Inspiration

Retooling an ancient technique into a sophisticated cladding system, material expression doubles as structural ingenuity in this façade.

Designed to weather future challenges, this flood-resilient, pollution-aware design pairs precision with playfulness for Shanghai's sponge parks.

Think Ruskin, but with better daylighting and insulation.

Home to incredible ethnic, ecological and cultural diversity, Ecuadorian architecture reflects this hybridity — and the acumen of its native firms.

As architecture is sold in pixels and slogans, the discipline is reckoning with its transformation i nto product, lifestyle and brand.

From infinite loops to mirrored voids, these designs prove that stairs don’t always have to go somew here.

In a village where much had been forgotten, this museum brings memory back to life by giving people a space to build a shared future.

LOHA activates an interstitial LA site with staggered modules, pocket parks and air-filtering greene ry for public life.

These Austrian designers are pioneering leaders in sustainability, social housing, cultural programs and more.