Matt Shaw
With its emphasis on all things visual, Tumblr has emerged as one of the most engaging platforms for observing architecture, ranging from the historic to the surreal. The upload-based social network is a haven for image-hoarders everywhere, with each Tumblr carefully curated to indulge a very specific craving, be it endangered Brutalism or decadent interior…
Chicago’s Wrigley Field turned 100 years old in 2014. What makes it so special? Is it the hist ory? Is it the hordes of drunken sorority girls at every game? Is it the legions of bare-belly bleacher bums that buy tickets no matter how bad the team is? Is it the Old Style beer? Yep. But…
This museum is one of the deepest buildings of its kind, both physically and metaphorically.
From Frank Gehry to Thomas Heatherwick, listen to some of the profession's brightest minds as they w alk the TED stage.
Each of ZHA's buildings include an inspiring video that helps to narrate the project.
Inflatable enclosures were first popularized back in the 1960s and 1970s, when radical architects us ed the quick and cheap technique to adapt to changing social conditions, i.e. new thoughts about nomadic living, such as Reyner Banham’s Environment-Bubble in A Home Is Not a House [PDF] or Ant Farm’s Clean Air Pod. The politically charged technique…
Marble has long been the luxe building material of choice. From cathedrals such as Milan’s Duo mo to the Parthenon in Athens, the subtle character of the stone has been sought out for its milky texture and rich patterns. Even the harvesting process is a sight to behold. Still from Il Capo by Yuri Ancarani. Modernism…
Before the late 1800s — when the Industrial Revolution and modernism took mass production and integr ated it into nearly every single aspect of the building process — artisans made custom parts for clients: sculptural staircases, hearths, fences, pediments, and so on. By the turn of the century, however, customization had fallen out of favor, giving…
We showed you Cor-Ten homes last week, where economical materials bring a touch of industrial chic t o any home. At a larger scale, buildings like stadiums and museums can also be distinguished by the rusted-rustic texture of Cor-Ten. Of course, it offers practical advantages, as well: controlled oxidation yields a protective skin of rust, which…