Inspiration

Revealing contemporary ideas on exhibition and public space, California’s marvelous museums are as c aptivating as their collections.

Metabolism might not be the best-known postwar architectural movement, but it was surely one of the most imaginative. The brainchild of young Japanese architects including Fumihiko Maki, Masato Otaka, Kiyonori Kikutake and Kisho Kurokawa, Metabolism sought to create buildings that, like organisms, would grow and develop over time. “We regard human society as a vital…

Cat lovers know that the attention of felines is reserved for those of us with discerning taste... i n architecture and companionship.

The noodle bar is a distinct typology that has come to represent a space to share the culinary histo ry and build on the legacy of the noodle.

“All my life, I have loved frames and limits; and I will maintain that the largest wilderness looks larger seen through a window,” wrote English writer and professional contrarian G.K. Chesterton. “To the grief of all grave dramatic critics, I will still assert that the perfect drama must strive to rise to the higher ecstasy…

“Bijoy Jain is one of the world’s most fascinating and interesting architects,” begins Naomi Milgrom , chair of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation and founder of MPavilion. Presenting the architect’s design for this year’s MPavilion in Melbourne, Australia, Milgrom thinks back to the moment she first became interested in the work of Studio Mumbai. “It was fascinating…

As the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games are upon us, lets take a moment to appreciate some of the archi tecture that helps make it all happen. Beginning with the first Olympic games in 776 BC in Athens, these stadiums house the world’s top athletic competitions. However, building for the Olympics has always had its unique…

Founded in 2009, stpmj is a husband-and-wife design practice founded by Seung Teak Lee and Mi Jung L im with small offices working in both New York and Seoul. In its beginnings, stpmj worked on various competitions and small-scale pavilions in which the duo experimented with the possibilities of materials and sensory experience. After winning the…

Rectilinear and repetitive, these designs use multiple wooden elements to define spatial boundaries.