Chinese-born American architect I. M. Pei, who is best known in Europe for his transformation of the Louvre in Paris, has been named today as the recipient of one of the world’s most prestigious architecture prizes, the Royal Gold Medal. Laureate of…

The winners of the 2009 Toronto Urban Design Awards, the 6th since amalgamation, were recently announced. The award program celebrates the best urban design in Toronto. Unlike other design awards programs that highlight individual projects, the Urban Design Awards honor the improvements to urban life made by designers who are…

Last Thursday, U.S. Green Building Council President, CEO & Founding Chair Rick Fedrizzi declared that the neighborhood being built by Make It Right New Orleans, the post-Katrina housing initiative launched by actor Brad Pitt, is the “largest and greenest community of single-family homes in…

Earlier this summer, the 2009 Architectural 3D Awards were presented to the winners at an awards ceremony during the Mundos Digitales conference in La Coruna, Spain. The CGarchitect.com Architectural 3D Awards were started in 2004 to recognize outstanding achievement in the field of architectural visualization. Over…

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) recently announced the winners of the 2009 Student Awards. Representing the top student honors in the profession, ASLA presented the awards to team representatives for 21 projects in seven categories from colleges and universities around the world. Landscape Structures has sponsored registration for…

Bold and transformative public works in Medellin, Colombia that revitalized the poorest areas of the city in just four years; the reclamation of traditional craftsmanship with a modern twist in rural Bangladesh; and a vibrant global grassroots movement committed to carbon-neutral living, are this year’s finalists for the Curry Stone…

Established in 1999, the Vincent Scully Prize recognizes exemplary practice, scholarship, or criticism in architecture, historic preservation, and urban design. It is named after Professor Vincent Scully, to honor his work and contributions to the field. For more than four decades his teaching and scholarship have profoundly influenced prominent architects…

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) have selected 13 educational and cultural facilities for this year’s CAE Educational Facility Design Awards. The purpose of the design awards program is to identify trends and emerging ideas, honor excellence in planning and design, and disseminate knowledge…

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) have selected the recipients of the AIA National Healthcare Design Awards program. The AIA Healthcare Awards program showcases the best of healthcare building design and healthcare design-oriented research. Projects exhibit conceptual strengths that solve aesthetic, civic, urban, and…

Six firms have been announced winners in Shaw Contract Group‘s fourth annual Design Is… Award competition. The award recognizes inspirational and visionary design across the commercial interiors landscape. Participating projects had to feature Shaw Contract Group carpet as the predominant flooring in the space. “The Design…