Articles by Diandra Cohen

Computational design is changing the way we build.

We have compiled a list of software tricks, efficient workflows and choices in Rhino to make your wo rkflow that little bit smoother.

Historians mark Bastille Day as one of the most important days in history because of what followed a fter the storming of the French fortress from which it takes its name on this day over two centuries ago. July 14th, 1789, marked a key moment at the very onset of the French Revolution, which would lead…

The barn's value in historical strength, functional versatility and adaptive nature makes the typolo gy an appealing route for today's architects working outside of city limits.

With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive archite ctural awards program. Following the culmination of the 2015 program in May, we are pleased to showcase at some of the 100+ winners. In partnership with Cadillac, this series of profiles offers an exclusive look at several firms that push the boundaries…

Hey, Architects! Here, for your browsing pleasure, are 15 brands who approach the building material market with both specialized offerings and highly versatile prefab solutions for any project, from windows and doors to tiles and flooring. These economical and energy-efficient solutions have been specified in a wide variety of global projects — read on to…

Arper refers to it as work-life while Knoll says it’s a r/evolution. The work-life r/evolution is one way to describe the many vogue terms brands are using to nominalize the newest in contemporary commercial furniture design on display at NeoCon, at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart from today, June 15, until Wednesday, June 17. Knoll, for one,…

With last month’s bicoastal shows and NeoCon around the corner, we’re well into design-s how season at this point, and at least a few product trends have become … concrete. If you weren’t able to make it to ICFF last month, we’ve got a rundown of some of the most interesting new products from the show…

Organic and undulating in nature, wood is rarely perfectly linear or a platonic solid. Nevertheless, humans have long adopted the abundant raw material to serve their own ends, and, nowadays, designers continue to explore its possibilities. From organic and largely untouched, to repurposed to the manufactured, geometric, and parametric, these designs start with raw timber…