Inspiration

The über-creative cities of Montreal, Amsterdam and New York have no shortage of truly original eye- catching public-art installations, naturally. And when the holidays roll around, the cities’ special temporary installations become all about lighting up the night. While the three regions have just recently packed up their winter-season illuminated works, we revisit the innovative concepts…

Morphosis designs new 404-acre Kolon Future Research Park in Magkok, Seoul.

Studio 304 transforms a bathroom and kitchen in a small London apartment into a stunning oasis.

Open to architects and students of all experience levels, the competition gives entrants the opportu nity to design the playhouse of their childhood dreams.

Albert Frey’s modernist model home, Aluminaire House, moves to Palm Springs from New York.

While many resorts and hotels can boast waterfront views and oceanside proximity, the architecture i n this collection sits virtually on top of the aquatic bodies surrounding it.

These designs use context as borrowed landscapes, creating dynamic spaces that embody energy, focus and movement.

Whereas an earlier generation of sustainable architecture advocated sensitizing entire buildings to natural phenomena like solar exposure and prevailing wind patterns, more recently the movement has focused on the details. Environmental Product Declarations, Health Product Declarations and Declare labeling initiatives, in particular, ensure that a building’s many pieces embody the ethics of the whole puzzle.…

These modern structures recall ancient tools for promoting civic dialogue and community engagement.