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 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…

Venice, 27th June 2008—The Board of the Foundation La Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, gathered today in the offices of Palazzo Querini Dubois, and on the proposal of the Director, Aaron Betsky, attributed the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement for the 11th International Architecture Exhibition to Frank Gehry.…

Today, the Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) honored the region’s finest architecture design projects, including the new Los Angeles Green Building Award, at the 38th Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards. The Awards Program, which recognizes entire project teams (architects, developers and contractors), spotlighted the abundance of world-class architecture and sustainable…

The LA Forum is very pleased to announce the winner of the LINER competition, Oyler Wu Collaborative. The winning team was selected from a shortlist of three teams that included F-Lab and Kuth Ranieri Architects. Oyler Wu Collaborative’s winning entry “Pendulum Plane”: …

Archinect contributor Emily Kemper‘s design for a technicolor sushi restaurant “Miso Pretty” was chosen as the winning design of this year’s IESLA Saul Goldin Memorial Scholarship. The entry was officially awarded at the annual Lumen West Awards banquet on…

ORANGE COUNTY, CA—The Orange County Museum of Art announced on June 6 the selection of Thom Mayne, and his firm, Morphosis, as the architect for the museum’s new building planned for the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa…

On Friday June 6th, Dwell hosted 2008 Dwell Wacom Live Ecodesign Challenge at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) in downtown Los Angeles.  This “video-game-tournament-meets Iron-Chef-style” competition matched 8 rendering artists to create the best 2D renderings of sustainable and modular homes…

The USC School Of Architecture is pleased to announce the winners of the first 2008 Youtube Video Competition! Thank you to all who participated, as all of the entries were of great quality! From clever dance sequences to candid student interviews, all…