Sydney Franklin
Anyone can stand on the sidewalk and take a picture of a bridge with their iPhone — search #architec ture on Instagram and you’ll get millions of results of varying quality. What separates a follow-worthy photographer from an amateur is his or her ability to make familiar scenes meaningful, elevating a snapshot into cultural commentary. Wolfgang…
Photos are the de facto medium for vicariously visiting architectural marvels, but video comes much closer to the real thing (at least until VR catches on). Spirit of Space, a Chicago-based creative agency that uses film to promote awareness of design excellence, teamed up with Trahan Architects to capture the stunning design of the Louisiana…
While nothing can compare to stepping inside a beautifully made building, a brilliantly composed pho tograph can sometimes be the next best thing toward relieving that desire for design. Architectural photography has the power to inspire and transport viewers to places where great architecture flourishes. Great images allow you the chance to ponder what it would…
Over a dozen starchitect-designed structures sit complete along the High Line right now, and even mo re are under construction, including a 14-story luxury apartment complex by Zaha Hadid and the new Whitney Museum by Renzo Piano (among the projects in progress pictured below). Now, Rem Koolhaas is the latest world-renowned architect to join the list…
The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has just released its infographic charting the top ten states with the most LEED projects per capita built last year. Image via USGBC Congrats to Illinois for topping the list for 2014 — which shouldn’t come as a surprise, considering the Prairie State’s track record for going green,…
Twice every year, fashion houses and ateliers reinvent themselves for the runway. With traditional s hows largely appropriated by the mainstream — see Zoolander — contemporary designers are expected to curate a novel experience that not only debuts the latest styles of that season but also offers spectacle and context through set design. Paris Fashion Week…
Hot on the heels of the appointment of Aaron Betsky as dean of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Arch itecture, we’re excited to hear more news about America’s best-known architect: Ten of his masterpieces have been nominated to the United Nation’s World Heritage List. If selected, Wright’s works will join the likes of the Sydney…
The top five designs for the highly anticipated £90-million entertainment venue in Bristol, England, will be on display and open to public commentary for the next two weeks. The 12,000-seat Bristol Arena is due to open in 2017 next to the Temple Meads Station in the heart of the Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. Launched in…
Editor’s Note: This article is not intended to condone, much less lionize, King Abdullah bin A bdulaziz’s reign or the controversial policies that he did not or would not reform, which are beyond the scope of this piece. Sociopolitical climate notwithstanding, the fact remains that he has left a significant legacy of building and development projects…