Timber Cascade: Kengo Kuma & Associates Crafts a Modern Architectural Landmark for Turkey
The Odunpazari Modern Art Museum comprises a complex cluster of interlocking volumes, all wrapped in Kuma's classic timber.
Inspiration
Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
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Architectural Drawings: 8 Circular Plans That Defy Convention
We explore the unorthodox layouts of architects that broke the mold by going full circle.
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Divine Interventions: 7 Daring Church Installations
Each project's design intervenes in the cathedral setting, while remaining cognizant of the weight t hat deeply altering said traditional fabric carries.
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Hollwich Kushner’s First European Project Features a “Leisure Canyon”
Their design for a set of hotels and office buildings brings an industrial tone to a new district in Munich.
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Architectural Details: Emoticon Façade
The emoticon reliefs could be viewed as a cheeky, contemporary homage to the gargoyles and grotesque s of Gothic churches.
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Dear Architects: Please Stop Designing Glass Buildings that Kill Birds
Hundreds of millions of birds are killed in the United States every year after crashing into glass.
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Client as Critic: InsiteVR’s Architectural Walk-Throughs Now Feature Sight Lines and Heat Maps
This innovative tool helps you user-test your design in real-time.
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Aegean Concrete: 8 Greek Homes Rethinking the Vernacular
Greece’s new concrete residential projects reveal a contemporary design culture operating across div erse scales and locations. By rethinking the vernacular, they showcase how designers are embracing context and the Aegean Sea.
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Cannabis Constructions: Introducing Hemp Architecture
The previously forbidden plant now gaining social and legal acceptance across the United States, hem pcrete projects are becoming more attractive to clients and architects alike.
