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Among the surge in craft breweries and trendy cocktail bars, new wine bars are opening their doors — and their cellars — in cities around the world. These elegant locales offer patrons a place to taste new wines, socialize, and unwind. Wine bars pride themselves on an educational aspect that sets them apart from other…
The self-proclaimed live-music capital of the world, Austin, Texas, is the fastest growing major cit y in the United States. According to census figures published in
Corten steel is a unique material that strongly connects to ideas of time, memory, and nature.
Many of the most fascinating contemporary homes belong to artists and other creative professionals. Willing to embrace the eccentric and unconventional, artists tend to be open to residential designs that push the envelope. The architects behind these homes often incorporate art studios into everyday living spaces. These residences and studios go beyond meeting the practical…
How much time do we spend waiting? Waiting rooms are often a place of uncertainty, anxiety, or, at t he very least, boredom. Whether you’re waiting for a diagnosis at a hospital, an interview at the office of your dream job, or sitting at the gate waiting for your delayed flight to board, waiting is an…
Whether a museum is pursuing an acquisitions policy to expand its collections or simply to bring eme rgency exits up to code, extensions provide a unique opportunity for architects to create meaningful structures that are not secondary. For those who enjoy an afternoon at a museum, these projects show how expansions can offer more than mere…
While the vast majority of Iowa is devoted to agriculture, you can still find great works of archite cture quietly hidden between the fields and tractors. The state’s architecture is unique, both formally and spatially, but also in terms of the context and communities that these buildings emerge from. At once pragmatic and contemporary, the architecture…
Whether it graces cathedrals or offers panoramic views to the sea, glass has been used throughout hi story to redefine architecture. As glass has shaped architecture, so, too, has it constantly evolved into endless material variations, shapes, and sizes. Fritted glass is one such variety, often a ceramic frit silkscreened on the material, which allows for…
A long, narrow strip between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean, Chile is a country with an emerging de sign culture as dynamic and remarkable as its landscape. Chilean architects are increasingly gaining recognition: Pedro Alonso and Hugo Palmarola won the Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale, Alejandro Aravena served on the Pritzker jury, and Smiljan…