Inspiration

These homes represent an approach to building that is uniquely rooted in Ecuador’s distinct environm ents.

Since purple is seen so infrequently in architecture, it tends to attract attention whenever it's us ed, but it should be wielded carefully.

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This week, the World Heritage Committee added 17 buildings by the Swiss-born French Modernist archit ect Le Corbusier to the UNESCO World Heritage list, forming a “transnational serial site” encompassing many of his most iconic works. Reflecting the international legacy and influence of the architect, this form of architectural “site” is not restricted to one location:…

By including rich examples of international architecture and design into his drawings, Wakelin depic ts an urban tapestry that has been greatly enriched by diversity.

For Aravena, the point of architecture is to improve people’s lives.

Theatre architecture spans millennia. Informed by early Sanskrit dramas and ancient Greek tragedies, theatrical works and plays have been housed in diverse spatial environments. From open-air theatrons and Elizabethan courtyards to Japanese kabuki stages and contemporary complexes, the architecture surrounding performance centers on storytelling. While powerful relationships exist between audiences and actors and the areas…

“I call my work a ‘parallel practice’ … You can’t have a linear practice,” says architect Toshiko Mo ri about her over 30 years of work in the architectural profession. The breadth of Mori’s work can be categorized by this idea of a ‘parallel practice,’ one that rigorously observes the pluralities, the contradictions and the complexities…

This article was cowritten with Joanna Kloppenburg. The project for a public park on Governors Islan d in New York City began in 2006 with an international call for proposals, the commission ultimately being awarded to landscape architecture firm West 8. Recognized for large-scale urban planning and landscape projects responsive to global warming, urbanization and infrastructure,…