Stable But Not Staid: 8 Contemporary Approaches to Agricultural Typologies
It's possible to have the best of both rural and contemporary 21st-century agricultural facilities t hat hearken back to traditional agricultural typologies.
Curated lists of the best new building-products, materials and design solutions to inspire your next project.
It's possible to have the best of both rural and contemporary 21st-century agricultural facilities t hat hearken back to traditional agricultural typologies.
Curtains may not be a hot topic in architecture, but these tactile textiles do have the power to rad ically transform our perceptions of space.
Brown is perhaps the color most taken for granted in architecture; yet, its use is pervasive.
Swedish art and architecture have evolved together over the last 500 years. Influenced by trends in European design, the two disciplines transformed after the Swedish Reformation: many artists were left without markets for their work, while architectural rebuilding and redecoration projects were put on hold. Surprisingly, this would help Sweden better preserve its medieval paintings…
A robust partnership between the government and housing associations draws many architects to partic ipate in housing projects across Denmark.
The wall, in its most elemental form, is a tool for delineating space. Separation arises from the wall establishing limits to space, creating mass and volume. The archetypal dwelling of fours walls and a roof has long been destabilized, but the function of the wall remains. As the delineation of space moves outdoors, it…
The following projects still manage to strike a balance between awe and apprehension.
Few cities have more vibrant civic spaces than Barcelona. With an urban fabric that emerges from Rom an foundations and fortifications, the city has a rich cultural heritage embedded within its streets. Known for architecture that values social and sensory experience, Barcelona’s cityscape is heavily influenced by Ildefons Cerdà’s grid of octagonal blocks. A radical form…
The Saarinens' shared belief that "a house belongs to its landscape and that its furnishings and det ails are part of the building."