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Since the Future of Shade competition began in 2013, competition partners Sunbrella® and Architizer have received hundreds of entries that intriguingly reconceive the way Sunbrella performance fabrics provide shade — and expand fabric’s role in shaping our built environment. In some cases, the imaginativeness of a submission is matched by the renown of its author.…
This article was originally featured in PIN–UP magazine. PIN–UP is a biannual architecture and desig n magazine (“Magazine for Architectural Entertainment”) that regularly features interviews with renowned architects as well as critical essays and contemporary architecture and design photography. Architizer will feature an article from its NEW POWER GENERATION series from its latest issue every other week.
The American Institute for Architects (AIA) has come under fire the past week from architectural pro fessionals and beyond regarding a statement the organization issued pledging it would support President-elect Donald Trump and his administration. Published by AIA CEO Robert Ivy on Wednesday, November 9, the day after the election, the statement assumed a conciliatory tone…
For architects, designers and specifiers who are frequently tasked with balancing client needs, aest hetics, performance and budget, material selection is a crucial piece of the successful project puzzle. And surfacing, in particular, can be a uniquely challenging application for which to specify. Natural wood surfaces in healthcare settings and leather finishes in hospitality projects, for…
With access to giant development markets like China and the United Arab Emirates, architecture firms based in the Middle East are becoming more diverse and prevalent in the ever-evolving race to making architecture bigger, taller and more impressive as well as more functional and sustainable for future generations. Architects all around the globe are now…
Allied Works Architecture (AWA) has completed its most ambitious project — Studio Bell — the new hom e to Calgary’s National Music Centre of Canada. The 160,000-square-foot project is formed through the connection of nine interlocking towers, featuring a dramatically suspended bridge, which allows the building to straddle over a central road in Calgary. With a…
For more than 50 years, Flansburgh Architects of Boston, Massachusetts has been designing award-winn ing educational projects, some of which encompass a wide range of buildings. “It’s a microcosm of everything,” explains Joseph Marshall, AIA, architect and BIM coordinator at Flansburgh. “Private and international schools with large campuses allow us to design theaters, dormitories, athletic facilities,…
Building skins and other coverings can often make or break the overall aesthetics of the architectur e, but GKDMetalFabrics strives to go beyond beautifying the envelope. For them, it’s also about making it green. When the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo landed in Los Angeles last month, the manufacturer called attention to two of its leading…
“We always come back to the pool as the perfect center point in our projects,” says Wong.