News Signature architects vie for Missouri art museum extension Six finalists – a veritable who’s who of architects – have been shortlisted for a $160m extension to Kansas City, Missouri’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The 61,000-sq-ft expansion will add…
News Bamboo firm wins €250,000 bio-material prize Built by Nature, a grant-awarding body backed by charitable foundations, has announced the winners of its inaugural competition to stimulate the use of biologically-based construction materials. The winner of the…
News Six teams shortlisted for Antwerp’s museum of contemporary art Six international design teams have been made it to the final stage of a competition to design an extension to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp. About 50 practices…
News Helsinki announces competition for museum of architecture and design A design competition has been launched for a 10,050 sq m architecture and design museum in South Harbour, Helsinki. The development will be called the Museum of Finnish Architecture and…
News Lundgaard & Tranberg wins prestigious Viking ship museum in Denmark Danish architect Lundgaard & Tranberg has won a competition to design the $30m refurbishment of a Viking ship museum in Roskilde, eastern Denmark. The firm beat a starry field of…
News Construction Salary Survey: Are you satisfied in your career? For a chance to win £100 worth of Amazon vouchers, take part in the inaugural Construction Salary Survey. The short survey, which should take approximately six minutes to complete, seeks…
News Doors open for CIOB’s 10th Global Student Challenge The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is once again looking for the next generation of international industry leaders for the 10th annual Global Student Challenge. First launched in 2014, the…
News $1m prize for “most important architectural competition in history” Texas 3D-printing company Icon has launched Initiative 99, an architecture competition to design affordable housing units costing less than $99,000 to build. The competition has a total prize fund of…
News Indonesian team wins CIOB’s coveted Global Student Challenge A team of four construction students from Universitas Indonesia have won the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) coveted Global Student Challenge. They fought off competition from nine other teams in…
News Architect that uses straw and eelgrass named one of world’s most innovative companies US business magazine Fast Company has named Danish architect Henning Larsen as one of the world’s most innovative companies for using ancient building materials with a modern twist. One of…
News Finalists selected for Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize Six finalists for the 2023 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) have been announced at an event in Medellín, Colombia. The award, organised by the College of Architecture at the…
News 18 starchitects to compete for “once in a generation” Florida arts centre An 18-strong shortlist has been announced for the design of the Sarasota Performing Arts Centre in Florida. The companies selected include Adjaye Associates, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Foster + Partners,…