Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
During the temperance movement in the 1830s, tea houses emerged as the popular alternative to pubs a nd other drinking establishments. Before then, tea had been a luxury enjoyed only by the wealthy. Catering more to ordinary people, many new cafés and coffee houses were opened up to promote the strained refreshment as an alternative to…
Dallas is no stranger to the striking, sculptural works of Santiago Calatrava. Back in 2012, the cit y was given its first taste of the world-renowned architect’s distinctive style with the arrival of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, an iconic cable-stayed structure spanning 1,200 feet across the Trinity River. Now, Calatrava is back, and he is…
Sometimes a space or occasion calls for objects truly out of the ordinary — a showstopper of sorts. A number of inventive lighting designs are answering that call, filling a need not only for illumination, but whimsy, diversion, and discussion. We take a look at seven such conversation pieces. Keha3’s Throat comes “alive” on walls…
Many of the existing buildings and spaces we inhabit are not relevant to the way we live now, as man y of them were designed in pre-Victorian times. Recent architectural reassessment has found that we no longer require isolated spaces squared off for a single use, but on the contrary, we need larger, more flexible spaces…
Australia and Scandinavia belong to two different worlds in terms of language, climate, and geograph y, but one thing these two disparate places have in common is their high standards of education and innovative strategies for learning. Philosophies from both sides of the globe are now coming together in a new project by Danish firm Henning…
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced yesterday that British architect David Adjaye is to be the latest recipient of the prestigious Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT. The $100,000 prize also includes a valuable artist’s residency at the Institute in the spring of next year. Adjaye is set to take part in a…
Like great architecture, fine wine can be found the world over. Wineries and vineyards differ greatl y, each with unique cultivation techniques and processes for creation, storage, and distribution. Along with France and Italy, Spain has earned a reputation for exceptional wine. Spanish vineyards are dotted with architecture that values both sensory and social experiences. These…
These recent architectural glass products are drawing on pattern, texture, or technique to meet your project needs, whether you're looking to create privacy without sacrificing natural light penetration or simply to jazz up a space.
The airborne capsules that have transported skiers to-and-fro through the alps for a large part of t he last century are likely to play a large part in the future of urban transportation. Cable-drawn aerial transportation doesn’t require a lot of infrastructure or space and is cheaper and quicker to build than ground public transportation. Venturing…