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Serpentine Galleries has announced that Spanish architecture practice SelgasCano, founded in 1998 by José Selgas and Lucía Cano, will design the 15th Serpentine Pavilion. John Hill

At the close of the Media Architecture Biennale 2014 in Aarhus, Denmark, five projects in as many categories were acknowledged as "the world’s most outstanding accomplishments in the intersection between architecture and technology." John Hill

The recipients of the 26th Piranesi Awards were announced last week at the conclusion of the Piran Days of Architecture in Slovenia. John Hill

The National Library has unveiled Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron's preliminary design for the library's new home to be built on a government-allocated site in the National Precinct in Jerusalem. John Hill

The Museum of the History of the Polish Jews, designed by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects has been named the 2014 Finlandia Prize for Architecture. John Hill

The Australian Institute of Architects’ 2014 National Architecture Awards were announced on 6 November at a ceremony hosted by Myf Warhurst at the Darwin Convention Centre. John Hill

The Chicago Architecture Biennial has announced the title of its 2015 inaugural edition – “The State of the Art of Architecture” – and its first participant, renowned photographer Iwan Baan. John Hill

The newest design for the renovation of the convention center – originally intended to be a major redevelopment designed by OMA - Office for Metropolitan Architecture – has been unveiled by Fentress Architects and Arquitectonica. John Hill

The New York firm's design of Washington, DC's Constitution Gardens, with PWP Landscape Architecture, is approved, and their design of Minneapolis's Water Works park, with SCAPE / LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, is revealed. 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 11th Street Bridge Park has announced the selection of OMA - Office for Metropolitan Architecture + OLIN as the design team for Washington, D.C.’s first elevated park over the Anacostia River. John Hill

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced The Chapel, Vietnam, designed by a21studio, as the World Building of the Year in the finale of the event that took place in Singapore October 1 - 3, 2014. John Hill

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced the winners of 13 award categories on the second day of the event taking place in Singapore October 1 - 3, 2014. John Hill

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced the winners of 16 award categories on the opening day of the event taking place in Singapore October 1 - 3, 2014. John Hill

The winning prize at the 8th International Biennial of Landscape Architecture is Auckland Waterfront - North Wharf Promenade and Silo Park, in Auckland, New Zealand, designed by Taylor Cullity Lethlean (TCL) and Wraight + Associates (WA). John Hill

Irish architects Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey have been named the 2015 recipients of the Royal Gold Medal, what RIBA calls "the world’s most prestigious architecture award." John Hill

The architect and educator will succeed architect Eric Owen Moss as the new Director of the Southern California Institute of Architecture starting September 2015. John Hill

The Getty Foundation has announced the first ten recipients of architectural conservation grants in its "Keeping It Modern" initiative focused on the conservation of modern architecture. John Hill

At a public award ceremony and lecture in November, the National Building Museum will present broadcaster Charlie Rose its prize that recognizes "exemplary practice, scholarship, or criticism in architecture, historic preservation, and urban design." John Hill

Nemetschek Vectorworks has announced the winners – fifteen students from eight countries – in is first annual design scholarship for students in architecture, landscape, and entertainment degrees. John Hill

The Chicago Athenaeum has announced the recipients of the 2014 International Architecture Awards, which "honor the best, new significant buildings and landscape and planning projects designed and/or built around the world." John Hill

On Monday the Alvar Aalto Foundation announced a collaboration with the search-engine company Google, so the public can virtually visit Aalto buildings and learn more about the Finnish architect's architecture and designs. John Hill

New York Review of Books architecture critic Martin Filler has issued a letter of regret just days after architect Zaha Hadid filed a lawsuit with the New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan. John Hill

Architect Zaha Hadid has sued The New York Review of Books and architecture critic Martin Filler over comments in a recent book review. John Hill

Last week Chicago's Graham Foundation announced the 42 recipients of its grants to organizations, $480,000 to "support projects that engage original ideas in architecture." We highlight ten standouts from the bunch. John Hill

Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger today announced his appointment of Amale Andraos as the next dean of the University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. John Hill

The American Institute of Architects' Los Angeles chapter (AIALA) has announced that Platform for Architecture + Research will receive the highest honor they bestow on an emerging architecture firm for consistently producing innovative architecture. 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

The Australian Institute of Architects’ International Area Committee Jury has announced the winners of the 2014 International Architecture Awards. John Hill

In a statement posted on the CCA's website yesterday, Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza reveals where he will donate the archive of his "many years of activity dedicated to architecture." John Hill

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has announced that University of Zurich professor and freelance curator Martino Stierli is The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design. John Hill

The jury for the Cosentino Design Challenge 2014 has announced the six winners – three in the architecture category and three in the design category – in the Cosentino Group's 8th international student competition. John Hill

The Midwestern American city will host the first Chicago Architecture Biennial in fall 2015, to be held at the Chicago Cultural Center overlooking Millennium Park. John Hill

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has selected Washington, DC's Oehme van Sweden & Associates (OvS) for its 2014 Landscape Architecture Firm Award, the organization's highest honor it bestows on a firm. John Hill

The Municipal Art Society of New York awards nine projects for excellence in architecture and urban design, giving "Building of the Year" to Caples Jefferson Architects' Weeksville Heritage Center, one of seven winning projects in Brooklyn. John Hill

Zürich's CKÖ – Georg Krummenacher, Daniel Lütolf and Sara Widmer – wins the sole Architecture award in the 2014 Swiss Art Awards. John Hill