Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
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…
Neri&Hu Design Research Office won the 2015 A+Awards, Jury Choice, for the Mixed Use Category with D esign Republic Design Commune. A design hub and flagship store in the heart of Shanghai, this multi-programmatic space — a gallery, event space, café, restaurant, and one-bedroom apartment — is situated in the historic police headquarters, dating back to the 1910s.
The number of outstanding cantilevered projects have proven to be a highlight of the A+Awards down t he years — from the MINI Brand Experience Center in China to stunning Casa Narigua in Mexico, architecture firms across the globe showed that their affinity for dramatic structural overhangs remains undiminished. This love is longstanding: from Frank Lloyd…
Florida Tech: Hot off the back of their big reveal for Uber’s HQ in San Francisco, SHoP Architects h ave announced another proposal for the world of technology, unveiling plans for an entire district in Miami for innovative businesses — their collaboration with West 8 has been dubbed “Florida’s Silicon Valley.” Monumental Madness: Numerous critics have…
Organic and undulating in nature, wood is rarely perfectly linear or a platonic solid. Nevertheless, humans have long adopted the abundant raw material to serve their own ends, and, nowadays, designers continue to explore its possibilities. From organic and largely untouched, to repurposed to the manufactured, geometric, and parametric, these designs start with raw timber…
With the advent of mobile and ever-increasing reach of data networks, the very notion of the cloud h as taken on a new meaning in contemporary culture. The omnipresent yet radically decentralized concept may seem at odds with buildings, but rest assured the word perfectly captures the philosophy of New York City-based Clouds Architecture Office. Established…
With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive archite ctural awards program. In anticipation of the Awards Gala and Phaidon book launch on May 14, we are pleased to take a closer look at some of the winners of the 2015 Awards program — see all of them here. DinellJohansson won…