Paul Petrunia

Princeton University announced today that Mónica Ponce de León will conclude her service as dean of the School of Architecture at the end of 2025, returning to the faculty and to practice with MPdL Studio. During her decade in the role, she oversaw significant program expansion, completed the...

Francis Kéré, the Berlin-based Burkinabè architect and 2022 Pritzker Prize laureate, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Richard Neutra Award for Professional Excellence. Presented annually by Cal Poly Pomona’s Department of Architecture, the award is now in its 30th year recognizing...

The NYT shares a story about Switzerland’s nonprofit housing cooperatives that sheds light on a potential new model that could revolutionize the way people own and rent property. Residents buy shares to join, pay below-market rents based on costs, and receive no capital gains when they...

In response to mounting national pressures—ranging from reduced public funding and growing political threats to civil society, to the stigmatization of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) values—a coalition of New York City-based design organizations has launched the Public Design...

institute for public architecture

Influential architect Léon Krier has died at the age of 79. Described by The Guardian as “one of the most influential town planners of his generation,” Krier was the leading figure of the New Urbanism movement, which called for a return to traditional walkable urban areas and compact...

Alissa Walker, LA-based architecture writer and

Archinect's Fellow Fellows series showcases individuals who are currently in, or have recently finished, an architecture fellowship. During our conversations, we discuss their architectural journey, areas of research, and their overall experience as academic fellows. For our latest interview, we...

Brutalist architecture is raw, powerful, emotional, and unapologetically honest. It rejects ornamentation and architectural devices designed to make its inhabitants feel comfortable, instead creating a visceral, primal experience. Brutalism is a feeling—a bold statement that doesn’t...

As the architecture community anticipates the official Pritzker Prize announcement this Tuesday, our team at Archinect has been fully immersed in the whirlwind of predictions and speculations. A few days ago we published a roundup of forecasts from the Archinect community, highlighting potential...