Inspiration: Collections

There is a thin line between art and architecture which often gets blurred. When artists and archite cts embrace this ambiguity and work together, remarkable things can happen.

These façades were millions of years in the making.

An office’s atmosphere influences the way its inhabitants feel, think, act, create and collaborate. To keep up with shifting employee needs, companies must assess their current workspaces and make the changes necessary to keep pace with the rest of the world. As a leader in these pioneering technological developments, HP is making it possible for…

  Why do we make windows flush with the wall? Is it habitual? The following six projects are reminis cent of a sawtooth roof, only flipped on its side: Beijing Cidi Memo iTown by Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects, Beijing, China Located on a previously isolated and forgotten site, Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects transformed a series of…

Acoustical privacy seems a luxury nowadays in many workplaces thanks to the popularity of open-plan office design — but it doesn’t have to be.

Easily mistaken for seamless cabinets or more excitingly, a portal to an alternate world, the follow ing designs feature skillfully integrated invisible doors.

Acoustic design makes a beautiful stage resonate.

This much-maligned material is making a comeback.

Zinc roofs make sense.