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Los Angeles profoundly shaped the modernist movement, but the City of Angels holds far more tha n its historic legacy. From Pierre Koenig’s iconic Stahl house to the Eames House and the transformation of the Los Angeles Basin, the city has continuously sought a new aesthetic, one where progressive forms and spatial multiplicity coexist.…
From a chic luxury cruise ship to a gleaming-bright office, the honorees of one Italian design compe tition share in common not only downright beauty, but also mastery in the use of a particular material — tile. The 2016 Ceramics of Italy recognized six projects in the categories of residential, commercial and institutional for their overall…
On Tuesday morning, Bjarke Ingels’ Serpentine Pavilion in London’s Kensington Gardens was officially unveiled to the press, but architecture fans active on social media had already been granted a sneak preview of the building beforehand thanks to snapshots posted on Instagram. Many of these great shots came from visitors and passersby, but a few were…
In many ways, the Price tower feels like a piece of Manhattan awkwardly plopped down in the middle o f Oklahoma.
Last month, Dezeen — working in collaboration with Architizer — sat down with Norman Foster at Foste r + Partners’ London office to discuss his memories of the late Zaha Hadid. What followed was an illuminating conversation about an individual Foster considered to be not only a great architect, but a close friend. “Everybody knows that…
Jenny Sabin is fascinated by the intersection of architecture and science. The head of her own exper imental design studio and a faculty member of Cornell University’s architecture department, Sabin is dedicated to applying insights from biology, physics, engineering and mathematics to architecture and material systems. Her interdisciplinary approach has produced mesmerizing projects including Branching Morphogenesis,…
The cantilever is arguably one of the most dramatic structural moves available in architectural desi gn. As a visually striking element, its appearance in built form is constantly being manipulated and tweaked to produce ever more unique and breathtaking effects. So it goes for this year’s A+Awards Finalists: these projects demonstrate a wide range of uses…
Contemporary architects are finding space for new constructions among medieval sites.
New York City residents have long been aware of the trend toward “skinny” skyscrapers. Buildings lik e Rafael Viñoly’s432 Park Avenue and SHoP’s 111 West 57th Street are noted for their high height-to-footprint ratios and even higher rents. Herzog & de Meuron’s sleek new luxury tower at 56 Leonard Street in TriBeCa certainly fits the skinny…