Architizer Editors
This collection of overhanging homes features an international smattering of dwelling places which a ttempt to defy gravity and bring their inhabitants face to face with the surrounding landscape.
Considered the world’s largest collection of premier boutiques for home building and renovation, Lux eHome at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart will host the Chicago Design Summit. This residential design summit — the Midwest’s largest — will showcase 31 innovative programs, CEU seminars and events featuring industry luminaries, 11 strategic media partners and over a dozen notable editors,…
Happy 79th birthday, Renzo Piano! The Pritzker Prize–winning architect first gained global recogniti on in his mid-30s with the design of the Centre Pompidou, and decades later, he is still garnering our attention. While some may argue that Piano lacks a certain “signature” style that many of his illustrious peers possess, the Italian architect continues to…
The wide array of digital design tools available to architects today can sometimes be a double-edge sword. While the variety of software is enabling architects to customize their workflows, having to switch from program to program can cause bottlenecks, hinder efficiency and make collaboration unnecessarily cumbersome. Prior to the creation of BIM, architects generated 3D…
Given the proliferation of digital tools and time-saving software now available, some believe archit ects no longer draw or sketch as they used to. With this visual series, we are out to prove otherwise by delving into the sketchbooks of designers, revealing some hidden gems in drawing, painting and sketching along the way. To be considered…
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While climbing up the U.K. national rankings over the last 20 years, the University of Hertfordshire has also been busy developing an ambitious plan to completely reimagine its two campuses. After years of planning and months of construction, the first major part of this redevelopment was completed in March: a brand-new science center, by architecture…
Modern layouts and sleek materials make these tiny homes both cost effective and striking dwelling p laces.
According to new data released by NCARB (the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards), the architectural profession is “healthy and growing.” The organization’s annual study of U.S. architects shows that the number of people studying, practicing and securing licensure in 2015 all increased, reflecting the robust state of the construction industry following years of fragility…