Articles by Eric Baldwin

Built at a variety of scales with widely varied formal expressions, the projects begin to show how t he country’s rapid development has begun to shape its new cultural architecture.

There are many sides to Spain. Almost entirely located on the Iberian Peninsula, the country also in cludes two major exclaves located in Africa. While its mainland is bordered by Portugal, France and Andorra, the country is simultaneously bounded by a number of seas and dramatic coastlines. The two main boundaries, the Atlantic Ocean and the…

Programming lies at the heart of architecture. While modernity brought new definitions to the famili ar term — from computer coding to radio broadcasts — programming as a spatial practice remains essential to design. Explored by Praxis almost a decade ago, programming is more than a list of spaces organized by ambiguous bubble diagrams. Approached as…

Materials hold cultural weight. Historically tied to a specific context, architecture emerged from p rovincial or regionally sourced materials. Trade, migration and transculturation would begin to disconnect materials from their locale, and yet, many parts of the world still hold cultural connections between place and the physical makeup of their buildings. This holds especially true in…

These architects explored the power of contrast by placing minimalist concrete projects within the w ilderness.

The spaces we inhabit shape the way we live, yet they do so at different scales. Where we work refle cts our values or our circumstances. Where we gather reflects our larger sentiments or shared necessities. And our homes reflect who we are, our preferences and the furnishings we organize by our daily rhythms. These programmatic…

Estonia is small, but mighty. A coastal country with over 2,000 islands, it borders both Latvia and Russia as part of the Sarmatic ecoregion. As one of the least populous countries in the European Union and Schengen Area, Estonia has high living standards and a high-income economy. Described as one of the most wired countries…

Japanese architecture has become synonymous with exquisite craftsmanship, minimal surfaces, and play ful spatial experiences. With designed simplicity and careful attention to ephemerality, Japanese architecture invites speculation and wonder. As we’ve covered through our previous collections on Japan, including themes of concealment, origami, transparency, and concrete, Japan is known for rigorous and restrained design. Often, some…

Standing as icons of design, these projects represent visionary concepts and ideas grounded in the rhythms and practices of place.