The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe announced today the finalists for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009, one of the most important and prestigious prizes for international architecture. By supporting the Prize, the European Commission underlines the role…

The Ordre des architectes du Québec announces the 43 finalists for the 2009 Awards of Excellence in Architecture: architecture that bears witness to eco-responsible acts and a community of architects who put their hearts into action. Thirty years after the first Awards of Excellence in Architecture were handed out, the…

The Design Museum, Don’t Panic and Flickr launched the Your Design City project back in October. The final 20 photographs will be on display at the Design Museum in London between January 6th through 11th, 2009. There will also be an…

Syracuse Architecture Announces Finalists for Affordable Green Housing Design Competition Syracuse University School of Architecture, in partnership with the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environment and Energy Systems and

There are 28 architects on the long list for Building Design’s 2008 Young Architect of the Year Award, sponsored by Autodesk. Supported by BD magazine and part of the Architect of the Year Awards, the Young Architect category aims to celebrate and highlight young practices and up-and-coming…

After a week of intense deliberations, the international jury judging the Schindler Award for Architecture 2007/08 “Access for All” has nominated ten projects. These will be presented at the Award ceremony in Lucerne on November 14, 2008. One winner and four runners-up will be awarded cash prizes at the ceremony…

Past Young Guns winners serve as jury for sixth biennial competition of young creative talent in visual media and design. NEW YORK, September 5, 2008 – The Art Directors Club, the premier organization for integrated media and the first global creative collective of its kind…

And the winner is: Robert Humble, Joel Egan, Ben Spencer, Owen Richards, Tom Mulica, and Kate Cudney, with Hybrid / ORA, Seattle, Washington. Finalists: Five finalists were selected from 182 entrants proposing a sustainable, affordable house that addresses the needs of a low-income family in the Gulf Coast region. The…

Lexington, KY, August 26, 2008—An architectural firm that builds homes from sandbags in the shantytowns of Cape Town, South Africa, the young inventor of the world’s first non-turbine wind-powered generator, and an Indiana-based university professor who builds shelters using…

Living Steel Announces Finalists for 3rd International Architecture Competition for Sustainable Housing. 12 Teams Compete for Extreme Housing in Russia. Living Steel today divulged the 12 finalist architect teams who will submit concepts for sustainable steel housing in Cherepovets, Russia. Selected from 246 completed submissions from architects in 52 countries…