Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
Next time you are searching for the perfect faucet to push your project over the edge, let matte bla ck be your answer. Irresistibly sleek and covetable in contemporary settings, matte black faucets are all the rage.
Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. “Architecture is a visual medium! How interesting can it be to tw eet about it?” Well, skeptical reader, get ready to be surprised.
Ever since Silicon Valley hires began playing ping-pong at work, the design of offices, hotels and h igher-education facilities have become increasingly home-like. Yet this long-running trend has not necessarily been holistic: The bathrooms in many of these spaces possess an institutional atmosphere that is a far cry from the inviting kitchen or salvaged wood–lined collaboration…
Who says shingles can’t be beautiful?
Data shows that architecture is unequal, but not everyone agrees.
Architects and designers worth their salt acknowledge that lighting design — when thoughtfully execu ted — can greatly enhance their projects, from focal interior walls and temporary installations to massive structures and façades. Perhaps that’s why the annual Lumen Awards, founded by the Illuminating Engineering Society’s New York City chapter (IESNYC) to celebrate excellence in lighting…
Common across New England, Scandinavia and Canada, the wood is a great local and sustainable claddin g material.
Clover House is a new kindergarten in Japan made from an old, postwar residential home.
Today’s schools, industrial complexes and retail spaces are more concerned than ever with the questi on of building for wellness: How can we make the occupants of these spaces both happier and healthier? For many designers, the answer lies in connecting people on the inside with the environment found outside. By providing access to natural light,…