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Liu Jiakun wins the 2025 Pritzker Prize

Archinect

MARCH 4, 2025

West Village, photo courtesy of Arch-Exist Liu’s approach to urbanism challenges conventional development models, introducing public spaces within dense city environments and emphasizing the human experience in architecture.

Commercial

Commercial Developer Development Environment

How to Create Distinctive and Successful Commercial Spaces With Decorative Wallcoverings

ArchDaily

APRIL 10, 2024

However, the crucial role played by interior design in the success of commercial spaces proves this not to be the case. Courtesy of Tecnografica As humans, we’re under the comforting illusion that we’re masters of our own destiny, strong-willed and unaffected by influence. Read more »

Commercial

Commercial Space Visualization Environment

YOKONAGAYA Beauty Salon / Office for Environment Architecture

ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Environment

Environment Architecture Architect Project

Three inviting living spaces by Desai Chia Architecture: Your Next Employer?

Archinect

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Led by Katherine Chia and Arjun Desai, the firm describes its approach to design as one that “merges technology, material innovation, sustainability, and the craft of building into collaborative and socially dynamic environments.”

Space

Space Architecture Firms Commercial

Reimagining the PeaceHealth University District Campus

SW Oregon Architect

MARCH 30, 2025

Such a solution is an admittedly predictable response; nevertheless, a mixed-use plan makes eminent sense and would help ensure a locally focused, walkable environment. 2) The campus is zoned under a mix of Eugenes C-2 (Community Commercial) and C-3 (Major Commercial) building codes.

Developer

Developer Development Commercial Zoning

This year's RIAS Honorary Fellows take advocating for the built environment to new levels

Archinect

MAY 10, 2022

Each Fellow was recognized by the 105-year-old organization for making “significant contributions” to the country’s cultural, academic, commercial, and political life. The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) just announced the naming of six new Honorary Fellows.

Environment

Environment Commercial Cities Architect

Spec buildings have increasingly become the answer to commercial clients' pandemic growing pains

Archinect

JULY 29, 2022

“Historically, spec buildings have been risky, but in a market environment like we are in now, where there is a race to get goods to people faster and to manufacture more things, the flexibility of the spec space becomes an asset, not a liability.”

Clients

Clients Client Commercial Building

Transforming Urban Spaces: Reintegrating Infrastructure Through Thoughtful Design

ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Image © FangFang Tian Large-scale infrastructure projects often aim to connect distant locations within urban areas , facilitating quicker transportation, logistics, and commercial activities along their routes. Hangzhou Xiaohe Park / Kengo Kuma & Associates.

Space

Space Transportation Commercial Design

Retail Design in the Metaverse: A New Venture for Architects

ArchDaily

APRIL 1, 2024

Benetton's physical store to mimic its virtual environment. While physical commercial spaces have been the conventional center of shopping experiences , the emergent frontier of the metaverse—an interconnected network of virtual 3D environments—indicates an important shift in brand-consumer interactions.

Architect

Architect Commercial Design Environment

tree canopies shade lakeside commercial hub by YIIIE architects in chengdu

designboom

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

the design emphasizes openness on all sides, creating new scenarios that encourage interaction with the environment. The post tree canopies shade lakeside commercial hub by YIIIE architects in chengdu appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

Commercial

Commercial Architect Environment Architecture

5 Iconic Architectural Projects Completed in 2023, Featuring MVRDV, OMA, Snøhetta, Studio Gang, and Zaha Hadid Architects

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 8, 2023

This year saw the fruition of numerous groundbreaking projects that have left a mark on our collective built environment. Each of these firms is a unique design studio with its specific architectural style; while all these listed built projects are public and commercial. Read more »

Project

Project Architect Architecture Commercial

Clay Pot Bio-Acoustic Plant Walls: How CSI Creative Allows Architects to Build With Nature

Architizer

JANUARY 8, 2025

This approach creates a harmonious blend of color, texture and functionality within built environments. From Disney parks to La Guardia Airport to luxury retail environments, our track record of complex installations demonstrates an unmatched ability to merge acoustic performance with sophisticated biophilic design at any scale.

Nature

Nature Building Architect Manufacturing

Victoria, B.C.

SW Oregon Architect

MARCH 23, 2025

Its built environment reflects colonial ambitions, regional adaptation, and contemporary evolution. (photo by Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons) Just a brief entry this week: Im in Victoria , the capital city of British Columbia, Canada.

Contemporary

Contemporary Commercial Cities Innovation

RISD’s MA in Adaptive Reuse Embraces Sustainability, Heritage, and Innovation

Archinect

DECEMBER 28, 2024

The program explores how the built environment can be reimagined and how new experiences can be introduced to the spaces we inhabit. Students learn to repurpose old or underutilized structures for new purposes—whether residential, commercial, or cultural—while ad.

Innovation

Innovation Sustainability Commercial Students

Architecture Collaborations: What are Public-Private-Partnerships?

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 22, 2024

But what exactly are PPPs, and how do they function in the built environment? This article explores the concept of PPPs, providing examples from across the globe to illustrate how these partnerships are shaping the future of urban spaces, sometimes beyond commercial gains.

Finances

Finances Urban Development Architecture Government

A Serene Spa in the South of France and a Music Theater Expansion in Norway: 10 Unbuilt Projects by Established Firms

ArchDaily

MAY 16, 2024

These designs often respond to complex challenges such as sustainability, urbanization, and cultural preservation, reflecting architects' efforts to navigate and contribute meaningfully to the built environment.

Project

Project Firms Commercial Landscape

These architecture firms are hiring the most aggressively right now

Archinect

JUNE 21, 2024

Design practice Flad Architects , which specializes in health science, higher education, science and technology, healthcare, and corporate environments is hiring for 36 positions across New York City, Tampa, San Diego, Boston, Atlanta, and Seattle. East Hampton Modern by Workshop/APD.

Firms

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How Water Responds to Land Reclamation in Coastal Cities

ArchDaily

JUNE 16, 2023

Cities in West Africa, East Asia, and the Middle East produce these new lands as economic forerunners for their commercial industry and as platforms to house luxury residences. But the relationship between the design and production of reclaimed lands and the response of water in ocean environments is complex.

Cities

Cities Commercial Industrial Environment

Three contemporary education projects by Newman Architects: Your Next Employer?

Archinect

APRIL 15, 2024

Based in New Haven, the firm was founded in 1964 with the principle of “creating functional, nurturing environments that have a sense of belonging to the communities they serve.”

Education

Education Contemporary Project Architect

Revolving Doors in Action: Blending Access, Efficiency, and Elegance

ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Courtesy of ASSA ABLOY Accessibility in architecture is essential for creating built environments that accommodate of all ages, from young children to the elderly. ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems offers a wide range of products, including automatic, industrial, and commercial doors, as well as digital solutions, to meet user needs.

Safety

Safety Commercial Industrial Environment

Temporary Architecture in India: Marketplaces and Bazaars

ArchDaily

MARCH 24, 2024

Often composed of sustainable structures , these transient commercial hubs exhibit a form of rudimentary architecture that spreads its roots deep in India's cultural and economic traditions. Today, these environments have evolved into dense labyrinths of impermanent shelters made from recycled tin sheets, tarpaulin canopies, and wooden poles.

Architecture

Architecture Zoning Commercial Information

Four rural California residences by Richard Beard Architects: Your Next Employer?

Archinect

MARCH 25, 2024

Led by Richard Beard, and based in San Francisco, Richard Beard Architects focuses on the design of private residences and special commissions, specializing in distinctive custom homes, luxury multi-family communities, and specialty commercial and hospitality environments.

Architect

Architect Commercial Firms Information

The Evolution of Floating Sinks: Designing Minimalist and Disruptive Bathrooms

ArchDaily

JULY 12, 2023

Courtesy of The Splash Lab When designing contemporary restroom solutions, for both residential and various commercial settings such as corporate, commercial, public, and hospitality purposes, different approaches can shape the design strategy.

Commercial

Commercial Design Sustainability Residential

RIOS and Foster + Partners-led One Beverly Hills breaks ground in Los Angeles

Archinect

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The program calls for a total of 255 residences, 78 hotel suites, and approximately 30,000 square feet of commercial space, along with subterranean parking for up to 1,900 vehicles. “I am really interested in pursuing what a botanical environment. It had been plagued by criticism over its lack of an affordable housing component.

Commercial

Commercial Residential Developer Development

Open Design Language in Open-Kitchen Restaurants

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 23, 2023

But this concept for designing open, transparent hospitality environments at least serves customers with honesty, because although the freshest ingredients and cordon bleu techniques are nowhere to be seen, neither is the grease and grime formerly associated with the category of eatery.

Technique

Technique Concept Commercial Design

Wooden World: How Helsinki Became a Leader in Architecture’s Timber Revolution

Architizer

DECEMBER 3, 2024

It is a city of striking contrasts and this unique blend of characteristics has created an environment where the architecture industry thrives, influenced by a political landscape that prioritizes sustainability, innovation and well-being. Yet amidst all the urban development, Helsinki remains deeply connected to nature.

Government

Government Technique Innovation Sustainability

Architecture 101: What Is Sustainability in Architecture and Design?

Architizer

JANUARY 24, 2025

People need up-skilling in the art of not destroying the environment, upon which their own existence depends. Currently, the built environment accounts for 40% of all carbon emissions, and this figure remains stubbornly high. But, while many of the myriad tags are essentially pretty meaningless, theres no escaping from the truth.

Sustainability

Sustainability Architecture Design Environment

"Design can do more to reduce the built environment's capacity for enabling misogyny"

Deezen

JULY 9, 2024

Surely those charged with planning and designing can do more to reduce the built environment's capacity for enabling misogyny? As well as enhancements to the built environments, the state of Kerala also set up a specific police patrol to monitor the safety of women pedestrians.

Environment

Environment Safety Design Cities

This Australian Modular Company Works Across Residential and Commercial

Dwell

JULY 11, 2024

Over the past 20 years, the company's scope has expanded across residential and commercial sectors, including health, retail, and education buildings—all built in the company's manufacturing facility in Victoria, Australia.

Commercial

Commercial Residential Management Home

Product watch: Kose from Skopos

Hotel Designs

MARCH 21, 2025

With a dappled surface, the 11 sophisticated colourways provide a perfect co-ordinate for commercial environments. This new addition to the Skopos portfolio provides a furniture fabric solution suited to all commercial environments.

Contract

Contract Commercial Environment Finishes

IIDA's 2022 Student Design Competition winners reimagine behavioral healthcare spaces

Archinect

JUNE 3, 2022

Commercial interior design association IIDA has announced the winners of its 2022 Student Design Competition. As stated in IIDA’s challenge description: “Thoughtful interior design and architecture should create a healing environment while facilitating communication and collaboration while promoting patient dignity and safety.”

Students

Students Space Safety Manufacturing

Powering-Up Through the Facade: Maximizing Energy with Building-Integrated Photovoltaics

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Prominent examples in power generation include the discovery of the photovoltaic effect by Edmund Becquerel in 1839 and the development of the first commercial solar panel by Charles Fritts later that century.

Building

Building Utilities Innovation Commercial

NB1 Residential Nordbahnhof by querkraft

Archinect

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Three towers – one 30m and two 35m high - rise from a planted base that spirals up to the fifth floor like a cascading green ribbon.

Residential

Residential Urban Development Commercial Landscape

Videos reveal vertical takeoff of electric flying car in California

Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Alef Aeronautics has carried out a test flight of its Alef Model Zero flying car "This drive and flight test represents an important proof of technology in a real-world city environment," said Alef Aeronautics CEO Jim Dukhovny. "We

Permits

Permits Transportation Technology Technology

Don't expect much from King Charles' reign architecturally, these two of his constituent critics say

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Poundbury, Paisley and Perspectives all ultimately failed to conquer the complex commercial and political challenges they faced. Their royal patron’s attempts to create human-centred townscapes have led to car-dominated suburbs. His efforts to uplift grand historic buildings have carved them into dreary flats.

Commercial

Commercial Architecture Windows Sustainability

Michael Candy creates robotic walking chairs that "amble" through space

Deezen

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Chair 2 is designed for an exhibition environment, although it is strong enough to support a human. Other recent robotic explorations include a "friendly" robot designed for domestic and commercial environments made by Fuseproject and Kind Humanoid and a skin-like texture that can be attached to a robot to make it smile.

Space

Space Technology Technology Contemporary

Looking for a senior level architecture job? Check out these 13 opportunities from Archinect Jobs

Archinect

APRIL 28, 2023

We design multi-faceted residential, retail, workplace, and commercial environments with sustainability in mind and people first. We believe spaces are more than just shelter, they allow us a chance to create immersive narratives and built identities.

Architecture

Architecture Commercial Residential Contemporary

Featured architecture jobs for junior-level architects and designers in New York

Archinect

JULY 28, 2022

Our practice spans a wide range of project types, including educational, cultural, commercial, and residential, and is equally distributed between new construction and design in historical contexts. PBDW provides a collaborative and supportive environment for individuals to.

Architect

Architect Architecture Firms Commercial

Henning Larsen designs Europe's largest mass timber logistics center for Bestseller

Archinect

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The firm says its construction is driven by circular economy principles and the desire to create a fairer working environment tied to reduced emissions. Another 10% increase in its overall biodiversity will also be achieved through its realization. The large 1.66 million-square-foot logistics hub is topped by a 331,022-s.

Commercial

Commercial Site Design Roofing

Smart New World Innovation Center by gad

Archinect

JULY 4, 2023

It is a gathering area and incubation base of wisdom industry integrating commercial services and business office functions, which will attract a number of high-tech industries and strategic emerging industries to settle in the future. The lack of greenery has caused the new buildings in the city to lose their connection with nature.

Innovation

Innovation Zoning Industrial Commercial

By Arch Giants for Tech Giants: Inside 7 Groundbreaking Big Tech Office Spaces

Architizer

JANUARY 13, 2025

Recording and listening rooms are designed with precision, ensuring creators have the tools they need in a welcoming environment. A charcoal terracotta podium nods to the sites history as a brickyard, while passive thermal lobbies and public art create an engaging environment.

Space

Space Glass Firms Sustainability

Market Makeovers: How Barcelona’s Public Food Markets Are Evolving With the City

Architizer

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

It presented advantages for public buildings, including structural strength and durability suitable for heavy use, and provided a safe, fire-resistant environment for large crowds. A variety of food stalls, shops, halls, and restaurants foster commercial activity and social interaction.

Cities

Cities Renovation Commercial Restoration

Wool fabric by Burel Factory

Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2025

Dezeen Showroom: Portuguese brand Burel Factory has harnessed the natural characteristics of wool to create a fabric that reinterprets traditional craft for modern commercial spaces.

Commercial

Commercial Environment Modern Nature

From Smokestacks to Startups: The Evolution of Barcelona’s Visionary 22@ District

Architizer

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The transformation of the 22@ district from a neglected industrial area into a thriving innovation hub has significantly impacted Barcelona’s economy, culture and urban environment. Residential, commercial, cultural, educational, hospitality and office buildings form an urban setting that supports work and daily life.

Innovation

Innovation Industrial Transportation Technology

Liu Jiakun wins the 2025 Pritzker Prize

How to Create Distinctive and Successful Commercial Spaces With Decorative Wallcoverings

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YOKONAGAYA Beauty Salon / Office for Environment Architecture

Three inviting living spaces by Desai Chia Architecture: Your Next Employer?

Reimagining the PeaceHealth University District Campus

This year's RIAS Honorary Fellows take advocating for the built environment to new levels

Spec buildings have increasingly become the answer to commercial clients' pandemic growing pains

Transforming Urban Spaces: Reintegrating Infrastructure Through Thoughtful Design

Retail Design in the Metaverse: A New Venture for Architects

tree canopies shade lakeside commercial hub by YIIIE architects in chengdu

5 Iconic Architectural Projects Completed in 2023, Featuring MVRDV, OMA, Snøhetta, Studio Gang, and Zaha Hadid Architects

Clay Pot Bio-Acoustic Plant Walls: How CSI Creative Allows Architects to Build With Nature

Victoria, B.C.

RISD’s MA in Adaptive Reuse Embraces Sustainability, Heritage, and Innovation

Architecture Collaborations: What are Public-Private-Partnerships?

A Serene Spa in the South of France and a Music Theater Expansion in Norway: 10 Unbuilt Projects by Established Firms

These architecture firms are hiring the most aggressively right now

How Water Responds to Land Reclamation in Coastal Cities

Three contemporary education projects by Newman Architects: Your Next Employer?

Revolving Doors in Action: Blending Access, Efficiency, and Elegance

Temporary Architecture in India: Marketplaces and Bazaars

Four rural California residences by Richard Beard Architects: Your Next Employer?

The Evolution of Floating Sinks: Designing Minimalist and Disruptive Bathrooms

RIOS and Foster + Partners-led One Beverly Hills breaks ground in Los Angeles

Open Design Language in Open-Kitchen Restaurants

Wooden World: How Helsinki Became a Leader in Architecture’s Timber Revolution

Architecture 101: What Is Sustainability in Architecture and Design?

"Design can do more to reduce the built environment's capacity for enabling misogyny"

This Australian Modular Company Works Across Residential and Commercial

Product watch: Kose from Skopos

IIDA's 2022 Student Design Competition winners reimagine behavioral healthcare spaces

Powering-Up Through the Facade: Maximizing Energy with Building-Integrated Photovoltaics

NB1 Residential Nordbahnhof by querkraft

Videos reveal vertical takeoff of electric flying car in California

Don't expect much from King Charles' reign architecturally, these two of his constituent critics say

Michael Candy creates robotic walking chairs that "amble" through space

Looking for a senior level architecture job? Check out these 13 opportunities from Archinect Jobs

Featured architecture jobs for junior-level architects and designers in New York

Henning Larsen designs Europe's largest mass timber logistics center for Bestseller

Smart New World Innovation Center by gad

By Arch Giants for Tech Giants: Inside 7 Groundbreaking Big Tech Office Spaces

Market Makeovers: How Barcelona’s Public Food Markets Are Evolving With the City

Wool fabric by Burel Factory

From Smokestacks to Startups: The Evolution of Barcelona’s Visionary 22@ District

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