Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
Many of the most fascinating contemporary homes belong to artists and other creative professionals. Willing to embrace the eccentric and unconventional, artists tend to be open to residential designs that push the envelope. The architects behind these homes often incorporate art studios into everyday living spaces. These residences and studios go beyond meeting the practical…
From the exquisite friezes of the Parthenon to the elegant Caryatids of Erechtheion, the soft patina and appealing luster of marble has long been synonymous with the architecture of Greece. It is a material we associate with ancient civilizations utilized for its stability, longevity, and aesthetic quality throughout the centuries. Now, Athens-based studio Omniview has…
Considering that the bathroom is the room where we begin and end our daily routine, why is it so oft en the most humdrum place in our home? Imagine your dream bath, instead, outfitted with the newest innovations in sanitary ceramic and bathroom fittings from Duravit. Today’s your lucky day: the longtime manufacturer has just launched…
Amsterdam-based firm UNStudio is used to injecting some architectural theater into cities throughout their home country, with cultural venues for opera and dramatic performances springing up across the Netherlands in the past decade. Following the completion of their angular, orange Theatre Lelystad in 2007 and the rippling, ribbon-like form of the Theatre De Stoep last…
L: Alejandro Aravena, via Dezeen; R: Michael Kimmelman in Syria, via Next City. Chilean Challenge: A lejandro Aravena has been appointed as curator of the 15th International Architecture Biennale in Venice. The Chilean architect’s exhibition will focus on architecture’s role in helping to solve global social issues: “There are several battles that need to be won…
How much time do we spend waiting? Waiting rooms are often a place of uncertainty, anxiety, or, at t he very least, boredom. Whether you’re waiting for a diagnosis at a hospital, an interview at the office of your dream job, or sitting at the gate waiting for your delayed flight to board, waiting is an…
Whether a museum is pursuing an acquisitions policy to expand its collections or simply to bring eme rgency exits up to code, extensions provide a unique opportunity for architects to create meaningful structures that are not secondary. For those who enjoy an afternoon at a museum, these projects show how expansions can offer more than mere…
L: ZHA’s original (unrevised) proposal for the Tokyo Stadium, image via Designboom; The Stirling Pri ze-shortlisted Burntwood School by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, photo by Timothy Soar via the Guardian. Stadium Standstill: Zaha’s testudinate albatross has reportedly been scrapped for good — to the chagrin of seemingly everyone involved. Given the protracted dramasurrounding the British architect’s…
Perhaps more than any other capital city in the world, Beijing is characterized by its mix of histor ic typologies, new buildings, and the seemingly constant crush of construction throughout the city. While it is unfortunate that most of the new projects are as anonymous as their predecessors and neighbors, last month saw the opening of…