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As promised, we continue our coverage of some of the best products we saw at the Kitchen and Bath In dustry Show (KBIS) last week. Today’s report is all about the bath, from a high-efficiency toilet that rarely needs brush cleaning to stylish tiles and shower doors. Ann Sacks: Maven KBIS marked the debut for three…
While the architectural world is often preoccupied with awards that serve to adulate prominent indiv iduals within the profession, Architizer’s A+Awards brings it all back to what matters most: fantastic buildings. Focusing on the projects themselves helps architecture firms of all shapes and sizes earn global recognition, no matter where they hail from or what typology…
As the fifth largest wholly island nation on earth, New Zealand boasts a unique residential design m arket that celebrates the nation’s remote coasts and scenic seafronts.
Good news: Architizer’s A+Awards program — the world’s largest awards program for architecture and p roducts — is still open for entries! Click here to find out how to enter your project, and act fast: the competition deadline is January 29th. Architizer’s A+Awards celebrates great design in every context, and many of the most popular projects…
These products caught our attention at the Builders’ Show in Las Vegas.
Japan has a long, arduous history with earthquakes. Geographically, the country is located near majo r tectonic plate boundaries situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire. Ergo, seismic activity is a natural consequence of the region. In response, the country has since adapted, bracing for disaster with good design. As the story goes, new methods of…
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Proving to be a recipe for success for the third time, Design and Construction Week brought together two of the country’s largest trade expos — the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) and the International Builders’ Show (IBS) — at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Whether they were attending one event or the other —…
While the audacious concrete forms of the Brutalist movement have long divided opinion among the pub lic, their uncompromising qualities are often adored by architects. Occasionally, though, this polarizing genre is graced with a fresh iteration that unites both the public and the profession, and a new extension to the Swiss National Museum in Zurich hopes…