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A trio of French architecture firms under the name Nouvelle AOM has won the competition to "create a powerful, dynamic and bold new identity for the Tour Montparnasse," one of the most unloved buildings in Paris. John Hill

For the River Edge Ideas Lab, the brainchild of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, nine architecture and landscape architecture firms have developed concepts for three challenging riverfront sites. John Hill

Two Chicago institutions have been selected by the U.S. Department of State to serve as co-commissioners of the United States Pavilion at next year's Venice Architecture Biennale. John Hill

A lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Manhattan alleges that Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) copied a tower designed by architect Jeehoon Park as a student at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in 1999. John Hill

Tom Pritzker, Chairman of the Hyatt Foundation, the sponsors of what is considered architecture’s highest honor, has announced that Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta of RCR Arquitectes have been selected as the 2017... John Hill

The American Institute of Architects has announced the winners of the 2017 AIA Institute Honor Awards: eleven awards in architecture, seven awards in interior architecture, and five awards in regional and urban design. John Hill

Molenaar & Co. architecten, Hebly Theunissen architecten, and landscape architect Michael van Gessel are the recipients of the 2016 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize for the preservation and rehabilitation of the Justus van Effen complex in Rotterdam. John Hill

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has revealed the six projects in the running for the 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK's best new building. John Hill

In addition to its annual Honor Awards, announced in January, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently announced the awards it gives out in the categories of housing and... John Hill

SADAR+VUGA, HHF architekten and local consultant Archicon have received first prize for their proposal in the competition for the adaptation and reconstruction of Dom Revolucije (Home of Revolution) in Nikšić, Montenegro. John Hill

New York's Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has unveiled its latest design for the transformation of McKim, Mead & White's James A. Farley Post Office into the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall across the street from Penn Station. John Hill

The Chicago Architecture Biennial has announced the final list of participants – over 100 architects and artists from more than 30 countries selected by Biennial Co-Artistic Directors Joseph Grima and Sarah Herda. John Hill

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named the four regional winners of the Best Tall Building Awards as part of the organization's annual awards. John Hill

Hauser & Wirth Somerset has announced that Alex Bank, Sam Casswell and Tom Graham, with their "The Garden Rooms" proposal, are the winner of the Shed Project, a competition for young architects. John Hill

The Bridge at Cornell NYC Tech, designed by Weiss/Manfredi, breaks ground and the world's first Passive House high-rise, designed by Handel Architects, is unveiled, as Cornell moves forward with its new campus on Roosevelt Island in New York. John Hill

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the "top ten examples of sustainable architecture and ecological design projects that protect and enhance the environment." John Hill

Chicago's tallest towers sells for $1.3 billion, London will see 263 towers over 20 stories, and a proposal for a "No Shadow Tower also in London. John Hill

Tom Pritzker of the Hyatt Foundation announced today, one day after Frei Otto’s death, that the German architect is the 40th laureate of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize. John Hill

On Monday, the 104-story tower designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) opened in Lower Manhattan, and on the same day SOM launched a photo contest to celebrate the building's completion. John Hill

The Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects has announced the winners of the 2014 Design Excellence Awards given in four categories: Distinguished Building, Interior Architecture, Divine Detail, and Unbuilt Design. John Hill

The U.S. Department of State has announced that Ennead Architects and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have been selected as design architects for new U.S. Embassies in, respectively, Ankara, Turkey, and Colombo, Sri Lanka. John Hill

Architecture for Humanity co-founder Cameron Sinclair launches the Dead Prize, which highlights the worst designs, projects that have caused harm to the environment. John Hill

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Entasis have bested four finalists in the two-stage competition for a tower in Gothenburg, Sweden, that promises to be the tallest in Scandinavia. John Hill

Joshua David and Robert Hammond will receive the 15th award from the National Building Museum. John Hill

Four architects—Diller Scofio + Renfro, H3 Hardy, SHoP Architects, SOM—envision new futures for Penn Station and Madison Square Garden. John Hill

Developer L&L Holding Co. is holding an invited design competition for a skyscaper to replace a 1950s tiered glass box at 425 Park Avenue in New York City. John Hill