Inspiration: Collections

Flourishing with foliage, this year’s recognized projects featured bold experimentations and applica tions of greenery along various building faces.

Architects have been involved in set design for all kinds of performance since the time of Palladio, and opera is no exception.

Frameless glass is used to intentionally lay bare the activity that occurs inside. Transparent both aesthetically and ideologically, meeting rooms composed of frameless glass offer sophisticated atmospheres in which to collaborate and create. While varying in their finishings and purposes, each glass box featured in the following collection is both an illuminated centerpiece and a…

Modern schools in France reconcile emerging pedagogies and aesthetics with existing architectures an d landscapes.

We may yearn for the mild sunny days of summer, but the extreme heat and humidity that can come with paradoxically have us running for cover or seeking other ways of cooling down. To celebrate — and prepare for — the advent of summer, we present our favorite, most stylish products for cooling, fanning and…

Gymnasiums embody activity, movement and energy. As places to train, they are made to bring athletes together.

Discover façades that provide false (and sometimes intentionally misleading) expectations for the ar chitecture behind it.

The materials and structures we choose shape both spatial experience and perception, creating distin ctive atmospheres, moods and conditions.

Discover the unique architectural legacy of Australia’s second-largest city and how contemporary arc hitects are addressing it.