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Introducing modular spaces allows separate structures to act as their own entity and at the same tim e function together as a cohesive whole.

This feature has been created in collaboration with urbanNext, a multi-platform aimed at developing, disseminating and distributing content centered on architecture through a focus on the contemporary human milieu and its challenges. Architizer features a weekly discussion from urbanNext’s journals to support its investigation of urban conditions and innovations facing the architectural profession today. How…

The American Institute for Architects (AIA) has come under fire the past week from architectural pro fessionals and beyond regarding a statement the organization issued pledging it would support President-elect Donald Trump and his administration. Published by AIA CEO Robert Ivy on Wednesday, November 9, the day after the election, the statement assumed a conciliatory tone…

For architects, designers and specifiers who are frequently tasked with balancing client needs, aest hetics, performance and budget, material selection is a crucial piece of the successful project puzzle. And surfacing, in particular, can be a uniquely challenging application for which to specify. Natural wood surfaces in healthcare settings and leather finishes in hospitality projects, for…

With access to giant development markets like China and the United Arab Emirates, architecture firms based in the Middle East are becoming more diverse and prevalent in the ever-evolving race to making architecture bigger, taller and more impressive as well as more functional and sustainable for future generations. Architects all around the globe are now…

Landscape architecture is, far too often, the forgotten profession of the construction industry. It' s time for that to change.

Bricks are modular blocks, but does not limit a structure to rectilinearity. On the contrary, brick is capable of creating curving and undulating forms, both smooth and textured.

Allied Works Architecture (AWA) has completed its most ambitious project — Studio Bell — the new hom e to Calgary’s National Music Centre of Canada. The 160,000-square-foot project is formed through the connection of nine interlocking towers, featuring a dramatically suspended bridge, which allows the building to straddle over a central road in Calgary. With a…

For more than 50 years, Flansburgh Architects of Boston, Massachusetts has been designing award-winn ing educational projects, some of which encompass a wide range of buildings. “It’s a microcosm of everything,” explains Joseph Marshall, AIA, architect and BIM coordinator at Flansburgh. “Private and international schools with large campuses allow us to design theaters, dormitories, athletic facilities,…