Inspiration: Collections

Over the last twenty years, there have been dramatic shifts in the way architectural ideas are conve yed. Are we on the brink of something new?

Want to glimpse the future of architecture? Keep an eye on what these exceptional emerging practices do next…

Some of the best concert spaces break down barriers by forsaking walls, bringing artists and audienc es closer together.

What happens when we bring steel to the forefront of a building’s design? Can these shifts tease out the material's 'hidden' properties?

When it comes to public space, architects are curving their enthusiasm for inflexible straight lines and dull right angles.

Sustainable water management practices are vital, and when it comes rainwater harvesting in architec ture, architects are outpacing regulation.

Breathing new life into the popular genre of ruin photography, these intricate drawings are breathta king dives into otherworldly spaces.

Much of architectural history has been shaped by images, but videography and film are changing how w e understand the built environment.

Architectural artists are using impossibly intricate drawings to celebrate their cities, comment on political systems and imagine future urban landscapes.