NEW YORK, September 2008 – Five renowned educators who have had immeasurable impact on generations of creatives will be honored as ADC Grandmasters by the Art Directors Club.  Utilizing the theme “from one came…

(New York, N.Y.) New York City stands at the forefront of the green building and design movement, and the winners of the 2008 Green Building Competition for New York City exemplify a growing commitment to incorporate environmental factors into the city’s architecture. The competition, co-sponsored by the

Danish schmidt hammer lassen architects have just won the architecture competition to design the new DGI complex and overall master plan for Holbæk Harbour. The winning proposal includes a lyrical, contemporary interpretation of a more locally anchored, traditional building culture. It is inspired by the vision of an…

A Polish-Spanish consortium has won the competition for the new New Lublin International Airport in Poland. The program foresees a massive airport renovation and expansion with an administrative building, control tower, and a 17,345 m2 terminal. The winning…

The 2008 recipients of the San Diego Architectural Foundation’s Steven C. Ladislaus Memorial Scholarship have been selected. A $4,000 scholarship has been awarded to Tri (Tim) Quang Do of the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in Los Angeles, California. An additional $1,000 was awarded to Chelsea Chan Hei, also…

The Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture has announced the recipients of ACADIA awards for excellence. Inaugurated in 1998, the ACADIA Award of Excellence is one of the highest awards that can be achieved in the field of architectural computing. It represents recognition, by colleagues and peers worldwide, of…

JDS and Bjarke Ingels received the Danish TRÆPRISEN 2008 award for their conceptual and effective use of wood on the MAR_maritime youth house project and the VM_VM Houses. The MAR_maritime youth house project (Copenhagen, Denmark, 2004): …

In January 2008, White House Redux presented an international call for ideas. The mission statement was “What if the White House, the ultimate architectural symbol of political power, were to be designed today?” On occasion of the election of…

A major entry to the Princeton campus and community is being redesigned as a 21st-century portal with the door lodged firmly open. At an open house for the community Wednesday, Sept. 17, Steven Holl Architects unveiled concepts for the initial academic buildings in the new arts and transit…

This competition is first and foremost about the application of the principles of Universal Design to the cause of affordable housing. The sponsor of the competition, Beyond Housing, wishes to both honor and advance the work of one of its founding members, Janet Becker.  Mrs. Becker has been a steadfast…

In February 2008, the Larvik Commune, Norway, has launched an open, single stage, international competition of urban planning to develop the Inner Harbor zone. The competition has been made possible with the support of the NAL (National Association of Norwegian Architects). Submissions were due on May 26, 2008. 22 proposals…

The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has won the national competition for the Danish Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. The entry was designed in collaboration with 2+! and Arup.

TORONTO, ON, Sept. 13, 2008 – The redesigned Canadian headquarters of Saatchi & Saatchi, one of the biggest icons of the ad agency world, has taken a remarkable fifth award for renowned designer Bartlett & Associates. The Toronto-based firm created a brilliant loft-style space in a conventional office tower that…

NEX, with engineering support from AKT, has won an open international design competition for a bridge across the River Dodder in central Dublin. The pedestrian bridge is being commissioned by the Mountbrook Group as part of their major redevelopment of the site of the existing Jury’s/Berkeley Court Hotels in Ballsbridge,…

Published to coincide with the opening of an exhibition of the competition’s results at Storefront, White House Redux - The Book contains a compendium of documentation related to the competition and an overview of the results. It includes texts by…

Peter Zumthor (Photo: The Sankei Shimbun, ‘08)Swiss architect Peter Zumthor received the 2008 Praemium Imperiale prize offered by the Japanese emperor. The prize is awarded to artists who have earned exceptional merits for advancing of the arts. According to…

[C]Space - DRL10 will be auctioned off by internationally renowned auction house Phillips de Prury & Company in London on September 25, 2008.  More information on Bustler Events. [C]space is the winning entry in the…

Grand Army Plaza should be one of the world’s great urban spaces. Designed in 1867 by Olmsted and Vaux, this magnificent 11-acre plaza is home to powerful architecture, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch, the elegant Bailey Fountain, the Greenmarket, and the entrance to Prospect Park. Despite its identity as…

Florian Beigel and Philip Christou’s Architecture Research Unit (ARU) at London Metropolitan University is one of 3 equal winners of the Saemangeum international urban design competition in Korea. The Architecture Research Unit, under the direction of Prof. Florian Beigel, was 1 of 7 international design research teams selected…

The Google SketchUp and Dwell.com Design Your Dwelling contest just announced the grand prize winner: Out of almost 150 impressive entries, North Carolina-based Drew Wilgus has emerged the victor. Wilgus’ considered design stood out for its sustainable elements, integration into the local landscape, keen material use, and striking…