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01/28/2025

Clinical psychologist Ellen Hendriksen discussed perfectionism on the HBR IdeaCast, sharing insights from her book How to Be Enough. She explains its roots in feeling "not good enough" and offers strategies to manage it — valuable advice for architects and designers facing overwork and excessive revisions.

In a recent episode of the HBR IdeaCast, clinical psychologist Ellen Hendriksen shared insights from her book How to Be Enough: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists. The podcast explores the concept of perfectionism, its impact on our lives and work, and how to manage it in a...

01/28/2025

In the final chapter of Archinect In-Depth: Visualization, we revisit a Renaissance painting to explore how visualization and technology reshape our perception, unlocking worlds beyond the natural laws of space and time.

In the closing chapter of Archinect In-Depth: Visualization, we return to one Renaissance painting referenced in an earlier article from the series. What does this painting, and our wider series, teach us about the relationship between technology and visualization? What do they tell us about the...

01/28/2025

Our latest Archinect Jobs highlight features openings at four architecture and design firms in Los Angeles, NYC, Westport, CT, Bridgehampton, NY, and Columbus, IN. Take a look and see if you're a match!

In this week's curated employer highlight from Archinect Jobs, we are featuring four architecture and design firms with current openings in Los Angeles, New York City, Westport, Connecticut, Bridgehampton, New York, and Columbus, Indiana. For even more...

01/28/2025

Louvre director Laurence des Cars alerted France’s Cultural Ministry to severe maintenance issues causing a "physical ordeal" for staff and visitors.

A letter from the Louvre Museum director Laurence des Cars to the French Cultural Ministry has revealed several glaring maintenance issues leading to a

01/28/2025

UT Austin has renamed its Architecture & Planning Library to honor John Chase, its first Black MArch graduate (1952) and the South’s first licensed Black architect. Chase’s legacy as a trailblazer is now celebrated on campus.

John Chase, the trailblazing Black architect and 1952 MArch graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, has received recognition from his alma mater with the official renaming of the SoA’s Architecture & Planning Library building.  The Cass Gilbert design, which was dedicated nearly...

01/28/2025

Marina Tabassum has been chosen to design the 2025 Serpentine Pavilion in London. Her firm, Marina Tabassum Architects, will be the 24th to take part in the annual event, which began with Zaha Hadid’s 2000 commission.

More at https://archinect.com/news/article/150462539/a-first-look-at-the-2025-serpentine-pavilion-designed-by-marina-tabassum

01/28/2025

Gensler’s 350-acre Walmart Home Office campus in Bentonville, AR, features 12 mass timber office buildings, with two now open. The project marks the largest U.S. application of mass timber to date.

The Gensler-designed 350-acre New Home Office campus for Walmart has been unveiled in Bentonville, Arkansas, marking the realization of the retail giant’s transformative

01/28/2025

Happy Monday! Start your week with some inspiring kitchen designs from Archinect profiles. Details and more projects at https://archinect.com/news/article/150462237/10-kitchen-designs-we-liked-this-week

01/28/2025

Today's Employer of the Day is The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. They're currently hiring for an Exhibition Design Internship in New York City.

https://archinect.com/firms/cover/2495310/the-solomon-r-guggenheim-museum

01/27/2025

The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Price Tower in Bartlesville, OK, has been sold for $1.4M to McFarlin Building Co. via court order, ending a six-month saga.

The fate of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma has finally been decided with the recent sale of the property via a court order for $1.4 million. Artnet News has the local McFarlin Building company listed as its new rightful owners, following an order...

01/27/2025

Check out the winning entries of the 2024 CTBUH Mass Timber Student Design Competition. Teams from U.S. and Canadian universities showcased designs using prefabricated and modular mass timber for affordable, multi-story housing.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has just named five winners for the 2024 Mass Timber Student Design Competition. Teams from four universities in the U.S. and Canada were chosen for their ability to reflect on the meaning of tall buildings in modern societies. Each...

01/27/2025

Today's Get Lectured episode highlights the Spring 2025 guest speaker lineup at the USC School of Architecture.

https://archinect.com/news/article/150462536/get-lectured-usc-spring-25

01/27/2025

The AIA Los Angeles Wildfire Disaster Response Task Force's recent virtual meeting drew over 850 participants. Watch the recording on Archinect, along with feedback and a mission statement from the gathering.

Participants from the AIA Los Angeles chapter’s recent Wildfire Disaster Response Ad Hoc Task Force virtual meeting have shared feedback in response to the January 15th event that included over 850 participants. (You can watch the meeting in its entirety below.) Recording of the AIA|LA Los...

01/27/2025

Archinect's recent feature highlights the five most popular fee calculation methods used by architects, accounting for 97% of 2023 billings. — What is your preferred fee method, and why? Let us know in the comments!

In a recent feature article, we rounded up the five most popular methods used by architects to calculate a fee, together covering 97% of billings in 2023 according to the AIA 2024 Firm Survey Report. Of all structures, the two most popular were the ‘stipulated sum’ and ‘professional fee’...

01/27/2025

This week's Meet Your Next Employer series explores the work of LA firm ORA (Oonagh Ryan Architects). They're hiring a Job Captain/Mid-Level Designer on Archinect Jobs.

Successful candidates should have 3-7 years of well-rounded professional architectural experience as well as excellent digital drafting, modeling, and visualization skills.

Interested? Check out the complete listing and apply now on Archinect.

Following our previous visit to Bunch Design, we are keeping our Meet Your Next Employer series in Los Angeles this week to explore the work of ORA (Oonagh Ryan Architects). Founded by Oonagh Ryan, and based in the city’s Arts District, the firm has amassed a portfolio...

01/26/2025

Chicago approved the $7B RIOS and Field Operations-led redevelopment near the United Center. The 1901 Project spans 55 acres, adding a music hall, hotel, mixed-use building, park, and housing by 2040.

The City of Chicago has granted approvals to the new $7 billion RIOS and Field Operations-led redevelopment of spaces surrounding the United Center. The 1901 Project, which covers 55 acres will be conducted in two phases through 2040, adds a new 6,000-seat music hall, 233-key boutique hotel...

01/25/2025

Looking for kitchen design inspiration? Explore Archinect's Pinterest boards for standout projects! We've compiled ten top images from Firm and People profiles.

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Kitchen...