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The LafargeHolcim Foundation has launched the 6th cycle of the $2 million Lafarge Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction, which seeks leading projects and bold ideas "that combine sustainable construction solutions with architectural excellence." John Hill

New York's Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has announced the winners of the 2019 National Design Awards, which recognizes design excellence and innovation in eleven categories. John Hill

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced the three works of "socially transformative architecture" in the running for the 2019 RAIC International Prize. John Hill

After a public presentation on Monday, May 13, at the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) in London, an international jury named Boonserm Premthada, founder of Bangkok Project Studio, winner of the 2019 Royal Academy Dorfman Award. John Hill

Last month, the twenty shortlisted projects competing for the 2019 Aga Khan Award Architecture were revealed. This month, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture has been unveiling short... John Hill

This weekend house takes its name from an old railroad junction in the small town of Gallatin, about 100 miles north of New York City. Inspired by the barns that still dot the area, the two structures take on gabled forms, looking at home on the property's many acres. Amalgam Studio answered a... Amalgam Studio

Israel's newest airport is located 11 miles (18 km) from the Red Sea resort city of Eilat and was designed by two of Israel's leading firms, Amir Mann / Ami Shinar Architects and Planners in partnership with Moshe Zur Architects. Amir Mann / Ami Shinar Architects & Planners, Moshe Zur Architects

Twenty projects have been shortlisted for the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, culled from hundreds of projects nominated for the 14th cycle of the prestigious $1 million award. John Hill

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected ten "projects that meet [COTE's] rigorous criteria for social, economic, and ecological value." John Hill

The European Commission and Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced that Transformation of 530 Dwellings - Grand Parc Bordeaux has won the the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2019. John Hill

For one week last month, Chicago's Luftwerk, with architect Iker Gil, displayed Geometry of Light at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona. Spirit of Space has released a short film that captures the immersive effects of the projected grid of light. John Hill

Las Chicas, Los Chicos y Los Maniquís Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo has won Best Use of Colour at the 2019 Frame Awards. El Equipo Creativo

From its establishment in 2014 until last year, Furioso Vineyards occupied a barn-like, easy-to-miss building with red siding. Renovated by Portland's Waechter Architecture, the winery's charred cedar screen now grabs the attention of those driving by, while glass walls invite them to sip some... Waechter Architecture

The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced the five works in the running for the 2019 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. John Hill

Chicago's Luftwerk, in collaboration with Iker Gil, has installed Geometry of Light at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona. On display this week, the immersive installation paints lines of light across the pavilion's orthogonal surfaces. John Hill

Named for the recipient of the 2018 Royal Gold Medal, RIBA's Neave Brown Award for Housing is aimed at "raising the bar and recognizing good-quality, sustainable housing that will meet the needs of current and future generations." John Hill

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the nine projects that are the 2019 recipients of its annual Institute Honor Awards for Architecture. John Hill

The newest building on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a dramatic departure from the school's glass-and-steel buildings designed last century by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. ETFE cushions cover the upper section of the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and... John Ronan Architects

The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced the 40 shortlisted works selected by the jury for the 2019 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. John Hill

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced that the Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery in London, designed by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates (VSBA) and completed in 1991, is the latest recipient of its Twenty-five Year Award. John Hill

Located almost ten miles southeast of Downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, St. Mark’s United Methodist Church sits appropriately amidst a sea of parking. This suburban context offered a challenge to BVH Architecture when they designed a new columbarium sited on the edge of the parking lot. Wood... BVH Architecture

Helsinki Central Library Oodi was inaugurated on December 5th, twenty years after it was first proposed. Oodi, as its known, was the subject of the Finnish Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale and has been Ulf Meyer

The European Commission and Fundació Mies van der Rohe have revealed the list of 383 nominated works competing for the 2019 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. John Hill

The members of the jury for the 14th cycle of the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture have been announced. Next month the jury will convene to select a shortlist from hundreds of nominated projects. John Hill

The work, which is framed within the global project of the Igualada’s Green Ring and aims at creating a set of pedestrian and bicycle itineraries in the form of a green belt on the perimeter of the city, recently won Batlle | Roig Architects

After a full day of live presentations to judges, the first award winners of the 2018 World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Amsterdam have been announced. John Hill

The upcoming BAU 2019 will be bigger than ever before: 2,200 exhibitors will present the latest developments, solutions, and products from the fields of architecture, materials, and systems on an area of approx. 200,000 m² from January 14 to 19, 2019. This exhibition in XXL format... Melanie Schlegel

The recipients of the 30th Piranesi Awards, announced at the conclusion of the Piran Days of Architecture in Slovenia last week, include a gallery, a religious complex, a garage, and a project for industrial... John Hill

Zaha Hadid Architects was a big winner at the 17th annual ABB LEAF Awards, which "celebrate, discuss and honor some of the best new international architectural projects according to their specific criteria." John Hill

A jury has selected the Terra Reforma office building in Mexico City, designed by architect L. Benjamín Romano of LBR&A, as the winner of the International Highrise Award 2018. John Hill

REDBAAL, the Architecture Biennial Network of Latin America, has announced that Teopanzolco Cultural Center, designed by Isaac Broid + PRODUCTORA, has won the 2018 Oscar Niemeyer Award for Latin American Architecture. John Hill

Barclay & Crousse Architecture's Edificio E at the University of Piura in Piura, Peru, has won the third biennial Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP). It was announced during a ceremony at the Illinois Institute of Architecture (IIT) in Chicago on 10 October 2018. John Hill

The twenty finalists of the Architectural Photography Awards 2018, supported by the World Architecture Festival (WAF) and PICSEL and sponsored by Sto and Dornbracht, have been announced. John Hill

New Yorker Spencer Finch is the latest artist to intervene at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona. He has placed fifteen rocks in the pavilion's pool, echoing the rock garden at Ryoan-ji in Kyoto, Japan. John Hill

Situated between two lakes and within the community of Christiania, the new Noma is built on the site of a protected ex-military warehouse once used to store mines for the Royal Danish Navy. BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group

The province of Anhui lies on the border between temperate and subtropical climates in east China. The township of Sun is located in the heart of the scenic Dabie Mountains, in Huashan County in the southwest of the province. Eduard Kögel