Paul Keskeys
At Architizer’s 2016 A+Awards gala on May 12th, a series of brilliantly intricate models were unveil ed, built using every architect’s childhood construction toy of choice: LEGO bricks. The scale replicas of these architectural projects — some completed, some under development — were a testament to the creativity of the architectural profession today, but also highlighted…
“We do not have a disciplinary model that suits the students and paradigms of today,” argues Eisenma n.
“Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.” Mies van der Rohe may well have been talking about masonry made from clay, but for many, the origins of their love affair with architecture can be traced back to the satisfying sound of two LEGO bricks clicking together. You’d be hard-pressed to…
After stealing the show at Architizer’s 2016 A+Awards gala last week, the iconic white bricks of the LEGO Architecture Studio set were in the spotlight again in New York on Saturday — this time inspiring a new generation of designers at the flagship LEGO store opposite the iconic Flatiron Building. Students from Manhattan’s Urban Assembly…
A special note from Architizer’s Architecture Editor, Paul Keskeys Last night’s 2016 A+Awards gala w as a special moment for me personally, but even more significant for the profession as a whole. Having written about brilliant buildings on Architizer for the past three years, it was my first chance to see many of the creative minds…
Last night’s A+Awards gala was a joyous celebration of great architecture and the talented people th at help bring it to reality. However, this year’s joy was tinged with sadness, because 2016 is no ordinary year for the profession: It has recently suffered the loss of one of its brightest stars, Dame Zaha Hadid, who passed…
Global architecture firm Snøhetta has had a pretty stellar 12 months, and is set for another landmar k moment on Sunday. The firm’s much anticipated extension of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is set for its grand opening, allowing the public their first look inside the huge, glacial addition to Mario Botta’s postmodern original.…
"At the end of the project we wheel out these little drawings and they’re uncannily like the finishe d building.”
There has been talk of 3D printing revolutionizing the construction industry for some time, but fant astical visions of outrageously intricate prototypes and robot builders have been tempered by suspicions amongst many that the technology is a novelty, lacking the practicality for use on a mass scale. With this in mind, experimental design firm Branch Technology’s…