Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
Don your pads, grab your bat, and prepare your wicket … it is season for cricket, and it appears the sport is occupying the collective minds of entire nations at present. In England and Australia, all eyes are on the current Ashes series, while in Sri Lanka, the country’s Board of Investment is reminiscing about…
Over the last 26 years, the Brick Industry Association (BIA) has been honoring outstanding U.S. proj ects that deftly — and prominently — incorporate clay brick with its annual Brick in Architecture Awards. The judges of the 2015 competition have spoken, and 49 projects spanning 21 states were recently awarded in nine categories for their excellent…
With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive archite ctural awards program. Following the culmination of the 2015 program in May, we are pleased to showcase at some of the 100+ winners. In partnership with Cadillac, this series of profiles offers an exclusive look at several firms that push the boundaries…
Architecture dramatically affects how we learn. In the last 20 years we have made serious advancemen ts in understanding the impact of physical environments on development, memory, and retention. The importance of light quality, acoustics, materials, and spatial organization shows that great design can make a real difference. Austria, known for dramatic buildings like Zaha Hadid’s…
In Chicago, during NeoCon 2015, Allsteel demonstrated its forward-thinking adaptability to a changin g workplace by unveiling its reconfigured 14,000-square-foot Chicago Resource Center. Designed in collaboration with a team from IA Interior Architects, a series of 16 vignettes was laid out over the 11th floor of the city’s Merchandise Mart like a neighborhood of city blocks…
From regal Queen Mum to cheery flowers, beloved silkscreen imagery by Andy Warhol made an easy trans ition into the wall-coverings market when, two years ago, Flavor Paper launched its Andy Warhol x Flavor Paper collection. Initially, it comprised the aforementioned along with other best-known works such as Shoes and The Last Supper. Following that success,…
Under most circumstances, bike lanes, bridges, and tunnels are designed around the existing network of sidewalks and streets. Fortunately, there are instances where cycling is not only being considered at the initial stages of urban design, but put at the forefront to create advantageous public spaces. Around the world, innovative thinkers have dreamt up newfangled…
Neat stacks of freshly pressed paper. Glittering sugar cubes. A sculptor’s pristine plaster casts. W hatever metaphor you might bestow upon the brilliant white forms of Kichi Architectural Design, there is no denying their meticulous, minimalist appeal. This young firm has adopted an aesthetic very much in keeping with the modernist ideals of many of contemporary…
The first Mario Batali restaurant to open in Boston, Babbo Pizzeria boasts a comfy, casual environme nt designed by Batali’s creative director, Lisa Eaton, in collaboration with David McMahon of McMahon Architects. Together they crafted the 160-seat venue using a warm, Mediterranean-inspired palette and a smattering of custom touches — such as pendants whose shades evoke…