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Built at a variety of scales with widely varied formal expressions, the projects begin to show how t he country’s rapid development has begun to shape its new cultural architecture.

IN OUR CONTINUED EXPLORATION OF how architects experience the emotional realm during the process of creation, Michael Brady — founder of architecture, engineering and interiors firm MICHAEL BRADY, INC. — discusses how his emotions ebb and flow during design development with Saxon Henry, the author of Four Florida Moderns. Saxon Henry: I have emotional responses…

“This is the beginning of the timber age.” — Andrew Waugh, Waugh Thistleton Architects, November 201 5 Last year, the idea that timber-framed buildings could be at the forefront of sustainable urban development was consolidated, with a number of prominent firms buying into the “forest to frame” philosophy advocated by the winners of the US Tall…

“Color does not add a pleasant quality to design — it reinforces it.” —Pierre Bonnard The witty rema rk by the French Post-Impressionist painter and printmaker perfectly describes how color can be used not only as an aesthetic garnish, but as a useful design tool to create organization strategies. Arguably so, color can be used to…

If there is one thing architects never seem to have quite enough of, it’s time.

There are many sides to Spain. Almost entirely located on the Iberian Peninsula, the country also in cludes two major exclaves located in Africa. While its mainland is bordered by Portugal, France and Andorra, the country is simultaneously bounded by a number of seas and dramatic coastlines. The two main boundaries, the Atlantic Ocean and the…

Architizer’s A+Awards, the world’s largest awards program for architecture and products, remains open for entries until the end of January! Click here to submit your project now. Is it just us, or is it getting cold out there? After an unseasonably warm autumn in many parts of the world, it seems that one of Game…

Zaha Hadid looks likely to be spending a good portion of her summer on Rio de Janeiro’s famous Copac abana Beach this summer, but she is unlikely to be relaxing on the sand with a cocktail in hand. The British-Iraqi architect has teamed up with Arup and Mello Afonso Engineering to commence work on her firm’s…

The largest consumer technology fair and conference — affectionately known as CES — kicks off today in Las Vegas and is expected to deliver the usual hoopla, diversions, product and brand launches, celebrity appearances and intense crowds that it has in previous years. (Case in point, the 2015 show attracted more than 176,000 attendees from…