Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
ISIS (aka ISIL, The Islamic State) is a force to be reckoned with, a rebel group that has their sigh ts set on altering the geopolitical landscape forever. They’re just as likely to provoke the US or Russia, but they are probably more of an immediate threat to their neighbors in the region, mostly the countries…
It’s not unusual for architects to diverge from the conventional path of practice, with multip le skills from the profession lending themselves to all manner of creative pursuits. However, once you’ve experienced life in the studio, you never see the world in quite the same way again. It comes as no surprise, then, that Kacper Kowalski…
The MTA might annoy you with their fare hikes, constant track work, and lack of a reliable schedule. But when it comes to graphic design, they usually come through — most famously, of course, in Massimo Vignelli’s comprehensive design of the system’s signage, which turned it into a standardized Helvetica design dreamscape back in the…
While you were busy holding the tip of the Golden Gate Bridge up with your fingers so your friend co uld snap a picture of you, many San Franciscans were crossing that iconic orange span to get to and from work. This 1.7-mile commute is one of the most scenic, but also can be a harrowing…
Africa’s tallest tower is not what you might expect. Ponte Tower in Johannesburg is a hulking concrete cylinder that is about as scary as a building can be. Its round courtyard is some 54 stories tall, and tops out at over 560 feet. This tube to the sky is something out of a science fiction…
HEAD Architecture won the 2014 Jury Award for the Architecture+Branding category with Great Food Hal l.
Winners have been selected for Bee Breeders architecture competition to design a temporary pavilion for the education of tolerance — social, political and religious — in Moscow’s Red Square. The site fronts the Kremlin and other major Russian landmarks, was the seat of the 20th century Soviet government. Military parades and other demonstrations in the…
Leave it to the Brits to come up with something so funny and true that it ends up being a little ter rifying. Austerity is an update of Monopoly, but instead of robber barons and railroads, there are global financiers and the Shard. It is a fitting parody of the classic Parker Bros board game that…
Is the optimal workplace open plan or cubicle? The jury’s still out. That’s why flexible workspaces that toe the line between the two are now a large part of the task furniture market. And if it turns out those aren’t what you’re looking for, a new, more sustainable range gives you the option of trial…