Inspiration: Collections

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."

The outdoor shower is the architect’s answer to the waterfall. Merely because of its proximity to na ture, the outdoor shower becomes an elevated space. Outdoor showers engage with a site and landscape in a way unique to many functional spaces. At the same time, architects needs to consider privacy and sight-lines for each shower, as…

Many architects are designing country-side homes that mimic the classic structural and aesthetic emb lems of farmhouses to capture the spirit of the universal industry.