Inspiration

Their album investigates the profound link between the human experience of the built environment and musical association and affect.

Pioneering prefabrication architecture, Jean Prouvé was a French designer and engineer who invented easy-to-assemble prototypes for everything from tables, chairs and beds to houses, schools and petrol stations. Fabricated with parts made of bent, corrugated or perforated sheet metal, these structures could be assembled by small teams of builders in just a day, presenting avant-garde…

The American shopping mall has always been a symbol of excess. In at least one respect, this reputat ion is justified: There are far too many of them!

Architects: Showcase your next project through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newslett er. With an architectural history spanning over 3,000 years, Italy holds an incredible legacy. Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, the country has become a global capital of art, culture and religion. Surrounded by monumental contexts, new works of architecture…

They range from a contemporary multifamily residential property to a campus of new office buildings modeled in Neoclassical and Colonial Revival styles to a university’s modern obelisk-like clock and bell tower. But there exist common threads between such diverse projects — the abundant use of fired-clay brick and recent recognition from the Brick Industry Association.…

Libraries are cornerstones of civic life. As iconic public spaces for learning and exchange, these b uildings promote cultural understanding and celebrate curiosity. Today, libraries are rapidly evolving to meet modern technological and collective demands as they anticipate future trends. Combining media and community space, these contemporary projects help build knowledge while advocating new ideas. Balancing…

The Columbia University Medical Center’s new state-of-the-art medical and graduate education buildin g — the Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center — now looms large over the neighborhood. The 14-story glass and concrete tower, located in Washington Heights in Northern Manhattan, was designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler and forms an extraordinary…

  Brooklyn is without a doubt the most culturally relevant place in the world … at least according t o the people who live here. Over the past decade, Brooklyn has become a flashpoint for a number of major trends, including craft beer, beards and most of all that elusive cultural archetype known as thehipster. Now…

Spain’s geographic and geological diversity produces some of the most compelling and unique stone st ructures on earth.