Reports on the latest and greatest from the architecture and building-product industries.
Architizer is excited to announce a brand new set of categories for this year’s A+Awards designed to celebrate the details that make up truly great architecture. get every crafted element of your building recognized on a global stage! Find out how to submit your project here. Earlier this week, we explored six projects that exemplify…
Building Tomorrow presents the contemporary trends in building design and the global forces driving them forward, using Architizer’s annual A+AWARDS submissions as the benchmark. the data is creatively visualized to provide valuable insights for designers, retailers, and any industry working to create experiential designs. Download the full report for free at www.psfk.com/report/building-tomorrow. It has been…
On a night of grand ceremony and big ideas, Bjarke Ingels picked up further recognition for his ambi tious plan to increase the resilience of New York City in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. In partnership with Amsterdam-based firm One Architecture, BIG received the LafargeHolcim Global Bronze Award for the Dryline — otherwise known as the…
Renzo Piano is mostly renowned for masterminding a string of cultural landmarks around the globe, fr om the Pompidou Center in Paris to the splendid Whitney Museum in New York City. However, the Italian architect has proven more than a match for his peers in the commercial realm, too, beating a host of illustrious names to…
Flooding spaces with natural light is more popular than ever in architecture today. Not only does it reduce the need for artificial lighting (and therefore translates to energy savings), but it provides a connection to nature and the outdoors. The sun’s power is a double-edged sword, however, causing heat gain that may negate those energy savings. We take a look at six outstanding products — winners and finalists of the 2015 A+Awards
“We’re not here to build for other architects, we’re here to build for all of humankind.” – Bjarke I ngels of BIG, A+Awards Firm of the Year 2014 The wait is officially over. The world’s premier awards program for architecture is back — and for 2016, it promises to be bigger than ever. Why enter? Because…
Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron know only too well how challenging it can be conceiving high-r ise designs in low-rise cities. They faced a protracted battle to get their pyramidal tower in Paris accepted by locals and the planning authority in the French capital. However, last week they successfully realized a project of similar proportions…
Architects and design aficionados frequently get embroiled in heated debates over the value of rende rings when evaluating unbuilt projects, and rightly so — cleverly lit, artificially textured images can be misleading all too often. That’s why this Instagram photo — posted by New York-based developers JDS — constitutes the most satisfying preview of a building…
Winning an international competition is a fantastic achievement for any architect, but it brings no guarantee of a smooth transition from concept to completion. Just ask Zaha Hadid, whose victory in the Tokyo Olympic Stadium competition has only led to trouble for her firm. David Chipperfield Architects has experienced similar travails with its design for…