Beyond Lever House: A New Take on the Manhattan High-Rise
The towers showcase diverse ideas examining the city’s programmatic and spatial conditions.
Inspiration: Collections
Curated lists of the best new building-products, materials and design solutions to inspire your next project.
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Taking a Stand: 8 Raised Residences That Channel Le Corbusier
Since Swiss-French modernist architect Le Corbusier wrote his seminal “Five Points Towards a New Arc hitecture” in 1926, the discipline has seen countless interpretations of modernism and an ever-diversifying range of trends throughout the postmodernist period. The following series of contemporary homes all follow at least the very first of Le Corbusier’s foundational principles: the supports.…
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Architectural Ephemera: Unbuilt MoMA PS1 Installations
Among the many events New Yorkers look forward to each summer, the architectural installation in the courtyard of MoMA PS1 has become a haven for those who love art, music and design. As part of the Young Architects Program (YAP), each year a jury selects five finalists to present proposals which promise to transform the…
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Raise It Up: 9 Homes With Operable Timber Façades
These wooden façades that are operable at the will of the inhabitants, allowing for customizable deg rees of shade and privacy.
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Also Known As: What Building Nicknames Really Mean
What’s in a name? That depends who’s giving it. In the case of high-profile architecture, a large nu mber of buildings have official names, but the more distinctive forms among those structures tend to attract popular sobriquets bestowed on them by the public. These nicknames can run the gamut from humorous to disparaging and are often…
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Designing Discovery: The Iconic Architecture of the Smithsonian
Few civic complexes capture the imagination like the Smithsonian. As the world’s largest museum and research complex, with 19 museums, 9 research centers and affiliates worldwide, the Smithsonian’s collections are housed in diverse buildings around the National Mall and throughout the world. Established in 1846 “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge,” the Smithsonian Institution…
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In the Round: 7 Punchy Projects With Circular-Patterned Façades
The circular-patterned façades in this collection operate in sharp contrast to the constructed form of the buildings and the spaces within them.
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Feel the Burn: 7 Projects Wrapped With Charred Timber Façades
This highly performative material is a marriage between functionality and beauty.
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Architecture Off-Balance: Buildings That Defy the Horizon Line
Even the slightest of modifications to conventional building geometries have the potential to create more dynamic dimensions to architecture.
