Inspiration

Tokyo's housing is more tightly packed than almost any other metropolis.

On the 27th of February 2016, visionary French architect Claude Parent passed away aged 93. Describe d by philosopher Paul Virilio as a “utopianist of the territory,” Parent was known as a “supermodernist” who frequently confounded the architectural expectations of his peers, producing spectacular and often subversive projects to test the rigid principles of Modernism. Claude…

The mayor of Lyon recently unveiled plans for a massive renovation of Part-Dieu, an iconic shopping center located in the center of the French city. Rotterdam-based firm MVRDV will carry out the transformation, which involves the construction of a massive, elevated public garden and aims to seamlessly blend the shopping center with the urban fabric…

In the past, the term “mobile home” might have brought to mind visions of RV parks full of glossy fi berglass trailers and the shimmering shells of classic Airstream campers. The designers of the VISTA Tiny Home have other ideas. They have unveiled a mobile cabin clad with warm cedar and Corten steel, creating a compact…

From an established furniture-maker that’s more than a century old to a fledgling brand that’s just getting off the ground, this diverse grouping of companies has introduced some of the handsomest chairs we’ve seen in the last several months — ones that have the potential to become tomorrow’s iconic pieces. Bernhardt Design: LiltInspired by childhood…

Continuing our coverage of Chamber Gallery’s architectural exhibition “Unpacking the Cube” curated b y Andrew Zuckerman, Architizer met with David Leven and Stella Betts of New York-based architecture firm Levenbetts at their studio in Chelsea to hear about their contribution to the show. Asked to produce a series of objects reflective of its conceptual process in…

War leaves scars on the built and natural environment in immeasurable and enduring ways. From ruined cities to poisoned landscapes, our ancient and increasingly destructive forms of warfare have produced striking changes to the spaces we inhabit, not to mention the course of history. While wartime periods across the globe often reap untold destruction to…

Zaha Hadid. Oscar Niemeyer. Rem Koolhaas. Frank Gehry. Peter Zumthor. The list of architects commiss ioned to design the Serpentine Gallery’s annual summer pavilion down the years reads as a definitive who’s-who of the profession, and 2016 is no different, with man-of-the-moment Bjarke Ingels revealing a typically slick set of renderings for the preeminent installation. BIG’s…

Tall Arquitectos created a truly heart-stopping proposal 6,000 feet above the canyon floor.