The Royal Institute of British Architects also announced the 2018 International Fellows, including Chicago architect Jeanne Gang and John Lin, a 2013 Design Vanguard.

The Los Angeles museum, currently under construction, will house items from the Academy’s vast permanent holdings.

The 82,000-square-foot project will be located on the site of the museum’s existing building.

The award-winning American firm accepted the loss by publishing their proposal.

From cutting into dropped ceilings to strategically spacing baffles, architects and designers have long sought unobtrusive ways to specify good sound control alongside appropriate lighting without compromising either.

The museum, located in San Francisco’s Beaux Arts Civic Center, will gain a new pavilion and terrace.

The Los Angeles–based firm will overhaul the museum’s oldest cultural gallery with input from curators, conservators, and representatives of the native peoples whose artifacts reside in the collection.

A thoughtful renovation transforms and expands interior space with no changes to the exterior.

Despite all the digital design tools at its disposal, R&A Architecture + Design occasionally achieves better results with an analog process.

These projects, selected by the AIA’s Committee on Architecture for Education, exemplify the best trends in learning facilities.