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Between long studio nights and harsh critiques, it’s no wonder that some architects cultivate an aff inity for beers, wines and spirits. Beyond their role as a palatable refreshment and social lubricant, alcoholic drinks and their production share many parallels with architecture. Centering around ideas of human experience, craft and terroir, the two respective activities involve…
BIG, the New York and Copenhagen-based architecture firm behind Google’s revamped Mountain View Head quarters, is rethinking the modern sports arena. Its conceptual plan to overhaul the Washington Redskins’ stadium would make the football team’s home a year-round destination, where sports are not the only attraction. “The stadium is designed as much for the tailgating, like…
Artists and craftworkers at the original Bauhaus school, like first female master Gunta Stölzl,helpe d turn the weaving workshop into one of the most successful and renowned departments. Stölzl was famous for combining traditional techniques with new art forms to make innovations, and today’s textile students at the Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle have continued those practices…
Drywall is all around us, but it is often misperceived as a building material that doesn’t demand th e skillful manipulation of a traditional construction material. Anybody who has worked with drywall knows, instead, that the product is not so cooperative. Getting that perfect cut of drywall tape demands an expert eye, and embedding the tape…
The first installment of our new series Architectural Details — telling the story behind Toyo Ito’ s impossibly thin concrete roof — illustrated how careful consideration of a project’s defining elements can result in a spectacular example of modern design. However, architect and author Georg Windeck emphasizes that this kind of attention to detail is…
Like many European countries, Croatia has a complex history spanning millennia. Organized as duchies , a kingdom, a union, and finally an independent unitary state, the nation has a high-income economy and a unique architectural background. Located in the heart of the Mediterranean and Central Europe, the sovereign state contains more than 1,000 islands and diverse…
Hospitals designed within the 20th century often prioritized technology and efficiency and produced functional buildings that overlooked an important aspect of patient care: connections with nature. For that reason, landscape architects like Daniel Winterbottom, professor at the University of Washington, are championing wellness gardens and their benefits for patients. As a result, major treatment centers…
Austin’s SXSW (aka South by Southwest) may be best known for its music and film festivals, but its i nteractive component is fast becoming a hot ticket, too. The SXSW Interactive Festival showcases digital creativity and emerging technology — and, in a panel by IA Interior Architects this afternoon, how they factor into the design of…
2016 marks a huge year for democracy, and we’re not just talking about that US presidential election . Architizer’s A+Awards sets itself apart from other prominent architecture award programs by giving everyone a say on the world’s best buildings — and public voting for the fourth annual competition is officially open! While the Pritzker Prize jury…