Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
Industrial, massive, and, at times, beautiful: power plants are a unique architecture typology, usua lly utilitarian or value-engineered spaces that rarely incorporate public space. That’s beginning to change with more and more architects exploring the spatial, formal, and civic possibilities of these projects. As technology has advanced, so, too, have power facilities; whereas previous equipment was…
Drawing inspiration from Amuneal’s in-house archive of industrial and architectural artifacts, the F rankford Panel System is a fully modular panel system designed to be configured for any environment. Showcased at Amuneal’s incredible ICFF booth last month, Frankford combines highly engineered models and artisan-finished materials to create unique panel configurations.
Bjarke Ingels Group is fast becoming a go-to firm for high-rise design briefs on both sides of the A tlantic. With two major skyscrapers underway in Canada, and their biggest commission of all in New York City — the “vertical village” of 2 World Trade Center — they have now unveiled designs for a mixed-use tower…
The rich design culture of the southern United States is rife with incredible works of architecture from local and international firms alike. Embodying some of the most unique and powerful works, southern museums showcase the ideas and advancements made within recent years and hopes for the future. The designs are optimistic and sensitive, daring and…
L: Empire State Building, via Archdaily; R: Ulm Stadthaus, via Richard Meier and Partners. #LoveWins : With last Friday’s historic ruling on marriage equality, ArchDaily points us to a vibrant spectrum of rainbow-illuminated architectural landmarks across the globe. Highlights include the Empire State Building, the Brandenberg Gate (at top), and a stunning multi-chromatic rendition of Menahem…
In our tech-savvy digital age, the value of the printed matter has been widely questioned. In a worl d where readers can easily access ebooks on their screens, it seems like paper only takes up space. In the world of interior design, however, books are often used as an aesthetic device. One might even say that…
What should drive the form of a Manhattan residential tower? Should it be program, as Bjarke Ingels argues in his trailer for the recently unveiled 2 World Trade Center? Or perhaps it could be contextual constraints like those that have made SHoP’s pencil-thin high-rise the most slender Midtown tower yet? Or perhaps it should simply…
The second-largest city in Israel, Tel Aviv has quickly evolved into a global city and international hub of economics, technology, and research. Known as the “City That Never Sleeps,” Tel Aviv is home to a variety of architectural offerings, including the world’s largest concentration of Bauhaus buildings. Modern designs are starting to take root in…
It’s not architecture (or maybe it is?), but we’d like to take a moment to acknowledge the major new s this morning: the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that the Constitution guarantees marriage equality! And now back to your regularly scheduled programming … L: Álvaro Siza, via Archdaily; R: Zaha Hadid, via Design…