Inspiration

The following projects still manage to strike a balance between awe and apprehension.

Few cities have more vibrant civic spaces than Barcelona. With an urban fabric that emerges from Rom an foundations and fortifications, the city has a rich cultural heritage embedded within its streets. Known for architecture that values social and sensory experience, Barcelona’s cityscape is heavily influenced by Ildefons Cerdà’s grid of octagonal blocks. A radical form…

The Saarinens' shared belief that "a house belongs to its landscape and that its furnishings and det ails are part of the building."

Hernandez's visions conjure simultaneous feelings of awe and discomfort.

“You don’t need a lot of color to make something feel warm,” explains Levete.

Hudson Heights is one of New York’s hidden treasures. Located along the northwest coast of Manhattan , the Heights is known for its architecture, including the Castle Village and Hudson View Gardens housing cooperatives. These complexes were built in the 1920s and 30s and combine eclectic Tudor Revival styles with iconic Art Deco buildings that define…

The outdoor shower is the architect’s answer to the waterfall. Merely because of its proximity to na ture, the outdoor shower becomes an elevated space. Outdoor showers engage with a site and landscape in a way unique to many functional spaces. At the same time, architects needs to consider privacy and sight-lines for each shower, as…

Many architects are designing country-side homes that mimic the classic structural and aesthetic emb lems of farmhouses to capture the spirit of the universal industry.

It is easy to tell that the collages are Mies’ work at a glance; their understated restrained-yet-po werful composition draws the eye.