The Tulane School of Architecture has received an anonymous $2.91 million gift to help establish a new Center on Climate Change and Urbanism.  The cornerstone donation will be put towards supporting five years of research initiatives as well as new faculty and fellowship positions for an emerging cohort of climate-focused scholars housed within the...

A project that reflects the beauty of wood and natural materials in a context where the climate and nature of Valle de Bravo, México are the protagonists of this house. The AO House was photographed in March 2023. Project developed by C73 & Gómez Crespo Arquitectos

Over the past decade or so, bleacher stairs have become a ubiquitous marker of contemporary public architecture. It’s time for the trend to stop. Its subsequent proliferation serves as a good example of how avant-garde design, or at least a consumerist version of it, filters down to the mainstream. The broader point is that architects need to...

Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) has announced architect, urban planner, and academic Jose Castillo as its next Department of Architecture Chair. Castillo, the co-founder of the Mexico City-based studio a|911, has taught previously at UPenn, Tulane University, the University of New Mexico, and Harvard GSD and joins...

University of Stuttgart professor Achim Menges has shared details of a new research-led observation tower project called Wangen Tower after its realization earlier this month at the regional garden showcase Landesgartenschau Wangen im Allgäu in southern Germany. The project is a collaboration between the university's Institute for Computational Design...

The new AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for April has reported a new score of 48.3, indicating a continued decrease in economic activity while posting an improvement over March’s previously reported total of 43.6. For the month, inquiries into new projects continued to increase slightly despite a decrease in the total value of newly signed...