Inspiration

Inventive and playful, the projects share a common desire to engage London’s waterways by rethinking boundaries, edges and public space.

An iconic element of brutalist architecture in London, the Barbican Estate stemmed from reconstructi on efforts following World War II. While its relevance and use have been transformed over time — rendering it one of London’s most sought-after residential developments — it remains a fascinating architectural site, full of intricacies and symbolism. In the following video,…

Efforts to design more environmentally sound architecture in consciousness of Iran’s long summers an d cool winters have inspired designers to develop new features and systems in contemporary architecture.

Mangrove trees are an essential mitigating force against storm surges that plague subtropical and tr opical coastlines. Along with their high salt tolerance, mangroves filter and balance incoming saltwater immersions. Capable of sequestering carbon dioxide up to five times greater than the typical terrestrial forest, mangroves use their in-built quality to collect sediment and adjust surface…

Chicago’s Wrigley Field turned 100 years old in 2014. What makes it so special? Is it the hist ory? Is it the hordes of drunken sorority girls at every game? Is it the legions of bare-belly bleacher bums that buy tickets no matter how bad the team is? Is it the Old Style beer? Yep. But…

The sculptures of David Moreno evoke many things: pick-up sticks, tree houses and the frantic sketch es of Claude Monet. There is something kinetic, even bewitched, about these unique works, which are composed of hundreds of narrow steel rods.

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. “Moving…

“Clients have said that the VR experience was much more realistic than expected.”

Technology is transforming architecture, and apps are leading the way.