Inspiration: Industry

Architizer explores the future of the library in a digital age with this A+ award-winning project lo cated on North Carolina State University's campus.

With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive archite ctural awards program. In anticipation of the Awards Gala and Phaidon book launch on May 14, we are pleased to take a closer look at some of the winners of the 2015 Awards program — see all of them here. Nearly one…

With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive archite ctural awards program. In anticipation of the Awards Gala and Phaidon book launch on May 14, we are pleased to share the stories behind the winners of the 2015 Awards program — see all of them here. stu/D/O won the 2015 A+Awards,…

From color-coded Razor scooters to four o'clock bourbon breaks, De Leon and Primmer definitely bring the easygoing startup vibe to Louisville, Kentucky, and vice versa. But the company designs not apps or logos but rather tasteful, modern barns, among other buildings in the region and beyond, and the small firm's youthful, creative, and collaborative atmosphere is as much a part of its philosophy as its regional renown. Winner in two categories at the Architizer A+Awards 2015, De Leon and Primmer Architecture Workshop has singlehandedly raised the profile of the Bluegrass State as a design destination even as they look to expand to other cities throughout the country.

L: USA Pavilion at EXPO Milano 2015 by James Biber Architects; R: Thames Baths visualization © Studi o Octopi & Picture Plane Melting Pot or Salad Bowl?: On the occasion of the opening of EXPO 2015 today, ArchDaily presents a brief History of World Expos. Milan-based Designboom is on the scene of the food-themed world expo,…

With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive archite ctural awards program. In anticipation of the Awards Gala and Phaidon book launch on May 14, we are pleased to share the stories behind the winners of the 2015 Awards program — see all of them here. Rangr Studio won the 2015…

BIG / Bjarke Ingels Group won the 2015 A+Awards, Jury Choice, for the Landscape & Planning: Masterpl an Category with The Dryline [f.k.a. The BIG U]. This masterplan for a 10-mile ribbon of green space and resilient infrastructure is designed to protect the waterfront of Lower Manhattan from vulnerabilities exposed by Superstorm Sandy.

A multi-programmed tower balances security concerns, civic identity, and dissimilar contexts — all w hile sporting laminated wood cladding on a high-rise.

L: Center for Sufism © Philip Johnson Alan Ritchie Architects; R: OfficeUS catalog by Pentagram Dome Sweet Dome: The dome has long been an element of architecture; while the likes of Bernard Tschumi may have reinvented it for contemporary applications, others hearken back to previous eras. Inspired by Philip Johnson’s 1959 pavilion at Dumbarton Oaks,…