full entry
Kengo Kuma has designed a special 10-piece limited edition furniture release called the Kigumi Table in a new collaboration with the German brand Eins Zu Eins. The release is said to be inspired by the same Japanese kigumi techniques that were used in his 2013 Sunny Hills bakery design in... View full entry
A proposal from OMA has been selected in an international competition to renovate the historic Selman Stërmasi Stadium in Tirana, Albania. The stadium is turning 69 years old this year and has undergone three previous renovations since the mid-1990s. View full entry
The "inclusive, community-driven" model of architecture pursued by the Boston Public Library has been enshrined with the 2025 AIA Collaborative Achievement Award. The citation reads: "By consistently aligning design excellence with public service and community identity, the Boston Public Library... View full entry
As the planet faces a climate crisis that could dwarf the human impact of the collapse of Ancient Rome, these churches are getting another look: as a model of the sort of recycling that is key to a sustainable global economy and building sector, currently responsible for more than a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. — The Washington Post
In an extensive Washington Post article, Philip Kennicott and Naema Ahmed reflect on the San Giorgio in Velabro church in Rome, whose "hodgepodge" of mismatched columns, capitals, and materials offer an insight into how the ancient Romans often used second-hand architectural elements... View full entry