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.
Inspiration
Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
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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.
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Architectural Details: How to Create a Stunning Glass Block Façade
This multistory studio contains a checkerboard façade of glass blocks.
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Employees Are Big Ass Fans of the Eco-Friendly WASHLET
A company called Big Ass Fans clearly has a sense of humor. But when it comes to the health and comf ort of its employees, the manufacturer takes things very seriously. Which is why, when it came to the bathrooms of Big Ass Fans’ 80,000-square-foot headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, only one bathroom fixture made sense: TOTO’s…
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Going Green: 8 Weathered Copper Façades
Unlike other building finishes, designed to resist weathering and remain static, these naturally mot tled surfaces will age gracefully, changing hues and textures with time.
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Hot Shots: 12 Emerging Designers Shaping the Future of Practice
They are groundbreakers, rebels, visionaries and detectives. Through their work, they’re uncovering new conditions that subvert and reimagine the future of practice.
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Getting Ahead: Architects Should Declare That They Design, Too
Use of the .design domain strikes a perfect balance between the broad and the specific, expanding an architect’s purview to align with the wider design community.
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Fieldworks: Building Rural Modern
Fieldworks are natural landmarks that carve out space for daily life.
