The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will celebrate outstanding achievement in design this fall with its 10th annual National Design Awards program. Today, Cooper-Hewitt Director Paul Warwick Thompson announced the winners and finalists of the 2009 National Design Awards, which recognize excellence across a variety of disciplines. The Award recipients…

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the 17 recipients of the 2009 Housing Awards. The AIA’s Housing Awards Program, now in its ninth year, was established to recognize the best in housing design and promote the importance of good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for…

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced yesterday the eight recipients for the 2009 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards. Biennially, representatives from the AIA and the American Library Association (ALA) gather to celebrate the finest examples of library design by architects licensed in the U.S. The 2009 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards…

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) National and International Awards for architectural excellence were presented on 27 June in London. The twenty six RIBA Award winners (16 in the UK and 10 in the EU) range from an Alpine cable railway to Wembley National Stadium, from a beachside café…

National Endowment for the Arts Announces Stewardship Grants in Design Design Grants Part of NEA’s Second Major Round of Fiscal Year 2008 Funding As part of its second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2008, the National Endowment for…

Third Annual National Design Week to be held Oct. 19–25 The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will celebrate outstanding achievement in design this fall with its ninth annual National Design Awards program. Today, Cooper-Hewitt director Paul Warwick…