Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
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…
Light comes in a seemingly limitless variety of flavors and is emitted from so many different lighti ng machines — which to choose? If an early industrial yet definitively contemporary aesthetic is what you seek, then Fabulux may be the lighting company for you. Founded by Paul Merwin in 1991, Fabulux is an architectural lighting and…
As the Slovenians among you already know, today is Statehood Day, which is the perfect occasion for taking a closer look at the architecture of Ljubljana (if, like me, you are struggling, it’s Lyoo-blyah-na). The capital city’s geography, history, and culture make for an even more interesting architectural setting than your average metropolis. A brief…
L: David Chipperfield’s Fayland House, via ArchDaily; R: Cosmo by Andrés Jaque, via Dezeen. Contempo rary Classic: David Chipperfield’s Fayland House in Buckinghamshire has been proclaimed the winner of the 2015 AR House Awards, with the Architectural Review praising the architect’s “radical new take on the English country house.” Judges waxed lyrical about Chipperfield’s restrained residence,…
It’s impossible to overstate the significance of the forthcoming Cornell Tech campus on Roosev elt Island, a major project for New York City by any measure. Where “The Bridge” by WEISS/MANFREDI will host a hybrid of academic and corporate programming within buildings boasting highly visible sustainable features, the students’ living quarters will possess equally impressive sustainable…
As architects, we are constantly rethinking the materials, forms, and spaces that we create. Central to many designs, glass is one material that invites innovation and new applications. Channel Glass Wall Systems (A+Awards Jury Winner in the Product+Building category) are made from panels of U-shaped cast glass that comes in a variety of lengths and…
DISSING+WEITLING Architecture won the 2015 A+Award, Jury Choice, for the Highways & Bridges Category with Cykelslangen / The Bicycle Snake. This 660-foot (200-meter) bicycle bridge in Copenhagen makes life easier for some 12,500 commuters daily.
The armchair is a fascinating object. For one thing, the physical position of the chair compels us t o take the shape of the vessel — upright and stiff-backed or with a relaxed and rounded spine. Not only do we experience sitting in the chair ourselves, we can also be observed sitting by others. Sometimes one…
HELSINKI — Moreau Kusunoki Architectes of Paris are the winners of the Guggenheim Helsinki design co mpetition, the museum announced at a press conference Tuesday morning. After a year-long process, they were chosen by an 11-member jury from a shortlist of six firms. “One of our key ideas from the beginning was to make a transparent…