Inspiration: Collections

The core benefits of better-quality light, economic construction and translucency have helped glass blocks to make a comeback.

How can architectural drawings serve as a metaphor and conduit for the new spatial and social realit ies created by the COVID-19 pandemic?

These seven projects use metal in a variety of non-structural ways, showcasing its versatility as a design material.

Architects such as Kengo Kuma and Toshiko Mori are creating a new role for thatch in contemporary de sign.

The architecture of campsites, cabins and remote dwellings showcase how architects are designing wit h nature in mind.

Modern kindergarten design brings a sense of playfulness to the stark minimalism of contemporary arc hitecture.

Contemporary Scottish architecture draws on the country's rugged landscape, heritage structures and rich legacy of innovation.

From heavy barrel vaults to thin paraboloids, architects around the world continue to explore the po tential of brick and tile vaulting.

From schnapps to sake, these five distilleries are bringing a simple but elevated design language to traditional production facilities.