Inspiration

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.

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…