From Chaparral to Coastline: Montalba Architects and the New California Modernism
Across diverse terrains, the studio tests how indoor–outdoor continuity can feel both expansive and intimately site-specific.
Inspiration
Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
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Beyond Buzzwords: Talking Architecture in the Anti-Woke Era
What happens when a profession built on complexity is forced into the simplicity of a culture war?
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Thinking Outside the Box: Cardboard Architecture Does Some Heavy Lifting
Cardboard has been used in construction since the 1800s, but rarely features in plans — until one Sp anish charity dared to think differently.
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Terminal Velocity: How Transport Architecture is Accelerating Into the Future
Whether catching a connection or refueling an e-truck, the best designers reframe transit hubs as cu ltural gateways, not just points of departure.
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The World’s First Museum of Brutalist Architecture to Open in London
The UK Capital is a fitting home for a museum dedicated to the most misunderstood architectural move ment.
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30 Best Architecture and Design Firms in South Korea
Swooping curves are just one of the ways that South Korea's best architecture firms are pushing the envelope in design.
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Serious Fun: Architecture Beyond Form and Function
Bold color, dynamic light and playful material strategies transform everyday buildings, elevating ar chitecture beyond shelter or form.
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Concrete Dreams, Political Realities: Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex Today
Le Corbusier’s monumental vision still governs, but how does a modernist dream adapt to the messy re alities of 21st-century India?
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Where Light Lingers and Time Slows: Atmosphere as Structure in 7 Spiritual Spaces
From memorials to gardens, these spiritual spaces share a common language of atmosphere and attentio n rather than a fixed typology or faith.
