Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
Beyond the physical realm of buildings, light surely is the most fundamental substance to the archit ectural profession: it has the capability to transform cold, clinical spaces into welcoming, uplifting or even moving environments with the flick of a switch. It makes sense, then, that countless architects throughout history have stepped outside of their usual disciplines…
From providing optimal light and views to ensuring comfortable amounts of solar heat gain, parametri c façade design lends itself to aesthetic efficiency, environmental soundness and ease of construction.
Back in the day, residential designers on a budget used to loathe having to specify laminate as oppo sed to real stone or solid surfacing on a kitchen countertop. But today, there’s a bumper crop of more realistic-looking options available, such as the designs of the new Maison family of products from Arborite. The leading Canadian…
Moshe Safdie is renowned for conceiving radical solutions for high-density residential projects, and the architect recently added another unusual scheme to this section of his portfolio. Safdie’s firm has completed Sky Habitat, a pair of apartment towers in Singapore linked by three aerial “streets.” Safdie’s Bishan housing development attempts to break free from the perceived…
One might wonder what motorcycles have in common with pendant lighting and conclude “very little.” B ut in the case of Danish designer Tom Rossau, the connection is, in a strange way, cause and effect. An avid motorcyclist, Rossau opened a biker apparel shop in the 1990s and created his own light fixtures for that space.…
This classic example of midcentury modern architecture now stands crumbling on the Croatian island o f Krk.
“To be honest, I fell in love with architecture through music,” said celebrated architect Daniel Lib eskind at Moroso in New York City on Friday evening. “I was a virtuoso on a very bizarre instrument: the accordion.” At this official launch event for his Gemma chair, which was previewed by Moroso last spring, Libeskind was interviewed…
The kindred culture of experimentation and avant-garde talent present within the fields of fashion a nd architecture is epitomized by the ongoing partnership between Italian fashion house Prada and AMO — OMA’s innovative research, branding and publication studio. Rem Koolhaas’ multidisciplinary think tank utilizes every conceivable artistic medium to help convey its messages, and this year,…
Many consider early childhood education to be a deeply formative time in the overall holistic develo pment of a healthy child. Pre-kindergarten or nursery schools are essential components of the emotional, social and communicative development of young children and have been shown to have numerous benefits later in life. While the United States has lagged behind…