Inspiration

When one of the world’s leading building-product manufacturers sets out to build a state-of-the-art headquarters, it needn’t look further than its own portfolio of high-performance materials. And that’s just what Saint-Gobain did two years ago for its new North American headquarters in Malvern, Pennsylvania. But, convenience aside, the company’s use of its own products to…

“We create realms, not rooms. Architects are only making skins. We’re concerned with what also happe ns inside.”

The major retrospective opens in celebration of Wright’s 150th birthday.

The angular cultural institution sits atop 10 acres of terraced gardens.

Every 10 years, the American Institute of Architects updates its flagship documents, the core AIA Co ntract Documents; and right on schedule, it introduced the latest versions at its annual Conference on Architecture in April. These latest updates bring the previous 14 Standard Agreements — drafted for various parties including architects, contractors, subcontractors, consultants and clients…

Architects have been involved in set design for all kinds of performance since the time of Palladio, and opera is no exception.

In a city where many of the world’s most prominent architects have yet to leave their mark, Swiss fi rm Herzog & de Meuron continues to build; its fourth building in New York City opened this week. The firm has become something of a staple in the city’s luxury real estate market over the past decade,…

“Architects should become owners,” argues architecture student turned developer Brandon Donnelly. “T hey should insert themselves into the development process.”

Frameless glass is used to intentionally lay bare the activity that occurs inside. Transparent both aesthetically and ideologically, meeting rooms composed of frameless glass offer sophisticated atmospheres in which to collaborate and create. While varying in their finishings and purposes, each glass box featured in the following collection is both an illuminated centerpiece and a…