Articles by Architizer Editors

Ramat Gan, Israel

Few manufacturers in the world can boast as long and influential a history as Villeroy & Boch’s. With origins that stretch back to 1748 as a small ceramic manufacturer in Lorraine, France, Villeroy & Boch has also developed a deep, guiding sense of tradition — a tradition of always staying on the cutting edge of…

Sinks, soap dispensers, and hand dryers in public spaces are so commonplace that washing your hands typically goes by without a second thought. But, for anyone tracking resources, the germ-conscious, and detail-oriented designers, these mundane systems can pose huge problems. Protruding dispensers make it difficult to get the most use out of a space, and…

Flooding spaces with natural light is more popular than ever in architecture today. Not only does it reduce the need for artificial lighting (and therefore translates to energy savings), but it provides a connection to nature and the outdoors. The sun’s power is a double-edged sword, however, causing heat gain that may negate those energy savings. We take a look at six outstanding products — winners and finalists of the 2015 A+Awards

“We’re not here to build for other architects, we’re here to build for all of humankind.” – Bjarke I ngels of BIG, A+Awards Firm of the Year 2014 The wait is officially over. The world’s premier awards program for architecture is back — and for 2016, it promises to be bigger than ever. Why enter? Because…

“Funnily enough, I think Sir John Soane might have liked the Digital Age,” says Robert Stern, Founde r and Senior Partner of Robert A.M. Stern Architects, referring to the neoclassicist architect as perhaps the “first modern architect,” one who had both “a firm grasp of history, especially of Classical Rome” and “a sense of his own…

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Vaulx-en-Velin, France

For architects, designers, and their IT support, working on shared Revit® models outside of the offi ce can create costly and time-consuming headaches. Previous work-around solutions like VPNs with virtual desktops open up security vulnerabilities, add expensive hardware, and create long wait times for changes to save and update on the central server — minutes that…