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Architects: Showcase your work and find the perfect materials for your next project through Architiz er. Manufacturers: To connect with the world’s largest architecture firms, sign up now. They say that time is the enemy of beauty. This being the case, the Great Wall of China has had a pretty good run: For over 2,000 years, the…
Updated by Paul Keskeys, September 27, 2016 Today marks 50 years since the iconic Marcel Breuer buil ding opened as the Whitney Museum of American Art. Constructed in 1966, the masonry volume with a cutaway front is a Brutalist awakening along a street of traditional New York brownstones. An incredibly strong architectural statement, its initial reception…
Like walking on air, each design creates a rare moment of wonder and surprise.
What’s considered a New York City institution of sorts, the International Contemporary Furniture Fai r (ICFF) — a designer’s paradise stocked with new products from both established and fledgling brands — is for the first time making its way south. On October 5 and 6, the inaugural ICFF Miami will map the newest frontier of what’s…
For Stanley Saitowitz, it is critical that beauty and practicality go hand in hand, both in the arch itecture studio and on the construction site. “We’re really visual people, so to have objects that are beautiful is a big plus for us,” says the principal of Natoma Architects, reflecting on the aesthetic qualities of the Surface…
These projects embody a desire to rethink formal traditions while celebrating the potential of curvi linear surfaces.
“In many ways, there are few things as powerful and as important as a people, as a nation that is st eeped in its history. Often America is celebrated as a place that forgets. This museum seeks to help all Americans remember, and by remembering, this institution will stimulate a dialogue about race and help to…
Contemplating pastries as structured objects is a thrilling paradigm shift for any design fan with a sweet tooth.
Explore these different interpretations of the pedestrian bridge typology — at a leisurely pace, nat urally.