Executive Traveller

W Hotel Opens in Melbourne’s Collins Arch

Housed in a New York-inspired building by Woods Bagot and NYC-based SHoP Architects, the W Melbourne extends its design cues from Melbourne’s laneway culture into 294 guestrooms and suites, promising ‘understated elegance’ and ‘curated design features’ throughout each room.

The Architects Newspaper

SHoP’s D.C. Work Continues at The Yards

Encompassing 3.4 million square feet of new development, phase two of The Yards will include ten new buildings, all built to LEED Gold standards, and a bevy of new landscapes designed by the likes of Selldorf Architects, SHoP Architects, Leong Leong, and SCAPE.

The Urban Developer

SHoP Wins International Competition for Sydney Tower

Property giant Mirvac has appointed New York-based SHoP and local architecture firm Woods Bagot to design its $1.5 billion commercial precinct in central Sydney.

NYCxDESIGN

Corie Sharples Named Breakout Grant Juror

Corie will partner with NYCxDESIGN and the entire jury to extend three grants in the program’s first year. One $15,000 grant will be awarded to support a career-making moment and two additional $5,000 grants will be given to back continued project growth. The grant seeks to fund designers with a foundational commitment to diversity, inclusivity, and sustainability.

New York State

Erie Canal Bridge Announced

Governor Cuomo announced the selection of SHoP Architects as the lead designer of the Brockport Loop Pedestrian Bridge over the Erie Canal. This new pedestrian bridge in the Village of Brockport represents the first large-scale infrastructure project to begin under the state’s Reimagine the Canals initiative.

The Globe & Mail

New SHoP Tower for Toronto

A 310-meter office and residential complex on the edge of the financial district, the tower will be among the tallest in the city.

Architekturmuseum der TUM

Chris Sharples Lectures at The Architecture Machine

A talk on the occasion of SHoP’s participation in The Architecture Machine, the first comprehensive look at digital development in architecture for the German-speaking world.

designboom

Rotterdam to be Site of SHoP’s First European Skyscraper

The Codrico factory masterplan comprises an ensemble of existing structures and new buildings designed by firms such as mecanoo and SHoP architects.

Monograph

SHoP’s Luisa Mendez Joins Monograph Podcast

Monograph’s George Valdes interviews Luisa Mendez about how to bake innovation into the structure of project teams.

The Art Newspaper

SHoP Creates Virtual Exhibition for Arts-Based Diversion Program

The digital viewing experience is overlaid with the audio of alumni sharing their personal stories about how the programmes helped them stay out of the criminal justice system.