Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
This video series is realized in collaboration with ‘Architectures’ — a series presented by the Arts and Culture Bureau — offering unique views into the concepts and forms of built landmarks. every week, we present one building, accompanied by a short video from their youtube channel. Located in Wolfsburg — a German town of 120,000…
Among the many events New Yorkers look forward to each summer, the architectural installation in the courtyard of MoMA PS1 has become a haven for those who love art, music and design. As part of the Young Architects Program (YAP), each year a jury selects five finalists to present proposals which promise to transform the…
For all the architects and designers buried deep in CEUs and network sessions at AIA 2016 last week, we present product highlights you might’ve missed on the expo floor of the Philadelphia Convention Center. This year, we encountered some interesting developments on both the commercial and residential ends and witnessed more companies delving into technology.…
At Architizer’s 2016 A+Awards gala on May 12th, a series of brilliantly intricate models were unveil ed, built using every architect’s childhood construction toy of choice: LEGO bricks. The scale replicas of these architectural projects — some completed, some under development — were a testament to the creativity of the architectural profession today, but also highlighted…
These wooden façades that are operable at the will of the inhabitants, allowing for customizable deg rees of shade and privacy.
“I started the business a few days before I turned 30, and I thought I knew everything,” reflects de veloper Ian Gillespie. “That’s how I could start my own business! And then I got to 40 and thought ‘now I know everything.’ But as long as now, at the ripe old age of 50-something, I’ve realized…
“We do not have a disciplinary model that suits the students and paradigms of today,” argues Eisenma n.
What’s in a name? That depends who’s giving it. In the case of high-profile architecture, a large nu mber of buildings have official names, but the more distinctive forms among those structures tend to attract popular sobriquets bestowed on them by the public. These nicknames can run the gamut from humorous to disparaging and are often…
Many architects would look back on their K-12 school buildings and shudder. Overcrowded, poorly vent ilated rooms, glazed windows that prevent “distraction” by obscuring healthy sunlight and hallways covered in garish murals dominate the traditional American public school. Luckily it is the people, not the buildings, that make or break one’s school experience. Still, one cannot…