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Architectural Record announces winners of inaugural traveling fellowship
Architectural Record announces winners of inaugural traveling fellowship
July 24, 2017 | 1 Comment
Lea Oxenhandler and Benjamin Halpern were announced today as the winners of the very first Architectural Record Traveling Fellowship, which the magazine established in celebration of their 125th anniversary. The fellowship will fund the travel expenses of Oxenhandler and Halpern...
Marlon Blackwell, NBBJ, Kliment Halsband among 2017 AIA Healthcare Design Awards winners
Marlon Blackwell, NBBJ, Kliment Halsband among 2017 AIA Healthcare Design Awards winners
July 24, 2017 | 3 Comments
Healthcare facilities matter just as much as the important services they provide to their communities. In this spirit, the AIA's annual Healthcare Design Awards spotlight exemplary healthcare-building design and healthcare design-oriented research projects by U.S.-based architecture firms. Winning projects are noted for demonstrating strengths in aesthetic, civic, urban, and...
The Iron Ring designed by rising talent George King Architects wins sculpture contest for Flint Castle landmark
The Iron Ring designed by rising talent George King Architects wins sculpture contest for Flint Castle landmark
July 21, 2017 | 9 Comments
Located in Flint, Flintshire, Flint Castle was the first of a series of castles that formed a chain of fortresses known as Edward I's "Iron Ring." As part of the King's campaign to conquer Wales, the castle was built in local Millstone Grit ashlar and sandstone by 1,800 laborers...
Hamonic+Masson & Associés designs undulating New'R mixed-use tower in Nantes
Hamonic+Masson & Associés designs undulating New'R mixed-use tower in Nantes
July 20, 2017 | Discuss
Hamonic+Masson & Associés won the competition to design the New'R building in Nantes back in 2013. Completed this past January, the new mixed-use building shows off rows of undulating balconies and clean lines, paying tribute to Oscar Niemeyer, 1970s French Riviera architecture (à la André...
Winners of the “Human Trafficking—Tenancingo Square Mediascape“ competition announced
Winners of the “Human Trafficking—Tenancingo Square Mediascape“ competition announced
July 19, 2017 | Discuss
Designers who participated in arch out loud's “Human Trafficking Tenancingo Square Mediascape” ideas competition were tasked with envisioning architectural interventions that could positively reinvent the town square of Tenancingo in Mexico, in response to the human and sex trafficking issues that persist in the area. Competition entrants had...
Zaha Hadid Architects looks inward in their current “Unbuilt” exhibition in London
Zaha Hadid Architects looks inward in their current “Unbuilt” exhibition in London
July 18, 2017 | Discuss
”ZHA Unbuilt” uncovers a large collection of unrealized designs from Zaha Hadid Architects, offering rare insight into the practice's ongoing design investigations and its continuously expanding repertoire. As part of the 2017 London Festival of Architecture, the exhibition showcases ZHA's most recent design experimentations across multiple scales and typologies. Open...
Dutch + Latvian team to design Estonia's first movable pedestrian bridge in Tallinn
Dutch + Latvian team to design Estonia's first movable pedestrian bridge in Tallinn
July 18, 2017 | 1 Comment
A team comprising Witteveen+Bos, plein06 and Novarc Group recently won a global competition to design Estonia's first movable pedestrian bridge in the old harbor of the Tallinn capital. Their winning scheme, “New Balance 100” — whose name pays tribute to the country's ongoing centennial celebration — was chosen...
Winners of the 2017 Rethinking The Future Awards unveiled
Winners of the 2017 Rethinking The Future Awards unveiled
July 17, 2017 | Discuss
The international Rethinking the Future Awards competition celebrates the talents of today's designers around the world. Previous RTD Award winners have included Bjarke Ingels Group & DIALOG, Perkins Eastman, Page, RTKL, AHR, and Sanjay Puri Architects. The 2017 edition reeled in 512 registrations from 30 countries....
Pritzker laureate Rafael Moneo wins inaugural Soane Medal, will give first Soane Annual Lecture in November
Pritzker laureate Rafael Moneo wins inaugural Soane Medal, will give first Soane Annual Lecture in November
July 17, 2017 | Discuss
Sir John Soane’s Museum in London announced Spanish architect Rafael Moneo as the inaugural presenter of the Soane Annual Lecture, as well as being the first Soane Medal recipient for contribution to architecture. The new lecture and medal recognize the likes of architects, artists, and writers whose work has...
Take a peek inside this eccentric Wood Lane residence by Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects
Take a peek inside this eccentric Wood Lane residence by Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects
July 17, 2017 | Discuss
The owners of 6 Wood Lane envisioned the idiosyncratic, London-based home as a self-build project for more than seven years. Completed in February 2015 by Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects, the 4-story home makes the best of its narrow site with its eccentric design, from its curved form...
Thomas Heatherwick and others win ACADIA's 2017 Awards of Excellence
Thomas Heatherwick and others win ACADIA's 2017 Awards of Excellence
July 17, 2017 | Discuss
The Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture has announced the recipients of the 2017 Awards for Excellence. Inaugurated in 1998, it is one of the highest awards that can be achieved in the field of architectural computing. It is presented to...