Uphill Battle: 8 Times Architects Provided Satisfying Solutions for Challenging Sites
From dense city alleys to rugged mountain slopes, these projects prove that, with a little creativit y, no site is unbuildable.
Inspiration
Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
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The Conversation Pit Comeback: Why Architects Are Revisiting This Mid-Century Feature
Driven by social shifts and changing lifestyles, the lounge pit is making a stylish return.
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Built for the Night: 9 Projects That Come Alive After Dark
Architects need not fear the dark.
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Jack of All Trades or Master of One? Architecture’s Identity Crisis and The Myth of Specialization
To specialize or not to specialize? For many architects, that is the question.
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30 Best Architecture and Design Firms in Slovenia
With a penchant for strong geometries, natural materials and daringly perched structures, these are the best architects in Slovenia.
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The Paradox of Climate Control: Utopian Escape or Environmental Hubris?
Weighing the ethical implications of building artificial environments to shield humans from external weather conditions.
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Old Meets Bold: 8 Building Additions That Stack, Stretch and Reinvent Their Foundations
Whether rising from ruins or perched above rooftops, these architectural appendages show how buildin gs can expand without erasing the past.
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Architecture Meets Agriculture: Cultivating Change, Designing for Dinner
From high-rise farms to rural homesteads, these projects show how architecture can bring food produc tion back into everyday life.
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Architecture 101: What is the Passive House (Passivhaus) in Design?
Low energy, high performance, airtight. Architects are turning their attention to building designs c ertified for cutting heating and cooling requirements.
