The project will be the first public building in New York City designed by Rotterdam-based Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu, director of the firm’s New York office.

DS+R will deliver a concept for facility, which will become the permanent home for the London Symphony Orchestra, by December 2018.

Energy efficiency, environmental threats and communal living are among the themes found at this year’s Solar Decathlon, which opened yesterday in Denver.

Composer Raphael Mostel, a friend and collaborator of the architect, writes about the “transformative alchemy” of the arts complex.

An installation designed by Shohei Shigematsu and OMA New York serves as the backdrop for a cross-cultural look at scaffolding’s many applications.

Maria Charneco, Alfredo Lérida, Guillermo López, and Anna Puigjaner established their Barcelona practice in 2011.

The firm’s first major project in the country kicks off Melbourne’s public summer design program.

Barkow Leibinger is an American/ German architectural practice based in Berlin and New York and was founded in 1993 by Frank Barkow and Regine Leibinger.

The biennial conference, which took place at the end of September, encourages designers in Central America to gather and share ideas.

Architectural designer Ania Jaworska founded her Chicago-based practice in 2010.