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We are living in the golden age of the stadium. It is not always easy to identify the zenith of an e ra from within, but given the unprecedented abundance and variety of stadia being built around the world today, the assertion isn’t much of a stretch. Considering the religious devotion of aptly named fanatics, this…
By modeling design in three dimensions, Building Information Modeling (BIM) can increase productivit y across the board for designers. It surpasses the 2D drawing process by streamlining coordination between collaborators and alerting all users to collisions between systems that previously would not have been detected until the field. If the benefits of BIM are well established,…
Ando We’ll Always Love You: Start your week off right with this beautiful video profile of Tad ao Ando. Produced by NOWNESS, this sub-three-minute short lovingly portrays the master at work, musing on boxing, New York, and his own approach: “I would like to create something that only a Japanese person could do.” A must-watch for…
The lighting brand Ilex Architectural Lighting was founded on a made-in-America premise “in order to maintain our company’s domestic manufacturing base,” says Ben Duggan, who is Vice President of Product Development of both Ilex and its parent company Norwell Lighting. Yet the East Taunton, Mass.-based executive also notes that Ilex had perhaps branded itself too…
One of the greatest strengths of the Architizer A+Awards is their democratic nature — winners of the public vote are celebrated on the same level as those selected by the jury of over 300, giving everyone a chance to have their say on which buildings deserve recognition for their innovative and inspiring designs.
L: Paul Rudolph’s Orange County Government Center via Esto; R: The Museo delle Culture by Davi d Chipperfield, via Huff Post. Haters Gonna Hate: The New York Times has compiled a case for the defense of the world’s most loathed buildings — in the words of some of its most celebrated architects. Libeskind makes a case…
San Antonio-based firm Lake|Flato Architects has looked to Mother Nature for inspiration on their la test project, channeling the natural environment of Texas in Confluence Park, a new public amenity combining leisure and education in their hometown. The park is designed to educate visitors about the natural cycles and diverse habitats of the San Antonio River…
The Convent of La Tourette was the last building Le Corbusier completed in Europe. Characterized by a reinforced concrete skeleton that frames three panes of glass, a non-uniform cadence of light and shadow appears like a visual interpretation of a musical composition. In his book Cosmos of Light: The Sacred Architecture of Le Corbusier, Henry…
If there is one thing that Zaha Hadid Architects is known for, it’s standing out from the crowd with her signature style. From the swooping concrete planes of the MAXXI Museum in Rome to the gleaming white curves of the extraordinary Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, the British-Iraqi designer has made her name with the…