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More than just an old-school power-lunch scene, The Four Seasons restaurant has long been considered a paragon of the international style and quintessentially New York. So when it was announced that the Philip Johnson–designed restaurant, located within the tony Mies-designed Seagram Building, would be shutting its doors on July 16, it caused quite a stir.…
Updated July 14, 2016 Pioneers, too, grow up. Hard to believe, but architect Moshe Safdie — whose 19 60s ideas still seem inconceivably fresh and exciting today — celebrates his 78th birthday today. Safdie broke into international recognition as an extremely young architect, straight out of school. After graduating from McGill University and working at the…
The structure was designed by students at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design as part o f their Habitation in Extreme Environments course, led by Rok Oman and Spela Videcnik of OFIS arhitekti, manufactured by London-based structural engineering firm AK II and transported in segments by Slovenian army via helicopter.
Tourism in South Korea has more than quadrupled in the last 20 years. The majority of travel is dome stic as the transportation infrastructure, including trains and buses, becomes increasingly sophisticated. In addition, the cultural phenomenon known as the Hallyu, or the “Korean Wave” has brought tourists from neighboring Asian countries such as China, Japan and…
Sometimes, the search for perfection pays off in spades. Just ask German bath manufacturer Duravit, which this spring introduced a new technology and, as a result, a new aesthetic. “C-Bonded” uses precise-fitting technology to merge ceramic elements with furniture, hiding the material thickness of a washbasin from view and creating a singular, uniform vanity that’s…
People never tire of imagining the apocalypse. Whether in disaster films or speculative books, there is something darkly alluring about the idea of a world without people. Now, two artists have taken up the apocalyptic mantle in a new medium: the humble diorama. In a series titled “The City,” Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber modeled…
New York City is home to some of the best examples of postmodernism’s paradoxical relationship to th e high-rise typology.
Digital media walls may be great for programming an ever-changing display within a space, but they c an also be costly energy guzzlers. Now two manufacturers have teamed up to offer an intriguing alternative. Called Viva, the new wall treatment brings together 3form’s dimensional, modular wall systems and E Ink’s color-changing film technology. 3form’s Viva using…
In addition to updating their standard family of contracts for architects and designers, AIA attorne ys also look for new ways to meet needs and make projects run smoother. In May of last year they released the C102 Teaming Agreement, marking their effort to help different types of firms across the industry collaborate more fairly and…