Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
“Architecture is the masterly, correct, and magnificent play of masses brought together in light,” L e Corbusier wrote in his 1923 manifesto Towards a New Architecture. The same can be said of the architectural photography of Hélène Binet, the 2015 recipient of the Julius Shulman Photography Award. Over the past 25 years, Binet has worked closely…
Designing for young people is, in essence, designing for joy. It’s about uplifting environments that put children at ease, spark their creativity and thoughts, and give them a sense of ownership. As any designer worth his or her salt knows, an effective way to achieve these ends is with strategic use of color, scale, and…
François Lévy, AIA, a principal architect at Lévy Kohlhaas Architecture in Austin, Texas, recently j umped at the opportunity to create a residence for Hope House, a nonprofit that started out housing special-needs children who’ve now become adults thanks to advances in medicine. With this one project, Lévy found a chance to combine his personal philosophies…
MAD Architects’ pursuit of an urban landscape at one with the natural environment has produced anoth er organic icon in Northern China. Following the opening of its wave-shaped China Wood Sculpture Museum in the burgeoning metropolis of Harbin in 2013, the Beijing-based firm has completed a remarkable venue for music and theater in the same city,…
The spaces we inhabit shape the way we live, yet they do so at different scales. Where we work refle cts our values or our circumstances. Where we gather reflects our larger sentiments or shared necessities. And our homes reflect who we are, our preferences and the furnishings we organize by our daily rhythms. These programmatic…
Recreating a spa-like environment in the home need not be a full-on renovation project. Even small t ouches can upgrade an ordinary bath space to a retreat. From larger comprehensive systems to simple accessories and luxurious fixtures, these products can help you begin injecting serenity into your next residential project. Americh Americh: Vibro Sonic MassageThe Vibro…
Estonia is small, but mighty. A coastal country with over 2,000 islands, it borders both Latvia and Russia as part of the Sarmatic ecoregion. As one of the least populous countries in the European Union and Schengen Area, Estonia has high living standards and a high-income economy. Described as one of the most wired countries…
Richard Rogers of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has been awarded the J.C. Nichols Prize for Vision aries in Urban Development given by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to those who demonstrate a “longtime commitment to the creation of communities that reflect the high standards of design and development.” The ULI commended Rogers for a “more…
A pioneer of the New York art scene of the 1960s, Donald Judd is not commonly associated with his wo rks in COR-TEN steel. These particular pieces are rare, and currently the subject of a show curated by Judd’s own son at David Zwirner Gallery, on view through December 19th. Flavin Judd is no stranger to…