Indiana University Health Names HOK as Executive Architect for Upcoming Projects
Sep 11, 2015 • ProjectsThe projects aim to renovate the facility’s mode of patient care with a model sustainable for more than 100 years.
Grimshaw Architects Reveals Updated Plan for London’s Euston Station
Sep 11, 2015 • ProjectsThe updated proposal seeks to integrate the station with the forthcoming HS2 high-speed railway, which will be built between London and the Midlands.
Under Armour Inc. Begins Construction on a Mixed-Use Campus in Baltimore
Sep 11, 2015 • ProjectsThe approximately 200-acre site will be situated within Port Covington in the South Baltimore peninsula, where Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank has been acquiring property for several years.
L.A. Herald Examiner Building to be Converted into Mixed-Use Office Space
Sep 04, 2015 • ProjectsOriginally the headquarters of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, the landmark building has been vacant since the newspaper’s closure in 1989.
Hans van Heeswijk Architecten Complete Entrance Hall for Van Gogh Museum
Sep 04, 2015 • ProjectsThe entrance hall will open to the public on September 5, 2015.
Michael Maltzan Architecture Designs New Public Plaza for California’s Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Sep 04, 2015 • ProjectsSegerstrom Center’s new plaza is part of The Next Act, a three-phase, $68 million campaign created to better meet the needs of locals.
Gehry Reveals Renderings for New Mixed-Use Development in Los Angeles
Sep 03, 2015 • ProjectsGehry’s $300 million plan is one of several under consideration for its location, which is known as the “Gateway to the Sunset Strip.”
Foster + Partners and PTW Architects to Design Tower 4N in Sydney
Sep 02, 2015 • ProjectsThe 15-story, commercial-use tower will be footed by a renovated Art Deco-era podium and contain office space, 48 residential apartments, 283 hotel rooms, a childcare center, and 121 parking spaces.
Johnson & Johnson to Open New Shared Services Headquarters in Tampa
Sep 02, 2015 • ProjectsTampa was selected over two unnamed cities; however, the company revealed that neither was in Florida.
SOM Reveals Plans for New National Cancer Institute Near Cairo
Sep 01, 2015 • ProjectsAn in-patient hospital and an outpatient facility will be the centerpiece of the campus and together total four million square feet.
David Chipperfield Architects to Renovate the U.S. Embassy in London
Aug 31, 2015 • ProjectsSelected over New York–based KPF and British firm Foster+Partners, DCA will not begin renovations until the site’s diplomatic staff is relocated to a new embassy that is currently under construction.
Design Selected for Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion
Aug 28, 2015 • ProjectsPopulous, HMC Architects, Chu+Gooding Architects, and OLIN have been chosen to complete the expansion and renovation, which will cost an estimated $350 million.
New 1.1 million-square-foot Office Development Planned for San Jose
Aug 28, 2015 • ProjectsThe location may be highly desirable to tech companies, and negotiations have begun with an unnamed client, thought to be Apple, who may occupy the entire development.
Los Angeles LGBT Center Selects Leong Leong to Design a New Mixed-Use Campus
Aug 26, 2015 • ProjectsThe nonprofit organization is constructing the 183,700-square-foot building to better accommodate its 42,000 monthly client visits and act as its new administrative headquarters.
Semple Brown Design and Handprint Architecture to Design UNC Campus Commons
Aug 25, 2015 • ProjectsThe student navigation and support hub will also house the school’s music and musical theater programs
Fentress Architects to Design New South Terminal at Orlando International Airport
Aug 25, 2015 • ProjectsDuring the project’s first phase, a 2,500-space parking area and 16–24 new gates will be constructed to better accommodate domestic and international flights.
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson to Design Expedia’s New Seattle Headquarters
Aug 24, 2015 • ProjectsCurrently headquartered in downtown Bellevue, Washington, the online travel company will relocate to a waterfront property along Seattle’s Elliott Bay shoreline, which is currently undergoing a billion dollar redevelopment.
Green Bay Packers Reveal Master Plan for Titletown District
Aug 24, 2015 • ProjectsThe development is a collaborative project between real estate advisory firm Sterling Project Development (SPD), global architectural firm ROSSETTI, and Biederman Redevelopment Ventures.
3M Commissions MSR Design to Create a New Design Center in Minnesota
Aug 21, 2015 • ProjectsSpanning 40,000 square feet, the sustainable building will be four times larger than the company’s current design facility and integrate 3M solutions and technology.
Heatherwick Studio Granted Planning Permission for Maggie's Yorkshire
Aug 21, 2015 • ProjectsRenderings reveal a series of curvaceous, potted-plant-inspired structures that contain both private and communal spaces beneath draping rooftop gardens.
John Puttick Associates to Redesign England’s Preston Bus Station
Aug 18, 2015 • ProjectsBuilt by UK architecture firm BDP in the 1960s, Preston Bus Station will be repurposed as the OnSide Youth Zone—an approximately $20 million project comprising one aspect of a broad, city-center redevelopment plan.
Rolex Selects Kengo Kuma to Design its Dallas Headquarters
Aug 17, 2015 • ProjectsDallas–based architecture firm HDF will serve as architect of record for the building, which is currently under development by Harwood International as part of a broader master plan for the 18-block Harwood area.
Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman & Associates Architects Complete 1 Hotel Central Park
Aug 07, 2015 • ProjectsInteriors were conceived by Starwood’s in-house design team, led by Senior Vice President of Design Kemper Hyers, and New York–based AvroKo.
Ennead Architects Releases Plan for Taopu Sci-Tech City in China
Aug 07, 2015 • ProjectsRenderings reveal a massive, mixed-use complex designed to interconnect with the surrounding community via a series of indoor and outdoor spaces dotted throughout linear building edges that encompass five public parks.
Patterson Architects Associates Completes Len Lye Centre in New Zealand
Aug 06, 2015 • ProjectsThe structure was developed via systems methodology, which utilizes patterns found in the environment to inform the aesthetic.
WEISS/MANFREDI Selected to Restore U.S. Embassy in New Delhi
Aug 06, 2015 • ProjectsThe modernist Chancery building and its 28-acre campus will be restored and expanded with a new office annex during the first phase of development.
Populous Designs United Stadium in Washington, D.C.
Aug 04, 2015 • ProjectsUnited currently utilizes the Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Memorial stadium, however the league hopes the new design will offer a more modern and intimate alternative.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple to Receive $23 Million Restoration
Aug 04, 2015 • ProjectsChicago–based architect Gunny Harboe, president of Harboe Architects, PC, has been selected as the leading architect of the renovation.
Atkins Designs Tallest Building in Vietnam
Aug 03, 2015 • ProjectsLandmark 81 will usurp the approximately 1,131-foot-tall Landmark 72 in Hanoi, Vietnam, as well as a selection of other well-known, global high-rises.
Studio Libeskind to Design Pyramid-shaped Tower in Jerusalem
Jul 31, 2015 • ProjectsRecently approved by the Jerusalem Municipality, the Pyramid Tower will become a public space for both residents and visitors.
Johnson Pilton Walker Architects to Revamp Anzac Memorial in Sydney
Jul 31, 2015 • ProjectsThe memorial was erected in Hyde Park as a military monument but was not fully realized due to a lack of funds attributed to the Great Depression.
Two Universities Chosen to Create New Architecture and Design School in China
Jul 31, 2015 • ProjectsThe competition was only open to some of the most prestigious universities and both winning universities will work in collaboration with the Harbin Institute of Technology of China (HIT) to design the school.
OMA to Design Sports and Science Facility for Brighton College in England
Jul 29, 2015 • ProjectsThe building's completion will finalize the school’s approximately $62 million redevelopment plan.
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Release Renderings for International Spy Museum
Jul 28, 2015 • ProjectsA glass-wrapped base will support an upside-down trapezoidal structure, which will feature crimson columns that rise along its exterior and a glazed pavilion that hovers two stories above.
Perkins+Will Moves Headquarters to Wrigley Building in Chicago
Jul 28, 2015 • ProjectsConstruction of the new space is scheduled to begin this September, and the move is slated for February 2016.
New York Governor Cuomo Announces LaGuardia Airport Redesign
Jul 28, 2015 • ProjectsThe project’s first phase will cost approximately $4 billion and is expected to relieve traffic congestion via a single central terminal that is 600 feet closer to the Grand Central Parkway.
5+design Reveals Renderings for Two Transit Hubs in Moscow
Jul 27, 2015 • ProjectsThe hubs are in development to connect Moscow’s old and new districts and expand the city from the south side, reducing both traffic and pollution.
BIG Reveals Winning Proposal for New Germany Skyscraper
Jul 24, 2015 • ProjectsThe BIG design was chosen by New York–based international developer and fund manager Tishman Speyer during a competition that resulted in five shortlisted proposals.
David Adjaye Unveils Renderings for Children's Cancer Hospital in Rwanda
Jul 23, 2015 • ProjectsTo contain a residential section for both patients and staff, the institution will be completely unique among hospitals in Africa.
Peabody Essex Museum to Undergo $650 Million Renovation and Expansion
Jul 21, 2015 • ProjectsThe expansion will feature a new three-story wing designed by New York–based Ennead Architects, and the off-site Collection Stewardship Center designed by Boston–based Schwartz/Silver Architects.
UNStudio to Design New Netherlands Theatre
Jul 21, 2015 • ProjectsInspired by geological configurations, the four-story concept proposes connected volumes with sizable windows set in stone facades.
Archea Associati Completes Ceramic Art City in China
Jul 20, 2015 • ProjectsThe circuitous complex centers around a museum celebrating the region’s notable ceramics production industry and includes a gate, master building, hotel, and an industrial ceramics processing area.
Japan Dismisses Zaha Hadid’s Concept for the Tokyo Olympic Stadium
Jul 17, 2015 • ProjectsIf it had been completed, the stadium would have been one of the most costly sporting venues ever constructed.
Gehry Partners Design Approved for Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Jul 14, 2015 • ProjectsFollowing a series of revisions, the final memorial design now meets the design principles established by the National Capital Planning Commission.
Elenberg Fraser Designs Curvaceous Tower in Melbourne
Jul 13, 2015 • ProjectsThe voluptuous form uses parametric modeling software to create a series of curves and bulges in reference to the undulating, fabric-wrapped dancers in Beyoncé’s “Ghost” music video.
Louvre Selects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to Design Conservation Site
Jul 13, 2015 • ProjectsLocated in Liévin, northern France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) on a site neighboring the Louvre-Lens museum, the approximately 65,615-square-foot, one-story building will feature a green roof and primarily facilitate study and research.
Populous to Design Football Stadium in London
Jul 13, 2015 • ProjectsLocated in the city’s Haringey borough, the proposed 61,000-seat elliptical stadium will feature a retractable pitch, allowing it to host American football games.
Ennead Architects Complete Renovations at the New York Hall of Science
Jul 09, 2015 • ProjectsLocated in Queens, the midcentury modern building was originally designed by Harrison and Abramovitz Architects for the 1964/1965 World’s Fair and is among the few surviving structures.
Pratt Institute Film/Video Department Expansion by WASA/Studio A Opens
Jul 09, 2015 • ProjectsNew York–based firm WASA/Studio A, lead by Pratt alumnus Jack Esterson, designed the 15,000-square-foot institution in the former Prattstore building.
Triangle Tower by Herzog & de Meuron Approved in Paris
Jul 07, 2015 • ProjectsDespite concerns with the sustainability of its design, the tower will be the city’s first skyscraper built in more than 40 years.
David Adjaye Designs New Studio Museum in Harlem
Jul 07, 2015 • ProjectsFounded in 1982 to house works by artists of African descent, the museum will expand with a new $122 million building.
Renzo Piano Designs the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles
Jun 30, 2015 • ProjectsThe Los Angeles City Council has unanimously granted final approval to construct the $300 million Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Goettsch Partners to Design Park Tower in San Francisco
Jun 29, 2015 • ProjectsCurrently in the schematic design phase, tower construction will begin this October with a slated completion date of 2018.
Beyer Blinder Belle Reveals Renderings for the U.S. Diplomacy Center
Jun 29, 2015 • ProjectsAs the country’s first U.S. Diplomacy museum, the facility is slated to re-engage the nation with diplomatic virtues and ideas.
Moreau Kusunoki Architectes’s “Art in the City” Wins Guggenheim Helsinki Design Competition
Jun 23, 2015 • ProjectsThe winning design will be an interactive experience that engages visitors with museum artwork and programs throughout linked pavilions and plazas positioned around an interior street.
Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos to Design China's Guangzhou Science Museum
Jun 19, 2015 • ProjectsThe approximately 262,467-sqaure-foot science museum will be located on the south bank of the Pearl River
Gerkan, Marg and Partners Selected to Design China’s Guangzhou City Museum
Jun 19, 2015 • ProjectsGerkan, Marg and Partners’ 268,395-square-foot design references the historic Chigang Pagoda
OMA Completes Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow
Jun 15, 2015 • ProjectsOwned by Russian businesswoman and gallerist Dasha Zhukova, the polycarbonate-clad gallery is housed in a refurbished Soviet-era restaurant that had been abandoned for more than 20 years.
MVRDV Selected to Design Cultural Cluster in Zaanstad, North Holland
Jun 12, 2015 • ProjectsThe firm’s winning proposal depicts an approximately 25,000-square-foot building with a complex facade featuring multiple house-shaped voids varying in size in reference to the institutions housed within.
Buro Ole Scheeren Reveals Renderings for Vancouver Skyscraper
Jun 12, 2015 • ProjectsThe 48-story tower will replace an existing 20-story office building owned by the project's developer, Bosa Properties.
BIG Reveals Renderings of Two World Trade Center
Jun 10, 2015 • ProjectsOriginally designed by London–based Foster + Partners, the edifice was reimagined by BIG when key tenants 21st Century Fox and News Corp. sought a concept with a more modern appeal.
Frick Museum Alters Plans for Expansion
Jun 04, 2015 • ProjectsDesigned by New York–based Davis Brody Bond, the original proposal was conceived to replace an on-site gated garden with a six-story museum addition that would provide a needed exhibition space.
SHoP Architects and West 8 to Design Miami Innovation District
Jun 03, 2015 • ProjectsThe 7,000,000-square-feet site is intended to position Miami as a location for future tech industries.
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Google Selects New Build Site for Headquarters
Jun 02, 2015 • ProjectsDesigned by Bjarke Ingels of Netherlands–based BIG and Thomas Heatherwick of London–based Heatherwick Studio, the new proposed headquarters will be similar to their original concept.
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Three Firms Selected to Build Willamette Falls Riverwalk in Oregon
Jun 02, 2015 • ProjectsPortland–based Mayer/Reed, Canadian firm Dialog, and the New York and San Francisco offices of Snøhetta have been selected to design the walkway structure at the second biggest waterfall by volume in North America.
HOK and Parsons Brinckerhoff to Design LaGuardia Airport’s $3.6 Billion Redevelopment
Jun 01, 2015 • ProjectsDesign of the new terminal building will feature a new central entry portal, unify previously unconnected terminals, and serve approximately 50 percent of the passenger volume at the airport.
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SHoP and Studio O+A Design New Uber HQ
May 29, 2015 • ProjectsThe company is building a new headquarters, designed in collaboration by New York-based architecture firm SHoP Architects and San Francisco-based Studio O+A.
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HOK and USL to Launch Stadium Development Initiative
May 21, 2015 • ProjectsTo increase both facility capacities and amenities, HOK plans to guide soccer-specific stadium development for expansion clubs and renovation of current USL stadiums.
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MVRDV Selected to Design Seoul Public Park
May 19, 2015 • ProjectsKnown as the Seoul Skygarden, MVRDV’s competition-winning concept is slated to be the country’s answer to New York’s High Line.
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Diller Scofidio + Renfro Reveals Renderings for U.S. Olympic Museum
May 15, 2015 • ProjectsNew York–based firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro, in partnership with Denver–based practice Anderson Mason Dale Architects, has unveiled renderings of the U.S. Olympic Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Obama Library and Museum to be in Chicago
May 12, 2015 • ProjectsAfter weeks of speculation, the Barack Obama Foundation formally announced today that the Barack Obama Presidential Library and Museum will be built on the South Side of Chicago.
OMA Completes Arts Center for Fondazione Prada
May 04, 2015 • ProjectsThe complex is a cultural center dedicated to art, cinema, and philosophy established by Prada and comprised of seven buildings converted from a 100-year-old Milan distillery.
Chicago Selected for Obama’s Presidential Library
May 04, 2015 • ProjectsThe Barack Obama Foundation will oversee the multimillion-dollar project's planning and construction, though the exact location is yet to be determined.
Mecanoo and Sasaki Associates Complete Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Boston
Apr 27, 2015 • ProjectsThe 215,000-square-foot, six-story edifice was constructed to consolidate the city’s 500 Boston Public Schools (BPS) department civil servants into one place.
International Spy Museum Proposes Move to L’Enfant Plaza
Apr 21, 2015 • ProjectsThe $100 million project is designed to accommodate the museum’s need for a larger space.
Development Plan Announced for Union Station
Apr 17, 2015 • ProjectsThe plan includes station renovations and a mixed-use complex to include office space, 1,300 residential units, retail space, hotels, parks, and plazas.
Populous Reveals Renderings of Milwaukee Arena
Apr 09, 2015 • ProjectsThe NBA has pressured new team owners to have a new arena built.
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Leonardo DiCaprio to Build Sustainable Belize Resort
Apr 08, 2015 • ProjectsThe new resort will be the first in Belize to follow the Living Building Challenge requirements.
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Snohetta to Redesign French Laundry
Apr 08, 2015 • ProjectsThe redesign will focus on the restaurant's outdoor spaces and kitchen.
Renderings Revealed for MLK Memorial Library Modernization
Apr 07, 2015 • ProjectsMecanoo and Martinez + Johnson Architecture released renderings for the modernization Mies van der Rohe's Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C.
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Columbus Museum of Art to Complete Final Phase of Expansion
Apr 03, 2015 • ProjectsThe $37.6 million expansion includes a renovation to the Ross Wing, museum lobby, and construction of a new wing.
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Facebook Moves into New Frank Gehry-designed Headquarters
Apr 03, 2015 • ProjectsThe new 433,555-square-foot building features a single floor plan to house approximately 2,800 employees.
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AMC Unveils “Mad Men” Bench in New York
Mar 31, 2015 • ProjectsLorenzo Apicella, Michael Bierut, and Emily Oberman of Pentagram designed the temporary bench installation.
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Morphosis Reveals 7132 Tower Renderings
Mar 27, 2015 • ProjectsThe 7132 Tower hotel is the firm's first project in Switzerland and features a thin, transparent coating reflecting the surrounding environment.
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SelgasCano Unveils Design for 15th Serpentine Pavilion
Mar 26, 2015 • ProjectsThe design for the temporary pavilion includes an amorphous, polygonal, plastic structure featuring a series of connected spaces.
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SOM Designs Baccarat Hotel & Residences New York
Mar 25, 2015 • ProjectsThe firm sought to capture the essence of the Baccarat crystal brand in its design, and thus the use of glass predominates throughout the building.
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Stanton Williams to Upgrade London’s Royal Opera House
Mar 24, 2015 • ProjectsThe building was built in 1858, reconstructed in the 1990s, and will now receive upgrades to its entrances and public spaces.
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FRCH Design Worldwide Completes Contemporary Arts Center Lobby Renovation
Mar 23, 2015 • ProjectsCompleted this month, the renovation marks architect Zaha Hadid’s first significant U.S. building.
Philippe Starck to Design New SLS LUX Philadelphia Hotel
Mar 17, 2015 • ProjectsDeveloper Dranoff Properties and sbe, a hospitality, lifestyle, and real estate development company, have named French designer Philippe Starck as the interior designer for the new SLS LUX Philadelphia Hotel & SLS International Residences.
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Büro Ole Scheeren Reveals Renderings for Guardian Art Center in Beijing
Mar 12, 2015 • ProjectsComprised of a museum, event space, and cultural lifestyle center, the Guardian Art Center is a new hybrid concept that transcends the traditional functions of an auction house.
David Chipperfield Selected to Redesign Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Southwest Wing
Mar 12, 2015 • PeopleAfter a yearlong selection process, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has chosen British firm David Chipperfield Architects to redesign the museum’s Southwest Wing for modern and contemporary art.
Kinslow, Keith & Todd Propose Tulsa Tornado Tower
Mar 12, 2015 • ProjectsOklahoma-based architectural firm Kinslow, Keith & Todd have released renderings for a proposed Tulsa Tornado Tower, a funnel-shaped building that would rise 20 to 30 stories.
Ennead Architects to Design New Shanghai Planetarium
Mar 04, 2015 • ProjectsAfter winning an international competition, New York–based Ennead Architects will design the new 409,000-square-foot Shanghai Planetarium.
Behnisch Architekten Completes New Conference Hall for the United Nations
Mar 03, 2015 • ProjectsBehnisch Architekten has completed a new conference hall on the campus of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a Switzerland-based, self-funding agency of the United Nations with 188 member states.
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Train Station by Mecanoo Opens in the Netherlands
Mar 03, 2015 • ProjectsDesigned by Mecanoo, the first phase of a new complex, which includes a new train station, has opened to the public in Delft, Netherlands.
HWKN Reveals Renderings for University of Pennsylvania’s Innovation Center
Mar 02, 2015 • ProjectsNew York–based architecture firm HWKN has released renderings for the new Pennovation Center at the University of Pennsylvania, which is a new complex dedicated to the university’s entrepreneurs and researchers.
FBI Seeks Vendors for New Headquarters
Feb 27, 2015 • ProjectsThe new headquarters, which will be occupied by 2022, will contain up to 2.1 million square feet of space and will house approximately 11,000 employees.
BIG and Heatherwick Studio to Design New Google Headquarters
Feb 27, 2015 • ProjectsCopenhagen-based Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and London-based Heatherwick Studio have been chosen to design the new Google headquarters building in Mountain View, California.
SO-IL and Freaks Freearchitects to Redesign France’s Site Verrier
Feb 26, 2015 • ProjectsParis-based architecture firm Freaks Freearchitects, in collaboration with New York–based firm SO-IL, have been selected to redesign the historic Site Verrier in Meisenthal, France.
Commune Designs the Greenroom for the Oscars
Feb 20, 2015 • ProjectsLos Angeles–based Commune has designed the 13th annual Architectural Digest Greenroom at the 2015 Academy Awards.