Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
Aileen Kwun and Bryn Smith’s newly released book Twenty Over Eighty: Conversations on a Lifetime in Architecture and Design is a veritable treasure trove of knowledge from a group of architects who have seen it all. Kwun and Smith’s premise was simple: Sit down with 20 key figures in the profession over the age of…
Since Swiss-French modernist architect Le Corbusier wrote his seminal “Five Points Towards a New Arc hitecture” in 1926, the discipline has seen countless interpretations of modernism and an ever-diversifying range of trends throughout the postmodernist period. The following series of contemporary homes all follow at least the very first of Le Corbusier’s foundational principles: the supports.…
“It’s ridiculous that we have these hundred-year-old buildings that everyone loves, and none of them ‘should’ be the way they are.”
“I will never forget this day,” the Parisian street artist JR said on Wednesday. “Today I’m going to make the Louvre Pyramid disappear.” The Louvre Pyramid was commissioned in 1984 by the French President François Mitterrand and designed by the legendary architect I.M. Pei. For over 30 years, the Pyramid has served as the main…
This video series is realized in collaboration with ‘Architectures’ — a series presented by the Arts and Culture Bureau — offering unique views into the concepts and forms of built landmarks. every week, we present one building, accompanied by a short video from their youtube channel. Located in Wolfsburg — a German town of 120,000…
Among the many events New Yorkers look forward to each summer, the architectural installation in the courtyard of MoMA PS1 has become a haven for those who love art, music and design. As part of the Young Architects Program (YAP), each year a jury selects five finalists to present proposals which promise to transform the…
For all the architects and designers buried deep in CEUs and network sessions at AIA 2016 last week, we present product highlights you might’ve missed on the expo floor of the Philadelphia Convention Center. This year, we encountered some interesting developments on both the commercial and residential ends and witnessed more companies delving into technology.…
At Architizer’s 2016 A+Awards gala on May 12th, a series of brilliantly intricate models were unveil ed, built using every architect’s childhood construction toy of choice: LEGO bricks. The scale replicas of these architectural projects — some completed, some under development — were a testament to the creativity of the architectural profession today, but also highlighted…
These wooden façades that are operable at the will of the inhabitants, allowing for customizable deg rees of shade and privacy.