Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
Laminate can be so much more than a surfacing material for furniture or countertops, some aspiring d esigners have discovered during Formica Corporation’s inaugural SurfaceSet 2016 Student Innovation Competition. The competition challenged students to conceptualize a commercial space using a minimum of three products from the manufacturer’s SurfaceSet 2016 laminate collection. In the end, a jury…
These architects explored the power of contrast by placing minimalist concrete projects within the w ilderness.
Today, huts continue to take on many forms and functions, from the ultimate artist studio to mobile micro-living quarters that can be transported on site.
When you combine a desire for landmark creation with a penchant for contemporary design and a dramat ic natural context, the results can be breathtaking.
Each winter season, Montreal’s Quartier des spectacles ushers in, well, spectacles — in the form of interactive light installations and projections. Collectively known as the annual Luminothérapie, the dazzling display features winning designs (conceived by architects, lighting designers, artists, and engineers) that bring holiday cheer to one of the chilliest cities in North America. The…
Since at least the 1970s, when Calgon advertised its skincare products as means to “take me away,” t he bathroom has transformed from a site of hygiene to a personal haven. Yet this enormous shift does not rely on bubble beads and body washes alone. The Hornberg, Germany-based manufacturer Duravit is producing bathroom fittings that foster…
In our continued exploration of how architects experience the emotional realm during the process of creation, Architizer presents the points of views of some of the profession’s most actualized practitioners. From tributes to his former mentor — Sarasota School great Mark Hampton, who passed away earlier this year — to discussions about elevated living to…
“Architecture is the masterly, correct, and magnificent play of masses brought together in light,” L e Corbusier wrote in his 1923 manifesto Towards a New Architecture. The same can be said of the architectural photography of Hélène Binet, the 2015 recipient of the Julius Shulman Photography Award. Over the past 25 years, Binet has worked closely…
Designing for young people is, in essence, designing for joy. It’s about uplifting environments that put children at ease, spark their creativity and thoughts, and give them a sense of ownership. As any designer worth his or her salt knows, an effective way to achieve these ends is with strategic use of color, scale, and…