World Class: 8 Translucent Skins Built to Inspire
The materials and structures we choose shape both spatial experience and perception, creating distin ctive atmospheres, moods and conditions.
Inspiration
Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
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A Site Unseen: Snøhetta to Transform the Industrial Site of America’s Second-Largest Waterfall
The 22-acre site of Willamette Falls will become a new river-walk for Oregon City.
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Architectural Details: Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s Transformative MoMA Expansion
Here's how MoMA increased its gallery space by 30 percent.
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New Urban Living: Contemporary Homes in Melbourne
Discover the unique architectural legacy of Australia’s second-largest city and how contemporary arc hitects are addressing it.
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Foster + Partners Creates Another Tree-Filled Apple Store With a Striking Sculptural Staircase
Singapore’s Apple Orchard Road is the latest tech hub turned social space for the brand.
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How to Save Great Architecture: Behind the Scenes at the New York Landmarks Conservancy
“We’re the Ghostbusters of preservation,” says President Peg Breen. “We’re the group you’re going to call if you have a problem with your building.”
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Architectural Details: The Shed at Hudson Yards
The 200,000-square-foot structure features a movable steel and ETFE outer shell.
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Hanging Out: 7 Cantilevered Residences Framed in Steel
Steel changed architecture forever. Exploring the material through a residential lens, we’re looking at steel’s capacity to create inspiring forms and spaces.
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Carmody Groarke Creates Peaceful Facility for Cancer Patients with Maggie’s Merseyside
The project incorporates a series of six cabins surrounded by a bespoke fiberglass façade.
