Inspiration: Collections

Common across New England, Scandinavia and Canada, the wood is a great local and sustainable claddin g material.

The conditions of the sea are readily felt throughout Oceania and New Zealand, where the boundaries between, land, water and shelter collide.

It is no secret that stainless steel is everywhere. But why, you may ask? Luckily for the lustrous a lloy, the material hones a unique advantage against some of its other metal competitors.

Earth Day weekend has us ruminating on the environment and sustainability, of course, but also how d esign can bring us closer to nature. Yet crafting the ultimate outdoor oasis isn’t as straightforward as dropping in some beautiful pieces of lawn or patio furniture. The smallest of details — from the paver you walk upon to lights for when the sun sets — feed into the ambiance of an outdoor space, too.

Whether or not there’s a god in the details, unexpected material assemblies have a special power.

When building up, steel is moving out.

As art moves outside the city, architecture opens people to new ideas and perspectives.

While dichroic glass is visually mesmerizing and undeniably enigmatic, its deeply methodical origins are equally fascinating.

Inherently connected to the city and its place, the university has been expanding with an impressive range of new architecture that reimagines urban life.