Reports on the latest and greatest from the architecture and building-product industries.
Chicago’s Wrigley Field turned 100 years old in 2014. What makes it so special? Is it the hist ory? Is it the hordes of drunken sorority girls at every game? Is it the legions of bare-belly bleacher bums that buy tickets no matter how bad the team is? Is it the Old Style beer? Yep. But…
Technology is transforming architecture, and apps are leading the way.
Using only a Micron fine-tip pen, Mazer creates stunningly detailed compositions with convincing dep th.
A jury has spoken and selected six projects as demonstrating excellence in kitchen and bath design i n the 2016 Das Design Competition. The annual awards program, sponsored by Hansgrohe/Axor, recognizes both residential and commercial projects completed within the last five years that deftly combine function and aesthetics with the brands’ various fixtures, fittings and accessories,…
Imagine that over the course of three days, random installations ranging from architectural structur es to interactive art pop up out of nowhere along your city’s main thoroughfare to offer you a bit of a respite from the hubbub or an intriguing sensory experience. That’s just what San Franciscans encountered last month during the Market Street…
There are several reasons why LEGO is the world’s greatest toy, but chief among them is versatility. The simple, snappable blocks are magical precisely because they can be used to build virtually any type of structure the mind is capable of conceiving. More than just a toy, LEGO is an artistic medium unto itself. Left:…
If you were one of the estimated 20,000 people to attend Greenbuild 2016 in Los Angeles, but were st uck in the meeting rooms earning CEUs, chances are you may have missed a slew of product offerings and interesting news from the show floor. So we present a roundup of our top picks for recent under-the-radar…
When the Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889, it provoked a torrent of outrage among the artists and in tellectuals of Paris, many of whom viewed it as an industrial blight on their picturesque city. The writer Guy de Maupassant is said to have eaten lunch in the tower’s restaurant every day because it was the…
Attendees of this year’s Greenbuild Expo caught a glimpse into what net-zero energy modern housing c ould be in the year 2020 and beyond, using high-performance materials, products and technology that are actually available today. The KB Home ProjeKt — named for its builder KB Home — was designed by KTGY and SmithGroupJJR (interiors) as a…