The presentation of the 2009 LEAF Awards recently took place at a gala night in Berlin. The awards, sponsored by Emirates Glass, have rapidly become one of the most prestigious global architectural prizes acknowledging excellence in the international architectural, design and build professions. The awards are…

Domus (Russia) and the organizational committee of International architectural contest ARCHIP-2009 have named Culver City, California-based firm ZELLNERPLUS the winner of the ARCHIP-2009 Interior/Innovations award.

Georgia Tech’s chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) prevailed at the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) nation-wide conference in St. Louis, MO. The group received…

Danish firm 3XN Architects has won an architectural competition to transform the former freight train halls in Aarhus, Denmark into a new and dynamic cultural center. The winning design was part of an collaboration effort with Nord Arkitekter, Hans Ulrik…

Mashhad—home to the shrine of the 8th Imam of Shiites—is one of the most significant religious sites in Iran. It attracts many more visitors than the holy city of Mecca; almost 10 times as many per year. Given the economic and political power of the religious authorities in Iran, as…

Opening its doors to over 1,500 visitors is the biggest gathering of the global architectural community—the World Architecture Festival, just a few minutes outside Barcelona city center at the Centre Convencions International Barcelona (CCIB), started yesterday November 4 to 6, 2009. The festival, now in its…

The result of the student competition ‘Urban Exchange: The Souk’ was recently announced at a reception held at the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi, capital of the UAE. The announcement coincided with the formal launch of the new Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Gulf…

A team lead by Danish architects COBE and Public Architects, in collaboration with Grontmij Carl Bro and Bartenbach LichtLabor, have yesterday been awarded first place in the international competition to design the new Norreport Train Station in Copenhagen,…

Last week, Bustler reported that the Taipei Pop Music Center competition had announced three finalists and four honorable mentions. Here’s a first glimpse at the entry that won Danish office JDS Architects / Julien de Smedt an honorable mention…

The Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Awards have recently been presented to Australia’s most inspiring recent architectural projects and architects at an award ceremony in Melbourne. A total 32 awards and commendations across 12 categories were awarded to projects in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory, New South…