Ben Dreith
"The best tool for empowering people is through affordable housing" says architect Victor Body-Lawson
Architects should see themselves as the representatives of the community in the building process and not simply as an agent of developers, argues low-cost housing specialist Victor Body-Lawson in this interview. More
Kengo Kuma unveils first US residential tower
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has released designs for a structure in Miami Beach that will be the studio's first residential tower in the United States. More
Safdie Architects vaults glass atrium over indoor garden at São Paulo medical centre
Safdie Architects has oriented a medical centre in Brazil around a massive atrium with a glass ceiling that was designed to evoke "the feeling of being under a tree canopy". More
Chicago's buildings "still not as efficient as those built 130 years ago" says Energy Revolution curator
The Energy Revolution exhibition at the Chicago Architecture Center aims to demonstrate that the city's buildings need to become much more energy efficient. More
HCMA embeds "Indigenous design principles" in British Columbia student housing
Canadian architecture studio HCMA has completed the Wii Gyemsiga Siwilaawksat student housing and cultural center in Terrace, British Columbia. More
Michael Maltzan Architecture completes Ribbon of Light bridge with swooping arches in LA
Michael Maltzan Architecture has completed the new Sixth Street Viaduct in Los Angeles, also named the Ribbon of Light for its multiple concrete arches lit from below. More
Virgil Abloh exhibition at Brooklyn Museum includes a full-scale house
The Brooklyn Museum has unveiled Figures of Speech, an exhibition of works by the late designer Virgil Abloh that includes Social Sculpture, a full-sized home placed inside the museum. More
Studio of Environmental Architecture drapes sails over mountainside home in Bequia
Studio of Environmental Architecture has used massive sails to create a "land yacht" on the island of Bequia in the Caribbean that was built using reclaimed wood and has a complex rain collection system. More
Thomas Phifer creates monolithic concrete gallery as home for Richard Serra artwork
American architecture studio Thomas Phifer and Partners has built a concrete structure at the Glenstone Museum in Maryland to house an artwork by sculptor Richard Serra. More
Sprawl in America "is not good for our climate" says Barack Obama
Former US president Barack Obama has called on architects and policymakers to tackle urban sprawl and to "create livable density" in American cities. More
Frank Gehry creates "welcoming building" for Children's Institute in LA
Architect Frank Gehry has designed a children's institute for no fee in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California, which will provide social services to the local community. More
BIG reveals design for National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth
Architecture studio BIG has unveiled its design for the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, which will commemorate the emancipation of enslaved peoples in the United States. More
Material Bank acquires digital architecture platform Architizer
US architecture and design materials marketplace Material Bank has acquired digital architecture database Architizer. More
Marcel Breuer's brutalist office in Connecticut reopens as Hotel Marcel
Architecture studio Becker + Becker has converted a 1970s brutalist building in New Haven, designed by Hungarian-American architect Marcel Breuer, into a Passive House hotel. More
Architects and designers create 33 conceptual birdhouses for Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Artists, architects and designers, including SO-IL, Tatiana Bilbao Estudio and Roman and Williams, have created numerous birdhouses as part of the For the Birds installation at The Brooklyn Botanic Garden. More
Kimberly Dowdell to become AIA's first Black woman president
The American Institute of Architects has appointed Kimberly Dowdell as president of the organisation, making her the first Black female architect to lead the institution. More
MVRDV designs cluster of six interconnected skyscrapers in Ecuador
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has released plans for six skyscrapers called the Hills, which will be built in Ecuador as the studio's first South American project. More
US and UK reach agreement on reciprocal licensing for architects
Architect registration boards in the UK and USA have signed a draft agreement to enable mutual recognition of architecture credentials between the two nations. More
Eleven supertall skyscrapers that demonstrate the "human aspiration to go higher"
Supertall skyscrapers have changed the way that we think about cities, says author of the book Supertall, Stefan Al. He highlights 11 tall buildings that have had a major impact over the past decade. More
Gensler uses solar-panel canopy to shade mass-timber Texas office
American architecture studio Gensler has completed the Fifth + Tillery office in Austin, Texas, which uses a canopy of photovoltaic panels to create shade for the plaza and roof terrace. More