Architizer Editors
From the industrial lofts in Bushwick to the enclaves of Victorian and Queen Anne houses in Ditmas P ark, there’s no part of the world quite like Brooklyn. So when Temple, Texas–based Wilsonart, an engineered surfaces company, was looking around for inspiration for a fresh line of laminates, the Wilsonart Design Team and eight select designers…
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Inspired by Auguste Perret and the masters of the exposed-concrete architecture philosophy known as béton brut, Randolph Gerner, founding principal of Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel, (GKV) Architects, DPC, has made concrete the cornerstone of his design style. Gerner admires how architects like Perret used concrete to celebrate the structure of buildings above all else —…
Each spring for the last 46 years, architects, designers and future homebuyers have flocked to Flori da’s Marion County Parade of Homes — where dozens of newly constructed model houses await — to get a glimpse of what’s new and trending in residential design. This year, two homes in particular attracted buzz not only for their…
Eliel and Eero Saarinen (above) made the leap from Scandinavian modernist darlings to mid-century Am erica tastemakers.
“Let’s crank some metal,” reads the large mural on a factory wall at Chemetal, the Easthampton, Mass achusetts–based manufacturer of metal designs and laminates. Walk around the plant and you’ll see people wearing T-shirts and hoodies emblazoned with the same saying. “It’s fun, but it’s also what we do here,” says Geoff Schaefer, Creative Director and…
Every 10 years, the American Institute of Architects updates its flagship documents, the core AIA Co ntract Documents; and right on schedule, it introduced the latest versions at its annual Conference on Architecture in April. These latest updates bring the previous 14 Standard Agreements — drafted for various parties including architects, contractors, subcontractors, consultants and clients…
The Big Apple is among the top 10 noisiest cities in the world and most certainly the loudest in Nor th America. Finding moments of peace and quiet are hard to come by. But a new exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum by artist Doug Wheeler offers a space of near silence. PSAD Synthetic Desert…
Offering a wide range of designs, Wilsonart has long been a go-to in the industry for engineered sur faces such as High Pressure Laminate, best-matched Edgebanding, Solid Surface and Adhesive products for just about any space. And in recent years, it expanded its engineered surfaces portfolio to include Quartz, providing design professionals with even more options…