How Arup’s SoundLabs Are Revolutionizing the Realm of Architectural Acoustics
Quieter is not always better — but what is?
Inspiration
Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
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Secret Portal: 6 Perfectly Seamless Hidden Doors
Easily mistaken for seamless cabinets or more excitingly, a portal to an alternate world, the follow ing designs feature skillfully integrated invisible doors.
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Setting the Stage: 10 Music Halls Built for Acoustic Excellence
Acoustic design makes a beautiful stage resonate.
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At Fisher & Paykel, a Culture of Curiosity
A culture of curiosity about people — how they live, where they live, what they do and how they use things — has been driving innovation at Fisher & Paykel since it was founded in 1934. It’s a culture that challenges conventional appliance design and consistently delivers products tailored to human needs. The company’s legacy…
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Architectural Details: Wiel Arets’ Jeweled Academy of Art & Architecture
This massive university building is an exemplar of how the Dutch do good glass-block buildings.
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Back in Style: 6 Glowing Glass Block Façades
This much-maligned material is making a comeback.
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Behind the Design: How Unique Glass Blocks Were Created for Moneo Brock’s Seminal Thermal Baths
The Spanish firm collaborated with Seves to produce an entirely new kind of glass block.
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Solid-Surface Façades: How One Company Puts Its Own Product to the Test
PORCELANOSA's showroom is the first building in the United States that includes a rainscreen façade created out of KRION® Solid Surface.
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Built to Last: 7 Zinc Roofs That Will Stand the Test of Time
Zinc roofs make sense.
