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Many art forms have award ceremonies that are viewed as the apex of their craft.
Stonehill and Taylor Architects recently won a competition for the redesign of the Hilton New York, located in midtown Manhattan.
When the owners of Beelineweb.com, an online search marketing firm, decided to find new office space, they hoped to establish an...
Green Mountain College of Poultney Vermont has had one of its residence halls designated as a LEED gold-certified building by the U.S....
A note of music has yet to be played but they've already raised the roof on the Elbphilharmonie - a new Hamburg, Germany concert hall....
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Montreal will be the site of the 54th World Congress of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA), which will be held in 2017.
The Home Builder's Association's Custom Home of the Year in 2009 - a 5,000 square-foot home located on 10 acres in Kerr Gulch Highlands, Colorado - is on the market for approximately $2.9 million...
Construction has been completed on Aqua, a 82-story skyscraper on North Columbus Drive in Chicago.
Five partners in a Greenville, South Carolina architecture firm have donated $100,000 towards the expansion, renovation and restoration of Lee Hall, home to Clemson University’s design, build...
ARCHITECT magazine has announced its Architect 50 list of top-ranked firms.
The award season for architects is heating up, both domestically and overseas.
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Many art forms have award ceremonies that are viewed as the apex of their craft.
Stonehill and Taylor Architects recently won a competition for the redesign of the Hilton New York, located in midtown Manhattan.
When the owners of Beelineweb.com, an online search marketing firm, decided to find new office space, they hoped to establish an appropriate architectural legacy for their area - the Okanagan region of Lake Country, British Columbia.
Green Mountain College of Poultney Vermont has had one of its residence halls designated as a LEED gold-certified building by the U.S. Green Building Council.
A note of music has yet to be played but they've already raised the roof on the Elbphilharmonie - a new Hamburg, Germany concert hall.
Montreal will be the site of the 54th World Congress of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA), which will be held in 2017.
The Home Builder's Association's Custom Home of the Year in 2009 - a 5,000 square-foot home located on 10 acres in Kerr Gulch Highlands, Colorado - is on the market for approximately $2.9 million.
Construction has been completed on Aqua, a 82-story skyscraper on North Columbus Drive in Chicago.
Five partners in a Greenville, South Carolina architecture firm have donated $100,000 towards the expansion, renovation and restoration of Lee Hall, home to Clemson University’s design, build and visual arts programs.
ARCHITECT magazine has announced its Architect 50 list of top-ranked firms.
The award season for architects is heating up, both domestically and overseas.
While waiting for a sustained economic recovery, many architects have been taking a less-is-more approach to building design.
Blu Homes Inc. of Waltham, Massachusetts is one of several builders of green modular housing that has benefited from the demand for eco-friendly, reasonably-priced home designs.
A local design contest recently enabled one architecture student to gain recognition and financial aid, both of which could help him launch a new career.
A leading business-to-business media company and one of the oldest architects' association in the U.S. have joined forces to spread the influence of architecture as a cultural institution and career choice for students.
The architectural achievements of Frank Lloyd Wright are widely known, but it is less common knowledge that his son, Lloyd Wright, was an accomplished architect himself. He designed many prominent houses in Southern California between the 1920s and 1940s.
A team of student designers from Texas A and M University were awarded first place in a sustainable architecture competition put on by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for their "solar pipe" system. The installation brings in daylight to office spaces without windows.
The American Society of Landscape (ASLA) has announced the winner of its Honor Award in Analysis and Planning - a prize that attracted a record number of applicants this year.
Renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright may be a household name with adults, but up to this point, there hasn't been much about the man that has appealed to younger generations.
In an effort to encourage students and nonprofit organizations to work together to help underserved communities, Chase and Enterprise Community Partners are collaborating to host a real estate development contest.
Representatives from the Eisenhower Memorial Commission have announced the selection of a design concept for a forthcoming historical monument.
Public housing facilities in Boston are about to get a bit greener, as city officials have launched a series of exterior and interior design projects that will make these buildings more energy-efficient.
Officials from Michigan State University have announced that ground has been broken on the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, which is expected to open next spring.
Due to the economic downturn and the growing elderly population, increasingly more individuals are seeking homes that will are energy-efficient and handicapped-accessible, new research suggests.
Visitors to Israel will now have another stop to add to their itineraries, as the recently opened Design Museum of Holon has already earned the praises of critics from across the globe.
The Atlantic City Boardwalk Holocaust Memorial corporation has opened the entry process for its memorial design contest, which will challenge current and prospective architects from across the globe to create an original plan for a monument.
Representatives from the University of Akron and the Defense Metals Technology Center (DMTC) have announced five finalists in their Student Titanium Bridge Design Competition, which will award scholarships to individuals who are pursuing degrees in architecture, engineering or design.
After a contest that lasted nearly two years, the Department of State has announced which architecture firm will design the new American Embassy building in London, the Washington Post reports.
The University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning will play host to a series of guest lecturers representing leading professionals in the planning, architecture and industrial design industries next week.
Frank Gehry is well known as a Pritzker Prize-winning deconstructinoalist architect whose curveo-linear designs are more form than function, but now he is treading in a new realm of design - conceiving fashionable footwear.
The U.S. Department of Energy's 2009 Solar Decathlon challenges 20 international teams of students to design, build and display attractive, effective and energy efficient solar-powered homes in a three week competition running through October 18 in Washington, D.C.
When Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation set out to help the people of New Orleans' lower ninth ward recover from the ravages of hurricane Katrina, its intention was to create 150 affordable, energy conserving and storm resistant homes - and thanks to UCLA architecture professor, Thom Mayne, the first floating house permitted in the U.S. is now available for mass production.
The Dallas Cowboys' new home in Arlington, Texas - a $1.2 billion concoction of concrete, steel and glass earning favorable reviews from fans and the press - is the brainchild of Bryan Trubey, native Texan and graduate of the Texas A&M College of Architecture.
The Southwest Florida College Institute of Interior Design welcomes a new professor and with it a new course as Zachary Smith - a former master's student at rival Fort Myers institution, Florida International University- will be instructing a course in what is quickly becoming the modern standard in industry software, Revit.
Aix-en-Provence, a tourist destination in the south of France said to have inspired the likes of Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Cezanne, is about to host an architect's dream as the Chateau La Coste winery's new art center will be designed by some of the most famous names in modern architecture.
The U.S. Department of Education has gifted the architecture department of Woodbury University with two grants totaling $3.4 million to be dispersed over the next five years.
David Malda, an architecture student at the University of Virginia, has won the Landscape Architecture Foundations National Olmsted Scholarship for 2009.
The American Institute of Architects is hosting its first-ever Portland Architecture + Design Festival, a month long event intended to examine and celebrate some of the Oregon city's most outstanding buildings.
Architect Renzo Piano has been chosen to renovate the Fogg Art Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the project is anything but straightforward.
Architects have long known that people are more comfortable and productive in buildings that use daylight as the primary source of illumination. Now, new research has been focusing on harnessing daylight to make environmental impact as well.
The renovation of the historic Ford Assembly Building in Richmond, California, has been honored with a 2009 Design Award by a Bay Area local chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Thanks to new communications technologies, surveying jobs are becoming more efficient but they also require substantial athletic abilities.
Renowned architect Frank Gehry has been tapped to design the first presidential memorial of the 21st century and only seventh in U.S. history.
Construction work has just begun on London's 1,000 feet (310m) Shard of Glass, which will be Western Europe's tallest building.
Architectural Concepts has been given a Silver Award by the American Resort Development Association (ARDA).
Pine Lakes Country Club, Myrtle Beach's first golf course, reopened last week after a 20-month restoration project.
Distinguished architects and theorists will be discussing the shifting boundaries between the virtual and the physical worlds during an upcoming event hosted by the Southern California Institute of Architecture.
Two new residential projects just completed in Atlanta are among the first of this kind in the city and set a new standard for sustainable design.
The New York hospitality industry is undergoing a green 'boom' and one firm is particularly deeply involved in that trend.
Sibbett Group has won an international contest for the best honey bee haven garden design.
A redesign project at Lincoln Center has introduced dramatic changes and a new dining experience.
The Orange County Great Park Board has approved a comprehensive park design submitted by the Great Park Design Studio, giving the green light for the construction process to begin.
The construction industry has been among the hardest-hit during the current downturn, but architects may be insulated from the worst of it by availability of projects from sectors which are more recession-proof than others.
Architects, engineers and construction industry leaders have gathered to discuss new building tendencies in their respective fields.
An architectural firm is working to preserve the urban heritage of the Inland Empire.
In recognition of his efforts to redevelop Miami in accordance with the latest design and architectural trends, the city's mayor has been awarded a prestigious architectural accolade.
After a high-profile court case, a controversial architectural project is set to materialize in the heart of Jerusalem.
A famous scholar and museum professional has been appointed as director of the University of Virginia Art Museum.
An office building in downtown Las Vegas is set to achieve an environmental certification and become a symbol of a new sustainable trend in architecture and design.
A famous Italian architect keeps busy with a second major project revealed this month.
An internationally recognized architect has been tapped to rebuild the gateway to the Maltese capital and design its Opera House.
Demographic and industrial trends indicate that demand for architects will grow faster than the average for all occupations for the next several years.
A New York gallery has announced plans to start the construction of its new impressive offices designed by a famous architect.
