Inspiration

Rhythms and amplitudes evoke impressions of soundwaves and their characteristic curves.

The urban myth that architects and engineers are perpetually warring with each other has been debunk ed time and again by incredible collaborations between the professions, but this harmony has been taken to another level for Oppenheim Architecture’s GLF Headquarters, recently completed on the bank of the Miami River. In this case, engineers are not just…

There’s a familiar expression in Russian, На Кудыкину гору, or “To Kudikino Hill.” Repeated as a pla yful answer to the question “Where are you going?”, it is used to refer to someplace faraway or imaginary. In Moscow, building fabrics can be seemingly nondescript, especially in the residential sector — but things have begun to change…

OMA has unveiled its design for the office’s first residential building in New York City. Designed b y its New York partner Shohei Shigematsu, the building will be situated in between the neighborhoods of Gramercy Park and Madison Square. Occupying a corner site, the building endeavors to create a “gradient from historic to modern.” Its facade…

From a post-and-beam barn-style residence to a conversion of a 1920s-era Catholic school into a cond ominium, the winners of the Red Diamond Achiever Awards may be disparate in style, but they exemplify thoughtful and masterful implementation of windows. In all, six projects were recognized in this awards program that honors architects, remodelers and licensed builders…

There is the cast iron tinge of a Labrouste Reading Room, the glistening interiors of Copenhagen’s B lack Diamond, the Brutalist bibliotheques that once sprouted from the grounds of every second university campus. But on the other end of the spectrum, there are the libraries that are out of sight, limited to the scale of a…

Kicking off tomorrow, this annual celebration of contemporary design will once again take over a num ber of venues in London with more than 400 events ranging from talks to fairs such as the massive international furnishings trade show 100% Design. But, it just wouldn’t be a true London Design Festival experience without a visit to…

​​“Carmen Herrera: Lines of Sight”​ opens at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Restrictions have challenged architects to come up with innovative home designs that maximize floor area over a small site