Eric Baldwin
Hong Kong is defined by superlatives. As the world’s fourth most densely populated sovereign state, the autonomous territory balances one of the highest per capita incomes in the world and severe income inequality across its seven million inhabitants. The Special Administrative Region also holds the second largest number of high rises of any city in…
TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF OUR 5TH ANNUAL A+AWARDS, WE’RE TAKING A LOOK BACK AT 80 WINNING PR OJECTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. WANT TO GET IN ON THE ACTION? CHECK OUT THE A+AWARDS PAGE TO FIND OUT HOW TO ENTER. Architizer’s A+Awards program was created to recognize the world’s best architecture and products. As an…
Like walking on air, each design creates a rare moment of wonder and surprise.
These projects embody a desire to rethink formal traditions while celebrating the potential of curvi linear surfaces.
ZGF has earned a reputation for challenging the status quo. Advocating high performance and environm ental stewardship, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca champions design excellence in all that it does. Founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1942, the firm has expanded to six offices across the United States and Canada. Creating spaces that inspire change, ZGF was awarded the…
There’s a familiar expression in Russian, На Кудыкину гору, or “To Kudikino Hill.” Repeated as a pla yful answer to the question “Where are you going?”, it is used to refer to someplace faraway or imaginary. In Moscow, building fabrics can be seemingly nondescript, especially in the residential sector — but things have begun to change…
Modern Buddhist temples and spaces are designed with radically different styles that express the dif ferent branches of the religion.
The way we store our digital and physical artifacts is changing. Advancements in technology and big data have allowed us to rethink how we access and disseminate information, as well as the methods by which we research. Today, architecture doesn’t have to house people; designers may be equally concerned with the health, safety, and well-being…
South Korea has emerged as one of the most highly urbanized countries in the world. Much of this dev elopment centers around its capital city, Seoul, where over half the population lives in high-rises. This dense urban condition has radically defined South Korea’s architecture and its formal language. Surrounded by diverse building styles from the country’s…