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Steven Holl has firmly established himself as a go-to-guy for new museum projects. He got his start with the iconic façade for the Storefront for Art and Architecture back in 1993, a collaboration with the artist Vito Acconci. While that was a small project that is but a sliver of space compared to his buildings…
Marte.Marte Architects won the 2014 Jury Award for the Architecture+Living Small category with Mount ain Cabin in Laternser Valley. Rising from the steep Austria hillside, the house blends into the forest landscape with its use of ash-colored concrete and heavy oak doors.
Mark Fisher was a student at the AA in 1960s London when he started experimenting with inflatable st ructures. This somewhat unassuming beginning took him on a journey that included making pneumatic structures for Pink Floyd and eventually designing sets for everyone from Madonna and Lady Gaga to Metallica and AC/DC. Images courtesy Stufish Fisher and…
SOLISCOLOMER y Asociados Arquitectos was the 2014 Popular Choice Winner in the Architecture+Learning category for Escuelas en San Juan Cotzal. Their work as part of the "Schools Nebaj" program includes the rehabilitation of seven educational facilities in neglected areas of Quiché.
The canary yellow L.A. home where “Fahrenheit 451” author Ray Bradbury resided for more than 50 year s was demolished last week, according to the Los Angeles Times. The culprit: none other than Thom Mayne. The Pritzker winner has never been known to be nostalgic; in the wake of MoMA’s decision to raze the Tod Williams…
Karatzas Architects and Photography was a 2014 Popular Choice Winner in the Architect+Photography & Video category for Morphogenesis. Pygmalion Karatzas' work inspires viewers to cultivate their understanding of the built environment through his unique perspective of experiencing architecture.
Sad news emerged from San Francisco last week, as we learnt that Architecture For Humanity — the int ernational non-profit organization that changed the game for humanitarian design — had closed down on January 1st. Founded by Cameron Sinclair and Kate Stohr in 1999, the seminal organization was born from a simple idea: that architects and…
The frustrations of turning on a traditional ceiling fan may include (but are not limited to) the fo llowing scenario: Tug the light. The light comes on. Oh, you tugged the wrong string. Tug the other string. Nothing happens. Tug it again twice and the speed is too low. Tug it again once and the speed…
Handel Architects was the 2014 Popular Choice Winner in the Typology Memorials category with the Nat ional September 11 Memorial. Michael Arad's eight-acre design sprawls across the new site of the World Trade Center, inviting visitors to reflect on the city's past and future while sitting under white oak trees or walking around the 30-foot-deep reflecting pools.