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Why Nearly Every City in the U.S. Needs a Walkability Study

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About two weeks ago, I received an intriguing email from Jeff Speck, the author of two of the most influential books on urban planning in the past two decades: Suburban Nation (2010; co-authored by Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk) and Walkable City (2012; reissued in 2022 with new material).

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Three landmark buildings by OLI Architecture: Your Next Employer?

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Founded in 2010 and based in Manhattan, the firm has amassed a portfolio grounded in expertise in civic, institutional, cultural, and museum buildings. Over on Archinect Jobs, the firm is currently hiring for a Project Architect at their New York City studio. Mu Xin Art Museum.

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‘Every Piece of Architecture is First a Work of Fiction’; A Conversation with Ole Scheeren

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Nowhere is Scheeren's philosophy better encapsulated than through Büro Ole Scheeren ; the firm that Scheeren founded in 2010 having previously served as a Partner and Director at OMA.

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Reimagining the convent typology to blend spirituality and social engagement

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Italian architecture and landscape firm Mixtura has designed a wood-structured conventual complex in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil , that provides both a space for worship and philanthropic services. Image: Cesare Querci The initiative has so far seen the construction of a kindergarten for 120 children from the neighboring favelas.

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Large increase in all-electric and net-zero energy projects among AIA 2030 Commitment signatories, report says

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The figure is one of several findings from the latest AIA By The Numbers report which provides a detailed analysis of the energy performance of architecture and design firm signatories to the AIA 2030 Commitment. In addition, 168 new firms signed the 2030 Commitment in 2022, bringing the total number of signatories to over 1,200.

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SANAA Founders Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa Awarded the 2025 Le Prix Charlotte Perriand

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Image Courtesy of Beka & Lemoine Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa , founders of the renowned architecture firm SANAA , have been announced as the recipients of the 2025 Le Prix Charlotte Perriand by the Créateurs Design Awards. Beka & Lemoine’s Film Tokyo Ride Features Pritzker Prize Winner Ryue Nishizawa. Read more »

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January Architecture Billings Index increases slightly while soft business conditions remain

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Multifamily residential specialty firms continue to report the softest business conditions of all project types and categories. Firms are seeing. For the month, indicators remained poor in all areas except the Midwest (which has performed well since the fall).