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When it comes to context, Bernard Tschumi has never been one to shy away from a challenge. The Swiss architect’s commission for the New Acropolis Museum in Athens could be considered the most contextually sensitive project in modern history, given its location in the vicinity of Earth’s original architectural icon, the Parthenon. His proposal in…
As an eco-friendly alternative to concrete, rammed earth has been trending for a minute; suffice it to say that the sustainable and cost-effective building solution has come a long way from ancient times. By using natural and usually local materials like sand, soil, clay, chalk, lime, or gravel, compressed into blocks, rammed earth buildings have…
Picking out the perfect coffee table and sofa for your living room is a major design decision. Not t o mention choosing the right bed, because you’ll spend one-third of your life sleeping on it. Architizer’s Product Catalog is the best place to find the latest top picks in residential furniture. Check out these 11 pieces…
The concept of the “module” has been central to Modernist architecture and design from i ts very beginning, a legacy that has trickled down to the masses through manufacturers like USM. Originally founded in 1885 as a producer of iron works and window fittings, the Swiss company expanded to sheet-metal products in the post-war boom. Technological…
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 share the stories behind the winners of the 2015 Awards program — see all of them here. penda won the 2015 A+Awards,…
Bow trusses were a popular structural system in the early 20th century, especially in America. They consist of an arched beam above and a straight beam below. The engineering feat has historically been popular both for bridges and for industrial architecture such as hangars due to its ability to clear-span large distances. This prefabricated bridge…
That Thiago Bernardes has established himself as a renowned designer of wonder-homes in his native B razil will come as little surprise to those who are familiar with the architect’s family history. Thiago is the grandson of Sergio Bernardes, a larger-than-life pioneer of utopian architecture in 1960s Brazil who could purportedly design a staggering 25 homes a month at the pinnacle of his career.
Most architects strive to design buildings that maintain their quality over time and, better still, garner a semblance of historic significance over decades or even centuries. No matter how timeless our designs may be, though, their longevity pales into insignificance when compared with the stalwarts of nature. Now, global firm Perkins+Will have created an architectural…
One of the most controversial stories in architecture so far this year has to be that of Jean Nouvel , who boycotted the opening of his Philharmonie in Paris. The French architect complained that it had opened its doors — as (much-belatedly) scheduled in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo incident — despite remaining unfinished and…