Inspiration

Utilizing natural materials, artful detailing and poetic sequences, the designs explore layered encl osures and intimate scales.

Leong Leong and JCJ Architecture have revealed the design for a mixed-use community building for the nonprofit organization Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE). Over seven stories, the center addresses the organization’s need for work, events and public spaces. The AAFE has existed since 1974 and works to provide a range of support services including affordable…

Eran Chen approaches architectural design at an urban scale.

The internet is rich in sources of both inspiration and procrastination for architects — magazines h ave harnessed the online platform superbly to give our industry greater exposure than ever, and many have mastered the art of going viral on social media, expanding their audience exponentially. But the web has also given individuals a voice that…

Design districts have become as much a part of the modern metropolis as restaurant rows or theater d istricts. However inevitable they seem today, design districts are a recent invention. Whereas traditional design centers had their backs turned to everyone but professionally credentialed visitors, places like the Design Districts of Miami and Helsinki, or Brera in…

In contemporary architectural projects around the world, traces of Mies persist in form and material details, lines of architectural poetry that allude and confirm his timeless adage.

Tour guides are a mixed bag. The best guides can bring a city to life, allowing visitors to truly gr asp what makes a place special. The worst ones, however, simply work from a script and can transform even the most vibrant cities into a dull series of “sites” no more inspiring than what one would…

A London gallery designed to house the private collection of notorious artist Damien Hirst has scoop ed this year’s Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize. Caruso St John’s building, defined by striking brick facades and a distinctive sawtooth roof, beat out five other standout projects to the prize, including Herzog & de Meuron’s Blavatnik School…

  This article is part of a series that that tells the story of how Source — Architizer’s new m arketplace for building products — helps architects create brilliant buildings. HEAD THIS WAY For more information on the platform. By now, you will likely be familiar with our popular series “Rendering to Reality,” which looks at…