Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
Ma Yansong is never one to shy away from big ideas. Not long after revealing his firm’s first reside ntial project in the United States — the green-walled 8600 Wilshire in Beverly Hills, Calif. — the Chinese champion of sustainable cities has conceived a new scheme for Los Angeles, scaling up his utopian concepts to a…
When psychologist Barry Schwartz gave his TED Talk about “The Paradox of Choice,” exploring how bein g bombarded with too many options can cause anxiety and take up too much of our time, he may have been onto something. Case in point: paint centers can overwhelm some patrons with entire color libraries presented right off the…
For the last 50 years, designs for company headquarters have been dominated by thick slices of moder nism in steel and glass, from SOM’s iconic Lever House in Manhattan to Kohn Pedersen Fox’s glittering Samsung HQ in Seoul. The brief for such projects remains the same today — to formulate a structure that can come to…
Outside of sports stadiums and mini-golf courses artificial grass is often considered taboo. From in door offices to pop-up restaurants, new examples of artificial turf point towards a new acceptance, and even pleasure in the artificial. Architects and designers are celebrating the good points — forever green, resilient, low-maintenance, and in some cases safer — rather…
Few architects have had as great an influence on the design of our built environment over the last h alf a century than Le Corbusier, so it is unsurprising that the modernist’s work is still being celebrated today, 50 years on from his death. This new interactive map from infographic magicians Timescape provides a comprehensive overview…
We’re living in a time where it’s becoming more commonplace to have (and demand) multipurpose spaces and multifunctional devices and furnishings. So it’s no stretch that lighting manufacturers would conceptualize products serving a purpose other than just illuminating. While some of them take advantage of the fact that the luminaire is electricity-powered (think: charging ports…
In over 25 countries across multiple continents, Jewish museums are dedicated to the preservation of Jewish identity and culture. Museum visitors of all backgrounds are invited to learn about the triumphs and tragedies of Jewish history. Exhibitions explore a wide variety of subjects, ranging from ancient artifacts to the events of the Second World War…
We recently covered the phenomenon of star architects disowning their projects, but this year’s bigg est story in the profession is about defending a design to the death. London-based firm Zaha Hadid Architects was hit with an almighty blow last month when their competition-winning proposal for the Tokyo National Stadium — the subject of two years…
We reached out to six architecture and interior design professionals to weigh in on their favorite b ath fixture or fitting, at the moment. Here’s what they had to say. Erin Ruby: Principal, Erin Ruby Design, New York City“White Rectangular Ceramic Bathroom Sink KCV-122 from Kraus. I used this in combination with their Ramus Single Lever…