Inspiration

Often set in bucolic landscapes with flexible program requirements, farm buildings can accommodate a high degree of architectural creativity.

Whether they are neighborhood organizations, private facilities, government-sponsored, or activist-r un, cultural centers host a wide array of events and activities. Consequently, form is extremely important to best accommodate the building or complex whose purpose is to promote a diverse accompaniment of culture and arts. Sometimes a seemingly misshapen form or what would appear as slightly…

The fourth annual Architizer A+Awards program is now open for entries! Help us celebrate great archi tecture and get your designs recognized on a global stage: FIND OUT HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT, HERE. To celebrate the launch of this year’s A+Awards — the world’s largest awards program for architecture and products — we asked the…

Sparked by the research and fabrication of Charles and Ray Eames, plywood has transformed from a she eting material into a regular element in sophisticated design furniture. A demand for cheap, mass-produced objects such as splints launched the Eames’ work into plywood and industrial design. After the Second World War, Charles and Ray Eames commercialized the…

Architizer continues to explore how architects experience the emotional realm during the process of creation — presenting the points of views of some of the profession’s most actualized practitioners. The work of Warren Schwartz, FAIA, came to Saxon Henry’s attention when he wrote an astute essay about Guy Peterson’s architecture in her book FOUR FLORIDA…

Architecture stands as an inherent act of creation. Materials, forms, and spaces are combined to rea lize the visions of those who design and construct the built environment. There remains a constant tension, especially within cities, between the desire to create anew and the need to respect or repurpose the historic. As Paul Ricoeur once said,…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is famous for its space-age skyline including Skidmore, Owings and Merr ill’s Burj Khalifa, their twisting Cayan Tower, and outlandish additions such as the O-14 Tower by Reiser + Umemoto. Now, it looks set to gain an emergency service to match these architectural odes to futurism: authorities have unveiled jetpacks for firefighters…

If you’ve been noticing a lot more buildings using screens as a prominent feature of the design, you ’re not alone. The truth is: they’re typically used to serve specific functions, from solar control and privacy to ventilation and delineation. So why not find ways of beautifying buildings with this architectural element? Here are some exemplary…

From Florida to Utah, architects and contractors have found a new way to create innovative designs t hat take full advantage of sunny days. Guardian Industries Corp. — one of the world’s leading manufacturers of glass products — has added SunGuard® SNX 51/23 glass to its SuperNeutral® series that, according to Chris Dolan, Director of Marketing…