Inspiration: Collections

Yellow exerts a powerful presence wherever its used, and its implications should be considered caref ully.

Nordic architecture is intimately tied to the land. The nations of Finland, Norway and Sweden have e arned widespread recognition for producing modern projects that critically engage their locales. From Snøhetta’s iconic Opera House in Oslo to Alvar Aalto’s beloved Saynatsalo Town Hall, architects working here are continuously exploring the relationships between space and place. Designed…

Dedicated to the display and collection of plants, these incredible spaces combine multiple programs and systems to emphasize sustainability, education and conservation.

Administration, retail and performance spaces are just a few uses that rub shoulders with each other in this collection.

London, one of the most expensive real estate markets in the world, has an acute housing problem. It has a rich historical housing stock of 18th- and 19th-century townhouses, as well as a large number of modernist housing estates that dot the city. Furthermore, there are a few contemporary examples of emerging skyscraper typologies, but…

Collectively, these dynamic screens begin to reveal the powerful ways that shadows can be designed.

Materials can say a lot. Contrary to the announcement made by colored paint which shouts itself out to the world, the innate material qualities of a wall, roof or floor are often much more subtle: the grain of a wood, the coolness of steel, a chalky expanse of brick. The examples in this collection all…

The geometric A-frame form in architecture was awakened in the 20th century, when architects and bui lders explored the simplistic and functional construction shape with open floor-plans in farmhouse vernacular. The dramatic, sloping roof and cozy living quarters resonated with wider audiences and soon found their way to vacation homes and remote cabins. The triangular shape…

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